Powering Net Zero

The Energy Institute’s new conference, Powering Net Zero, is designed to discuss ways in which clean electricity and electrification will be essential in reducing emissions globally to net zero.

EI LIVE Free Webinar | Maximising System Value of the Energy Transition
21 January 2021, 15:00 - 16:45 GMT

Registration closes at 17:00 GMT on 20 January 2021

The traditional focus on the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) can no longer be the sole driving criteria for decision making on solutions to accelerate economic growth and a clean energy transition. The system value framework, developed by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture, more holistically evaluates economic, environmental, social, and technical outcomes of potential energy solutions. The framework aims to shift political and commercial focus beyond cost to include value. Policies, investments, and solutions can be evaluated to assess their impact on the outcomes that the electricity system of the future should support.

To demonstrate the framework, analyses were carried out across multiple diverse markets across the globe. While recovery solution areas differ by market, the framework enabled a holistic comparison of solutions across all contexts. In this webinar, the speakers will share how the system value framework was used to propose clean energy solutions in India, Europe, and the United States that would deliver the most important outcomes - maximising the most important system value elements - for these markets.

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Agenda

15:00 - Welcome from the chair
Melissa Stark FEI, Managing Director, Global Renewables and Energy Transition Lead, Accenture

15:10 - Welcome from the EI
Louise Kingham OBE FEI, Chief Executive, Energy Institute

15:17 - System value and path

Kristen Panerali, Head of Electricity Industry, World Economic Forum
Stephanie Jamison, Senior Managing Director, Global Utilities Lead, Accenture

15:42 - Applying the framework insights into:
- India
- Europe
- America

Harmeet Bawa, Global Head of Government and Institutional Relations, Hitachi ABB Power Grids
Francesca Gostinelli, Head of Group Strategy, Economics and Scenario Planning, Enel
Lisa Larroque Alexander, SVP – Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, Sempra Energy

16:17 - Q&A

16:42 - Summary from the chair
Melissa Stark FEI, Managing Director, Global Renewables and Energy Transition Lead, Accenture

EL LIVE Free Webinar | Hydrogen and the new era for clean energy
21 April 2021, 14:00 - 15:15 BST

Registration closes at 17:00 BST on 20 April 2021

During this webinar, you will hear from industry experts debating the future of hydrogen and its position in a net zero economy, whilst sharing their insights on:

Could 2021 mark a turning point for hydrogen?
COVID-19 Recovery - is this the time to invest in creating the infrastructure needed for a hydrogen economy?
Green vs blue?
Teesside and Humber industrial clusters for UK and their plans for becoming net zero
Understanding the feasibility of hydrogen in comparison to the alternatives

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14:00 - Welcome from the chair and insights into EI’s hydrogen guide
Daniel de Wijze, Energy Analyst, Energy Institute

14:10 - The future of hydrogen: opportunities and challenges
Kristen Panerali, Head of Electricity Industry, World Economic Forum

What percentage of the world’s final energy demands and CO2 abatement required to limit global warming could be met by hydrogen?
Paths to hydrogen, (green vs. blue) competitiveness, and its cost
Could stimulus packages help hydrogen momentum to continue in a post COVID-19 crisis?
How can the deploying of CCUS (blue) and electrolysis (green) accelerate hydrogen uptake?
Could 2021 mark a turning point for the global clean energy with hydrogen at its core?
Identifying the right innovative financing scheme and policy framework
COVID-19 Recovery - is this the time to invest in creating the infrastructure needed for a hydrogen economy?
Understanding the feasibility of hydrogen in comparison to the alternatives

14:30 - What are the fundamental differences between green and blue hydrogen?
Steve Hargreaves, Director of Strategy & Energy System Economics, EDF Energy

How can deploying CCUS (blue) and hydrogen from low carbon generation (green) accelerate hydrogen uptake?
Paths to hydrogen (green vs. blue)
What solutions do they offer for transport, heating and industry?
The cost, logistic and market offering of green and blue – who has the competitive advantage?
Green vs blue – which could spur a green recovery post COVID-19?

14:45 - Innovative regions, industrial and homes
Helen McColm, Head of Cross-Cutting Innovation, Science and Innovation for Climate and Energy (SICE), Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Zero carbon Humber
Teeside (blue hydrogen, although Humber has green later)
Considerations around heating infrastructure
What are the benefits to support consumers with the switchover?
Hydrogen’s role in domestic homes

15:00 - Q&A

15:20 - Summary from the chair and closing remarks
Daniel de Wijze, Energy Analyst, Energy Institute

Powering Net Zero 2021 Conference

Delivering net zero
Climate change is one of the greatest global challenges of our decade, costing lives and impacting our plant around the world. Many countries and businesses are leading the way with bold commitments to reach net zero by 2050 and reducing emissions significantly by 2030. Additionally, many new policies will be introduced to tackle climate change in the lead up to UN’s COP26 climate talks. However, achieving decarbonisation may be easier for some countries and businesses than others, with many counting on major advances in technologies, innovation, support, and collaboration to achieve this ambitious goal.

