Much has happened since 2018 when Eurelectric released the Decarbonisation Pathways study. With Russian gas imports falling from its 40% share of supply and 753 GW of renewable capacity additions targeted for 2030 by REPowerEU, the scenarios have shifted.
How can we square this accelerated ambition with the current reality of the power sector?
This opening session will launch the latest scenarios in the Decarbonisation Speedways study which dives into:
– Alternative scenarios towards full decarbonisation with key milestones in 2030, 2040 and 2050;
– High electrification expectations and a growing focus on sector integration, and;
– Uncertainties resulting from the ongoing geopolitical tensions and supply pressures.
Since the war in Ukraine broke out last year, security of supply has been topping the agenda – securing Europe’s energy independence has become the key issue in the continent’s climate & energy policy debates.
What can be done to secure this independent energy system?
This session will discuss this in detail, focusing on:
– How to make Europe more energy resilient and energy independent;
– Whether the European power sector and related investments are robust enough to endure future external supply chain shocks, and;
– Regional cooperation and geopolitics, with a focus on large-scale infrastructure, LNG and supply diversification.
The panellists will explore various solutions to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis together, including:
What was a quiet and predictable world for the better part of the last decades has given way to geopolitical turmoil. This has had a particularly outsized impact on Europe’s power sector, leading to tough decisions as it tries to keep the course on decarbonisation.
How has the shifting balance of power impacted Europe’s biggest utilities over the past year?
This session will go straight to the source to ask their CEOs:
– How they have perceived the shifting landscape;
– How it has affected the sector over the past year, and;
– How their companies are investing in clean energies for a new decarbonisation scenario.
Wartime sabotage, hacking and digital espionage, and all the while an unfolding climate crisis. These are some of the biggest threats to a resilient power system that we face in the modern age.
How can we adapt to this modern reality of simultaneous physical and cyber threats?
This session aims to answer that by addressing:
– New technologies and EU regulations;
– Interconnecting markets to distribute vulnerability, and;
– Aid and response measures, focusing on lessons learned from Ukraine’s utility, DTEK in the face of war.
Over the past 2 years, policymakers have successfully reached various agreements to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The clock is ticking.
How can our grids connect the dots to implement this decarbonisation plan for 2030?
This session will discuss the plan of attack by answering:
– If the grid is ready to cope with the massive and fast track electrification journey;
– Which changes should happen first;
– Whether we need to revolutionise the current management of the European grid to get ready for 2030, and;
– What the biggest barrier to overcome to fast track the digitalisation of our system is
Come and listen to Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid, hosts of the popular podcast Redefining Energy talk to Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO of E.On and Acting President of Eurelectric and hear what has changed in the two years since he last spoke to them. This pop-up event will take place at the pop-up stage in the exhibition area.
The electricity market design is the backbone of the energy trilemma of energy security, affordability, and environmental sustainability. It is the frame that direct investments. Therefore, if it is not delivering the right signals, we cannot expect to have an energy system which is secure, cost-effective, and low carbon.
How can we design a market fit to deliver these outcomes?
In this session, discussion will centre on:
– Security of supply and whether or not the current market design is fit to deliver it;
– Whether there is anything to be added to the design to help it perform that function more effectively, and;
– The policy pathways to delivering secure, cost-effective, and low carbon energy.
With the power sector and its global supply chains exposed to geopolitical perils of the waning petro-age, Europe’s electrification journey faces a tough challenge, Control of much of the mining and refining of the minerals essential to large-scale electrification, such as lithium and cobalt, lies outside of Europe.
How can we ensure that we have access to the raw materials, from mine to meter, to deliver electrification objectives?
This session will mull this over, as well as questions such as:
– If the European power sector and related investment pipelines are robust enough to endure external supply chain shocks;
– What the needs are for European utilities to invest strategically along the value chain, and;
– What role trade deals, re-shoring & friend-shoring will play in the years to come.
Buildings make up 40% of energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, constituting an essential pillar in the transformation of the European energy architecture. Yet, the full potential of making buildings more efficient in their use – and even provision – of decarbonised electricity is underexploited.
How can we get the most out of Europe’s building stock for decarbonisation?
This session will explore:
– How green buildings can drive the transition towards a resilient and decarbonised energy system in Europe;
– The right incentive structure for all players to invest in renovations that increase energy efficiency and lower energy demand, and;
– Digital solutions that further empower the decarbonisation and electrification of smart, sustainable buildings
24/7 Carbon-Free Energy procurement (24/7 CFE) is gaining momentum, but there is still a lack of knowledge and a lot of misinformation. Moving towards a verifiable system of matching the production of carbon-free sources of energy with consumption on an hourly basis can help accelerate the decarbonisation of the grid, reduce costs and facilitate system flexibility.
