This joint event organised by the Technology Region Karlsruhe and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) will discuss how regions and local communities could contribute to reaching ambitious and sustainable greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in the energy sector.
The event addresses representatives of the local and regional government level in different European regions, scientists and experts as well as representatives of the European Commission to discuss good practices and innovative concepts for smart energy solutions at local and regional level.
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Heinz Ossenbrink, European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Renewable energy deployment now and in the next years
Andreas Zucker, European Commission, Joint Research Centre Self-consumption under different regulation schemes
Dogan Keles, Head of Energy markets and energy system analysis, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) Impact of renewable energies on markets and future design of electricity markets
Phil Jones, Chair of Architectural Science, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University Drivers and barriers for a zero carbon built environment
Ales Gnamus, European Commission, Joint Research Centre What drives innovation? Economic development perspectives for cities and regions - Presentation of the Smart Specialisation Platform on Energy
Bertrand Zuindeau, Project Manager, Regional Council Hauts-de-France, France The Third Industrial Revolution in Hauts-de-France : Current State and Perspectives
Jochen Ehlgötz, Executive Director, Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion, Germany Innovation as a key to sustainable development – regional potentials and challenges
Astrid Madsen, Process Manager for Energy Transition, City of Rotterdam, the Netherlands Innovative urban energy planning
Nikola Kibritev, Director of the Sustainable Development Department, Ruse Municipality, Bulgaria Transforming cities for a smart, sustainable Europe – example from the lower Danube region
Furio Honsell, Mayor of Udine, Italy Are smart cities healthy cities?
Jeremy Draper, Energy Manager, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Imagine 2050: A City Roadmap to a sustainable Zero Carbon City by 2050
Workshop 1: Smart Grids as backbone for Smart Energy Regions
Christoph Schlenzig, Member of the Board, Smart Grids-Plattform Baden-Württemberg e.V. Energy infrastructure in transition – local and regional challenges
Dudley Stewart, General Secretary, Micro Electricity Generation Association, Ireland Community ownership of renewable energy projects
Eloy Álvarez Pelegry, Director of the Department of Energy, Orkestra Basque Institute of Competitiveness Policies and projects for smart grids and smart energy regions: the case of the Basque Country
Workshop 2: Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation
Magdalene Häberle, Head of ERDF Coordination Unit (European Regional Development Fund), Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing, Baden-Württemberg Dialogue oriented instruments and subsidiarity in smart specialisation
Michail Gkoumas, Special Service for Strategy, Planning & Evaluation, Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, Greece Application of Entrepreneurial Discovery Process in the energy sector at regional level
Lothar Keck, CEO, fokus.energie e.V., Karlsruhe Innovation platforms – from consultation to co-creation of policies
Workshop 3: Smart Cities and Communities
Orsola Irene Mautone, European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy The European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities
Martin Sawillion, KEA Climate and Energy Agency Baden-Württemberg Energy Efficient Cities and Communities: Economic development and climate protection
Agnese Presotto, responsible for the Environmental Management System in Udine, Italy Udine smart city: project Infinite Solutions and other innovative urban actions
Jaroslav Klusák, Energy Manager, City of Litoměřice, Czech Republic Smart energy strategies - possibilities and limitations of local authorities in different settings
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For more information on the event, pease contact the organisers: JRC-CONFERENCE@ec.europa.eu
For information on how to get to the venue and hotels in the area, please see the detailed information guide.
The JRC analyses the regional development of various renewable energy technologies, as well as the status and future trends of the energy market in the different EU regions. It also assesses renewable energy resources, regarding availability, logistics and economic performance at regional level. The JRC is also performing comparative regional-level cost-benefit and security analysis for a cost-effective, reliable and secure development of the power system with a high share of renewables.
The JRC also runs the Smart Specialisation Platform for Energy which supports the optimal and effective uptake of the Cohesion Policy Funds for energy, provides guidelines and scientific support for the creation of regional expert clusters to design, and evaluate and monitor the Sustainable Energy Action Plans of the Covenant of Mayors initiative. In addition, the JRC also assesses the integration of the Baltic States' electricity network into the Nordic market and the EU electricity market and gives scientific support to the EU Strategy for the Danube region.