This conference, hosted by the Energy Institute, will provide insight into how businesses and countries are making net zero into a reality, whilst showcasing their achievements so far and where efforts still need ramping up and what further actions still need addressing at COP26 to drive a further acceleration.

Attend this timely event to:

Hear from expert speakers excelling in this area
Gain key insights into the policies, technologies and people needed to reach net zero
Network with professionals from across the energy sector

Programme

TBA

What will a net zero energy system look like?

Delivering a just and inclusive energy transition
How can the world reach net zero by 2050?
The ten-point plan for a greener revolution
Prospects for the European Green Deal
The road to COP26
What has COVID-19 cost the climate?

TBA

Demand in a net zero future

What does net zero mean for cities?
Insights into net zero homes
The potential for achieving net zero in the industrial and commercial sectors
Decarbonising transport in the road to net zero
Decarbonising heat
Energy efficiency
Demand Optimisation (and following supply, e.g., 24/7 carbon free)

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Demand Deep dive: Let’s hear from the consumers

Visualising a responsible consumer
Climate change – who do consumers think are responsible
Consumers attitudes to decarbonisation
Are consumers willing to take action?
Are they willing to pay towards it?
Just transition – bringing everyone together in the journey
The function of demand in tariff design – energy system resilience

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Energy supply in a net zero future

Wind and solar expansion- how far can wind and solar go?
The role of nuclear energy in achieving net zero
The role of CCS in achieving net zero
The role of wind and solar in supporting grid flexibility and reliability
Rise of hybrid plants, batteries, other energy storage, and integrated solutions
Zero carbon hydrogen at scale – is it achievable?

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An integrated energy system approach to decarbonisation

Integrating variables renewables into the electricity system
Integrating electric vehicles, rooftop solar, and other distributed energy resources
Power reform and transforming the grid’s strategy
Infrastructure projects, such as electricity, gas, and CCS that are delivering a greener future
Digitalisation
Creating a flexible and integrated energy system

Confirmed speaker: Lisa Larroque Alexander, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, and Chief Sustainability

Prices:

Member - £250
Company Member - £300
Non-Member - £350

Registration closes at 17:00 BST on 5 October 2021.

If you are a company member, please email fferrari@energyinst.org for the promo code needed book your place - members and non-members can book online.

New bookers: after creating an account with the Energy Institute, you will receive a verification email before you can book. If you do not receive this, please contact fferrari@energyinst.org to validate your account.

6 October 2021

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Conference summary

The conference will take a global perspective on the range of technologies and the interplay between them. This includes renewable and nuclear power generation, CCUS, electric or fuel cell electric (hydrogen) vehicles, and for heating, the use of heat-pumps, hydrogen, energy efficiency and demand management technologies. Many medium pressure industrial processes can also be converted to use electric furnaces rather than gas.

Programme

Welcome from the chair

Welcome from the Energy Institute

A scene setter from the Committee on Climate Change and moderated discussion

Leadership Panel Discussion/Interview
Challenges, scale of the problem and potential solutions
Decarbonisation of the electricity
Electricity of heating, transport, and power
How is electricity stepping up?
Upgrade the network
Hydrogen and biogas

The customer perspective

Insights into new business models – how does demand need to change
Residential consumers and changing consumer behaviours
Industrial, Commercial/Retail and Data Centres
Cities and Local area energy systems – local authorities
Buildings
Transport
Heating and cooling

Generation, interconnections, and storage

How do you make choice, demand changes, how do we meet the challenges?
Overcoming the challenges – impacts to overcoming – technical toolkit – how do you do it in affordable manner?
Constraints – what can be the maximum you can be – capacity you can build – role of producing it
Debate: what makes more sense, what the future mix would be like, interplay between them, unlocking business models

Networks - Distribution, Transmission

How does the distribution network change with DER?
How to integrate high % intermittent renewables?
T&D interface - ESO-DSO interaction
The impact of digitalisation
How it all works together
How does the grid and the system need to change and what progress has been made to date?
Investment and infrastructure
Flexible generation and storage

Regulation, policy, and initiatives