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

Yuri Freedman

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas)

Senior Director, Business Development

Yuri has broad experience in development and acquisition of energy infrastructure assets. In his current role of Senior Director of Business Development, he manages the portfolio of clean hydrogen growth initiatives of Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), the largest North American gas utility. Prior to his current role he held the position of Director of Commercial Development for Sempra LNG, and previously held the positions of Director of Infrastructure Investments at Sempra Renewables and Director of Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions at Sempra Energy.

Prior to joining Sempra Energy, Yuri held the positions of Managing Director at Fortress Investment Group and Vice President at GE Energy Financial Services.

Yuri serves on the board of CALSTART. He holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a PhD in Environmental Science and Energy Research from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

Sessions With Yuri Freedman

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 08:30am - 09:00am (CST) / 19/mar/2024 01:30 pm - 19/mar/2024 02:00 pm

    Building out the Hydrogen Ecosystem in California
    Hydrogen

    The California Hydrogen Hub will leverage the Golden State’s leadership in clean energy technology to produce hydrogen exclusively from renewable energy and biomass. Expansion of refueling stations and hydrogen infrastructure is a state goal but the path to implementation is not always straightforward. How will the injection of IRA funds build out a mature California hydrogen ecosystem? 

Thursday, 21 March

  • 09:00am - 09:30am (CST) / 21/mar/2024 02:00 pm - 21/mar/2024 02:30 pm

    Southern California Gas Company | A Vision for Building California's Hydrogen Economy

    Clean renewable hydrogen can dramatically support broad electrification and decarbonization of the economy’s most challenging sectors if hydrogen infrastructure is developed with speed and scale to meet projected market demand.  Learn from Regulatory and Policy Director Shirley Arazi about SoCalGas’ work to meet California’s climate goals with private-public partnerships like ARCHES and state research universities to shape the landscape of renewable energy through natural gas and hydrogen blending projects and a proposed, dedicated hydrogen pipeline system.

    Watch Now
  • 11:30am - 12:00pm (CST) / 21/mar/2024 04:30 pm - 21/mar/2024 05:00 pm

    Repurposing Infrastructure for Hydrogen
    Hydrogen

    Repurposing natural gas infrastructure for hydrogen is possible with certain modifications and considerations. Although significant planning is required existing natural gas infrastructure can be effectively repurposed to support the transition to a hydrogen economy, enabling the widespread adoption of clean and renewable hydrogen energy.