Description :
It is estimated that in the decade 2010-2019, the world added 1,213 gigawatts of renewable power capacity, investing overall nearly USD 2.7 trillion (not counting large hydro-electric dams). Europe is leading the clean energy transformation by progressively building up a toolbox of policies addressing climate change, an ambitious set of policy targets and a leading industry, particularly in the fields of wind and ocean energy. These policies and technological innovation lie the foundation for the rise of new business models for energy-(data)-as-a-service, greentech and climate tech companies. There is indeed a window of opportunity for space actors for further engagement as per the current policy push (new European offshore and methane strategies, among others) and market pull, and the transformation and digitization of the energy value chain. The shift to monitoring and mitigating environmental impact across the energy value chain, is likewise an emerging area to be covered, and an opportunity to support new fields of activities and engage with new stakeholders.

Hence, the proposed session aims at looking holistically at the status of the clean energy market in Europe, its policies, main actors, upcoming trends and the current and future role of space technologies, applications and services. Areas such as energy financing, market design & system planning, energy generation, transmission and distribution as well as prosumer & end user can be covered by a panel discussion and audience interaction.

Speakers:
Roland Roesch, Deputy Director of the Innovation and Technology Center, IRENA
Davide Magagna, Renewable Energy Expert, Italian Ministry of the Ecological Transition
Charlotte Bay Hasager, Professor at the Department of Wind Energy, DTU
Christine Sams, Science Impact and Applications Lead, National Oceanography Centre