Marcel Kooter

Marcel is a highly experienced commercial strategist and leader of business, specialising in the energy industry. He has pursued a global career spanning commercial strategies, general management, operational sales and branding and marketing, transformational & business improvement processes, investment and strategic partnerships along the way developing strong skills for forging relationships with all stakeholders across multiple cultures and jurisdictions. His international career began in the energy industry working for Mobil Oil and BP, most recently in a role as Global Marketing Director.

He has a passion for sustainability and is constantly working to deliver solutions that address the need for more energy while making better use of the limited resources of the world. He is now working as a senior consultant, primarily in the Middle East using his value chain expertise to enable and accelerate the Energy Transition and contribute to a low or zero carbon society. Marcel is the co-founder of Hydrogen Hub Management Consultancies who have initiated Holland Hydrogen Hub a program in co-operation with the Netherlands government. Through this program a consortium of more than 30 Netherlands based companies are working together to support Scalingup clean hydrogen in the Gulf region.

Backing up his professional experience, Marcel Kooter holds a MSc in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. He speaks English and German as well as his native Dutch.

Marcel has worked globally and is now based in Dubai, UAE.

Session Overview

Wednesday, 6 November

15:30

Hydrogen Conference ICC Hall B 15:30 - 16:15

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Midstream matters: developing infrastructure for transporting and storing hydrogen

To enable a global low-carbon hydrogen market independent on hydrogen hub models, it is critical to solve the challenge of transporting hydrogen over long distances. Moving hydrogen, especially via pipelines and ships, presents challenges due to its low density, which requires either high-pressure compression or liquefaction to make it economically viable. Additionally, hydrogen's small molecule size leads to high rates of embrittlement and leakage, posing further challenges for pipeline material integrity and safety. To build out an effective hydrogen infrastructure system, advances in pipeline technology, robust safety protocols, and international standards for hydrogen handling are essential. Alongside these technical improvements, the implementation of supportive policies and financial incentives will be crucial to stimulate private sector investment in hydrogen transport and storage projects.

Attendee insights:

Understand the technical and economic barriers to scalable hydrogen transportation and storage networks, the innovations needed to overcome hydrogen's unique challenges and the strategies for integrating these solutions into a coherent infrastructure framework.