Venue: Espacio Bertelsmann
Tuesday, 11th November 2025, from 11:00 to 14:00 h. CET (UTC+1). Venue: Espacio Bertelsmann (C/O’Donnell 10, Madrid).
Spain is moving towards a decarbonised energy model driven by the development of renewable energies, which by 2024 already supplied 56% of the country’s electricity. There are also significant investments in the hydrogen sector with the potential to decarbonise strategic industries and generate new opportunities for reindustrialisation.
The energy transition not only supports climate goals and the competitiveness of the Spanish economy but can also contribute to strengthening European energy security, reducing geopolitical dependencies and advancing towards a true Energy Union.
This event will examine the situation of the hydrogen sector in Spain, how to overcome the barriers that still limit its development, and the opportunities to fully integrate it into the European value chains.
See also:
EU hydrogen diplomacy 2.0: aligning climate ambition and energy security. Ignacio Urbasos Arbeloa. 17 October 2023.
H2 Med: hydrogen’s geo-economic and geopolitical drivers and barriers in the Mediterranean. Gonzalo Escribano. 23 July 2021.
Programme
Welcome
Maria Margarete Gosse, Ambassador, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Spain | @AlemaniaDiplo
Keynote – Geopolitics of the energy transition and its implications for Spain and Europe
David Criekemans, Associate Professor, University of Antwerp | @DavidCriekemans
Panel Discussion – Power Shift: How renewables are redefining Spain’s geopolitical position
- Rim Berahab, Senior Economist, Policy Center for the New South (Morocco) | @RimBerahab
- José Miguel Macho, Business Development Director for Hydrogen and P2X Applications for South West Europe, Siemens Energy | @Siemens_Energy
- María Teresa Nonay Domingo, Strategy & Planning Director, Enagás | @enagas
- José Manuel Rodríguez Martínez, Global Head for Government and Institutional Affairs, Iberdrola | @iberdrola
Moderator: Gonzalo Escribano, Director of the Energy and Climate Change Programme, Elcano Royal Institute | @g_escribano
Closing remarks
Charles Powell, Director, Elcano Royal Institute | @CharlesTPowell
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– Full programme available at H2-diplo Decarbonization Dialogue.
– The event will be held in English without simultaneous translation.
– In-person event. Registration is required using the H2-diplo Decarbonization Dialogue form.
Image: Hydrogen atom. Photo: Andriy Onufriyenko / Getty Images.
