Register for the ETIP SNET & BRIDGE Key results and steps forward networking event!

On 20th June 2023, the ETIP SNET and BRIDGE will host its “Key results and steps forward” networking event in Brussels at the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) from 18:00 onwards. A networking walking dinner will follow a one-hour panel session.

Do not miss the opportunity to meet with numerous relevant stakeholders in the energy field and learn about the key results achieved over the past three years and the upcoming steps forward of the two European Commission’s (EC) initiatives.

The Event will be exclusively in person. Registration is required to participate.

The “ETIP SNET and BRIDGE - Key Results and steps forward” will take place on the evening of the first day of the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW). Participants will be welcomed with an aperitif at 18.00, and by 18:30, a panel session will begin, followed by a networking walking dinner.

In the panel, speakers will present and discuss the main achievements of the two EC initiatives and their contribution to guiding Research, Development & Innovation (RD&I) to support Europe’s energy transition. Moreover, you will have the unique opportunity to meet the BRIDGE projects responsible in the “EU BRIDGE Projects Corner” to exchange ideas, discover projects’ results and establish new synergies (more details will soon be shared with BRIDGE projects’ responsible).

The panel session will be followed by a networking walking dinner across the restaurant of KBR and its beautiful terrace overlooking parts of Brussels city centre. One day away from the longest day of the year, this will be the perfect occasion to network and liaise with the vast community of energy experts part of the ETIP SNET and BRIDGE.

Enlit Europe and the EU Project Zone

For the sixth year in a row, the ETIP SNET and BRIDGE will take part in Enlit Europe, the “constantly growing, inclusive, end-to-end forum that addresses every aspect of the energy agenda”, which this year will take place in Paris from 28 to 30 November.

As for the previous editions, both initiatives are actively contributing to the organisation of the EU Project Zone, the area dedicated to European-funded projects committed to accelerating the energy transition.

Consult the brochure describing the packages for the live event and digital ways of dissemination through the EU Project Zone. An Early Bird special is available until 15 May, with which you will benefit from a 10% discount on package #3.

For the new Bridge project, acknowledging the initial lack of results but the willingness to attend and present the projects’ objectives, please inform the BRIDGE Secretariat if you would be interested in attending and based on the number of projects, we will check with Enlit organisers what would be the best set up to give your project the proper visibility. Different options are also available to those projects that would like to organise an open workshop or hold a final event as a side event of Enlit Europe. Please inform us about any of the above, providing details about the planned date, number of expected attendees and required AV and Catering. Based on that, Clarion Events will put together a tailor-made package.

In order to keep track of the projects interested in attending, please get back to the BRIDGE Secretariat (jointcommunication@h2020-bridge.eu) by 10 May. For everything related to payment and logistics, please note that the contact person will be Linda Görtler-Weiss Linda.Goertler-Weiss@clarionevents.com from Clarion Events, the organisers of Enlit Europe.

BRIDGE and ETIP SNET will attend EM-Power Europe

BRIDGE and the ETIP SNET will take part to the EM-Power Europe Conference, the International Exhibition for energy management and integrated energy solutions in Frankfurt from 13 to 16 June 2023. The two EC initiatives will give a panel session and have a joint booth where they will be joined by the nine BRIDGE projects below:

• Iflex: Intelligent Assistants for Flexibility Management;
• RESONANCE: Replicable and efficient solutions for optimal cross-sector energy management;
• GIFT: Geographic Island Flexibility;
• iPLUG;
• ebalance-plus;
• InterConnect;
• SENDER;
• RENergetic;
• EUniversal.

Read the description of the session, also available on the EM-Power Europe website.

The world is facing unprecedented challenges in the form of climate change and the urgent need to transition to a sustainable energy future. In order to tackle these challenges, we must harness the power of research and innovation to drive forward the development of new technologies, processes, and solutions.

This session, organised by the ETIP Smart Networks for Energy Transition (SNET) and BRIDGE - two European Commission’s initiatives - will bring on the stage ten H2020 and Horizon Europe projects. The panel session will be divided into two separate breakdown sessions along the topics of:

1. Flexibility and retail market options for DSO - Replicable solutions for a cross sector compliant energy ecosystem;
2. Consumer engagement and demand response (including interoperable smart homes and grids) and Decarbonising systems in energy and geographical Islands.

The panellists will present the key figures, activities and results of their projects and will be part of a panel discussion followed by a Q&A session where questions from the audience will be collected. Join us to enhance more your understanding of the current state of energy-related areas and to identify where the gaps and needs for future research and innovation priorities lie!

EUSEW 2023: BRIDGE Policy Session and Energy Fair stand

BRIDGE will participate in a Policy Session at the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2023 titled “Empowering energy communities: building capacity for social innovation”.

As we celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Clean Energy Package (incl. REDII and IEMD), this EUSEW provides an opportunity to discuss remaining barriers and possible solutions to the deployment of energy community projects. This session will discuss the next steps envisioned through Fit for 55, and the ways in which energy communities help respond to the energy crisis. It will explore non-regulatory issues and barriers related to project design, development and implementation, as well as the design of suitable policy measures, such as one-stop shops, to help overcome these barriers.

Register your attendance at EUSEW 2023 for this and several other sessions included “Revision of the SET plan: boosting skills for R&I and competitiveness in clean energy technologies” co-organised by the ETIPs FORUM.

Moreover, BRIDGE and the ETIP SNET will have an Energy Fair stand onsite together with the ETIPs FORUM titled “bringing the energy transition forward”. More information will soon be available on the EUSEW 2023 website.

BRIDGE General Assembly 2023: Conclusions and next steps will soon be published

The Conclusions and next steps of the BRIDGE General Assembly 2023 that took place from 28 to 30 March are currently being drafted and will soon be published on the BRIDGE website. Consult it regularly and check its social media (@Energy4Europe and CINEA LinkedIn) for the these and more updates!