The deep dive on sustainability for renewable Power-to-X provides the basics of what truly sustainable green hydrogen and Power-to-X projects, policies, and processes look like – from an environmental, economic, social, and governance perspective. It builds on the International PtX Hub’s EESG Framework for Power-to-X.

Target audience:

• • Decision-makers in energy, environment, economic, and development ministries
• • Experts from regulatory authorities and other relevant administrations
• • Experts in public and private research institutes, energy associations and renewable energy agencies
• • Private sector professionals

Duration and format: 3-4 hours on site, hybrid or virtual

Training outline:

1. 1. Power-to-X for climate action & greenhouse gas emissions reduction
2. 2. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) & sustainability concepts
3. 3. The International PtX Hub’s EESG Framework for Power-to-X (E-nvironmental dimension, E-conomic dimension, S-ocial dimension & G-overnance dimension)
4. 4. Sustainability metrics
5. 5. Responsible Business Conduct & Due Diligence
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The module focuses on the potential of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) for the transformation of the aviation sector, but also for the development of countries entering this new market. It outlines the challenges of the sector and focuses in particular on e-SAF production via the Power-to-Liquid (PtL) Fischer-Tropsch Route as a key technology. In its interdisciplinary approach, the training covers feedstocks, chemical processes, certification, policies, and plant construction. 

Training sessions can be tailored with focus on specific interests of the target groups. The training is adopted from the material developed by ProQR – Climate-neutral Alternative Fuels and German Aerospace Center (DLR).

Target audience:

• • Decision-makers in transport, infrastructure, energy, environment, ministries
• • Experts from regulatory authorities and other relevant administrations
• • Experts in public and private research institutes, energy associations and renewable energy agencies
• • Private sector professionals

Duration and format: 2 hours – 4 days on site, hybrid or virtual

Training outline:

1. 1. Introduction and global context
2. 2. Policy instruments
3. 3. Low carbon aviation fuels 
4. 4. PtL SAF feedstocks
5. 5. Production processes
6. 6. Synthesis processes
7. 7. Fuels post processing
8. 8. Regulatory concerns and certification
9. 9. Sustainability concerns
10. 10. Engineering, procurement and construction
11. 11. Operation & Maintenance (O&M), End of Life
12. 12. Transfer workshop

The training provides insights into the current debates and international policies for sustainable shipping, which fuels and technologies help to reduce the sector’s emissions and how green shipping corridors mark the starting point for the active transition of the sector.

Target audience:

• • Decision-makers in transport, infrastructure, energy, environment ministries
• • Experts in public and private research institutes, energy associations and renewable energy agencies
• • Experts from regulatory authorities and other relevant administrations (e.g. port authorities)
• • Journalists and actors of civil society
• • Private sector professionals
• • Professionals from financing institutions

Duration and format: 2-4 hours on site, hybrid or virtual

Training outline:

1. 1. Shipping and climate change
2. 2. Technologies and fuels
3. 3. Green Shipping Corridors

This training explores applications of Power-to-X products for the chemical industry, as well as key concepts such as the circular economy. The module has been co-developed by the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3).

Target audience:

• • Decision makers in ministries and regulatory institutions
• • Researchers
• • Experts in NGOs

Duration and format: 2 x 4 hours on site, hybrid or virtual

Training outline:

1. Sustainable chemistry
   1. The concept of Sustainable chemistry
2. 2. Policies for Sustainable chemistry
3. 3. New Business Models
4.  
5. Power-to-Chemicals (PtC)
   1. The concept of Power-to-Chemicals (PtC)
6. 2. Methanol
7. 3. Ammonia
8. 4. Fuels
9. 5. Plastics
10. 6. Future sources and potential applications

Certifying a product, supply chain, or industrial plant – how does it work? This Add-on module provides clarity on certifications relevant to green hydrogen and Power-to-X. Participants will learn to differentiate between industry and technology certification and sustainability aspects, as well as between mandatory and voluntary certification. Emphasis is placed on the current EU certification set up, an overview of global developments, and concrete examples of how certification works.

Target audience:

• • Decision-makers in energy, environment, economic, and development ministries
• • Experts from regulatory authorities and other relevant administrations
• • Experts in public and private research institutes, energy associations and renewable energy agencies
• • Private sector professionals

Duration and format: 2 – 4 hours on site, hybrid or virtual

Training outline:

1. 1. Introduction to certification
2. 2. EU certification set-up and requirements
3. 3. Other certification systems
4. 4. Certification in practice
5. 5. Chain of custody options
6. 6. Guarantees of Origin

The PtX project foundation training provides a basic understanding of project finance in the concept of PtX. It initiates the participants to basic financial concepts, and consequently to the project finance methodology and possible financial instruments available. The training also outlines the unique multi-stakeholders’ structure of a PtX project, its challenges, risks, and how to possibly mitigate them. The last module of the training will offer to discuss projects´ bankability, applying the practical example to SAF projects.

Target audience:

• • Decision-makers in public ministries, e.g., energy
• • Project developers (small/mid-size) 
• • Companies, e.g. oil & gas, mining
• • Project managers, consultants 
• • NGOs

Duration and format: 2 hours – 2 days, on site, hybrid or vitual 

Training outline:

1. Introduction 
2. Basic Financial Terms & Concepts 
3. Developing PtX Projects
4. Stakeholders and their interests
5. Project Finance and Contracts
6. Risk Analysis and Mitigation
7. Quantitative Evaluation of PtX Project Finance
8. Basics of Financial Modelling (Teaser)
9. Bankability Aspects (Examples)

The introduction of a Carbon Adjustment Mechanism by the European Union (EU-CBAM) represents a milestone in fighting climate change through concrete policies for GHG emission reductions. This basic training on CBAM covers the essential information regarding the what, who, when and how of the EU-CBAM. It opens space to discuss how CBAM will be shaping future trade relations between the EU and its partners – with a particular focus on hydrogen and other PtX products.

Target audience:

• Decision makers in energy, economic, climate, trade and other relevant ministries and departments.
• Experts from think tanks and academia working on the intersection between climate change and trade.
• Private sector professionals from private companies, company associations and others willing to understand the EU- CBAM and assess its impact in their respective businesses and sectors.

Duration and format:

• 3 to 4 hours on site, hybrid and virtual

Training outline:

1. 1. Introduction to CBAM, including relation to carbon pricing and the EU-ETS (European Emission Trading System) as well as CBAM main concepts and principles and timeline.
   2. CBAM main actors and obligations during the transitional period.
   3. Calculating embedded emissions during the transitional period, including calculation steps and relevance for monitoring and reporting purposes (Example Hydrogen).
   4. CBAM transitional registry.