Integration of renewables into the power markets of Europe

Integration of renewables into the power markets of Europe

IEA Renewable Energy
Working Party
Integration of renewables into the power markets of Europe
Time: 24. September 2013 (09:45-16:30)
Venue: Holmenkollen Park Hotel, Oslo, Norway
Street address: Kongeveien 26, 0787 Oslo
Organised by the IEA Renewable Energy Working Party and the Research Council of Norway.
The host for the workshop is Managing Director Marius Holm from ZERO.
Part I: Setting the Scene
The challenge of integrating more variable production and the possible solutions as seen
from national perspectives
09:00 – 09:45
Registration
09:45 – 10:00
Welcome and introduction
10:00 – 10:30
The UK Perspective – Dr. Jonathan Radcliffe, University of Birmingham
10:30 – 11:00
The German Perspective - Dr. Sven Bode, Arrhenius Institute
11:00 – 11:30
The Norwegian Perspective - Director Magnus Korpås, Sintef
11:30 – 11:50
Short break
11:50 – 12:30
First results of the Grid Integration of Variable Renewables study –
Energy Analyst Simon Müller, IEA
12:30 – 13:00
Q&A
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
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Part II: Today’s Markets - Are They Up for the Challenge?
Current market places and need for new market mechanisms, new incentives and crossborder transmission capacity
14:00 – 14:20
The European Power Market – Director Audrey Mahuet, EPEX Spot
14:20 – 14:40
The Nordic Power Market – Director Hans Randen, Nordpool Spot
14:40 – 15:00
Investment signals for power producers – Vice president Håkon Egeland,
Statkraft
15:00 – 15:15
Short break
15:15 – 15:35
Interconnection capacity and regulation – Chief Economist Jan Bråten,
Statnett
Part III: Political Implications
What political decisions are needed and what are the prospects?
15:35– 15:50
Interconnector policy and balancing services –
Specialist Director Manus Pandey, The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
15:50 – 16:15
Panel discussion on the road to a functioning market design Simon Müller, Jonathan Radcliffe, Sven Bode
16:15 – 16:30
Conclusions
17:00 – 18:30
Social program
Contact Research Council: Andreas Bratland, [email protected]
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About the speakers
Dr. Jonathan Radcliffe, University of Birmingham
Jonathan Radcliffe studied physics at Imperial College and Cambridge and was Head of
the Analysis Team for the UK’s Energy Research Partnership (ERP), leading its work on
energy storage and flexibility options for the energy system. In 2013 he took up a position
to establish a new centre for energy storage through the Centre for Low Carbon Futures.
Dr. Sven Bode, Arrhenius Institute
Sven Bode was a co-founder of the Arrhenius Institute in 2005. He has a doctorate in
environmental economics of the University of Hamburg, has worked for Industry and
Ministries on topics concerning climate change and mitigation efforts. He authored
several expert studies on emissions and green certificate trading as well as on the
integration of renewable energies into liberalised power markets; his work was also
published in international peer-reviewed journals.
Director Magnus Korpås, Sintef
Magnus Korpås did his doctoral thesis in the field of wind power and energy storage. He
has led projects on grid integration of offshore and onshore wind power as well as
modelling, simulation and analysis of power systems and markets. He is currently the
research director at the Energy Systems Department of SINTEF.
Energy Analyst Simon Müller, IEA
Simon Müller leads the IEA work on the Grid- and System Integration of Renewables
focusing on the technical and economic impacts of high shares of variable renewable
generation. Prior to working on system integration, he co-authored the IEA publication
Deploying Renewables 2011 – Best and Future Policy Practice, which provides a
comparative assessment of the impact and cost-effectiveness of RE support policies in
OECD and BRICS countries. Before joining the IEA, Mr. Mueller worked for a technical
cooperation project in the Mediterranean and the German Government. He holds a M.Sc.
in Physics from the University of Bremen.
Director Audrey Mahuet, EPEX Spot
Audrey Mahuet has worked with the energy markets since 2000, first as an analyst and
currently as the director of product design and customer care. She holds a master in
economic and statistical modelling from ENSAE.
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Director Hans Randen, Nordpool Spot
Hans Randen leads the European Integration department within Nord Pool Spot and is
responsible for expansion into new markets and new business affairs.
Hans worked for Nord Pool ASA from 1993 before joining Nord Pool
Spot in 2009, with trading, product development and market surveillance as his main
focus areas.
Vice-president Håkon Egeland, Statkraft
Håkon Egeland is a mechanical engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Technology and
has a MBA from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He has
been working with Statkraft since 1995 in different leading and advisory positions within
transmission, regulatory affairs and market analysis.
Chief Economist Jan Bråten, Statnett
Jan Bråten holds a master’s degree in economy and was a partner at ECON doing
research, development and consultancy work for power producers and government
bodies from 1993. He joined Statnett in 2005 and is currently engaged in regulatory
questions as well as grid development and business strategy. He is a board member for
ENERGIX, the national energy research programme in Norway.
Specialist Director Manus Pandey, The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Manus Pandey is cand.oecon from the Norwegian School of economics. He has been
working with infrastructure related issues at the Norwegian Department of Energy since
2007.
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