Past Events

This year's Spring Seminar ran under the title "The role of the DSOs in the Retail Energy Market ". The Commission represented by Mr Jan Panek, Head of Unit Internal Energy Markets and the European Regulators - CEER represented by Garrett Blaney co-chair of DSOs WG presented their views on the role and new challenges for DSOs, followed by presentations on examples from Sweden, Germany and The Netherlands showing what DSOs can contribute to the dialogue which is currently ongoing among European decision-makers and regulatory authorities. Mrs Törnblom from DG SANCO explained the challenges and expectations when it comes to the engagement of consumers. The event was closed by the traditional round table debate where participants from the European Commission DG-ENER and DG-SANCO and stakeholders EPIA, SEDC and DSO discussed how DSOs are making the retail market work.

Final Programme

Presentations given:

Jan Panek - The European Electricity Retail Market, the European Commission Perspective

Garrett Blaney - Future Role of DSOs, the Regulators Perspective

Roles and Reponsabilities of DSOs, the Industry Perspective

Colin Lustenhouwer, The Netherlands

Henrik Forsgren, Sweden

Stefan Ohmen, Germany

Hans Taus - GEODE Report "Flexibility in tomorrow's energy system - DSOs' approach"

Carina Törnblom - Consumers' Engagement

GEODE Launch Event of Svensk Energi Report "Our Electricity - what really lies ahead?", Brussels, 28 April 2014

Svensk Energi presented the report “Our Electricity – what really lies ahead?” that was launched in Brussels in a joint event organized by Svensk Energi and GEODE on 28 April in Brussels.

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GEODE Workshop "From Theory to Reality" - Presentation of Case Studies to the Report "Bringing Intelligence to the Grids"

Brussels, 20.3.14

During this interactive Workshop GEODE presented smart grids case studies, the follow up to the "Bringing Intelligence to the Grid" report that was launched in May 2013. They reveal the smart work being undertaken by DSOs across Europe taking smart gris from "theory to reality". More than 40 participants from the Europan insitutions, regulatory bodies and the industry lively discussed experiences made in European Member States such as Italy, Sweden, Finland, France and the UK. Further topics were telecommunications in smart grids as well as cyber security issues relevant for DSOs.

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Presentations

Overview of Smart Meters Roll-Out across Europe - Carmen Gimeno

Smart Meters Roll-Out - The Italian Experience - Christoph Larch

Smart Meters Roll-Out - The Nordic Experience - Per Everhill

UK Low Carbon Network Fund - Jamie McWilliam

Telecommunications for Smart Grids - Adrian Grilli

Smart Grids Projects in Grenoble - Nicolas Fléchon

DSO Cyber Security Issues - Reinhard Brehmer

GEODE Autumn Seminar "DSOs' Practical Experiences"

Brighton, 12.11.13

On 12 November GEODE held its annual Autumn Seminar in Brighton, UK, running under the title "Bringing Intelligence to the Grid - DSOs' Practical Experiences". High-level speakers from the European institutions, national governments and the industry presented and discussed experiences from different European countries on how intelligence has been brought to the grid, the benefits for customers, the smart regulation therefore required as well as the need for rethinking tariffs structure.

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Programme

Presentations:

Andrew Burgess - Low Carbon Network Fund

Tony Glover - Knowledge Sharing Dissemination

Chris King - Empowering Energy Consumers

Jonas Persson - Learnings from the Swedish Market

Ville Sihvola - Utilization of Automatic Meter Management

Michael Strebl - Small Scale Generation connected to DSO Grid

Kenneth Hänninen - Developing DSO’s Tariff Structure

GEODE Spring Seminar, 29 May 2013, Brussels

This year's Spring Seminar ran under the title "Bringing Intelligence to the Grid - Investments in the distribution newtworks are vital: how can they be financed?". The key note speech was given by Mr Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, the recently appointed Director for Internal Energy Market from DG-ENER, European Commission, followed by presentations on the need for investments in the distribution networks, the smart regulation therefore required that incentivises these investments as well as future retail energy market designs and demand response in the framework of the EC Communication on the internal energy market. Speakers presented the perspectives of regulatory bodies such as CEER, the industry side as well as the detailed views of the European Commission Officials Mr Jan Panek and Mr Manuel Sanchez.

Here you will find the presentations given at the seminar:

Programme of the Seminar

Jan Panek - Investments in the Distribution Networks

Andrew Burgess, Friso Koel - Balancing Systam Ambitions & Customer Affordability

Paul Fidler - Investments in the Distribution Networks, DSO Perspective from the UK

Manuel Sanchez - Internal Energy Market. Retail Market Design & Demand Response

Osmo Huhtala - R & D Investments

From the Round Table:

Kenneth Hänninen - Tariff Structure Developement

Joakim Bogdanoff - Examples of National Approaches on Tariff Structures, Sweden

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