Expert Workshop “Biomass and Hydrogen – Allies for Net Zero” on 15 May 2025 in Paris

Interesting Expert Workshop related to Inter-task project Synergies of green hydrogen and bio-based value chains deployment 💡
“Biomass and Hydrogen – Allies for Net Zero” organized by IEA Bioenergy TCP with the Hydrogen TCP at IEA HQ

Sustainable fuels such as biofuels and hydrogen will play an important role in clean energy transitions. They complement direct electrification and energy efficiency measures in reducing emissions in sectors that are hard to abate, while providing energy diversification, security, and economic development opportunities.
What is less known, however, that interesting synergies emerge when bioenergy and renewable hydrogen are developed in a more integrated manner. Such opportunities were explored in depth in the Workshop “Biomass and Hydrogen – Allies for Net Zero”, that took place on 15 May at IEA HQ in Paris. It was organised by the IEA Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Programme and the IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme, and supported by the International Energy Agency. Workshop presentations, panel discussions and moderations were supported from IEA Bioenergy Task 44, IEA Bioenergy Task 33, IEA Bioenergy Task 34, IEA Bioenergy Task 40 and IEA Bioenergy Task 45 as part of the IEA Bioenergy inter-task project Synergies from green hydrogen and biobased value chains. IEA Bioenergy experts Christiane Hennig, Joakim Lundgren, Axel Funke, Martin Junginger, Franziska Müller-Langer and Eric van de Heuvel organized this event on behalf of IEA Bioenergy.

In this workshop, presenters touched upon these integration options and their synergies, addressing opportunities and challenges, including environmental, socio-economic and regulatory aspects beyond the technological aspects. Following the presentations, panel discussions were organised to allow for interaction between speakers and participants of the Workshop as to discuss the role of biohydrogen and combinations of hydrogen and biogenic carbon within the future energy system, how to realize identified synergies and to understand what next steps are needed to accelerate these developments. The workshop brought together researchers, technology providers, policy makers, industry players and investors.

Further information of the workshop are available here.
And further information about the entire inter-task project here.