IERE RWE Technology Scouting projecton Hydrogen
Invitation for the project to all IERE members
RWE
Status 05.08.2019

Invitation

Invitation Letter
Dear IERE member,
Utilities and companies active in the energy market facing challenges due to the manifold paradigm change in their coremarkets and all over the world. New opportunities arise also either based on the push of the increasing speed of technology
innovation and the creation of new value pools due to the pull of adapting regulatory frameworks and the customer demand.

The entire hydrogen value chain receives more and more popularity based on the increasing demand in decarbonisation,
Power-to-X solutions and fuel supply - in many different sectors like mobility, energy and industrial processes.
The number and sizes of projects are currently increasing all over the world, using different technologies from different suppliers
under different regulatory framework conditions. Studies like “The future of Hydrogen” (IEA 2019) give good overviews oftechnologies and policies but they are often lacking in specific lessons learned from project developers, operators andmanufactures and this in comparison of the individual framework conditions.

IERE members across the world made or are currently building up this experience along the hydrogen value chain, too. This
great level of know-how in the IERE network should be used to prepare and get a state-of-the-art technology – market
perspective with key technology and regulatory drivers in order to understand everyone’s individual position and business
opportunities in the hydrogen market. Do you know what kind of technology is used in a different place on earth and why?
Would it be probably also suitable in your core region? Why do some technologies develop faster than others and what caneveryone learn from different political/regulatory frameworks?
Based on the questionnaire according the IERE Technology Foresight project 2019 from May 15 th, 2019 we have seen, thatapprox. 10 IERE member companies are interested in the hydrogen technologies (long distance hydrogen transport andstorage, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell / Solid Oxide Electrolyzer (SOFC/SOEC) as well as biological hydrogen production frombiomass/waste. This topic has been announced as an in-depth research activity within the IERE member community.
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Invitation

We, RWE, believe, that this in-depth research on hydrogen would be a valuable exchange within IERE members and we would
like to start this research with a Scouting project on the current status of hydrogen and ask you to contribute with yourexpertise, technology and/or market know-how on current technology-market combinations and opportunities.
Therefore we would like to ask all members again and invite you to the Scouting project as a starting phase of the in-depth
research with the clear focus on current project developments, opportunities and regulatory frameworks.
The setup of the full “in-depth” research on hydrogen is:
Phase 2: ResearchPhase 1: Scouting
International perspective on current status• Tech.: Manufactures, cost structures, …
• Market: Utilisation, regulatory framework, …
• R&D: Identify emerging technologies andpotential future value pools.

Emerging Technology-Market study• Tech.: TRL*, time-to-market, roadmaps• Market: future value pools/framework
conditions• R&D: Scope of required projects

Lead: Company with R&D focus

Lead: RWE
General time-line~2020

Optional Phase 3: CollaborationCollaborative Research• Joint R&D project / collaboration• Technology and market monitoring•…

Lead: Individually~2021

Kick-off meeting

Participants: Representatives of IERE member companies, who have willingness to share know-how and actively contributewith expertise.

Results:

All information provided within the project are transparent to the participants and the final results shall bepresented to all IERE members (e.g. at Brisbane meeting).

Due date:

Everyone, who wants to participate and contribute to the project and wants to join the kick-off meeting shall replyto IERE central office until September 6th, 2019 so that we can start the preparation of the kick-off meeting.

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Goal and scope

Phase 1: Scouting on hydrogen
Goal of phase 1:•
Develop international state of the art “technology – market“ perspective from industries for industries.
•Show current technology solutions, cost structures and – reduction potential and value pools in different locations/countries
on the base of political/regulatory frameworks and product utilisation.
•Provide indications of further research focus and R&D projects.
Scope of phase 1:•The phase will be organized in 4 and 1 optional working packages (WP) and the participants can select, where they cancontribute most (@ min. in 1 WP).
•The working packages will consist of
1. Hydrogen production technologies,
2. Transport and storage technologies,
3. Utilisation and value pools (3.1 Utilisation technologies and products; 3.2 Industrial sectors) as well as
4. National/regional funding schemes and political/regulatory framework.
Optional: Overview and key messages of national development programs / roadmaps from e.g. general studies
What’s in for you:
• Build up a hydrogen specific international network within IERE with companies having a stake in this business.
• Receive technology - market insights from international industries for industries you might miss with your current focus.
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Goal and scopeTechnology - Market Evaluation on Hydrogen worldwide –members select working package/s (WP) where they can contribute mostTechnologies
WP
1

