Conference “New pathways for community energy and storage”
<br>Groningen
<br>June 6-7, 2019
<br>Background
<br>Our energy landscape is changing. Local communities are increasingly taking
<br>active roles and emerging as new actors in the energy system. For example,
<br>some local energy initiatives own solar panels, wind turbines and energy
<br>storage system collectively, while others build renewable energy
<br>configurations, together with other energy system actors. Community energy and
<br>energy storage may enable effective energy system integration and get maximum
<br>benefits of local generation. This may lead to more flexible and resilient
<br>energy supply systems, and therefore, can play an important role in achieving
<br>renewable energy and climate policy objectives.
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<br>Aim of the conference
<br>The aim of this conference is to explore new and innovative
<br>socio-technological energy configurations at local and regional level
<br>including energy storage.
<br>
<br>Bringing together researchers and practitioners
<br>This conference brings together researchers and practitioners interested in
<br>the societal dimensions of technology and the technological aspects of social
<br>innovation. The focus is specifically on the field of community renewable
<br>energy and energy storage.
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<br>Key themes
<br>Some key themes will be:
<br>Socio-technical innovation dynamics in community energy and energy storage
<br>Co-creation and user-inspired innovation
<br>Citizens engagement, (self-) governance and local business models
<br>Comparative institutional analysis: national traditions, cultures, physical
<br>constraints, governance and power relations
<br>New roles and responsibilities of key parties in the transition
<br>Decentrality, autonomy and resiliency
<br>Synergies, tensions, dilemmas and challenges at various societal levels
<br>Variability of technologies and energy configurations
<br>Responsible innovation in community energy and energy storage
<br>Scenario’s and scenario analysis
<br>Value sensitive design and energy technology
<br>Program
<br>Key note speakers will be among others: Michael Ornetzeder, David Parra and
<br>Ankit Kumar. They will present new insights, findings and concepts regarding:
<br>I. Decentralization, citizen's empowerment and the energy transition
<br>II. Social and technological innovations in community energy storage
<br>III. Governing local energy transition in the Western world
<br>IV. The Big picture: the potential of local energy in developing countries
<br>In addition:
<br>Parallel sessions
<br>Round table
<br>Plenaries: debate
<br>Presentations of new configurations and storage technologies
<br>Posters
<br>Book exhibition
<br>Excursion
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<br>Submission of contributions
<br>As from 16 January 2019, we will open a website where you will be able to
<br>submit the topic you would like to present (practitioner) or an abstract of a
<br>paper (academic) of max. 300 words. There will also be a poster session, so
<br>you can bring a poster of your work. If you would like to do so, please submit
<br>an abstract of max. 150 words.
<br>We will explore if there is interest to bundle some of the contributions in a
<br>special issue of a peer reviewed journal (journal to be determined).
<br>For more information, please contact h.j.van.der.windt@rug.nl
<br> or e.c.j.vanoost@utwente.nl
<br>.
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<br>Venue
<br>The two-day conference takes place at the Energy Academy Europe at the Zernike
<br>campus of the University of Groningen. This is an inspiring location for our
<br>event as it is the most sustainable education building of the Netherlands. The
<br>building is a place where societal partners, education and academia join
<br>forces to work on research and innovation in the field of energy. As the
<br>building meets the highest sustainable energy standards, it received the
<br>BREEAM-rating ‘Outstanding’.
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<br>Organising team
<br>Dr Henny van der Windt
<br>Dr Ellen van Oost
<br>Dr Binod Koirala
<br>Esther van der Waal MSc.
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