Agenda 2024

6th Korean-German Energy Day

Sustainable Supply Chains for the Energy Transition

21st March 2024, 09:30-16:15

Opening

09:00 - 09:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:30 - 09:40 Opening and Welcome by Moderator

Jana Narita, Senior Manager, Korean-German Energy Partnership-Team, adelphi,

09:40 - 09:45 Opening Remarks by BMWK

Udo Philipp, State Secretary of BMWK (video)

09:45 - 09:50 Opening Remarks by MOTIE

Namho Choe, Vice Minister of MOTIE (video)

09:50 - 09:55 Welcome Remarks by KGCCI

Dr. Martin Henkelmann, CEO & President of KGCCI

09:55 - 10:00 Welcome Remarks by KOTRA

Hyeon Cheol Kim, Director General for KOTRA Europe HQ, KOTRA

10:00 - 10:15 Managing Supply Chains: Strategies and Regulations in Korea

Introductory Interview

Kyoungsoo Lee, Director of Energy Policy Division, MOTIE

10:15 - 10:40 Coffee Break & Networking

10:15 - 10:20 Photograph with Speakers

Session 1: Hydrogen Supply Chains

This session takes a closer look at the entire supply chain for low-carbon hydrogen, including production, transport and storage and will pay special attention to how this supply can be built globally. This will be done through input presentations on each country’s import strategy, followed by a panel on the role of government policies in strengthening this market, and finally, industry perspectives on transporting and subsequently storing and redistributing hydrogen.

10:40 – 10:50 Welcome back by the moderator

Jana Narita, Senior Manager, Korean-German Energy Partnership Team, adelphi

10:50 – 11:20 Germany’s and Korea’s Hydrogen Supply Strategy

Dr. Falk Bömeke, Head of Division; General Issues of Bilateral Climate and Energy Cooperation, BMWK
Geonyun Kim, Senior Researcher of International Coordination Department, H2Korea

Q&A with the audience (10 min)

11:20 – 12:10 Panel Discussion: Establishing Global Hydrogen Supply Chains: Support and Incentive Mechanisms

Moderator:

Dr. Kathrin Goldammer, Managing Director, Reiner Lemoine Institute

Speakers:

Dr. Falk Bömeke, Head of Division; General Issues of Bilateral Climate and Energy Cooperation, BMWK
Dr. Sangyoul Lee, Head of Department of Hydrogen Economy, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)
Elisabeth Sterner, Project Manager, H2Global Foundation
Daewoo Bae, Project Development Manager, Samsung Engineering

12:10 – 12:40 Industry Perspectives on Hydrogen Transport and Utilization

Peter Eckhardt, Head of Operations and Chartering, Reederei F. Laeisz
Dr. Byungkyu Choi, Team Leader of Hydrogen and New Energy Business Department, Korea Western Power (KWP)

Q&A with Audience (10 min)

12:40 – 14:00 Networking Lunch

Session 2: Supply Chains for Renewable Energies

This session explores approaches to creating resilient supply chains for raw materials and components of renewable energies and subsequently looks at existing research and industry solutions for reducing and recycling the use of raw materials and rare earths.

14:00 - 14:10 Welcome back by the moderator

Jana Narita, Senior Manager, Korean-German Energy Partnership Team, adelphi

14:10 – 14:20 Global Status Quo

Isabel Geppert, Interim Secretariat Climate Club, International Energy Agency

14:20 – 15:10 Panel Discussion: Creating Resilient Supply Chains

Moderator:

Lena Ruthner, Head of Programme Green and Circular Economy, adelphi

Speakers:

Isabel Geppert, Interim Secretariat Climate Club, International Energy Agency
Dr. Youngjoo EO, Principal Researcher of Photovoltaics Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)
Dr. Sebastian Helgenberger, Senior Advisor, Stiftung Klimaneutralität
Dr. Kyung Wan Rho, General Manager of New and Renewable Energy Policy Division, Korea Energy Agency (KEA)

15:10 – 16:00 Industry and Research Solutions for Sustainable Consumption of Raw Materials

Organic Photovoltaics - Leonie Pap, PHD Student, Fraunhofer ISE (10 min)
Development of Large Wind Blade Manufacturing Technology with Recycling Resin - Jin Ho Jeon, Manager of R&D Center, Human Composites (10 min)
Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries - Dr. Timo Siemers, Sales Associate Licence, Duesenfeld (10min)
Quality management solutions for RE power system - Sung Ryeol Han, Deputy Manager of Distribution ICT R&D Team, KEPCO KDN (10 min)

Q&A with Audience (10 min)