Connecting Regions, Powering the Future: The NBHC Pathway to the Baltic Sea Hydrogen Economy
Hydrogen Summit

Connecting Regions, Powering the Future: The NBHC Pathway to the Baltic Sea Hydrogen Economy

Infrastructure
Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Europe/Helsinki
H2 Horizons Stage
English
About
The Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC) is a cross-border infrastructure project that foresees the development of an onshore hydrogen transport corridor from Finland through Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to Germany. The project promotes energy supply independence, renewable energy uptake, and energy security and resilience within the Baltic Sea region in line with Europe's hydrogen strategy. This session introduces the latest achievements of the project as well as its market study 'Call for Interest' that is run 14th January - 31st March.

Moderator: Joonas Laitila, Project Manager, Hydrogen Development, Gasgrid 

Panelists:
Nemunas Biknius, CEO, Amber Grid
Ralph Bahke, Managing Director, Controlling and Development, ONTRAS
Tuukka Hartikka, Vice President, Hydrogen & Power to X, Helen
Georg Benhöfer, Senior Project Manager, Hydrogen, VNG Handel & Vertrieb

 

Speakers

Ralph Bahke

Managing Director Controlling and DevelopmentONTRAS

Georg Benhöfer

Senior Project Manager, HydrogenVNG Handel & Vertrieb

Nemunas Biknius

Chief Executive OfficerAmber Grid

Tuukka Hartikka

Vice President, Hydrogen & Power to XHelen

Moderators

Joonas Laitila

NBHC Project DirectorGasgrid