CIRCULAR 2035

10:00 - 10:25 I  Welcome and setting the stage

The Aabenraa Circular model: what is being built, why it matters, and why the model is replicable - setting the compass for the day. 

With Jan Riber Jakobsen (Mayor of Aabenraa Municipality) and Hanne Klintøe (Head of PtX Development)

10:25 - 11:30 I Building the Danish-German hydrogen economy

Findings from €1.6m EIB-funded project: a visualised mapping of the South Denmark–Schleswig-Holstein hydrogen ecosystem, pre-feasibility studies on critical infrastructure, and the hard questions of demand, regulation and cross-border governance.

With Rikke Beckmann Danielsen (Deloitte), Nicola Knight (Worley), Steve Kelly (1PointFive International), Knud-Erik Andersen (European Energy), and André Steinau GP Joule.

11:30 - 11:45 I Coffee break

11:45 - 12:40 I Circular utilities - closing the loop in practice

How wastewater becomes technical water for PtX and data centres, pyrolysis turns sludge into biochar, and surplus heat drives new industry - while cleaning the fjords.

With Jakob Bjerregaard (Arwos Technical Water), Dominique Helaine (Suez International), Ditte Lundgaard Jakobsen (Aabenraa Municipality), Hazel Reardon (NIRAS) and Christian Døring (Veolia / Krüger).

12:45 - 13:30 Lunch and networking

13:30 - 14:20 I The derived economy - the heat is on!

Surplus heat, CO₂ and oxygen as feedstock for greenhouses, food producers and bio-based materials - the opportunity most energy conferences miss.

With Mikkel A. Thomassen (Smith Innovation), Simon Lander (Selected Group), Kim Møller-Rasmussen (Aabenraa District Heating), Martin Brander (Danfoss), Simon Lauritzen (Nordic Shrimp) and Gramitherm.

14:20 - 15:10 I Building a grid for scale and energy security

The grid infrastructure that makes the hub possible - and the resilience questions it must answer.Transformer stations, grid super-highways, microgrids and the governance gap no single actor will fund.

With Kim Willerslev (Energinet), Karsten Plauborg (Plexar), Lars Riis (Siemens Energy), Henrik Hansen (Danish Data Center Industry) and Green Power Denmark.

15:10 - 16:00 From blueprint to reality - who does what next?

Not a summary - an action session. What must happen in the next 12 months, and who is responsible?

With Joschka Knuth (Land Schleswig-Holstein), Andreas Wenzel (Danish-German Chamber of Commerce), Hege Økland (Hy2Gen Nordic), Jørgen Mads Clausen (Danfoss) and Patrick Gjelstrup Rosenquist (EIFO).

16:00 - 16:05 I Close and invitation to reception

16:05 - 17:00 I Networking reception