Grids meet Renewables – Conference and Best Practice Fair
20 February 2018 at The Egg, Brussels, Belgium
The energy sector is currently undergoing a grand transition, one that will most likely have a significant impact on citizens, consumers, industry and the environment. The transformation needs a joint concept of the future energy landscape, shared by a variety of actors – including the renewables and grid industries – to meet societal expectations and technological requirements. Our event “Grids meet Renewables” will provide space for an open dialogue between these actors, deep diving on the key challenges and potential solution and current best practices implemented by industry and civil society.
The event focused on the following questions:
- How can different industries jointly plan the future energy landscape?
- How can we ensure that the identification of new renewables sites goes hand in hand with the analysis of future grid needs?
- What roles can RES companies and grid operators play in making sure that the transition will happen in a fair and acceptable manner?
- How can transmission and generation work together in the future to further benefit from each other?
AGENDA
Please have a look at the full agenda here.
In addition, a Best Practice Fair created opportunities for the exchange and discussion of best practices in different areas that are relevant for a renewables-based energy landscape. Participants had the opportunity to find new inspiration and learn from the experience of existing initiatives.
VENUE
The conference and best practice fair took place at The Egg in the heart of Europe, in Brussels.
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NEWS
Smarter roll-out of electricity grids makes integrating 35% renewables easier and cheaper
The integration of increasing shares of renewable energy into electricity grids is getting easier and cheaper. Smart grids, demand response, flexible wind turbines and storage are helping to do this. But we need to upgrade and expand the grid to secure the significant cost savings that an interconnected power market could offer…
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