Renewable Energy Grid Integration Summit.
DAY 1:
ASSESSING THE FUTUE IMPACT OF REGULATION AND POLICY ON STRATEGIES FOR CONNECTING & INTEGRATING RENEWABLES INTO ELECTRICITY NETWORKS |
| 08:30 |
Coffee and Registration |
| 08:50 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks |
Sir John Mogg, Chairman, OFGEM / Chairman of the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) / President of the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER).
| EUROPEAN AND UK REGULATORY PANELS |
KEYNOTE PANEL SESSION
UNDERSTANDING THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND THE NEW DIRECTIVES
| 09:00 |
Understanding The Latest Proposed EU Draft Directives On The Integration Of Renewable Energy Projects Into The Grid |
- Comparing different approaches for charging consumers to recoup infrastructure development costs
- Understanding the base on which to build an action plan for the future
- The functioning of the independent planning commission - what type of timescale will future planning be based on?
- Defining a horizon plan in order to make sure that current upgrades build will be strong enough for future demand and regulation
- Transitional agreements and the extent of their coverage
Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch, Coordinator for Connections to Off-Shore Wind Power in Northern Europe, European Commission DG-TREN
Dr. Wolfgang KERNER Principal Administrator (TEN-E Policy), European Commission
| 09:40 |
Questions & Discussion |
THE UK GOVERNMENT’S FUTURE PLANS ON PLANNING AND FUNDING
| 09:50 |
Assessing Future Electricity Market Mechanisms & Network Funding Models For UK Renewables Integration |
- Assessing future market mechanisms and electricity funding models
- The UK governments plan for speeding up the planning process
- Who will pay for electricity infrastructure development in the UK?
John Overton, Deputy Director for Renewables Development Team, British Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
Martin Crouch, Director for European Strategy and Environment, British Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
| 10:20 |
Questions & Discussion |
KEYNOTE PANEL 2
DEVELOPING A JOINED UP APPROACH TO RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION
| 10:30 |
Defining Renewable Generator & Transmission Operator Requirements On Connectivity & Network Integration |
- Reviewing the project development needs of generators and transmission system operators regulatory requirements
- Ensuring that the government and regulators are fully aware of the industry’s needs and reality parameters
Michael Lewis, Managing Director, E.On Climate and Renewables
Damjan Medjimorec, Director of Development and Institutional Affairs, HEP OPS
Prof. Wil Kling, Asset Management And Network Strategy, TenneT
| 11:00 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 11:10 |
Coffee and Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
ASSESSING THE CURRENT STATE OF THE GRID
HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL NETWORK CAPACITY IS NEEDED TO INTEGRATE WIND & RENEWABLES? |
UK DISCUSSION - WHAT CAN BE “PLUGGED INTO” THE GRID AT LOW COST NOW?
| 11:40 |
An Overview Of The Current State Of The Grid To Identify Cost Effective Upgrade Options, Short And Long Term |
- Identifying low cost options for opening the grid up to development
- Adapting transmission arrangements to meet current requirements
- Evaluating the grid’s current capacities
- What could be plugged in now?
- What could be done to the grid to make it more open to developers?
- Using existing assets effectively and efficiently
- Assessing the potential for integrating renewable energy projects into smart grids
Lewis Dale, Regulation and Strategy, National Grid
| 12:10 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 12:20 |
Dissecting All Costs Associated With Integrating Offshore Wind Projects Into National Electricity Systems |
- Breaking down the costs of technically upgrading the transmission & distribution environment
- The financial impact of the commercial agreements on the generators, the grid operators and the transmission system operators
Robert Hull, Director of Transmission, OFGEM
Hannes Agabus, Head of Development, OU Nelja Energia
| 12:50 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 13:00 |
Networking Lunch Served In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
| STRATEGIES FOR MARKET INCENTIVIZATION AND THE SHARING/RECOUPING OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COSTS |
| 14:30 |
Apportioning Renewable Project Connection Costs – How Will Costs Be Shared? |
- How may connection costs be reduced for renewable energy project developers?
