| Session | Time | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 | Registration and tea/coffee | |
| Introduction | 9:00-9:15 | The need for energy storage in Europe. |
| Special Session with the European Commission's (EC) Energy Directorate | 9:15-11:00 | Close interaction with the EC |
| Review of the EC's latest communication on energy storage - Strategy for energy storage in meeting European energy objectives. | ||
| Is there a defined role for energy storage in the creation of the European Union's (EU) single energy market? | ||
| What are the suggestions of the different stakeholders for the EC? | ||
| Break | 11:00 11:15 | Tea/Coffee break |
| European and North American Regulatory and Policy Review | 11:15 12:45 | Do we need special regulatory (and thus market) frameworks for storage? How are regulators and policy-makers dealing with the different applications of energy storage? |
| A review of new developments in regulations on energy storage in the EU member states. | ||
| What more can the European Commission and regulators do to further the cause of energy storage in Europe? | ||
| Review of the US regulatory environment for energy storage and initiatives that can be applied to the European markets. | ||
| 12:45-13:00 | Q&A and discussion with the panel | |
| Break | 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| Storage for Renewable Integration | 14:00-14:45 | Relevance of storage for integrating renewable energy into the transmission grid. |
| What are the technical and cost benefits of integrated renewable energy generation and energy storage projects? | ||
| Emerging market models for energy storage in grids with high penetration of renewable energy. | ||
| Case for energy storage for offshore renewable energy projects. | ||
| Storage from the TSO Perspective | 14:45-15:30 | What challenges do TSOs face in the implementation of energy storage projects? |
| How can ownership and tariff issues be resolved if energy storage is to be incorporated into the grid? Should energy storage investment be included in the TSO asset base? | ||
| How can the benefits of storage be quantified for maintaining grid efficiency, reliability, and security of supply (the three main business objectives of the EU TSOs)? | ||
| What are the specific network requirements for energy storage facilities? | ||
| How does distributed energy storage affect transmission grid operations and planning? How can the benefits of distributed energy storage be maximised for bulk power systems? | ||
| 15:30-15:45 | Q&A and discussion with the panel | |
| Break | 15:45-16:00 | Tea/Coffee break |
| Valuing and Financing Energy Storage | 16:00-17:15 | How do we determine the economic value of energy storage in regulated and deregulated environments? |
| How will the new energy market structures and frameworks (especially capacity markets) impact the value of energy storage? | ||
| Should a market-based approach or a cost-based approach be used to value energy storage facilities? | ||
| Can an energy storage project be economically and financially viable for a single application? How can project developers benefit from the multiple value streams? | ||
| What are the different payment models and their impacts on financing arrangements for energy storage? | ||
| Emerging sources of financing energy storage and lenders' perspectives. | ||
| 17:15-17:30 | Open floor and wrap-up | |
| 17:30 | Close |