“Expanding Renewable Generating Capacity by 2030. Technology and Policy Challenges”

The purpose of the Round Table will be to investigate options and necessary steps to integrate the North Sea and Atlantic offshore wind and the Southern European and North African solar thermal into the European power grid. We will consider the role of existing hydroelectric systems and the development of smart-grid technologies for demand balancing. Participants will try to identify the necessary steps to achieve a large-scale integration of renewables – in an order of magnitude of 30% or more of total EU firm generating capacity – by 2030.

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The SuperSmart Grid approach has been presented at the “The United Nations Climate Change Conference” in Poznan in occasion of the side event “The SuperSmart Grid - securing clean energy and prosperity for Europe and beyond”.

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To advance the in-depth exploration of trans-Mediterranean political and financial cooperation on renewable energy infrastructure development, ECF, IIASA and PIK are convening for the high-level analytic workshop “Linking North Africa’s Renewable Electricity Potential to Europe: Policy Challenges” from 24 – 26 November 2008 hosted at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria.

The agenda can be found here.

The workshop will build upon the existing technical analyses by exploring key policy issues—both immediate and longer term—associated with financing the development of and the subsequent governance of large renewable electricity imports from North Africa.

Examples of the policy issues to be examined include: definition of appropriate financing policies and mechanisms; integration of imported energy into existing and planned infrastructure and policy architectures; assessment of the likely impact on the sustainable development of the North African region; and evaluation of the likely impact on Europe’s energy security and global geopolitical relations.

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