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Day One – April 21st 2008 |
| 09.25 |
Chairman’s Opening Remarks And Welcome |
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Richard Charnah, Technology Director, Areva T&D |
| 09.30 |
Keynote Address:
Advances In Utility Distribution Practices And The Rise Of ‘Smartgrids’ |
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The smart grid is no longer a theoretical drawing board proposal but advancing into adopted practice. This session will outline the progress of uptake, and the changes being seen by the power industry.
- Examine the increasing engagement and commitment of stakeholders in smart grids projects
- Realising and understanding the need to establish funding mechanisms to mobilise private and public investments to ensure long term success
- A view on the progress to align EU, national and regional research programs to achieve widespread continuity
Pier Nabuurs, Chairman, European Technology Platform, EU SmartGrids |
| 10.05 |
Smart Grid And Smart Metering Implementation With Renewable Energy Sources |
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- Learn how the growing pressure towards CO2 emission reduction is helping to drive regulator expectations in implementing Smart Grids in both Transmission and Distribution areas
- Case study analysis of pilot projects with EDF, Florida Power & Light and Southern Company to demonstrate the return of smart metering infrastructures into retail market and distribution management solutions
- Examine the strategic technical functionality of these new architectures with a focus on differing geographic regions
Eric Lhelguen, MMS Director - Europe, AREVA T&D |
| 10.40 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11.10 |
Connectivity And Regulation Issues – Creating A Level Playing Field For Europe |
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Connectivity is the basis for the future of a smart electric grid, enabling a wide range of businesses, devices and systems to exchange core information that will make the grid more efficient and secure.
Discuss the current status of regulatory and policy issues that affect the deployment of connected systems across the whole spectrum of the electric power network.
Dr Venizelos Efthymiou, Network Development
Projects, Electricity Authority of Cyprus |
| 11.45 |
Building The Smart Grid Business Case For End Users |
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As more and more interest is taken in the challenges that climate change are presenting, a new language is being used, such as, SmartGrids, IntelliGrids, Smartmeters. It would appear everybody is clear about the future! This session will develop the journey the European Technology Platform - SmartGrids has charted and how this concept will become a reality
- Examining the business drivers of the future smart grid
- Understand the how the benefits can be identified for the various stakeholders involved with power
- Driving value through to the consumers of electricity
Duncan Botting, Head of Technology, ABB |
| 12.20 |
EDP Case
Study - Delivering the InovGrid project |
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Hear
how EDP are addressing the challenge of the liberalisation
of European and Iberian electricity markets and why intelligence
is needed to manage and control distribution networks with
large scale integration of micro-generation and responsive
loads
Discover why the InovGrid project addresses the technical
architecture that is being developed for the implementation
of a fully active distribution network
Learn how the project will increase operation flexibility
and efficiency, grid reinforcement cost reduction, improvement
of quality of service, while keeping costs down
Luis de Vale Cunha, Energias de Portugal |
| 13.00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 14.00 |
Towards
SmartGrids - Recent Energy Policy Developments in Germany |
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Germany has
been taking over a leading role in environmental policy
but how far does energy policy support network developments towards
SmartGrids? This session will give insight into recent
developments including:
- The potential introduction of technical performance parameters
into funding schemes
- Debate on direct electricity market access to renewables
- Federal state law on the planning permission of underground
high- and extra-high voltage lines
In this context, the session will present the report
“Market introduction perspectives of innovative technologies
supporting integration of RES-E", funded by the German
Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) in support of the
Gleneagles G8 Plan of Action.