So, what is it all about?
This session will unpackage:
– What 24/7 CFE leadership looks like;
– Case studies: why, what, how of hourly matching;
– What are the hedging benefits of 24/7 PPAs: the optimal portfolio and cost range of 24/7 hourly matching, and;
– The policy needs to deliver 24/7 energy matching.
Much has happened since 2018 when Eurelectric released the Decarbonisation Pathways study. With Russian gas imports falling from its 40% share of supply and 753 GW of renewable capacity additions targeted for 2030 by REPowerEU, the scenarios have shifted.
How can we square this accelerated ambition with the current reality of the power sector?
This opening session will launch the latest scenarios in the Decarbonisation Speedways study which dives into:
Since the war in Ukraine broke out last year, security of supply has been topping the agenda – securing Europe’s energy independence has become the key issue in the continent’s climate & energy policy debates.
What can be done to secure this independent energy system?
This session will discuss this in detail, focusing on:
– How to make Europe more energy resilient and energy independent;
– Whether the European power sector and related investments are robust enough to endure future external supply chain shocks, and;
– Regional cooperation and geopolitics, with a focus on large-scale infrastructure, LNG and supply diversification.
The panellists will explore various solutions to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis together, including:
– How to make Europe more energy resilient and energy independent;
– Whether the European power sector and related investments are robust enough to endure future external supply chain shocks, and;
– Regional cooperation and geopolitics, with a focus on large-scale infrastructure, LNG and supply diversification.
What was a quiet and predictable world for the better part of the last decades has given way to geopolitical turmoil. This has had a particularly outsized impact on Europe’s power sector, leading to tough decisions as it tries to keep the course on decarbonisation.
How has the shifting balance of power impacted Europe’s biggest utilities over the past year?
This session will go straight to the source to ask their CEOs:
Wartime sabotage, hacking and digital espionage, and all the while an unfolding climate crisis. These are some of the biggest threats to a resilient power system that we face in the modern age.
How can we adapt to this modern reality of simultaneous physical and cyber threats?
This session aims to answer that by addressing:
Over the past 2 years, policymakers have successfully reached various agreements to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The clock is ticking.
How can our grids connect the dots to implement this decarbonisation plan for 2030?
This session will discuss the plan of attack by answering:
Come and listen to Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid, hosts of the popular podcast Redefining Energy talk to Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO of E.On and Acting President of Eurelectric and hear what has changed in the two years since he last spoke to them. This pop-up event will take place at the pop-up stage in the exhibition area.
Location: La Patinoire Royale (Rue Faider 6, 1060 Saint-Gilles)
Buses will be available from 16h30 at Maison de la Poste
Dress Code: Business/Cocktail
The electricity market design is the backbone of the energy trilemma of energy security, affordability, and environmental sustainability. It is the frame that direct investments. Therefore, if it is not delivering the right signals, we cannot expect to have an energy system which is secure, cost-effective, and low carbon.
How can we design a market fit to deliver these outcomes?
In this session, discussion will centre on:
– Security of supply and whether or not the current market design is fit to deliver it;
– Whether there is anything to be added to the design to help it perform that function more effectively, and;
– The policy pathways to delivering secure, cost-effective, and low carbon energy.
With the power sector and its global supply chains exposed to geopolitical perils of the waning petro-age, Europe’s electrification journey faces a tough challenge, Control of much of the mining and refining of the minerals essential to large-scale electrification, such as lithium and cobalt, lies outside of Europe.
How can we ensure that we have access to the raw materials, from mine to meter, to deliver electrification objectives?
This session will mull this over, as well as questions such as:
– If the European power sector and related investment pipelines are robust enough to endure external supply chain shocks;
– What the needs are for European utilities to invest strategically along the value chain, and;
– What role trade deals, re-shoring & friend-shoring will play in the years to come.
Buildings make up 40% of energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, constituting an essential pillar in the transformation of the European energy architecture. Yet, the full potential of making buildings more efficient in their use – and even provision – of decarbonised electricity is underexploited.
How can we get the most out of Europe’s building stock for decarbonisation?
This session will explore:
– How green buildings can drive the transition towards a resilient and decarbonised energy system in Europe;
– The right incentive structure for all players to invest in renovations that increase energy efficiency and lower energy demand, and;
– Digital solutions that further empower the decarbonisation and electrification of smart, sustainable buildings
24/7 Carbon-Free Energy procurement (24/7 CFE) is gaining momentum, but there is still a lack of knowledge and a lot of misinformation. Moving towards a verifiable system of matching the production of carbon-free sources of energy with consumption on an hourly basis can help accelerate the decarbonisation of the grid, reduce costs and facilitate system flexibility.
So, what is it all about? This session will unpackage:
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