240 global hydrogen industry leaders from more than 31 countries gathered in Monaco to exchange ideas and innovative solutions on the transition to green hydrogen.
German company H2FLY wins Monaco Prize for Innovation in Green Hydrogen and Transportation 2023
December 12, 2023 – “When we launched the Alliance three years ago, we understood the role hydrogen would play in the mobility sector to reduce carbon emissions, in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change. But we didn’t expect the revolution to accelerate so quickly. The hydrogen revolution is happening, and it’s happening now.”. — Timothy Gribaudi, Founding Partner of the Monaco Hydrogen Alliance and CEO of CoMotion.
31 pays were represented at the two-day meeting, with over 240 senior officials and CEOs from across the European Union, the Nordic countries, Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, among others. Discussions focused on how innovation, investment and infrastructure are needed to enhance the sustainable deployment of green hydrogen to accelerate the decarbonisation of maritime, air and land mobility.
The Monaco Hydrogen Forum welcomed a wide range of participants including: Alex Hewitt, Founder and CEO of CWP Global, Australia, Obaid Amrane, CEO, Ithmar Capital, Morocco, Sue Putallaz, Co-founder and CEO of MobyFly, Switzerland, Dr. Kim Seo Young, CEO and Chairman of Hylium Industries, Republic of Korea, Dr. Sausan Al-Riyami, Director, OHC and Steering Committee Member of CertiHy, Oman, Corrie de Jager CEO Hydrox Holdings Ltd, South Africa, Vincent Maheo, President of HELION Hydrogen Power, France, Dr. Stephan Herbst, Technical Head Hydrogen Toyota Motor Europe, Belgium, Elise Zoli, Partner – Energy & Climate Solutions, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, USA, Uwe Weichenhain, Senior Partner, Roland Berger, Germany, Dr. Simona Sulikova, Consultant World Bank, Sami Al-Saadan, Director — Clean Hydrogen Program, Ministry of Energy, Saudi Arabia, Richard Kiplagat, Chairman, Africa Hydrogen Task Force, African Hydrogen Partnership, Kenya, Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou, President & Co-CEO, Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) & Tototheo Maritime Ltd, Cyprus, Sonja Butzengeiger, Managing Partner, Perspectives Climate Group, Austria, Felipe Hernandez, Chief Innovation Officer, FRV, Spain, Hemant Sondhi, COO, Fowe Eco Solutions, India, Prof. Dr. Katsuhiko Hirose, CEO and Chief Consultant HyWealth CO., Japan, Emanuele Lauro President, Chamber of Shipping of Monaco & President and CEO, Scorpio Holdings Limited, Monaco, Ali Russell, Managing Director, Extreme E, United Kingdom, Mr. Cosmas Chiteme, Director Hydrogen & Energy – Department of Science and Technology, South Africa, Sumer Daou, Founder, Floating Hydrogen Ports, Lebanon, Eva van der Dijs, Team Manager of Forze Hydrogen Racing, Netherlands…
Workshops led by Alliance members and strategic public sector entities included: Innovation in Hydrogen Mobility at NEOM presented by ENOWA; The Power of Local Green Hydrogen Ecosystems by Sunrhyse; Case Study around Grand Belfort – European Hydrogen Capital, presented by the Grand Belfort Region, McPhy and Innocel; Oman from Vision to Action: Leading the Green Hydrogen Revolution presented by Oman.
The Alliance awarded the 2th Monaco Prize for Innovation in Renewable Hydrogen and Transportation. Launched in spring 2022 in partnership with the Alliance’s Strategic Partner, ENOWA, this global competition evaluated 55 solutions from 15 countries. During the Forum, 9 finalist organizations were invited to present their solutions to the Prize jury: Destinus/Switzerland, H2Carrier AS/Norway, H2FLY/Germany, H3 Dynamics/France, HSL Technologies (HySiLabs)/France, NepTech/France, Raven SR/USA, SoHHytec/Switzerland, TECO 2030/Norway.
The Jury was composed of:
Dr. Yasmeen Najm, Innovation Manager, Green Hydrogen and Renewable Fuels, ENOWA, Saudi Arabia; Virginie Haché-Vincenot, Energy, Finance and Innovation Project Manager, Mission for Energy Transition, Monaco; Emanuele Lauro, CEO, Scorpio Group, Monaco; David Morant, Scientific Council Member, Monaco Hydrogen Alliance, United Kingdom; Raphael Schoentgen, CEO, Hydrogen Advisors, France; Elise Zoli, Partner, Renewable Energy and Infrastructure, Wilson and Sonsini, United States.
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H2FLY, a Stuttgart-based developer of hydrogen fuel cell technologies for aviation, has been awarded the Monaco Prize for Innovation in Renewable Hydrogen and Transportation 2023. |
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The Monaco Prize also rewarded 3 companies:
- SoHHytec, a Swiss supplier of on-site renewable systems for the production of solar fuel (hydrogen, oxygen) and energy (electricity, heat), has been awarded the Emerging Technology Solution Award.
- HSL Technologies (HySiLabs), a French company developing a breakthrough innovation to transport and store hydrogen, was awarded the prize for the Solution with the Most Disruptive Potential.
- H3 Dynamics, a Singaporean company that develops hydrogen-electric propulsion systems that enable the integration of hydrogen vector into new drone and aircraft architectures for the transport of sensors, freight or passengers, was awarded the Cross-Sector Adaptability Solution prize.
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About Monaco Hydrogen Alliance:
The Monaco Hydrogen Alliance is a non-profit association under Monegasque law aimed at promoting the use of renewable hydrogen in land, air and maritime transport. The Alliance’s members include key public and private operators in the field of hydrogen, as well as industrial leaders in transport and mobility and policy makers from around the world. The Alliance is chaired by John Rossant.
For more information, please visit the website www.Monacoh2.org
