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Launching event & First General Assembly of the Technology Platform
BACKGROUNDIn response to the Lisbon strategy and to the 2002 Barcelona Council’s call to boost research and technological development in Europe, Technology platforms have been identified as an effective tool to address major economic, technological or societal challenges and to stimulate more effective and efficient RTD, especially in the private sector. The success of several energy and environmental policies critically depend on the transformation of the electricity system towards one which will be more sustainable, compatible with the eco-system and able to support the proper functioning of the internal electricity market. It is widely recognised that an entire new philosophy to design, build and manage electricity networks will need to be developed, and this will require substantial RTD investments. The subject “Electricity Grids” has even been included in the conclusions of the recent G8 meeting in Gleneagles. In collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, the Commission has facilitated the setting up of a Technology Platform for the Electricity Networks of the Future (SmartGrids). The platform, which includes representatives from industry, utilities, transmission and distribution system operators, research centres and academia, started its operations in May 2005. Further information on its objectives, scope, operational structure and timeline are posted here. OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSEMBLYThe main objective of the launching event and the first general assembly is to present the main achievements of the SmartGrids Technology Platform to date, and in particular:
PROGRAMME OUTLINEThe general assembly will last two days. Speakers and panellists will include EU Commissioners, Member States’ Ministers, Members of the European Parliament, senior industrial representatives, Members of the Advisory Council, eminent scientists and shapers from the research community, industry and public administrations. The conference will be opened by Commissioner Janez POTOČNIK. In the first morning, policy makers will deliver a series of keynote speeches highlighting the links between the strategic objectives of the EU, electricity networks, research and technology platforms. Industry high representatives will than spell out the need for an increased coordinated effort on electricity networks research. Finally, the morning will be closed with the presentation of the vision report. The afternoon of the first day will be dedicated to the presentation of the first version of the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), to the contributions of the Mirror Group, and will finish with a round table discussion between members of the members of the Commission, industry, transmission and distribution system operators, and public administrations. On the second day, four parallel sessions on different aspects of the SRA will be held in the morning. These sessions will give the opportunity to all conference’s participants to offer contributions to the detailed contents of the SRA. Finally, the moderators of these sessions will reported back to the assembly in a closing plenary session. >> Programme PRESENTATIONS1st Day: 6 April 20069:30 Opening Session Chair: Christian Sasse, AREVA T&D General Manager Technology Centre and ETP SmartGrids Advisory Council Chairman
10:30 Press-Conference 11:00 Visions of the Electricity Networks of the Future Stakeholders’ views :
14:30 Strategic Research Agenda Chair: Pablo Fernández Ruiz, European Commission, DG RTD, Director of Directorate J - Energy Key results from EU projects and Structure of the TP-SmartGrids Manuel Sánchez , European Commission, DG RTD, Directorate J - Energy Network Assets - Issues, vision and roadmap Pier Nabuurs , CEO KEMA, The Netherlands Network Operations - Issues, vision and roadmap Tahir Kapetanovic, Director Electricity Energie-Control GmbH, Austria Demand and Metering - Issues, vision and roadmap Maher Chebbo , Vice President Utilities Industry Europe Middle East and Africa, SAP AG, Germany Generation and Storage - Issues, vision and roadmap Nikos Hatziargyriou, Professor National Technical University of Athens, Greece 17:30 Round-table on the SmartGrids Co-Chair: Ruud de Bruijne, SenterNovem and Mirror Group Vice Chairman Rainer Bacher, Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), Head Electrical Networks and Mirror Group Vice Chairman Participants:
2nd Day: 7 April 20069:30 Strategic Research Agenda. Four Working Group Parallel Sessions (see specific programme below) 14:30 Presentation of Working Group results Chairs: Jürgen Schmid, Chairman of the Board, ISET, Germany Network Assets (minutes / results) Network Operations (minutes / highlights) Demand and Metering Generation and Storage 15:30 Conclusion: further needs, plans and recommendations Closing Remarks 16:00 End of 1st General Assembly Strategic Research Agenda Chair: Pier Nabuurs, CEO KEMA, The Netherlands 9:30-10:00 What are the main issues regarding network assets in the electricity networks of the future? 10:00-10:30 Pan-European Network 10:30-11:00 Network Asset Management 11:15-11:45 Customer Integration 11:45-12:15 The NEW distribution network 12:15-12:45 Multiple Energy Carrier Systems 12:45-13:00 Summary of main conclusions Strategic Research Agenda Chair: Tahir Kapetanovic, 9:30-10:15 Network Operations Vision and how to get there 10:15-11:00 Network Operations Customers – needs and opportunities 11:15-12:00 Network Operations validation projects – achieving cost-effectiveness 12:00-12:45 Achieving the Network Operations vision – risks and solutions to secure success 12:45-13:00 Summary of main conclusions Strategic Research Agenda Chair: Maher Chebbo, SAP AG, Germany 9:30-10:15 Overall Demand and Metering vision 10:15-11:00 Automated Meters and Value Added Services 11:15-12:00 Development of European wide consciousness programs for Energy efficiency and commitment of European institutions for standardization 12:00-12:45 Effective Demand Side Management in Power Markets 12:45-13:00 Summary of main conclusions Strategic Research Agenda Chair: Nikos Hatziargyriou, NTUA, Greece 9:30-10:15 SmartsGrid Vision – Generation and Storage in relation to network development and operation, especially distributed generation –Sharpening our insights 10:15-11:00 The Customers – anticipating their needs and opportunities 11:15-12:00 Evaluation Projects – achieving cost-effective validation projects 12:00-12:45 Achieving the Generation and Storage vision – risks and solutions to secure success 12:45-13:00 Summary of main conclusions AGENDA AND TIMING6 April 2006 09h30 to 18h00 TARGET AUDIENCEThe conference is designed to attract high-level participants from the spheres of research, science and technology, industry and policy-making from all over Europe. This event should be of special value for those interested in defining the way forward for the area ‘Smart Energy Networks’ in the Seventh Framework Programme. REGISTRATIONThe registration will be closed on 17th March 2005. The conference room can host up to 450 participants. Everyone who registers will receive a computer-generated acknowledgement immediately after the on-line registration and subsequently will be informed if the application has been accepted. CONFERENCE VENUECharlemagne Building >> How to get to European Commission
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