Brussels 26 June 2013

Big Energy : Small Energy ? The role of cooperation for the EU’s energy transition An event organized in the framework of the European Sustainable Energy Week

Venue European Commission, Charlemagne Building (rue de la Loi 170, 1000 Brussels), Room Jenkins

Registration Registration to the event is free of charge. You can register on the EUSEW website.  For more information, please email m.behar@coopseurope.coop

Working languages English, French, German DRAFT Programme 8:30 – 9.00 Welcome coffee and reception of participants

9.00 – 9.05 Welcome words, objectives and key issues for the meeting Andreas Wieg, DGRV-German Cooperative & Raiffeisen Association, Germany

Panel 1 – Overcoming key challenges for introducing renewable energy 9.05 – 09.40 Small steps, giant leaps: the cooperative way of achieving the EU energy

transition Erik Christiansen, Middelgrunden, Denmark Dirk Vansintjan, Ecopower, Belgium Tanja Gaudian, Elektrizitätswerke Schönau, Germany

9.40 – 10.15 Discussion Social acceptance problem for renewable energy sources Link between Renewable energy and energy efficiency gains

 

 

Panel 2 – Local and regional renewable energy partnerships

10.15 – 10.45 Building critical mass through local and regional renewable energy initiatives Wilfried Roos, Mayor of Saerbeck City, Germany Claude Lenglet, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Arnaud Pinxteren, MP Brussels Parliament, Belgium

10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break

11.15 – 11.45 Discussion Joint financing of renewable energy projects Cooperation between community-owned energy and local/regional authorities

Panel Session 3 – Challenges of EU Energy Regulation 11.45– 12.15 Energy liberalization and the move towards renewable energy sources -

What is at stake and who is moving? Claude Turmes, MEP, The Greens-EFA, European Parliament Adam Szolyak, Internal market III, DG Energy, European Commission Anna Leidreiter, World Future Council

12.15 – 12.45 Discussion Effect of EU policy on local/regional (renewable) energy initiatives Achieving the energy transition together Learning from the EU’s liberalization approaches

12.45 – 13.00 Conclusion and wrap-up

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

Moderators: Klaus Niederländer, Director, Cooperatives Europe David de Jager, Managing Consultant Renewable Energy, Ecofys

Updated on 25/06/13