Workshop: Pathways to a fossil free, integrated energy system – a Danish perspective
Venue: Monday the 29th of May at the Copenhagen campus of Aalborg University.
Organiser: The partnership for ‘Smart Energy Networks’ (SEN) funded by the Danish Energy Agency.
The SEN partnership comprise of Danish Universities and organisations representing the Danish energy system operators and research support institutions. The network has produced three reports covering the vision, the framework conditions and an actions plan focusing on the need for research, development and demonstration project support for the transition of the Danish energy system.
Aim of the workshop:
Program:
Part 1: The SEN reports including an introduction to the vision for the Danish energy system
10.00 - 10.45:
Jacob Østergaard (Technical University of Denmark, DK): The Vision for Danish Smart Energy Networks – a transition perspective and a set of challenges for the Danish energy system presented in a report from SEN.
Frank Elefsen (Danish Technological Institute, DK): Framework conditions and Action plan for Research, Development and Demonstration – a presentation of two reports from SEN.
Part 2: Visions and elements of the energy transition in Europe
11.00 - 12.00:
Felix Christian Matthes (Öko-Institut, GE): Energy transitions in Europe – the role of electricity, grid connections and market constructions.
Erland Christensen (VGB Powertech, GE): Energy strategies in Europe and the security of supplies based on trading and flexibility.
Brian Vad Matthiesen (Aalborg University Cph, DK): Strategies and option for district heating and cooling in Europe as contribution to energy efficiency and flexibility.
12.00 - 13.00: lunch break
Part 3: Challenges and critical situations in the Danish energy transition pathways
13.00 - 14.15:
Peter Pearson (Imperial College, UK): Challenges of converting models of energy futures into pathways of institutional and technical change.
Ulrik Jørgensen (Aalborg University Cph, DK) Critical situations and the need for adaptive pathways to realise the Danish energy system transition – analysis based on contemporary Danish energy scenarios.
Part 4: Danish regulatory efforts and energy actors’ contributions to the Danish energy transition
14.30 - 15.00:
Anders Eldrup (Grøn Energi, DK): What is need from the Danish energy actors to realise the 2050 vision for the Danish energy system.
Michael Skou Andersen (Aarhus University, DK): Impacts on transition pathways and investment priorities of tarif structures, taxes and charges.
Peter Karnøe (Aalborg University Cph, DK): Design challenges in the construction of markets for energy to meet transition goals.
Grethe Hjortbak (Aarhus Varme og Affald, DK): Changes needed in the framework conditions of the Danish energy supply sector to meet the transition targets of 2050.
Background:
The activities carried out in the SEN partnership are based on the Danish leading position within the transition to utilise renewable energy as a large part of energy supplies. Especially the integration of wind and solar power addresses challenges concerning integration and flexibility. In the future, they will become common challenges in the transition for many countries. The strength of the Danish energy systems lies in its expected capacity and ability to handle these challenges, but not without a need for further changes and renewed regulatory frameworks. It is within this perspective that the partnership has produced its three publications.
The Danish energy transition is closely connected to the transitions of the energy systems in Europe and the Nordic countries and international collaboration is essential. At the same time the transition in Denmark demands more integration of the different energy networks and forms of energy provision which demands an integrated policy cross-cutting the individual markets and institutional frameworks framing the energy sectors of today.
Ulrik Jørgensen, Aalborg University (workshop organiser)
Organiser: The partnership for ‘Smart Energy Networks’ (SEN) funded by the Danish Energy Agency.
The SEN partnership comprise of Danish Universities and organisations representing the Danish energy system operators and research support institutions. The network has produced three reports covering the vision, the framework conditions and an actions plan focusing on the need for research, development and demonstration project support for the transition of the Danish energy system.
Aim of the workshop:
- present the visions for a Danish energy transition and present the work of the SEN partnership and its three strategy reports,
- outline pathways and critical steps and situations on the road to meet and make real the Danish energy policy goals for 2030 and 2050, and
- contribute to a dialogue about options and challenges in making the energy transition happen.
Program:
Part 1: The SEN reports including an introduction to the vision for the Danish energy system
10.00 - 10.45:
Jacob Østergaard (Technical University of Denmark, DK): The Vision for Danish Smart Energy Networks – a transition perspective and a set of challenges for the Danish energy system presented in a report from SEN.
Frank Elefsen (Danish Technological Institute, DK): Framework conditions and Action plan for Research, Development and Demonstration – a presentation of two reports from SEN.
Part 2: Visions and elements of the energy transition in Europe
11.00 - 12.00:
Felix Christian Matthes (Öko-Institut, GE): Energy transitions in Europe – the role of electricity, grid connections and market constructions.
Erland Christensen (VGB Powertech, GE): Energy strategies in Europe and the security of supplies based on trading and flexibility.
Brian Vad Matthiesen (Aalborg University Cph, DK): Strategies and option for district heating and cooling in Europe as contribution to energy efficiency and flexibility.
12.00 - 13.00: lunch break
Part 3: Challenges and critical situations in the Danish energy transition pathways
13.00 - 14.15:
Peter Pearson (Imperial College, UK): Challenges of converting models of energy futures into pathways of institutional and technical change.
Ulrik Jørgensen (Aalborg University Cph, DK) Critical situations and the need for adaptive pathways to realise the Danish energy system transition – analysis based on contemporary Danish energy scenarios.
Part 4: Danish regulatory efforts and energy actors’ contributions to the Danish energy transition
14.30 - 15.00:
Anders Eldrup (Grøn Energi, DK): What is need from the Danish energy actors to realise the 2050 vision for the Danish energy system.
Michael Skou Andersen (Aarhus University, DK): Impacts on transition pathways and investment priorities of tarif structures, taxes and charges.
Peter Karnøe (Aalborg University Cph, DK): Design challenges in the construction of markets for energy to meet transition goals.
Grethe Hjortbak (Aarhus Varme og Affald, DK): Changes needed in the framework conditions of the Danish energy supply sector to meet the transition targets of 2050.
Background:
The activities carried out in the SEN partnership are based on the Danish leading position within the transition to utilise renewable energy as a large part of energy supplies. Especially the integration of wind and solar power addresses challenges concerning integration and flexibility. In the future, they will become common challenges in the transition for many countries. The strength of the Danish energy systems lies in its expected capacity and ability to handle these challenges, but not without a need for further changes and renewed regulatory frameworks. It is within this perspective that the partnership has produced its three publications.
The Danish energy transition is closely connected to the transitions of the energy systems in Europe and the Nordic countries and international collaboration is essential. At the same time the transition in Denmark demands more integration of the different energy networks and forms of energy provision which demands an integrated policy cross-cutting the individual markets and institutional frameworks framing the energy sectors of today.
Ulrik Jørgensen, Aalborg University (workshop organiser)
