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EU-RUSSIA ENERGY DIALOGUE

Conference on innovative uses of gas

Brussels

Friday, 24 June 2011

Berlaymont, Schumanroom

8.30 – 9.15 / Welcome of participants and registration
Coffee
9.15 – 9.35 / Introductory remarks
Mr. Philip Lowe – Director General, DG Energy, European Commission
Mr. Alexey P. Sukhov, Director of the Department for International Cooperation, Russian Ministry of Energy
9.35 –10.00 / Opening session
Innovative uses of gas – supply, diversity
Innovation in the Russian Gas Industry – Mr. Valeriy Yazev, Deputy Chairman,The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation & President, The Russian Gas Society
Part of the solution: A new perspective for gas in the domestic sector – Mr. Gertjan Lankhorst, Chief Executive Officer, GasTerra B.V.
10.00 – 11.15 / Session 1: Natural gas in the transport sector
Moderator and introductory remarks: Ms. Magda Kopczynska, Head of Unit – Clean transport, Urban transport & Intelligent transport systems, DG MOVE, European Commission
Gas used in vehicles (EU perspective) – Mr. Trevor Fletcher, Chairman NGVA Europe
Applications of natural gas in transports – Sergey Komlev, Head of Contract Structuring andPrice Formation Directorate, OAO Gazprom
Blue Corridors in Europe: Status and Prospects – Mr. Evgeny Pronin, President Russian NGV association
Gas in Shipping (LNG in Ships/Offshore service vessels) – Mr. Arthur Reijnhart, General ManagerAlternative Energy and Fuels Development Strategy, Shell
Q&A and Discussion
11.15 –11.35 / Coffee break
11.35 – 12.45 / Infrastructure challenges
CNG Blue Corridors – Mr. Timm Kehler, Executive Director, Erdgas Mobil GmbH
LNG Blue Corridors (a new concept for road transport) – Mr. Manuel Lage, General Manager, NGVA Europe
A nationwide CNG infrastructure for vehicles – Mr. Flavio Mariani, ENI
EIB financing of distribution infrastructure for gas-fuelled transport– Mr.Gunnar Muent, Director - Innovation and Competitiveness, European Investment Bank
Q&A and Discussion
12.45 –14.15
14.15 – 14.45 / Lunch in Martin’s Hotel (buffet)
Exhibition of NGVs and HGVs, Posters and models
14.45 – 16.15 / Session 2: Natural gas perspectives to 2050 – Innovation and technology aspects
Moderator: Mr. Dominique Ristori, Director General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Green uses (Microcogeneration, CHP, heat pumps, fuel cells) –Marc Florette, Senior Vice President, GDF SUEZ
Ecologically efficient ways of gas utilization in the Russian regions– Mr. Valeriy Zamergrad,Director,Center forRegional Energy Development, OJSC “Gazprom Promgaz”
Future gas technologies – Mr. Enrique Palomino Bilbao, GERG President
Biogas – Mr. Leif Holmberg,Public Relations Responsible,Sweedish Gas Association
Discussion and Conclusions

Important note

Due to security requirements, we kindly ask that you only exit the Berlaymont building during the lunch break. In order to re-enter the building afterwards, you will need to be accompanied by a European Commission official.

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