Joint Industry Letter on sector integration and the Renovation Wave

Brussels, 19 June 2020 - Gas Distributors for Sustainability, jointly with 9 other European associations, co-signed a letter to Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, and Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton. Together we make recommendations to the European Commission for the forthcoming communications on Smart Sector Integration, Hydrogen Strategy and Renovate Wave.

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General Assembly appoints Paolo Gallo (Italgas CEO) as President for 2020

Brussels, 30th January 2020: Following a high level meeting with Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General of Energy of the European Commission, the CEOs of six leading EU gas distributors, members of GD4S, this afternoon held their Annual General Assembly and appointed Paolo Gallo (Italgas) as President for 2020.

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GD4S will speak at the European Utility Week on the contribution of gas distribution networks to the energy transition

Paris, October 10th 2019 - GD4S will directly be present at the European Utility Week. Ian Kilgallon, Business Development and Innovation Manager for Gas Networks Ireland, will speak on behalf of GD4S. He will emphasize why renewable gas is part of the energy transition to a carbon-neutral society and the adaptation that gas distributors are undertaking to enable this transition.

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GD4S is strengthened with the entry of the Greek EDA THESS

Brussels, 25 May 2020 - Gas Distributors for Sustainability, the association that brings together the main European players in the gas distribution sector, is further strengthened by the entry of the Greek EDA THESS.

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GD4S Highlighted the Role Renewable Gases to Facilitate Decarbonisation at the European Utility Week 2019

Paris, November 13th 2019. Ian Kilgallon, Business Development & Innovation Manager, Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) took to the stage on behalf of Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S) at the 2019 Hub Session at the European Utility Week. His presentation, ‘Integrating Renewable Gases to Facilitate Decarbonisation’, was well received on the day and highlighted the role of the gas infrastructure and renewable gases as key to decarbonisation, with particular focus on Ireland.

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