“European Electricity Summary 2020”: Volatile weather saw levels of wind generation across Europe hit record levels in February 2020. Data from energy market analyst EnAppSys showed that wind power amounted to an average output of 85.4GW – equivalent to over two hundred 400MW coal units of power generation – in February 2020.Â
“Blowing Away Limitations on Wind Farms in the Irish Power Market”: Investment in technology and system services can help TSOs operate the power grid in a stable, secure manner while boosting renewable generation for a greener future. That’s the key finding from this research conducted by energy data analyst EnAppSys on the Irish power market.
2050 will be an important year for the entire world, but even more pressing will be the next ten years on the global energy agenda if we are to hit the net-zero target for decarbonisation. We cover designing the system around consumers, and sizing the system around demand.
Presented by:
Laura Sandys CBE, Chair, Energy Data Taskforce
How does the policy puzzle fit together to achieve the most seamless and efficient energy transition in Europe and beyond? It’s clear that robust policies and guidelines are needed to increase technology adoption across the sector and maintain a strong bottom line. This session will explore:
Presented by:
Caroline Clapham, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland LLP
Dr. Jan Rosenow, Principal and European Programme Director, Regulatory Assistance Project
Dr. Jeffrey Hardy, Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College London
The innovative partners behind Project TraDER have taken live a local market for excess power on the Orkney islands, successfully delivering real-time trading between renewable generation and local flexibility and using real-time markets to resolve constraints behind an Active Network Management system.
Presented by:
Conor Maher-McWilliams, Head of Flexibility, Kaluza
Helene Thill, Business Development Manager, EDF
Mark Hull, Head of Innovation, Community Energy Scotland
Jon Ferris, Strategy Director, Electron
Despite the urgency of climate action and the popularity of ESG as an investment theme, scaling cleantech start-ups remains challenging. Meanwhile, incumbent energy companies struggle to adapt to a cleaner future at a pace demanded by their constituents. Energy Impact Partners (EIP) was formed to address this challenge. With over $1.5bn under management, we invest in the most innovative start-ups supporting the energy transition and connect them with our coalition of over 20 major utilities from across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. This presentation will highlight the technologies and business models EIP believes are critical for a clean energy future, and why strategic capital will play a crucial role in their success.
Presented by:
James Sprinz, Vice President, Strategy, Energy Impact Partners
Today data is king. As the UK approaches its Net Zero targets, reducing emissions in the utilities sector is key if we’re to achieve the ambitious targets set by the UK government. With a lot of discussion and headlines around net zero and how it can be achieved, does it go far enough? In this session, Bjoern looks at what businesses can do to reach further and become carbon negative by using data driven decision-making tools and machine learning to make net zero a reality.
Presented by:
Bjoern Reinke, Director of Data & Data Science, Drax Group
At 4:52pm on Friday 9 August 2019, the UK suffered its first wide-scale blackout in over a decade. More than 1.1 million consumers were plunged into the dark as rail lines screeched to a halt, traffic lights failed and even airports reported problems. Liam Stoker looks at the root causes, and how battery storage came to the rescue
Digital technologies have the potential to transform the solar industry as it continues to seek greater efficiencies and lower costs. But as Dana Olson writes, a lack of both digital skills and mindset within organisations are key barriers to realising the full benefits of the technologies now available.
Batteries are increasingly widely used in grid balancing, but there are many more applications where a battery can play an important role. With electric grids requiring periodic maintenance, batteries can stand in for the grid during downtime in order to reduce the impact on industry and households, writes Dieter Castelein.
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