Patrick Lafontaine

Program Director

European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP)

Brussels, Belgium

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Managing the co-programmed Clean Steel Partnership

About me

Graduated at the University of Gent, Belgium as Master of Electrical engineering, and at the University of Leuven, Belgium as Master of Business Administration.

Long international career in the Tractebel ENGIE group, dealing with power supply and on site power generation for energy intensive industries.

In recent years, developing an energy transition and decarbonisation strategy for the energy intensive industries for Smart Delta Resources in the North Sea Port area (Belgium/Netherlands) in the chemical/petrochemical , steel, fertiliser, food, paper, automotive sectors, based on electrification, hydrogen and circular economy - in collaboration with P4P

Currently, program director of the Clean Steel Partnership with the European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP), implementing a R&D&I strategic research and innovation agenda aiming at the decarbonisation of the steel industry in Europe and based on hydrogen, electrification, circular economy and smart carbon usage pathways.

My organisation

European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP)

https://estep.eu

Develop technologies reducing CO2 emissions from steel production, ultimately achieving climate neutrality.

Piloting and demonstrating breakthrough technologies that can significantly reduce the impact of steel production on the climate footprint.

Preserving the competitiveness and viability of the EU steel industry.

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Sector

Steel

Speaker sessions (1)

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

14:10 - 15:00

Synergies for the twin transition

Format:In-person
Location:Einstein

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