Eurogas Annual Regional Conference ‘Focus on Portugal: The Energy Transition & The Role of Renewable Gases’

The Eurogas Annual Regional Conference ‘Focus on Portugal: The Energy Transition & The Role of Renewable Gases‘ took place on 28 November 2023 in Lisbon and online.

After last year’s successful edition, with 150+ energy professionals joining from all over Europe, this year the event shed a light on the state of play of the Portuguese gas market.
In the context of REPowerEU, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the proposal for a Regulation on methane emissions reduction, we discussed how the region is delivering the objectives of carbon neutrality through the use of renewable and low-carbon gases, the commitment towards methane emissions reduction and the crucial role of energy grids.

The conference (in English only) was organised with the kind support of Floene.

Eurogas Events
28.11.2023

Partners

Programme
14:30 - 14:45

Opening speeches

Speakers

Gabriel Sousa

Gabriel Sousa

CEO, Floene
Didier Holleaux

Didier Holleaux

President, Eurogas
14:45 - 15:00

Keynote speech

Speakers

MEP Maria da Graça Carvalho

MEP Maria da Graça Carvalho

Member of the ITRE Committee, European Parliament
15:00 - 15:30

Panel 1 – The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the role of energy grids

Speakers

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Adviser Azores and Energy, Permanent Representation of Portugal to the European Institutions
Rita Pinho Rodrigues

Rita Pinho Rodrigues

Director for Corporate Affairs and Board Member, DECO PROteste
Nuno Moreira

Nuno Moreira

CEO, Dourogás
Federica Sabbati

Federica Sabbati

Secretary General, European Heating Industry
15:30 - 16:00

Panel 2 – A transition to renewable and low-carbon gases in the EU and the region

Speakers

Bernd Kuepker

Bernd Kuepker

Policy Officer, Unit ‘Decarbonisation and Sustainability of Energy Sources’, European Commission
Nuno Fitas Mendes

Nuno Fitas Mendes

CEO, REN Portgás
Luis Monteiro

Luis Monteiro

Home Comfort, Product Area Combustion, Bosch Termotecnologia
Rui Costa Neto

Rui Costa Neto

Doctorate Researcher, IN+/IST & Professor, ULHT/ISEL
Kamila Waciega

Kamila Waciega

Energy Director, Hydrogen Europe
16:00 - 16:30

Closing Keynote

Speakers

Jerónimo Cunha

Jerónimo Cunha

Director of the Directorate General for Energy and Geology

Additional information

The conference was moderated by Rosália Amorim, journalist