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May 2016
IRENA Innovation Week: The Age of Renewable Power: Centralised, Distributed or Supergrids?
Government and industry have agreed on the need for a clean energy revolution to keep climate change in check. But what technologies should we focus on? And what still hinders key technological breakthroughs? IRENA Innovation Week aims to develop a unified vision, along with sector-specific strategies, to find innovative solutions and accelerate renewable energy deployment. The theme for 2016 is “The Age of Renewable Power: Centralised, Distributed or Supergrids?”. This is the first of what is intended to be an…
Find out more »workshop on scenarios and cost-benefit analysis methodology for assessing cross-border infrastructure projects
This workshop has been designed to facilitate future development of the pan-European Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) methodology for energy infrastructure projects with cross-border influence in Europe. These projects contribute to complete the European internal energy market and to reach the EU's energy policy objectives aiming to ensure affordable, secure and sustainable energy. The purpose of the workshop is to provide insight into the role of the CBA methodology, its current use and its foreseen/desired purpose. The workshop, which will host speakers…
Find out more »Bridging Europe’s Energy Divide – How to link Central and Western Europe?
- Welcome speech by Paweł Olechnowicz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CEEP - Keynote speech by Heiko Ammerman, Partner at Roland Berger, Adviser to CEEP - Intervention by the European Commission (speaker tbc)
Find out more »International Conference on Smart Grid Inspired Future Technologies
The smart grid is the next generation electric grid that enables efficient, intelligent, and economical power generation, transmission, and distribution using modern information and communications technologies, such as advanced sensing, monitoring, and processing technology, and high-speed bi-directional communications and networking. In recent years, the smart grid has attracted significant attentions and become a global trend due to the immense potential benefits including enhanced reliability and resilience, higher operational efficiency, more efficient energy consumption, and better power quality. This conference expects…
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