BalticSeaH2 Hydrogen Valley

Hydrogen strategies are now in place across the Baltic Sea Region. The key question is how to turn them into pipelines, projects, contracts and real molecule flows. This thematic block looks at implementation. It connects hydrogen backbone infrastructure, city-level deployment, market design, hydrogen valleys and downstream e-molecules into one coherent narrative. Step by step, it shows how infrastructure, regulation, industry and local ecosystems must align to enable investments and scale. The focus is practical and forward-looking: what needs to happen next to make hydrogen bankable, tradable and deployable across borders.

BalticSeaH2 is the largest cross-border hydrogen valley in Europe, developing an integrated hydrogen economy in the Baltic Sea region with 40 partners in 9 countries. Come hear more and meet the partners at BalticSeaH2 stand.

BalticSeaH2 Hydrogen Valley

25/03/2026, PCC, level 1, stage 6

12:00-12:45 Infrastructure as an enabler for Baltic Sea region hydrogen economy

Baltic Sea region hydrogen backbone infrastructure is moving from concepts to concrete routes, with the final goal to connect hydrogen suppliers and users. Besides energy and climate policy, the infrastructure is also about European security of supply, resiliency and autonomy. This session delivers the latest updates on the Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor project and focuses on what must happen— from collaboration, technical, commercial and regulatory point of view—for cross border hydrogen transport to become investable. Transmission System Operators and other experts from the field of hydrogen infrastructure will discuss how to align different building blocks for fit-for-purpose hydrogen infrastructure and how to unlock the build-out.

12:45-13:00 Signing ceremony: Memorandum of Understanding between HYDROGEN CLUSTER FINLAND and STOWARZYSZENIE DOLNOŚLĄSKA DOLINA WODOROWA (Lower Silesian Hydrogen Valley Association)

13:00-13:50 Hydrogen Cities: Integrating Energy Systems, Mobility and Ports

Hydrogen is arriving in cities – not as a single project, but as a system that links power, heat, mobility, and industry. Cities play a central role in creating the enabling conditions for investments. Concrete lessons from pilots and early deployments are already available, including sector integration through district heating using waste heat, hydrogen refuelling infrastructure and buses in public transportation, and ports. The panel explores how hydrogen can accelerate emission reductions in cities, what municipalities need from industry and infrastructure providers, how cities can accelerate investments, and what replication models can scale across the Baltic Sea region—from city centres to rural areas, ports, and industrial zones.

14:00-14:50 From first contracts to trading: Building a functioning hydrogen market

For the green hydrogen market to truly develop, three ingredients must come together. First, we need somebody to kick it off: first movers and committed off takers willing to sign early contracts, take risks, and create the initial wave of demand and supply. Second, we need regulation to oversee it: clear, predictable and trusted rules that enable a well-functioning market, from standards and certification to support schemes and cross-border frameworks. Third, we need a marketplace to transact: platforms and mechanisms that match buyers and sellers, provide price signals, and enable trading at scale. This session will share early experiences of the market development from the Baltic Sea region, what is missing today, and how industry, policymakers and market operators can work together to accelerate the green hydrogen economy.

15:00-15:50 Baltic Sea Region as a Motorway for hydrogen derivatives – ammonia, methanol, methane and eSAF

Hydrogen takes many forms and can serve industry, transport and energy in global markets. Hydrogen’s biggest impact may come through the molecules made from it: e-methanol, green ammonia, eSAF and SNG. Off-take requires connecting projects with credible demand and investment readiness in the Baltic Sea region including terminals and logistics. This session explores where derivatives have the best fit and what their value chains require in practice to realize. Producers, project developers and offtakers discuss conversion pathways, logistics and storage, and the emerging regulatory and market signals that will decide the project feasibility and which derivatives scale first.

16:00-16:50 From Demonstration to Deployment in Hydrogen Valleys Hydrogen

Valleys are emerging as key platforms for accelerating the development, demonstration, and large-scale deployment of clean hydrogen technologies. By integrating production, storage, distribution, and end-use applications within regional ecosystems, they provide real-life testbeds where innovation can be validated, up‑scaled, and commercialised. This panel explores how Hydrogen Valleys foster cross-sector collaboration, reduce technological and investment risks, and create market-ready solutions that support Europe’s transition toward a sustainable, competitive hydrogen economy. Experts will discuss how Hydrogen Valleys accelerate the development of emerging hydrogen technologies, what is required for successful up-scaling and how the commercialisation pathways can be effectively supported.

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