Recording of Thursday, May 08, 2025 | The smarter E Europe Exhibition Program 2025 | Exhibition Program | Language: English | Duration: 22:16 .
Axpo, Switzerland's largest utility company with a global presence in 30 countries and over 40 markets, is significantly invested in renewable energy production. Annually generating approximately 36,000 million kilowatt hours—about 40% of Switzerland’s electricity consumption—they boast around 5,500 megawatts of installed renewable capacity across Europe. Axpo has expanded into hydrogen production through a pilot project using a PEM electrolyzer at Domat-Ems to produce high-purity hydrogen from hydropower-generated electricity. Despite challenges like the cancellation of their Eglisau project due to logistical issues involving truck traffic concerns from stakeholders, they are progressing with other projects such as those in Altdorf and Wildegbrug which aim for capacities up to 15 megawatts each. They focus on market activation via digital platforms connecting producers and consumers while addressing standardization costs compared to fossil fuels. Financially challenged by currency exchange rates and high domestic prices affecting capital expenditure per kilogram produced, Axpo emphasizes optimizing grid costs by sourcing electricity closer to its origin for efficiency gains—a strategy highlighted during Luka's presentation despite time constraints limiting discussion afterward.
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Luka Cuderman
Senior Market Expert
Axpo
Germany
Medium- and smaller-scale projects are presented, highlighting their agility and flexibility in diverse contexts that often blend mobility, industrial applications, and decentralized energy systems.Moderator: Christian Weinberger, Strategy Adviser, hydrogen-advisers.eu
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Jörg Wirtz
Senior Project Manager
ABO Energy KGaA
Germany
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Johannes Brock
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GP JOULE GmbH
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Speaker
Béatrice Angleys
Head of Hydrogen Plattform
Thüga AG
Germany