• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Simon Thorne

S&P Global

Climate & Energy Transformation Lead

Simon leads the Energy Transition research team and the Scenarios and outlooks team for Commodity Insights having previously been responsible for research of LNG, natural gas, power, nuclear fuels and coal for Platts analytics. During that time Simon was responsible for launching Hydrogen and related transition fuels coverage and products and shaping Platts energy transition related products. Prior to 2020 Simon led the pricing side of Platts global Generating Fuels (Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear Fuels) and Electric power coverage, including the key suite of domestic US natural gas benchmarks. He was responsible for a global team that produces thousands of benchmarks each week alongside news and analysis of the markets. Prior to that Simon spearheaded Platts coverage of Agricultural markets, leading the pricing, news and analysis teams while also heading Platts Global Petrochemicals pricing and analytical operations. Simon has also led Platts European refined oil products, freight and crude oil coverage, responsible for global benchmarks such as Platts Dated Brent and many refined product assessments. Based in London, UK Simon leads a global team based in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Sessions With Simon Thorne

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 12:30pm - 01:00pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 05:30 pm - 19/mar/2024 06:00 pm

    Port of Rotterdam: The European hydrogen hub
    Hydrogen

    As Europe’s largest trading facility, the Port of Rotterdam is a vital asset in meeting EU climate goals. For hydrogen, the task is building the infrastructure to facilitate the import, storage, and distribution necessary to become a major hydrogen hub. What are the plans to become a climate neutral port of the future? 

Wednesday, 20 March

  • 02:30pm - 03:10pm (CST) / 20/mar/2024 07:30 pm - 20/mar/2024 08:10 pm

    Spotlight | Decarbonization: How quickly will it scale?
    Carbon Management/Decarbonization

    Decarbonizing the industrial sector is one of the most important areas of the energy transition, accounting for around a quarter of global energy-related emissions. Companies are investing in different technologies across different regions to cut emissions in the most cost-effective way possible. Each technology – carbon, capture, utilization and storage, clean hydrogen, electrification and others—has its own benefits and challenges to scaling up to the degree needed to reach decarbonization goals. What are the learnings so far? Will the suite of decarbonization technologies vary across regions? What is needed to accelerate the deployment of such projects globally?