Reflections from Hydrogen Summit & Expo 2026 – Key Insights and Expert Highlights
The Hydrogen Summit & Expo 2026 brought together the leading voices shaping the future of hydrogen and Power-to-X. For PGE, the event offered a valuable platform to share expertise, meet industry partners, and discuss the rapidly evolving hydrogen landscape.
Over two days, we engaged in insightful conversations, delivered expert presentations, and showcased our capabilities in enabling safe, efficient, and future-proof grid integration for hydrogen production.
Spotlight on Our Expert Presentations and Articles
We were proud to contribute to the program with two presentations from PGE’s top experts, both of which attracted strong interest.
David Sevsek, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer
Topic: Ensuring Safe and Compliant Grid Connection of Large Electrolyzers
📅 January 14th, 9:40 AM
David’s presentation addressed the technical and regulatory challenges of integrating large-scale electrolyzers into modern power systems. It presented best practices for grid code compliance, stability, and safety through advanced modeling, control strategies, and grid interaction studies. Attendees learned how robust connection design enables reliable and efficient hydrogen production within renewable energy systems.
Grid Connection of Large Demand Facilities in Modern Power Systems: Read the expert article
Aki Leinonen, Chief Operating Officer
Topic: Grid Compliance, Power Quality vs Electrical Efficiency, and OPEX
📅 January 15th, 9:30 AM
Aki’s presentation explored the future of energy, drawing on the latest insights into integrating large-scale electrolyzers into power systems. Attendees discovered how smart technology choices can enhance power train efficiency throughout the project’s lifetime by optimizing power quality and operating expenses.
Grid Compliance, Power Quality vs Electrical Efficiency and OPEX: Read the expert article
Three Key Themes That Emerged from This Year's Event
- Growing Need for Robust Grid Integration Solutions
Many discussions reflected a clear trend: as large-scale hydrogen projects move from concept to implementation, grid connection strategies have become a central focal point. Developers, investors, and technology providers are increasingly seeking reliable frameworks to ensure safe, compliant, and cost-efficient integration of electrolyzers into the power system.
- Optimization Across the Entire Power-to-X Process Is Becoming Critical
Stakeholders emphasized the importance of techno-economic optimization, from renewable energy sources to electrolyzer input. Whether focusing on power quality, electrical efficiency, or overall OPEX, the interest in integrated modeling tools and multidisciplinary expertise has never been stronger.
- Regulatory and Technical Uncertainty Remains a Shared Challenge
Many market actors face uncertainties around hydrogen production investments, future grid codes, and evolving requirements for hydrogen production facilities. Our booth became a hub for discussions on navigating these complexities with confidence.
Meaningful Connections and Valuable Conversations
Across both days, our team enjoyed meeting project developers, utilities, equipment manufacturers, EPCs, and regulatory experts. The conversations reaffirmed that a successful PowertoX project requires:
- multidisciplinary engineering
- strong system-level understanding
- proactive compliance planning
- and data-driven technical optimization
We’re excited to continue these dialogues and support hydrogen projects in turning ambitious plans into operational reality.
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