The aim of the workshop “From Black to Green Power” was to present the experience of the European power sector. Kristian Ruby, the Secretary General of EURELECTRIC,  presented the sustainable business strategy for the European power producers and Christian Zinglersen, Director of ACER (Agency of European Energy Regulators), presented the key enablers of Europe’s power sector transformation seen from a regulatory perspective. Danish Energy Agency presented the Danish experience from their recent report  “From black to green – a Danish sustainable energy growth story A case study of how an energy utility can transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy and the enabling regulatory framework that made it possible”.

 

 

The workshop also included a presentation on the role of European ETS in the transition to green power, after the launch of China ETS this summer.

This workshop is co-hosted by ECECP, the Danish Energy Agency (jointly with the Embassy of the Royal Kingdom of Denmark in Beijing) and State Grid Energy Research Institute.

 

Workshop summary, presentations and videos

 

Welcome speeches

Octavian Stamate, Counsellor Climate Action and Energy, EU Delegation in China (subtitled)

 

Anton Beck, Director, Danish Energy Agency (subtitled)

Fit for 55 – Making EU energy policy fit for climate targets (subtitiled in English and Chinese)

Tomasz Jerzyniak, International Relations Officer, DG ENER 

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A Danish sustainable energy growth story: the case of Ørsted (English subtitled)

A Danish case study of how an energy utility can transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy and the enabling regulatory framework that made it possible.

Alexander Newcombe, Advisor, Danish Energy Agency

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The main drivers for the European power sector strategies

Eurelectric green power sector strategy (English subtitled)

Kristian Ruby, Secretary General, Eurelectric

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The European ETS system (English subtitled)
(Original Chinese audio on Chinese mirror page)

Yan Qin, Lead Analyst Refinitiv

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Key enablers of Europe’s power sector transformation seen from a regulatory perspective

Christian Zinglersen Director of ACER (the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators)

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Panel Discussions

 

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