Cornel Ensslin, Senior Consultant, Power
Systems and Markets, Ecofys Germany |
| 14.35 |
Case Study: Market Based Demand Response - Understanding Technology Requirements And End User Involvement/stron |
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- Hear the experiences and results from Norwegian R&D
projects of remotely and locally controlled load shifting
- How the use of efficient ICT solutions can be employed
for improvement of demand side price elasticity
- Discover how the results of pilot tests have led to innovative
solutions power contracts and demand side bidding
Ove Grande, Senior
Research Scientist, SINTEF |
| 15.10 |
Capgemini Presentation |
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Speaker and info TBA |
| 15.45 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 16.15 |
Roundtable Discussion Groups |
| 17.15 |
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Two – April 22nd 2008 |
| 09.25 |
Chairman’s
Opening Remarks And Welcome |
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Richard Charnah, Technology
Director, Areva T&D |
| 09.30 |
European Interconnection
Practices – Technical Criteria and Essential Requirements |
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- How to establish a comprehensive communications architecture,
to allow for regulation and monitoring of all generation
and consumption
- Get the very latest updates on grid interconnection schemes,
lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid
- Examine the intelligent utilisation of renewable energy.
How solar, wind, waves and other fluctuating production
must be regulated directly as well as indirectly via planning
- Assess whether fault level considerations reduce the prospective
short-circuit current of the grid and distributed power
sources
- Learn how to minimise risks associated with interconnection
protection practices
Lise Nielson, Environment
and R&D section, Energinet.dk |
| 10.05 |
Designing
The Structure and Communications Processes Of Distribution
Systems |
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- Analyse the core technology enablers including distributed
intelligence, sensors and controls that make smart grids
a reality
- Evaluate the latest thinking for utility data networks
and communications, software and systems
- Get the inside track on current applications of power
electronics including multifunction interfaces and electronic
transformers and breakers
- Hear how energy management systems in smart buildings
enable customers to manage their energy use and reduce their
energy costs
Dr Maher Chebbo, VP,
Utilities Head, EMEA, SAP
EU SmartGrids Advisory Council and Chairman of
WG3 "Demand and Metering"
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| 10.40 |
Evolution
Of The Intelligent Grid |
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- Understand the future evolution from the actual network
toward an intelligent grid based on the utility's business
drivers
- Hear how to integrate the multiple task capabilities of
modern digital equipment such as smart meters and digital
relays for significant cost reduction
- Discover how transmission grid equipment and standards
experience with automation can be transposed to distribution
networks
- Evaluate the compatibility of the telecommunication structure
of the distribution network with the transmission network
Jacques Deuse, Chief
Engineer, Tractebel |
| 11.15 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11.45 |
Demonstrating
The Demand Management Value Chain |
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The opportunities
for benefits from demand management are immediate and significant.
With technology available and ready for deployment, and energy
providers eager to facilitate peak load management, the framework
is available for you to take advantage of the latest efficiencies.
Discover how you can get ahead with your demand management
projects.
Miguel Sánchez Fornié,
Director of Control Systems and Telecomms, IBERDROLA |
| 12.20 |
Metering
and Market Approaches to enable Demand Side Participation
in Balancing and Load Planning Activities |
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- Understand how and why Demand Participation is one of
the most attractive and impending applications of smart
grids
- Discover how to implement demand response for integrators
and utilities to receive significant financial benefits
and mitigate the anticipated shortage of electricity in
energy markets
- Examine how demand Participation will contribute to a
sustainable and green footprint for customers
- Evaluate what Demand Participation really means for the
distribution system of the future
David Hirst, Technical Director , RLtec |
| 12.55 |
Impact Of
Current Markets On The Future Of Smart Grids |
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This session will present the key issues and deliverables of the EU SmartGrids "Strategic Deployment Document" to;
- Deliver a highly reliable, flexible, accessible and cost-effective power supply to all customers
- Exploit the use of both large centralised generators and smaller distributed power sources across Europe
- Examine how end users will become significantly more interactive with both markets and grids
- Design inter-operable grid systems at a European level to enhance security and cost-effectiveness
Tahir Kapetanovic, Head of Electricity Department, Energie-Control |
| 13.30 |
LUNCH |
| 14.45 |
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