Transport accounts for a quarter of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions, and a 90% reduction in transport emissions is needed by 2050 to achieve carbon neutrality. To reach this ambitious target, the commercial vehicle industry must contribute to the decarbonisation of road freight transport. The rapid deployment of zero-emission vehicles at a large scale will be key to this.
In this context, ACEA and Hydrogen Europe are joining forces for a fascinating high-level conference on the expansion of zero-emission commercial vehicles. CEOs of several large companies and EU decision makers will discuss the role of these vehicles, and particularly those powered by hydrogen, in the EU’s decarbonisation strategy. This conference is the perfect opportunity to seize the moment and accelerate the deployment of zero-emission commercial vehicles, ranging from light commercial vehicles such as vans to long-haul and heavy-duty vehicles.
When
- Thursday 1 October 2020, 15.00-16.30
Join the online conference
- Click here to register.
Programme
15.00 – Welcome and introduction
- Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Secretary-General Hydrogen Europe
15.05 – Hydrogen and the sustainable and smart mobility strategy
- Pat Cox, European Coordinator for the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor (tbc)
15.10 – Alternative Fuels in the ‘Green Recovery’ plan – Hydrogen strategy
- Sarah Nelen, Deputy Head of Cabinet EVP Timmermans
- Walter Goetz, Head of Cabinet, Commissioner Adina Vălean
15.20 – OEM views, session’s opening
- Martin Daum, CEO Daimler Trucks
15.25 – Panel discussion I: OEM and equipment suppliers views
- Florent Menegaux, CEO Michelin
- Gerrit Marx, President Commercial and Specialty Vehicles, CNH Industrial
- Lars Stenqvist, CTO, Volvo Group (tbc)
- Prof Christian Mohrdieck, Managing Director, Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co. KG
15.50 – Panel discussion II: Hydrogen distribution and infrastructure
- Marco Alverà, SNAM CEO
- Patrick Huber, H2Energy CEO
- Jon André Løkke, Nel CEO
16.15 – Urban logistics and LCVs
- Mark Sutcliffe, Senior Vice President, Alliance LCV Business Unit, Renault
16.20 – Transport operators
- Matthias Maedge, Global Director of advocacy, IRU
16.25 – Conclusions
- Eric-Mark Huitema, ACEA Director General