中國石化新聞網訊 據11月30日European External Action報導，「氫，未來的能源載體」歐盟氫能源在線論壇於2020年11月25日在阿聯舉行。
世界各國政府都意識到，利用可再生資源生產的氫氣將在實現《巴黎協定》目標的努力中發揮不可或缺的作用。氫是一種多功能和氣候中性的能源載體，可幫助那些難以脫碳的行業降低溫室氣體的排放。
歐盟駐阿聯大使Andrea Matteo Fontana在開幕式上表示:「新冠肺炎疫情危機凸顯了我們傳統經濟模式的脆弱性，改變了全球清潔能源轉型的基石。但是，我們可以把經濟復甦變成一個千載難逢的機會。歐洲綠色協議指導著歐盟與包括阿聯在內的夥伴開展綠色復甦對話與合作，我們可以加快綠色能源轉型，共同實現《巴黎協定》和《歐洲綠色協議》的目標。」
論壇舉行了一次高級別圓桌會議，歐洲聯盟駐阿拉伯聯合大公國大使 Fontana、歐洲能源事務專員Kadri Simson、阿拉伯聯合大公國能源和基礎設施部長Suhail Al Mazroui、阿拉伯聯合大公國總幹事Francesco La Camera、國際可再生能源署（IRENA）和歐洲氫能秘書長Jorgo Chatzimarkakis參會。圓桌會議由歐盟-海灣合作委員會清潔能源技術網絡主任Frank Wouters主持，隨後還舉行了兩次技術會議。
歐盟能源事務專員Kadri Simson在圓桌會議上指出:「氫能對我們的經濟、氣候以及國際合作都是一個機會。現在，歐盟是主要的石油和天然氣進口國。如果我們能按計劃的那樣擴大我們的氫經濟，那麼需求將遠遠超過我們的國內生產。一些歐盟成員國已經打算進口綠色氫氣來滿足需求。與此同時，將我們的氫經濟連接起來意味著我們可以推進供應多樣化，幫助發展穩定和安全的供應鏈。我們的提議是建立一個全球性的氫能市場規則，這個市場的核心是統一的安全和環境標準。」
海灣地區是具有生產低成本氫氣有利條件的地區之一。作為清潔能源領域的區域領導者，阿聯在利用迅速擴大的全球可再生氫燃料出口市場方面處於理想地位。預計到2050年，全球可再生氫燃料出口市場的價值將達到3000億美元。可再生氫的生產和出口可以支持阿聯實現其推動清潔能源和經濟多元化的目標，確保該國在能源市場上的強勢地位。但是，要使國際可再生氫燃料貿易成為現實，還需要解決運輸和儲存技術、認證制度和市場設計方面的其他挑戰。
高級別圓桌會議期間，阿拉伯聯合大公國能源和基礎設施部長Suhail Al Mazroui指出：「我們懷著興奮的心情看待所有這些（氫）項目和計劃,我認為我們可以一起交流學習,通過大規模的項目來減少成本。我們對阿聯最高石油委員會副主席、阿布達比王儲HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed最近的指示感到非常高興，他指示ADNOC與國內不同的利益相關者共同制定一項氫戰略，以充分發揮阿聯的氫資源潛力。」
IRENA總幹事Francesco La Camera表示:「能源框架對於實現綠色氫的潛力至關重要。為此，IRENA今天宣布發布報告《綠色氫:政策制定指南》。我們在綠色氫氣上看到了很多有前途的發展預期。歐盟和海灣合作委員會已經做好了推進綠色氫燃料開發的準備。IRENA期待與歐盟和阿聯深化合作，共同致力於發展可持續能源的未來。」
歐盟氫能論壇為雙方交換意見和考慮具體方案提供了機會，以推動這兩個地區的氫能議程。此次論壇有許多重要機構和企業參加，包括歐盟委員會(European Commission)、燃料電池和氫能聯合組織(FCH JU),國際氫能經濟和燃料電池夥伴計劃(IPHE),歐洲重建與發展銀行(EBRD), 能源諮詢機構Qamar Energy,法國能源開發商ENGIE, 德國FICHTNER公司等等。
王佳晶 摘譯自 European External Action
原文如下：
EU and UAE Policy Makers and Experts Discuss Hydrogen as the Energy Carrier of the Future
The "EU Hydrogen Online Forum in the UAE: Hydrogen, the Energy Carrier of the Future」 was held on 25 November 2020 with 250 participants in attendance. The event was presented by the Delegation of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates and the EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network.
