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