The guest of the VIP dinner (L-R): Sammy Su, ECCT LCI Director; Laurent Chevalier, General Representative, Gas Renewables & Power, TotalEnergies Taiwan; Mr. H. Henry Chang Chair, ECCT LCI; Olivier Letessier, President of Air Liquide Far Eastern; Mr. Andrew Kao, General Manager of TÜV Rheinland; Philippe Somers, Head of Energy & Projects, North Asia, Bolloré Logistics; Mr. Marc Cheng, Executive, EUTW; Freddie Hoeglund, CEO, ECCT; Mr. Lee Shun chin, Chairman, CPC Taiwan; Gwenole COZIGOU, Director, Ecosystems III: Construction, Machinery and Standardisation, DG GROW; Mr. Giuseppe Izzo, ECCT Chairman; Dr. Su Hung-dah, Director of EUTW; Lee Chun li, Deputy Director General, BOE of MOEA; Dr. Chung Nien Mien, General Manager, TPRI, TPC; Tsai Ming-chang, Director, Refining & Manufacturing Research Institute 

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The ECCT’s Low Carbon Initiative (LCI) organised the 2023 EU-Taiwan Hydrogen Roundtable forum together with the European Union Centre in Taiwan (EUTW) and the European Economic Trade Office (EETO). It was the first major joint Europe-Taiwan event dedicated exclusively to the topic of hydrogen held in Taiwan. The half-day forum featured presentations by official representatives as well as industry experts and academics from Europe and Taiwan to discuss policies and exchange opinions on international cooperation, infrastructure, financial investment, and practical experience related to hydrogen development.

The event began with opening remarks by ECCT Chairman Giuseppe Izzo and Dr. Su Hung-dah, Director of EUTW (臺灣歐盟中心/ 蘇宏達主任), Gwenole COZIGOU, Director of Ecosystems III from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW). Mr. Lee Chun-li, Deputy Director-General, BOE of MOEA (經濟部能源局/ 李君禮副局長).

This was followed by three keynote speeches from officials representing the EU and Taiwan government as well as Hydrogen Europe and three panel discussions on various hydrogen development topics. The panel discussions included participation by senior executives including Lee Shun-chin, Chairman of CPC Taiwan (中油公司/ 李順欽董事長) and Wang Yao-ting, President of Taipower (台電公司/ 王耀庭總經理).  

Keynote 1: Taiwan’s hydrogen roadmap: Challenges & opportunities in achieving net zero by 2050
Speaker:
Lee Chun-li, Deputy Director-General, Bureau of Energy (BOE), MOEA (經濟部能源局/ 李君禮副局長)
In his presentation, the speaker spoke about the challenges ahead for Taiwan in hydrogen development, how Taiwan plans to reach its net zero goals by scaling up the hydrogen value chain and incentivizing demand for clean hydrogen.

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Keynote 2: European Commission’s update on renewable hydrogen
Speaker: Gwenole COZIGOU, Director, Ecosystems III: Construction, Machinery and Standardisation, DG GROW (歐盟成長總署/ Gwenole COZIGOU處長)
In his presentation, the speaker provided the latest updates from the European Commission on renewable hydrogen from policy leaders.

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Panel Discussion 1: The role of international collaboration to create the hydrogen economy
Moderator:
Dr. Su Hung-dah, Director of EUTW (臺灣歐盟中心/ 蘇宏達主任)

Panellists:
Gwenole COZIGOU, Director, Ecosystems III, DG GROW (歐盟成長總署/ Gwenole COZIGOU處長)
Lee Chun-li, Deputy Director-General, BOE, MOEA (經濟部能源局/ 李君禮副局長)
Lee Shun-chin, Chairman, CPC Taiwan (中油公司/ 李順欽董事長)
Wang Yao-ting, President, Taipower (台電公司/ 王耀庭總經理)

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Panel discussion 2: Hydrogen logistics, infrastructure, and fuelling stations
Moderator:
H. Henry Chang, Chair, ECCT LCI Chair (歐洲商會-低碳倡議行動/ 張瀚書主席) 

Panellists:
Tsai Ming-chang, Director, Refining & Manufacturing Research Institute (台灣中油公司煉製研究所/ 蔡銘璋所長)
Olivier Letessier, President, Air Liquide Far Eastern (東亞工業氣體/ Olivier Letessier總裁)
Andrew Kao, General Manager, TÜV Rheinland (德國萊因/ 高鴻鈞總經理)

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Discussion Topic 3: Financing hydrogen

Moderator:
Sammy Su, Director of ECCT LCI (歐洲商會－低碳倡議行動/ 蘇冬蘭總監)

Panellists:
Laurent Chevalier, General Representative, Gas Renewables & Power, TotalEnergies Taiwan (道達爾能源/ 羅朗台灣區主席暨總代表 )
Philippe Somers, Head of Energy & Projects, North Asia, Bolloré Logistics (仕嘉運通/ Philippe Somers 東北亞區能源專案負責人)

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This invitation-only event brings together representatives from the European Union, government agencies, public and private enterprises, with over 100 attendees.

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Moderators, panellists, speakers and guests of the event have great interactions during the networking time.

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This is the very first event in Taiwan to extensively discuss hydrogen energy policies, regulatory frameworks, and economic investments. Hydrogen energy is a great option for Taiwan to reach Net Zero.

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After the event, there is a VIP dinner cordially hosted by T. Lin, Vice Chairman, Hua Nan Commercial Bank at HNBK International Convention Center.
The guest of the VIP dinner (L-R): Dr. Chung Nien Mien, General Manager, TPRI, TPC; Sammy Su, ECCT LCI Director; Lee Chun li, Deputy Director General, BOE of MOEA; Philippe Somers, Head of Energy & Projects, North Asia, Bollor é Logistics; Mr. Marc Cheng, Executive, EUTW; Laurent Chevalier, General Representative, Gas Renewables & Power, TotalEnergies Taiwan; Freddie Hoeglund, CEO, ECCT; Mr. Giuseppe Izzo, ECCT Chairman; Wang Mei hua, MOEA Minister; Shen Jong chin, Chairman, Taiwan Financial Holdings; Filip GRZEGORZEWSK, Head of EETO; T. Lin, Vice Chairman, Hua Nan Commercial Bank; Mr. H. Henry Chang Chair, ECCT LCI; Olivier Letessier, President of Air Liquide Far Eastern; 0; Mr. Kuo Tien ho, Vice President, Taipower; Dr. Diana Wang, Director of Corporate Planning Division, CPC Taiwan

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