27 January 2015
12:00-20:00
Brussels
Organised by RGI. Sponsored by Elia Group, Tennet and EUROBAT.
Electricity is the engine of modern societies and flowering economies. Economic growth is dependent on energy security. Native renewable resources and related grid infrastructure are at the core of the energy transition. More than ever before, electricity has become a basic need and as such also a democratic right. While democracy comes with responsibility, the bigger picture is often lost in local disputes.
While in the past only a few actors dominated generation and transmission, the picture has been changing during recent years. The trend of citizens “taking back” power over the energy system is increasing: distributed generation, unbundling, citizen co-operatives or re-municipalisation of grids are phenomena often described as the democratisation of energy.
Through new technologies, citizens gain more responsibility and become prosumers(producers and consumers) rather than mere consumers of electricity. What’s more, many citizens request an active part in the financing, planning and permitting of new generation and transmission sites. Still, opposition for infrastructure projects on the ground continues to be fierce. New approaches and solutions are urgently needed.
The European Union plays an increasing role in energy policy, be it through the climate and energy packages for 2020 and 2030, the Emission Trading Scheme, Projects of Common European Interest (PCI) and the recently announced Energy Union.
Agenda & Speakers
session 1
Innovation and structural change
How can TSOs master the challenges of the energy transition?
Disruptive storage options
Collaboration between DSOs and TSOs: policies required to lead the energy transition
session 2
Energy and Democracy
Prosumers – responsibility and democracy
Trust your neighbour: the need for interconnections
Big data in the electricity sector: peoples’ concerns and needs
Greener grids: infrastructure and biodiversity
session 3
The European Energy Union
What should the Energy Union deliver for the electricity sector?
Essential market reforms
Liberalisation 2.0
Efficiency vs. flexibility
There is no ‘Union’ without sustainability
Priorities 2015
Presentations
Video
Photos
Sponsors
RGI is grateful to the following sponsors of the event:
contact
Stephanie Bätjer
stephanie[at]renewables-grid.euDirector – Communication
Stephanie Bätjer
stephanie[at]renewables-grid.euDirector – Communication
topic-related resources
While in the past only a few actors dominated generation and transmission, the picture has been changing during recent years. The trend of citizens “taking back” power over the energy system is increasing: distributed generation, unbundling, citizen co-operatives or re-municipalisation of grids are phenomena often described as the democratisation of energy.
Through new technologies, citizens gain more responsibility and become prosumers(producers and consumers) rather than mere consumers of electricity. What’s more, many citizens request an active part in the financing, planning and permitting of new generation and transmission sites. Still, opposition for infrastructure projects on the ground continues to be fierce. New approaches and solutions are urgently needed.
The European Union plays an increasing role in energy policy, be it through the climate and energy packages for 2020 and 2030, the Emission Trading Scheme, Projects of Common European Interest (PCI) and the recently announced Energy Union.