Sessions
Accelerating industrial electrification
When: Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 12:15 - 13:00
Where: 'Powering the Future' stage - Hall E
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Session description
The European Green Deal offers a great opportunity for industrial decarbonization. Companies need access to affordable, sustainable, and secure energy supplies while decreasing dependence on fossil fuels. Current electrification technologies can meet specific industry needs across all sectors. This panel will assess the potential of current and near-term electrification technologies to meet industrial demand across sectors. It will discuss barriers to deployment in Europe and provide key EU policy recommendations to achieve climate targets while maintaining industry competitiveness, focusing on short-term measures for quick impact.
Session chair
Marija Dabrisiute
Senior Advisor - Electrification & Renewable Hydrogen, WindEurope
Panel
Fernando Mateo Barrientos
Head of Industrial Heat Decarbonization, Iberdrola
Antonio Hernández
Partner regulated markets, economic analysis and sustainability at EY, former General Director of Energy Policy at the Spanish Administration
Jacek Truszczynski
Deputy Head of Unit, Net Zero Industries, Sustainable and Circular Products DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
