The role of wind in electrifying and decarbonising the wider economy

High-level & plenaries

When: Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 11:30 - 12:45
Where: Room: Brussels

Session description

The world is moving from the era of fossil fuel- based energy towards an increasingly decarbonised energy supply. Europe is uniquely positioned to provide a blueprint for the rest of the world in this field. Renewables already make up 30% of the power produced in Europe – but the complete decarbonisation of Europe’s energy system will only be possible if we fully exploit the potential of renewables beyond the power sector we know today. Pushing these boundaries means accelerating the renewables-based electrification of three sectors: transport, heating & cooling, and industrial processes. Electrification and sector-coupling have the potential to drive energy efficiency and decarbonisation economy-wide while making a renewables-based energy system more flexible and resilient. In this session, WindEurope will present a report featuring scenarios for the electrification of transport, heating & cooling, and energy-intensive industrial processes, showing possible paths to achieve the decarbonisation objectives set by the European Union for 2050.