- Financing substation development and grid access
- Recouping the costs through customers
Goran Dandanell, Director and Head of Project Development, Vattenfall UK
Nigel Williams, Head of Commercial Customers, National Grid
Morgan Donnelly, Head of Grid Connection, Wind Prospect
| 15:00 |
Questions & Discussion |
EUROPEAN ROUNDTABLE ON COSTS
| 15:10 |
Incentivizing The Development of Fast Response Plants To Optimize The Future Power Generation Portfolio Mix |
- Analysing the economics of different tariff structures for the management of variability
- Best practice for national and local incentive schemes
Imar Doornbos Senior Administrator Energy And Sustainability, Ministry Of Economic Affairs Of The Netherlands
Jacques-Andre Troesch, Commissioner, Commission de Regulation de l’Energie (France)
Denis Cagney, Director Gas, Irish Commission for Energy Regulation
| 15:30 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 15:40 |
Afternoon Refreshments Served In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
| APPLYING BEST PRACTICE LESSONS ON STREAMLINING PLANNING PROCESS : WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS? WHAT BEST PRACTICES CAN BE APPLIED FROM DIFFERENT EUROPEAN STATES? |
BEST PRACTICE CASE STUDIES ON GRID CONNECTION
| 16:10 |
Benchmarking European Strategies On Streamlining Planning – What Are The New Approaches? |
- Comparing different levels of regulation and their impact on costs and timescales
- The role of energy regulators – benchmarking the UK system and assessing need for improvement
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CASE STUDY 1 – 16:10
Foreseeing a Strong Integration of Wind Energy into the Grid in Finland
- Current state of the grid in Finland and its impact on the connection of renewable energy projects
- Defining a horizon plan for the upcoming connection of wind energy onto the Finnish grid and Nordel
Jussi Matilainen, Wind Integration Specialist, Fingrid
Questions & Discussion – 16:40
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CASE STUDY 2 – 16:50
Significantly Increasing Grid Connection Capacity and Quickly Reaching Ambitious Targets in Greece
- Efficiently implementing a growth of 200MW per year
- Accelerating this growth to achieve 45% wind penetration by 2013
- Technical and legal issues related to going from 6% to 45% penetration in 5 years
Thanos Koronides, Executive Director for System Development, HTSO
Questions & Discussion – 17.20
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CASE STUDY 3 – 17:30
Offshore Connection, Grid Planning and Load Management in the Context of Transnational Network Connection– Norwegian Case Study
- The Norwegian approach for connecting renewable projects to the grid
- Planning the connection of off-shore projects
- The impact of renewables on regional interconnection networks
Kjartan Hauglum, Head of Special Projects, Stattnet
Questions & Discussion – 18:00
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| 18:10 |
Chair’s Closing Remarks & Close Of Day One |
| 18:20 |
Cocktail Reception In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
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DAY 2
STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATING OFFSHORE & ONSHORE WIND INTO ELECTICITY NETWORKS |
| 08:50 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks |
Ronnie Belmans, Chairman, Elia
OPENING SESSION – LEGISLATION ISSUES FOR GRID OPERATORS
| 09:00 |
Cost Effectively Connecting Renewable Projects To The Grid - Successfully Overcoming The Key Testing, Legal & Compliance Bottlenecks |
- Successfully achieving the connection through engaging with the different responsible authorities
- Understanding the legal agreements
- Overcoming the challenges of testing large power equipment
- Demonstrating compliance
- How much did it cost?
Pierre Bernard, Secretary General, Elia Group
| 09:40 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 09:50 |
Assessing On-Shore Transmission Options For Cost Effectively Connecting Offshore Wind Projects |
- Necessary upgrades for dealing with the intermittency of the extra renewable capacity into the on-shore transmission network
- Combining these upgrades with those needed to deal with the change in generating configuration in the UK to reduce the costs
Hannes Agabus, Head of Development, OU Nelja Energia
| 10:20 |
Questions & Discussion |
SITE SELECTION & LOCATION
| 10:30 |
Managing The Necessary Factors For A Good Wind Farm Site Including Line Capacity, Proximity Of Substations & State Of The Surrounding Wind Generation Network |
- Understanding where the wind farms will develop in order to strategically plan infrastructure upgrades and development
- Solutions for delivering additional capacity that will be needed on existing lines
Alan Baker, Director, Wind and Major Projects, Infinis
Carlos Gasco, Head of Unit, Iberdrola Renewables
| 11:00 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 11:10 |
Morning Refreshments Served In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
Morning Refreshments Hosted By ABB
PANEL SESSION: OVERCOMING SUPPLY CHAIN BOTTLENECKS FOR OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS
| 11:40 |
Assessing Innovative Strategies For Delivering Sufficient Numbers Of Access Vessels & Wind Turbines To Meet Future Wind Energy Generation Requirements |
- How are the equipment manufacturers planning to cope with the rise in demand?
