Energy Security in Europe

This workshop on energy security in Europe is designed to bring together academics, industry experts, regulators, and policymakers to discuss the current challenges and opportunities in the field. The planning phase is currently underway, and the workshop will cover a range of topics including, but not limited to, energy network infrastructure security and resilience, primary and secondary energy security of supply, global trade and geopolitics, raw material and energy technology security, European gas security, electricity, gas and hydrogen markets.

The primary goal of the workshop is to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and to foster discussion among participants. The workshop will consist of three sessions, each featuring a couple presentations and prepared interventions, as well as ample time for in-depth discussion. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with other professionals in the field.

Please note that this workshop is by-invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please contact the main organizer for further information: Magnus Korpås.

Program

12:30 – Welcome and Round the table, Magnus Korpås (NTNU)

Session 1: Current gas and energy situation and the way forward

12:50 – Speech: Development of the global energy market, Tatiana Mitrova, Research Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University

13:10 – Speech: Central European gas infrastructure future, Christoph Riechmann, Director, Energy Practice, Frontier Economics

• Interventions by:
  • 13:20 Edgar Hertwich, Professor, Industrial Ecology, NTNU and European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change
  • 13:30 Franziska Holz, Professor, Head of the Research Area Resource and Environmental Markets, DIW Berlin
  • 13:40 Steven A. Gabriel, Professor, Univ. of Maryland
  • 13:50 Elena Reshetova, Fortum 
• 14:00 Plenum discussion / comments from the audience

14:30 – Break

Session 2: Energy security towards 2050: The role of electricity and hydrogen 

14:45 – Speech: Power system scenarios towards 2050 and the interaction with other energy carriers, Anders Kringstad, Head of Market Analysis, Statnett

15:00 – Speech: Perspectives from ENTSO-E, Gerard Doorman, Special Advisor Statnett

15:10 – Speech: Hydrogen infrastructure and production in Europe with and without imports, Marie Münster, Professor, DTU

15:25 – Speech: Energy scenarios 2050 from EU project Open Entrance, Hans Auer, Professor, TU Wien

• Interventions by:
  • Gerd Kjølle, Chief Research Scientist, SINTEF Energi AS
  • Reinhard Madlener, Professor, RWTH Achen
• Plenum discussion / comments from the audience

16:30 – Main takeaways from the day and concluding remarks, Asgeir Tomasgard, Professor and Director of NTNU Energy Transition.

17:00 End of workshop