EU Gas DSO association, GD4S, meets EU Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson

Meeting requested following the Association’s publication of White Paper on the role of gas distribution networks in the decarbonisation process

Brussels, 13 October 2021 – Paolo Gallo, Chairman of the EU Association Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S) and CEO of Italgas, alongside a delegation from GD4S, met with EU Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson yesterday. Among the topics discussed were the strategic role of gas distribution networks including in the context of sector coupling, methane emissions, digitisation process and potential of renewable gases – such as biomethane, synthetic methane and green hydrogen – to enable the energy transition.

Also attending on behalf of GD4S, which represents the seven main gas distributors in Europe, were Gabriel Sousa, CEO of Galp Gás Natural Distribuição (Portugal) and Catherine Leboul-Proust, Director for Strategy of GRDF (France). The meeting was proposed by Commissioner Simson following the recent presentation of GD4S’ White Paper ‘Gas grids - a key enabler of decarbonisation’, which outlines the actions taken by distribution system operators (DSOs) to support the decarbonisation and clearly affirms GD4S' commitment to deliver carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S) publishes White Paper promoting the role of gas networks as key enabler of the EU’s energy transition

26 policy recommendations detailed by the EU Gas DSO Association

Brussels, 3rd June 2021 - The potential of renewable gases, the strategic role of gas distribution networks and the commitment of Distribution System Operators (DSOs) to meeting shared climate ambitions, form the basis of ‘Gas grids - a key enabler of decarbonisation’, a White Paper published today by Gas Distributors for Sustainabiltiy (GD4S), the EU's European gas association in which participate the seven major DSOs from seven countries.

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New Energy Landscape Hub Series Season 1 Episode 2: Energy System Integration at the distribution level: key to delivering the EU Green Deal

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18 March 2021 - Energy Systems Integration (ESI), also referred to as "sector coupling", will maximise renewable energy production, link energy sources and optimise end uses, according to the Strategy released last July by the European Commission (An EU Strategy for Energy System Integration). It is expected to be a major enabler of greenhouse gas emission reduction on the path towards climate neutrality.

This episode aims to address what Energy Systems Integration means at the level of energy distribution, in relation to the EU Green Deal goals of climate neutrality and resource-efficiency.

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The Truth about Sector Coupling

Key takeaways of the Webinar on “The Truth about Sector Coupling", co-organized by GD4S and E.DSO.

On 20th September 2021  a panel of experts coming either from the private or the public sector shared their knowledge about sector coupling and their vision on how to reach a fully decarbonised energy system thanks to gas and electricity.

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GD4S calls on the European Commission to recognize the role of blending hydrogen into the existing gas networks

Brussels, 18 March 2021 - Together with more than 90 energy companies, GD4S calls on the European Commission to consider the importance of hydrogen blending in existing gas networks. The association highlights the key contribution of existing gas transmission and distribution networks, and the related facilities connected to them, as a key enabling factor to achieve the decarbonization of the European economy and to reach the objectives of the European Hydrogen Strategy.

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