About weTHINK. Energy Transition:

weTHINK. brings together all key strategy actors (ministries, public officials, municipalities, industry associations, energy producers, renewable energy solution providers, regulators) in Europe to regularly exchange technical, operational and strategic know-how on energy transition and to facilitate the implementation of renewable energy projects across the region.

• Please find our key supporting partners here.
• Registration link is available here.

The event aims to:

• Establish working groups to facilitate the implementation of renewable energy projects across the region.
• Offer networking opportunities to all interested actors, to connect at the regional scale and organize partnerships to implement renewable energy projects and support the energy transition process.
• Identify key financing opportunities to support the implementation of renewable energy projects in CEEC region.

Topics:

• Keynote from the European Commission, technology presentations from SIEMENS Energy, INNIO Jenbacher and best practice from voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH.
• Sustainable energy transition trajectories.
• Solar, hydro, wind and biomass – challenges and opportunities.
• Central actors for energy transition – coordination and support.
• Examples of good practices from across the region – technology and policy know-how.
• Financing energy transition – private, public and EU funds.

Preliminary Agenda:

• 10:00 – 10:10 Goal and agenda of the working group.
• 10:10 – 10:40 Keynote: Hans van Steen (Principal Advisor to the Deputy Director General, DG ENER, European Commission) – EU Strategy towards a CO2 free European energy sector. 
• 10:40 – 11:40 State of the art industry presentations:
  • Alexander Peschl (SIEMENS Energy) – Industrial heat pumps: Best practice from the City of Mannheim. 
  • Klaus Payrhuber (INNIO Jenbacher) – H2 ready Gas Engines.
  • Michael Ebner (voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH) – inSPire Climate Impact – Following the path to zero emissions. 
  • Power Purchase Agreements – fixed energy costs in the future. (Speaker TBC)
  • Biomass. (Speaker TBC)
• 11:40 – 12:25 Panel discussion on strategic, legal, political, administrative and economic challenges and solutions to improve energy transition:
  • Hans van Steen (European Commission, DG ENER).
  • Alexander Peschl (Siemens Energy).
  • Klaus Payrhuber (Innio Jenbacher).
  • Michael Ebner (voestalpine) 
  • Cornelya Vaquette (Industry Association Building Materials Austria)
• 12:25 – 12:30 Wrap up and follow-up steps.

Registration link is available here.