EUSEW ENERGY DAY EVENT: PEOPLE - THE REAL FUEL IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Join our EUSEW Energy Days event on "People - the real fuel in the Energy Transition” on 15 May 15:30-17:00 CEST (online). You can find the documentation in our news section.
To decrease Europe's dependence on fossil fuels, the voices for a rapid clean energy transition have never been clearer and stronger. Local actions, e.g. energy saving measures or prosumer activities, taken by citizens and consumers are crucial for the clean energy transition. Transnational technology and innovation programs can offer a strong platform for generating research, development and innovation actions, which can be adopted by municipalities, their utilities and citizens.
National states establish the overall framework for citizen participation in the energy system. However, municipalities are the closest to citizens and have the power to offer significant incentives through land use planning and development contracts. By setting an example and using effective communication, they can encourage citizen participation. If permitted by the legal framework, municipalities can join energy communities or even take on a leadership role. Regardless, it is crucial for them to understand the needs and expectations of various stakeholder groups in their community.
Objectives
- Identify and discuss real needs of citizens and consumers to take local actions for the energy transition
- Identify key stakeholders taking over future tasks for the energy transition
- Identify and discuss incentives and standards offered by municipalities and their energy utilities to empower citizens and consumers
- Identify and discuss key findings from national, transnational and international RDI projects and programs that support EC’s idea of "consumer in the center”.
Target group
- decision-makers on local, regional, national and EU-level
- research and innovation institutes
- transnational technology and innovation programs
- local consumers and citizens or their associations.
Inclusion of participants is key for this session and is planned with interactive polling.
Agenda
Moderation: Andreas Corusa, B.A.U.M. Consult, JPP SES Knowledge Community
| 15:30 | Welcome |
| 15:35 | Key note:
What are needs and expectations of citizens and consumers for the clean
energy transition? (Dr. Cecilia Katzeff, Associate professor in human-computer interaction, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of sustainable development, environmental science and engineering) |
| 15:50 | Latest results presentation: Characterizing the stakeholders of the future energy system (Minna Kuivalainen, Smart Innovation Norway, BRIDGE Working Group Consumer and Citizen Engagement) |
| 16:00 | Panel discussion: People - the real fuel in the Energy
Transition: - Consumer and Citizen Involvement for lower bills and greater skills? An open-source decision support platform for local energy systems (Dr. Claire Bergaentzlé, Technical University Denmark, Project manager FlexSUS project) - How can municipalities empower citizens to become active prosumers? (Dr. Sabine Rödel, Mayor of Bad Hindelang) - Transnational technology and innovation programs as accelerator for an affordable and inclusive clean energy transition (Kristina Starborg, Swedish Energy Agency, Clean Energy Transition Partnership, TRI 5) - Diving deeper into the needs and expectations of citizens and consumers for the clean energy transition (Dr. Cecilia Katzeff, Associate professor in human-computer interaction, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of sustainable development, environmental science and engineering) - Who are the real key players in the energy transition? (Minna Kuivalainen, Smart Innovation Norway, BRIDGE Working Group Consumer and Citizen Engagement) |
| 16:45 | Q&A session and wrap-up |
| 17:00 | Closing of the event |
Registration
To participate, please register by clicking here
Access Details
Please connect to the event via a link that will be send to all registered participants before the meeting.
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