24 - 28/01/2022

Fuels of the Future – 19th International Conference on Renewable Mobility– 24-28 January 2022

Designing environmentally and climate-friendly mobility for tomorrow: This was the core topic of the 19th International “Fuels of the Future” Conference, which was held in a digital format from January 24 to January 28, 2022. In 15 specialist forums, experts shared the latest findings of the transition to a climate-neutral transport sector. The conference was organized by the German Bioenergy Association (BBE) in partnership with other industry associations. The Global Alliance Powerfuels was an official partner of the event and our experts presented insights on the role of powerfuels in de-fossiling transport at the conference.

At the “Fuels of the Future” conference 2022, experts from science, politics and the transport sector presented innovative developments around defossilising the transport sector, and in particular the switch to climate-friendly energy carriers, in 15 digital sessions over five days. The program of the event also included input presentations, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions.

In total, participants had access to 60 presentations on topics such as the EU’s "Fit for 55" package and the contribution of renewable fuels in achieving European climate protection targets, international trade of alternative fuels, and pathways to scaling up powerfuels from air and water. The content of the entire event was be available in both German and English.

Two experts from the Global Alliance Powerfuels’ project team, Friederike Altgelt and Hannes Salomon, spoke at the conference on Tuesday, January 25, in the session on green hydrogen, giving a presentation on the expected development of powerfuels supply and demand in transport in Germany until 2030.

 
Friederike Altgelt and Hannes Salomon, experts from the Global Alliance Powerfuels’ project team, presented results of the main scenario of the dena study "Towards Climate Neutrality", published in 2021, which foresees a total demand of 70 TWh hydrogen and synthetic power-to-liquids (PtL) in Germany in 2030, increasing to about 660 TWh by 2045.
Powerfuels demand in the transport sector could reach up to 68 PJ / 18 TWh in Germany by 2030 according to an analysis of the relevant literature and market developments conducted by dena in 2021.