2018 EPRG annual conference (Berlin)
CEEPR and EPRG European Energy Policy Conference
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2018 CEEPR/EPRG Annual Conference on “Transforming the Energy Sector: Solutions on the Way to 2050”, with support from EnBW. The Conference took place in Kalkscheune, in Berlin, Germany, on 2-3 July 2018 and comprised a day-and-a-half of sessions and dinner.
Programme
Session 1: Our world in 2050: what does the future look like?
Chaired by Michael Pollitt (EPRG)
- Karsten Neuhoff (DIW) – Our World in 2050: 3 Factors Determining How Our Future Will Look Like
- Henry D. Jacoby (MIT) – The 2050 Energy/Climate Challenge
Session 2: Politics and policies for a successful energy transition
Chaired by Michael Mehling (MIT)
- Peter Matuschek (forsa) – Energy Issues, Energy Transition and the Consequences. What Do Citizens Think?
- David Reiner (EPRG) – A Political Economy of Climate ‘Action’
Session 1: Perspectives for fossil fuels and sector coupling in electricity markets
Chaired by Clemens Cremer (EnBW)
- Philipp Gerbert (Boston Consulting Group) – Climate Paths and Sector Coupling
- Robert Ritz (EPRG) – Global Gas Markets, Carbon Pricing and the Future of Natural Gas
Session 2: Power grids: enabler or bottleneck of energy transition?
Chaired by Joshua Hodge (MIT)
- Christoph Müller (Netze BW) – A Plea for Innovative and Fair Remuneration of Distribution Grids: A Tale of Sticks and Carrots
- Michael Pollitt (EPRG) – Powergrids: Enabler or Bottleneck of the Energy Transition: The Future of the Distribution System Operator (DSO)
Session 3: Decarbonising transport: barriers and opportunities
Chaired by David Reiner (EPRG)
- Christopher R Knittel (MIT) – Decarbonising Transport: 3 Great Hopes
- Barbara Lenz (German Aerospace Center DLR)
Session 4: Roundtable: Disruption and innovation in the power sector
Chaired by Uli Huener (EnBW)
- Jörg Jasper (EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG)
- David Newbery (EPRG)
- Francis O’Sullivan (MIT)
- Tobias Paulun (EEX)