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Press release

Value of stakeholder exchange underlined at RGI-RTE dinner during COP

Press release

Topic

Energy system planning & implementation

Published 03 December 2015

At the occasion of COP21, RGI invited experts from the renewables, grid and environmental protection sphere to discuss the grid needed for the energy transition and the fight against climate change at a dinner hosted by the French grid operator RTE. After a welcome from new RTE CEO François Brottes, Adnan Amin, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) opened the discussion sharing his impressions on how the fast growth of IRENA reflects the success of renewables around the globe.

The following conversations spanned a wide range of topics from global issues related to the further increase of renewables, to practical matters of building infrastructure systems that are able to deal with the different technological requirements of renewables, and the very local challenges in building needed infrastructure while respecting the necessities of local communities and nature. The need to engage and seek the exchange amongst different stakeholders in pursuit of joint solutions was re-emphasised throughout the evening. The dinner itself was a contribution to this type of engagement and saw high level participation from the European Commission, the French Energy Ministry and French Energy Regulator (CRE), the Assemblée Permanente des Chambres d’Agriculture (APCA), the École Nationale Supérieure des paysages (ENSP), 50Hertz, RTE, Statnett, ENTSO-E, the Décider Ensemble think-tank, and NGOs such as Greenpeace, WWF and Germanwatch.

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Stephanie Bätjer

Director – Communication

Stephanie Bätjer

Director – Communication

t: +49 30 2332 11017
Stephanie Bätjer is leading the Renewables Grid Initiative’s communication and event activities as Programme Manager – Communication. She is also heavily involved in RGI’s policy work and all activities that look at social engagement around grids. She previously worked in the communications team of the European Climate Foundation. Stephanie has studied at the Universities of Marburg and Hamburg, Germany, and the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. She holds degrees in political science and journalism.

Stephanie Bätjer

Director – Communication

Stephanie Bätjer

Director – Communication

t: +49 30 2332 11017
Stephanie Bätjer is leading the Renewables Grid Initiative’s communication and event activities as Programme Manager – Communication. She is also heavily involved in RGI’s policy work and all activities that look at social engagement around grids. She previously worked in the communications team of the European Climate Foundation. Stephanie has studied at the Universities of Marburg and Hamburg, Germany, and the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. She holds degrees in political science and journalism.