- Strategies for getting hold of the vessels for offshore wind farms - lining up the logistics to get them built
- Increasing the sustainability and reliability standards for wind turbines to help increase the dependability of wind power generation
This session will be facilitated by the chairman for the day, Ronnie Belmans
Peter Jones ABB Grid Systems
| 12:10 |
Questions & Discussion |
IDENTIFYING THE IMPACTS OF DEPLOYING VARIABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR WIND
| 12:20 |
Assessing the Impact of Wind Power on Grid Development and Deploying Technologies and Solutions on the Network |
- Options for long term development access upgrades
- Necessary upgrades to enable large scale integration
- Reshaping electricity networks to answer the needs of the upcoming market
Herve Mignon, Director Network Development and Energy Perspectives, RTE
| 12:40 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 12:50 |
Assessing Investment Evolutions and Cost Efficient Strategies for Network Reinforcement and Renewables Integration |
- Using existing assets effectively and efficiently
- Foreseeing the development of technology-related budgets and plans to allow for necessary grid upgrades
- Work progress investment evolution
José Manuel Pedro Mota Duarte, Deputy Director - Equipment Division, REN, S.A. - Portuguese National Grid
| 13:10 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 13:20 |
Networking Lunch Served In The Exhibition Area |
| 14:50 |
Integrating Renewables Into Distributive Generation Without Network Reinforcement |
- Using existing assets effectively and efficiently
- Integrating renewables with smart grids
- New approaches to network operation and the interconnection of distributive generation
Alec Morrison, Major Connections Contracts Manager, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution
| 15:15 |
Questions & Discussion |
BENCHMARKING CASE STUDIES:
CUTTING THROUGH THE CONFLICTING DATA ON WIND & GRID STABILITY
| 15:25 |
Benchmarking International Experiences On The Effects Of Integrating Large Amounts Of Wind Energy Systems On Planning and Grid System Stability |
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DENMARK CASE STUDY – 15:25
The Impact Of Wind Energy Instability On Network Planning In Denmark
- Planning grid development while taking into account the instability of wind power
- Wind integration perspective from a leader in the field
Peter Jorgensen, VP Planning, Energinet
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SPAIN CASE STUDY – 15:45
Real Time Production Control And Wind Power Development In Spain - Ensuring A Safe Integration Of Wind Energy
- Ensuring that all the factors that contribute to The Effects Of Integrating Large Amounts Of Wind Energy Systems are fully and properly understood so that they are planned for
- Renewable energies control centre (CECRE)
- GEMAS: A new tool to calculate in real time the admissible maximum wind power production
Sergio Martinez Villanueva, Network Studies Department Red Electrica Espana |
| 16:05 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 16:15 |
Afternoon Refreshments Served in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
| EXAMING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FOR COST EFFECTIVELY UPGRADING ELECTRICTY NETWORKS |
| 16:45 |
Developing Systems Management Techniques For Predicting The Output Of Renewables |
- Increasing transmission system capacity
- Monitoring systems in transmission networks
- Predictions of network capacity as value add to EMS
- Worldwide practice in transmission utilities with regard to predictions (1-24 hours in advance)
- Data mining methods to support predicting issues
- ARIMA, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and others
- Necessary protection schemes to follow intelligent systems solutions
Kresimir Bakic, Chairman, CIGRE Slovenia / Senior Advisor, ELES
| 17:05 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 17:15 |
Analysing the Latest Technological Innovations; Smart Grids, Storage & Demand Management |
| 17:45 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 17:55 |
Chair’s Closing Remarks & Close Of Conference |
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Michael Lewis, Managing Director, E.On Climate and Renewables
Ronnie Belmans,
Chairman, Elia Group
John Overton, Deputy Director for Renewables Development Team, British Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
Peter Jorgensen, VP Planning, Energinet
Alec Morrison, Major Connections Contracts Manager, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution
Sir John Mogg, Chairman, OFGEM, / Chairman, European Regulators
Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) / President, Council of European
Energy Regulators (CEER)
Thanos Koronides, Executive Director for
System Development,
HTSO
Imar Doornbos, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Netherlands
Jacques-Andre Troesch, Commissioner,
Commission de Regulation de l’Energie
Alan Baker, Director, Wind and Major Projects, Infinis
Herve Mignon, Director Network Development and Energy Perspectives, RTE
Pierre Bernard, Secretary General, Elia Group
Carlos Gasco, Head of Unit, Iberdrola Renewables
Martin Crouch, Director for European Strategy and Environment, British Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
Denis Cagney, Director Energy Networks, Irish Commission for Energy Regulation
José Manuel Pedro Mota Duarte, Deputy Director - Equipment Division, REN, S.A. - Portuguese National Grid
Damjan Medjimorec, Director of Development
and Institutional Affairs,
HEP-TSO
Dr. Wolfgang Kerner, Principal Administrator
(TEN-E Policy), European Commission DG-TREN
Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch, Coordinator for Connections to Off-Shore Wind Power in Northern Europe, European Commission DG-TREN
Jussi Matilainen, Head of Wind Integration, Fingrid
Sergio Martinez Villanueva, Network Studies Department, Red Electrica Espana
Lewis Dale, Regulation and Strategy, National Grid
Goran Dandanell, Director & Head of Business Development, Vattenfall UK
Kjartan Hauglum, Head of Special Projects, Stattnet
Nigel Williams, Commercial Customers Manager, National Grid
Hannes Agabus, Head of Development, OU Nelja Energia
Prof. W. L. Kling, Asset Management, TenneT
Morgan Donnelly, Head of Grid Connection, Wind Prospect
Kresimir Bakic, Chairman, CIGRE Slovenia / Senior Advisor, ELES
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