The European Hydrogen Energy Conference (EHEC) will bring together next year at BEC the main agents and companies in the sector to show the latest technological developments, promote networking and drive commercial opportunities.

Tecnalia, Ente Vasco de la Energía, Cluster de Energía and Bilbao Exhibition Centre will collaborate with the Spanish Hydrogen Association (AeH2) to organise in Bilbao the largest European hydrogen event, called the European Hydrogen Energy Conference (EHEC), which will be held at BEC.

The event will address topics related to the entire hydrogen value chain, notably including generation, distribution, transport, storage and end uses of this energy vector, and aspects related to R&D in industrial projects will be tackled. This event was held on 18-20 May in Madrid and showed strong growth in attendees and participating companies. The conference is biennial and for the next edition it is planned to bring together experts and companies from the sector to share the latest technological developments, promote networking, create relevant contacts and promote commercial opportunities in the field of hydrogen.

This event is part of the Spanish Hydrogen Roadmap and is one of the measures to position itself at a leader in this technology. AeH2, considered a leading agent in the sector, is made up of more than 300 entities working throughout the hydrogen value chain. The European Hydrogen Energy Conference shows the contribution of Spain and Europe to the hydrogen value chain.

Hydrogen: vector of the future

Hydrogen will be a key element in the near future in decarbonising energy, industry and mobility and, therefore, in accelerating the necessary energy transition towards a low-carbon economy. Green hydrogen – that produced from energy from renewable sources – is a further step in this new type of chemical component, and it is expected to be used as a raw material in the chemical industry, to decarbonise industrial sectors, for mobility, for the residential and tertiary sector, and to transport energy en masse and store it for long periods of time.