Wolfgang participates in a panel at the Policy Workshop: ‘The Renewable Gas Complex and the European Path to Decarbonization’ organized by the ‘European University Institute’ and the ‘Florence School of Regulation’ in Florence, on 9 April 2018.

The Policy Workshop covered a wide spectrum of aspects pertaining to the ‘renewable gas’ complex. I.a. Read more the biogas, biomethane and syngas value chain were presented and discussed, moreover the hydrogen, ‘green hydrogen’ and power-to-gas value chain. TSO and DSO representatives contributed by explaining the huge possibilities offered by the existing gas infrastructure, not least the ability to store, in large quantities and over extended periods of time, renewable power which would otherwise be ‘lost’ since curtailed at times of low demand.

Wolfgang delivers a keynote speech at the ‘9^th Mediterranian Oil & Gas Forum 2018’ in Nicosia, on 27 March 2018: "The blessings of natural gas for Cyprus”

With an additional promising natural gas discovery, Cyprus has moved one step closer to develop its resource for own use and export. Emphasis was therefore put on the positive effects for the domestic Cypriot market and its economy at large, ranging from significant CO2 reductions in the power generation sector Read more towards substantial savings to be expected in conjunction with the current import of oil products. The Cypriot ‘4^th National Energy Efficiency Plan for Cyprus 2017’ was discussed and triggered stimulating exchanges.

Wolfgang attends the Eurogas Annual Conference: ‘Making mobility fit for the future – From roads to waterways’ in Brussels, on 20 March 2018.

The European Gas Industry Association Eurogas (www.eurogas.org) hosted its traditional Annual Conference. In an effort to foster stakeholder dialogue beyond the gas industry, the event was organized in cooperation with ‘NGVA’ (Natural & bio Gas Vehicle Association). Accordingly, the theme of the Conference was strongly focused on the deployment of natural gas in the transport sector. Read more

Wolfgang attends the ‘E-world energy & water 2018‘ in Essen, on 07 February 2018.

The traditional E-world energy & water exhibition & conference has evolved into a major display of technological developments around energy transition. Wolfgang participated in a symposium organized by Innogy on the subject: ‘Sektorenkopplung ohne Gas!?!’ Read more

Wolfgang attends the ‘European Gas Conference 2018’ in Vienna, on 29-31 January 2018. On main conference day 1 he delivers a speech: ’International & European Policies in the Context of a Global Gas Market’.

He explains that it was ‘money talking…’ hinging on price spreads between Henry Hub and NBP/TTF and not sanctions that would determine whether US American LNG would come to Europe. As to the EC attitude, he re-called that, in the face of a global gas market, the previous ‘Putin-phobia’ was no longer warranted. Read more Besides the availability of destination flexible LNG responding to price signals, Europe’s ability to send price signals and also absorb LNG thus attracted, he also elaborates, based on the insights of the IEA’s second ‘Global Gas Security Review 2017’, the decreasing response time of such LNG supplies. He also points towards some of the new unexpected potential ‘shocks’ stemming from new interdependencies, e.g. the emerging concentration risk of LNG terminals at the Gulf coast, being hit by hurricanes from time to time.

Wolfgang delivers a keynote speech at the ‘5^th Frankfurt Gas Forum’ in Frankfurt, on 13 December 2017: ‘Implications of a Global Gas Market for International, European and National Policies’.

Wolfgang qualifies the US sanctions against Nordstream 2 as well as the efforts of the EC to derail the Nordstream 2 project as ‘misplaced’. He recalls that the second gas revolution, namely the LNG-revolution, has created and continues to further develop a global gas market which renders concerns about political blackmail due to supply dependency obsolete. Read more

Wolfgang attends the Launch Presentation of the ‘World Energy Outlook 2017’ (WEO 2017) by the International Energy Agency (IEA) hosted by the Clingendael Institute in The Hague, on 23 November 2017.

The renowned “Clingendael Institute” (CIEP) headed by Prof. Coby van der Linde hosted the launch presentation of the WEO 2017 given by Tim Gould of the IEA. Read more