Governments around the globe are realizing that hydrogen produced from renewable electricity will play an indispensable role in the effort to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement. Hydrogen is a versatile and climate-neutral energy carrier that can be used to drive down greenhouse gas emissions in sectors that are otherwise difficult to decarbonize.
During the opening, H.E. Andrea Matteo Fontana, Ambassador of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates, stated that "The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the vulnerabilities of our traditional economic model and changed the context for the clean energy transition worldwide. But we can turn the recovery into a once in a lifetime opportunity to build back better. Our European Green Deal guides EU green recovery dialogues and cooperation with our partners including the UAE. Through the recovery we can press fast forward to the green energy transition and jointly reach the goals of the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal".
The Forum featured a high-level roundtable with the participation of H.E. Andrea Matteo Fontana, Ambassador of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, H.E. Suhail Al Mazroui, Minister for Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates, Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Secretary-General of Hydrogen Europe. The round table was moderated by Frank Wouters, Director of the EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network and was followed by two technical sessions.
"Hydrogen is an opportunity for our economy, for our climate but also for international cooperation." noted H.E. Kadri Simson, EU Commissioner for Energy, during the roundtable. "Now, the EU is a leading oil and gas importer. If we scale up our hydrogen economy, as we intend to do, then that demand will by far outweigh our domestic production. And some EU Member States already intend to import green hydrogen to meet that demand." "Connecting our hydrogen economies means we can advance supplies' diversification and help develop stable and secure supply chains. What we are proposing is a global rules space market for hydrogen and at the heart of this market are harmonised safety and environmental standards."
Among the regions that have favourable conditions to produce cost-effective hydrogen is the Gulf. The UAE as a regional leader in clean energy is ideally positioned to capitalize on a rapidly expanding renewable hydrogen export market worldwide, which is expected to reach a value of $300 billion by 2050. The production and export of renewable hydrogen can support the UAE in their goals to push for clean energy and economic diversification, ensuring their strong presence in the energy market. However, for international renewable hydrogen trade to become a reality, remaining obstacles regarding transport and storage technologies, certification schemes, and market design need to be resolved.
During the high level roundtable H.E. Suhail Al Mazroui, Minister for Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates noted "We look at Europe with excitement seeing all of these (hydrogen) projects and plans by the European Union and by several of our allies in Europe and I think together we can exchange the learnings and enable large scale projects to contribute to reducing the cost of hydrogen in the future." "We are very excited of the recent instruction by HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Vice chairman of the emirate’s Supreme Petroleum Council, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to instruct ADNOC to develop together with the different stakeholders in the country a hydrogen strategy to enable the full potential of hydrogen in the UAE."
Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA stated that 「Enabling framework will be critical to realise the potential of green hydrogen. On that, IRENA today announces the launch of the report 「Green Hydrogen: a Guide to policy making「. He also added 「We see a lot of promising developments on green hydrogen. The EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council are well positioned to move forward with green hydrogen deployment. IRENA looks fwd to deepening collaboration with you (EU and UAE) as we jointly work on developing a sustainable energy future.」
The EU Hydrogen Forum provided an opportunity to exchange ideas and consider concrete options to move the hydrogen agenda forward in both regions. It engaged in discussion high level representatives from leading institutions and companies from the EU and the region including the European Commission, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), Hydrogen Europe, International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IHPE), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Qamar Energy, ENGIE, FICHTNER and others.