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The fourth Hydrogen Forum Oberlausitz (WFO) took place on November 27, 2023 at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU) in Zittau. The whole thing was organized by the DurcH2atmen – Lausitz hydrogen network, supported by the IHK Cottbus, CEBr, Fraunhofer IWU, Energy Saxony and ENO. The event enabled hybrid participation, both on-site and digitally via an online broadcast.

The 4th WFO on the topic of “Hydrogen Infrastructure” brought together over 70 participants, including technical experts, company representatives, scientists and those interested in hydrogen. In the lectures and discussion rounds, the participants gained insights into the importance of the hydrogen network plans at various levels - from the EU to the federal and state levels to the regional level.

The program offered a lot of specialist lectures, discussion groups and networking opportunities. After the short welcome from Dr. Sebastian Schmidt, group leader for hydrogen technologies at Fraunhofer IWU , gave Maciej Satora (Fraunhofer IWU) an overview of current hydrogen studies. These have been presented in detail. Dr. Alexander Raubold, speaker at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection , reported on the current status of the hydrogen core network (first stage) .

Dr. Nils Geißler (SMEKUL) spoke about the Saxon hydrogen strategy , while Jörn-Heinrich Tobaben (Metropolitan Region of Central Germany) the Central Germany 2.0 hydrogen network study . Jens Neske from SachsenNetze GmbH presented the study on H2 network development in East Saxony/Lausitz , and Ulf Aleit from MitNetzGas mbH spoke about “ Electrons and molecules in the energy system” .

Fully booked - the 4th WFO with strong partners, an informative panel and really good networking. // Lead photo: our team lead Heike Schleussner is responsible for the H2 topic at ENO together with Lisa Bergmann and Per WIesner

The event concluded with a panel discussion on "Regional integration of hydrogen projects and implementation steps for the H2 pipeline infrastructure in Lausitz", moderated by Jens Krause (IHK Cottbus ). Participants in the discussion were Dr. Nils Geißler (SMEKUL), Jörn-Heinrich Tobaben (MMD), Ulf Aleit (MitNetzGas), Jens Neske (SachsenNetze) and Christoph Scholze (EnergySaxony) .

In addition to the informative lectures, there were company pitches where companies presented their projects and innovations in the hydrogen sector. , enertech Energie- und Technik GmbH , Industriehydraulik Vogel & Partner GmbH , Leadec Automation & Engineering GmbH , Enertrag SE as well as ASG Spremberg and Fraunhofer IEG presented themselves .

The event highlighted the growing importance of hydrogen as a key technology for a sustainable future and the region's current challenges in making its hydrogen projects visible across the region. The discussions and insights of the Hydrogen Forum will undoubtedly strengthen collaboration between industry, research and society and drive innovation.

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