WP
2

MarketProduction of Hydrogen
AE, PEM, AEM, HTE, …
Technologies, TRL*, manufactures,operators/projects, parameters, synergies,innovation/TtM**, economics

Transportation / Storage

WP
3.2

Demand in hydrogen(sectors, industries, locations, …)
WP
4

Physical / material based technologies, TRL,manufactures, operators/projects, performanceparameters, synergies, innovation/TtM, economics
WP
3.1

Market PUSH
National / regional funding schemes(Political / Regulatory framework)

WP
Opt.

Utilisation
H2, O2
Quantities, quality specs., innovation/TtM,
economics

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Market PULL*) Technology Readiness Level**) Time to market

National programs/ roadmaps

Drivers for hydrogene.g. “Net zero”, “Energy Future 2050”, …

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RWE offers to take the lead with support of IERE central
office and phase 1 shall finish by end of 2019.
RWE takes the lead of phase 1 with:Formal lead (IERE member): Ingo Birnkraut, RWE Technology International
Technology Expert:
Dr. Sebastian Heuer, RWE Technology International
General coordination:
Dr. Max Voss, RWE Generation SE
IERE central office supports the initiative mainly in administration.
Status call &exchange

Optional
Status call &exchange

Kick-off meeting
ScoutingOption to
shift until
01/2020

Confirmation ofparticipants

before 06.09.2019

end 09/2019

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Discussion ofScouting results
and how toproceed in nextphase~ end 10/2019~ end 11/2019

end 12/2019
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Project organisation

We expect 10 or more IERE member companies toparticipate in phase 1.
indicatively

Project organisation

Share of IERE members

100%

0
ALL IERE MEMBERS

LeadSupport

RWE

IERE

Participants inworking package 1

Participants inworking package 2

Participants inworking package 3

Participants inworking package 4Interested in H2 based on
IERE questionnaire(~10 members)

Invitation to phase 1 of in-depth research
Expected confirmation ofparticipation
Invitation to kick-off,recipients of further details

Information about final results at the end of theproject (e.g. at Brisbane meeting).
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Participants in optional working package
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Draft outline of kick-off meeting

The kick-off meeting shall be used for setting the rightfocus and clarify open issues.
Draft Agenda of the kick-off meeting:•Welcome and Introduction (ALL - who you are and which stake you have in hydrogen topics)•Introduction of phase 1: Scouting on hydrogen (RWE)•Open issues (Q&A)•Discussion, e.g.
Focus topics in working packages and level of details
Deliverables, Process of further activities

30 min30 min60 min
120 min

Potential open issues:• Does everyone understand the goal of phase 1 and agree with the scope of phase 1?
• Does everyone agree of having no confidentiality agreement?
• Discussion on the general level of details of information contributing to the phase 1 in order to foster- equally valuable information in the working packages and- ability to be used for phase 2 of in-depth research.
Own preparation: Every participant shall prepare- an overview of why being qualified for contribution and current stake/position in the hydrogen topic,- a summary of key questions / suggestions for the kick-off meeting concerning organisation, scope and goal.

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Next steps: Confirmation of contribution and ability to join
the kick-off meetingConfirmation of your participation until 06.09.2019
 Company confirmation of general contribution to the project Confirmation and nomination of a person (or more) who shall attend the kick-off meeting Attendance physically or video call
Meeting type:Physical meeting and video call

Location:RWE Generation SE, 45128 Essen, Germany

Date:

Kick-off in alignment with participants and preferably at end of September 2019
The date will be confirmed after getting availability information of participants.

Time:

08:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Central European Summer Time) with respect to time shift
We offer lunch and the opportunity for further talks if required.
Please reply your attendance

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Thank you very muchfor your attention!

RWE