Report Launch: A European Union for Renewable Energy

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Panel I Grids (from left to right: Paul Wilzcek, Antonella Battaglini, Konstantin Staschus, Catharina Sikow-Magny, Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Daniel Fürstenwerth), Picture: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung 2012

Report Launch: A European Union for Renewable Energy

On the 27th September 2012 the Heinrich Böll Foundation EU Office held a Panel Discussion and Report Launch in Brussels for the new publication ‘A European Union for Renewable Energy. (PDF, 62 pages, 1,01MB)

Johannes Jung, Director, Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the European Union and Bastian Hermisson, Director, Heinrich Böll Foundation EU Office introduced the event which was held at the Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the European Union.

Image removed.Sascha Müller-Kraenner, co-author of the report and Partner of the Ecologic Institute then gave a presentation to officially launch the report.

Panel I Grids – How to improve European Grid Planning for 100% Renewables?
Moderator
Antonella Battaglini, Executive Director, Renewables Grid Initiative
Speakers
Image removed.Daniel Fürstenwerth, Senior Associate, Agora Energiewende
Image removed.Paul Wilczek, Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor - Grids and Internal Market, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Konstantin Staschus, Secretary General, European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E)
Catharina Sikow-Magny, Deputy Head of Unit Internal Market I: Networks and Regional Initiatives, European Commission DG Energy

Panel II Remuneration and Support Systems – How to Pool the Renewable Energy Potential in Europe?
Moderator
Silvia Brugger, Coordinator Climate and Energy Policy Programme, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union
Speakers
Image removed.Raffaele Piria, Programme Director, Smart Energy for Europe Platform (SEFEP)
Image removed.Jasmin Battista, Member of Cabinet, Energy Commissioner Oettinger
Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, President of the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) and the European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF)

Concluding remarks were given by Michaele Schreyer, Co-Chair of the Supervisory Board, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung