Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions 

Breakout 1 |P2X technology: What kind of industry are we building?

Power-to-X (P2X) is developing rapidly, but what kind of industry will emerge around these technologies? This breakout explores the opportunities, challenges, and ecosystem needed to scale P2X—from hydrogen and e-fuels to power quality and new industrial applications. Through short pitches from different perspectives, we’ll discuss where the biggest opportunities lie and what it will take to turn P2X technologies into a mature industry.

• Prof. Wiebren de Jong:

• Prof. Andrea Ramirez Ramirez  

• Dr. Henk Polinder (TBC) 

Breakout 2 | System perspective: Integrating electricity, heat and feedstocks

The future energy and industrial system will need to connect electricity, heat, hydrogen and other feedstocks in an integrated and flexible way. This breakout explores how different technologies and energy carriers can play complementary roles in this system, and what infrastructure, flexibility and coordination are needed to make these connections work in practice.

• Ana Somaze

• Kenneth Bruninx 

• Additional speakers TBC

 

Breakout 3 |  Unlocking stalled construction sites: How can we get projects moving?

Grid congestion, permitting challenges and limited access to energy infrastructure are increasingly holding up construction and development projects. This breakout explores practical solutions to unlock stalled sites—from innovative energy technologies and flexible power systems to new approaches for navigating grid constraints and getting projects connected.

• Pieter Willems, KitePower 

• Dirk Pulles & Arne vd Mortel, Touchwind

• Additional speakers TBC

 

Breakout 4: Energy Hubs: Scaling flexibility, storage and microgrids

Energy Hubs combine local generation, storage, flexible demand and microgrids to relieve grid congestion and strengthen resilience. This breakout explores where they can make the biggest system impact—and what it takes to deploy them at scale.

• Sebastian Rivera Lunnissi 

• Francesco Lombardi 

• Additional speakers TBC