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| This year's REXchange conference took place at the Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I in Barcelona, Spain on 14th and 15th April, 2010.
At REXchange 2010, delegates were invited to expect to:
- Learn more about the new cooperation mechanisms that will stimulate international trade of renewable energy
- Understand more about the sustainability of renewable energy and how this will influence the international trade of renewable energy. This includes the calculations on CO2 and additionality
- Be brought up to speed on the Guarantee of Origin system and what changes can be expected
26 high level industry speakers lead delegates through 7 sessions. Topics included:
- The market for renewable energy with the GO as backbone
- How the Cooperation Mechanisms can become a success
- Perspectives on European renewable policies
- Consumer rights and green electricity offers
- Cooperation Mechanisms
- The Cobra Cable
- The Joint Support System Norway - Sweden
- The GHG Protocol
and much much more.
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REXchange 2010 was organised by Synergy, hosted by RECS International vzw and co-hosted by the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB).
Synergy, a Clarion Events company, established in 1999, is dedicated to developing and organising high quality international conferences and exhibitions for and in co-operation with the energy and utilities industry. Synergy has its head office in The Netherlands and a subsidiary office in Singapore. For more information, please visit the website: www.synergy-events.com
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Wednesday, AM
April 14, 2010 | Session 1
Cross border trade an essential part of a long term vision on renewable energy in Europe | Session 2
Cutting edge of Policy and Market for renewable energy in Europe | Wednesday, PM
April 14, 2010 | Session 3.1
Stream 1, Cooperation Mechanisms in practice | Session 3.2
Stream 2, Consumer Interest | Session 4.1
Grid integration of renewable energy in relation to cross border trade | Session 4.2
Demand side of the renewable electricity market | Thursday, AM
15 April, 2010 | Session 5
Kick off of Role Play: learn more about the cooperation mechanisms | Session 6
Integrating the ‘open’ European voluntary market in the ‘closed’ support market | Thursday, PM
15 April 2010 | Session 7
Closing session / Panel discussion |
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| | Chairman: Claes Hedenström, President / Senior Advisor Energy Policy, RECS International / Vattenfall, the Netherlands / Sweden | | | | The voluntary market for renewable energy is based on the Guarantee of Origin solely and covers only the existing power. But is it possible to trade new power internationally as well and how will that work? Download all papers of this session
| | | 09:00 - 09:15 | | The market for renewable energy with the GO as backbone
- Short introduction of the conference program and title of the conference
- Why RECS hosts the conference
Claes Hedenström, President / Senior Advisor Energy Policy, RECS International / Vattenfall, The Netherlands / Sweden |  | | 09:15 - 09:45 | | How the Cooperation Mechanism can become a success
- View of the Commission how cooperation mechanisms will evolve
- What will happen after evaluation RES Directive in 2014: is cross border trade strengthened and cost efficiency achieved?
Tom Howes, DG TREN, European Commission, Belgium | | | 09:45 - 10:15 | | Perspectives on European renewable policies
- What is the vision of European Power industry on renewable policy?
- What are the key enablers to meet renewable targets?
- What is the role of open markets and cross border trade?
Oluf Ulseth, SVP European Affairs Statkraft / Deputy Chairman Eurelectric Energy Policy and Generation Committee, Stattkraft, Eurelectric, Norway / Belgium | | | 10:15 - 10:45 | | Coffee Break, Sponsored by Alpiq
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| | Chairman: Claes Hedenström, President / Senior Advisor Energy Policy, RECS International / Vattenfall, the Netherlands / Sweden | | | | Policy makers have introduced Cooperation Mechanisms as the new instrument to stimulate a pan-European approach. Will this policy instrument work and what can we except? Download all papers of this session
| | | 10:45 - 11:15 | | Cooperation Mechanisms
- What is the future of cooperation mechanisms
- Will statistic trade work
- How to cooperate with market players
André Poschmann, Federal Ministry, The German Ministry of Environment, Germany | | | 11:15 - 11:45 | | The role of the market in cost-efficient expansion of renewable energy
What does cost efficient expansion of renewable energy actually mean?
What are the five most important success criteria -
Are EU on the right track in low cost implementation of renewable energy targets -
The way forward: pragmatism towards sound, long term objectives
Helge Sigurd Naess-Schmidt, Managing Economist, Service Leader Climate and Energy Policies, Copenhagen Economics, Denmark | | | 11:45 - 12:15 | | Renewable energy policy setting the frame work for the market
- Spanish system of Guarantees of Origin: Results in the period 2007-2009
- Renewable energy policy - setting the framework for the market
Luis Jesús Sánchez de Tembleque , CNE - Comisión Nacional de Energía, Spain
| | | 12:15 - 12:45 | | View on the future of the RES market by a market player (View of Alpiq on the future of the market of Renewable Energy)
• The role of the GO now and in the future
• Expectations on the Cooperation Mechanisms
• Switzerland as switchboard for cross border trade renewable electricity
Peter Houzer, Environmental Markets Regulation, Alpiq Swisstrade, Switzerland
| | | 12:45 - 14:15 | | Lunch, Sponsored by Agder
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| | Chairman: José Luis Pastor Morate, Head of Power and CO2 Trading & Origination, ENDESA, Spain | | | The three cooperation mechanism in more detail: which of the three is most promising? What will be the role of market players and governments in making the cooperation mechanisms a success. Do governments talk to market players and the other way around and how can communication be improved?
Download all papers of this session
| | | 14:15 - 14:35 | | Platform Cooperation Mechanisms
- Mission and vision of the platform
- Who is participating
- How to join
Peter Niermeijer, Secretary General, RECS International, The Netherlands
| | | 14:35 - 15:00 | | Joint Support system Norway – Sweden
- State of the art announced cooperation
- What are the challenges here
Gustav Ebenå, Head of Electricity Certificate Unit, Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden | | | 15:00 - 15:25 | | Trading in Renewable Energy - virtual or real?
• What EU legislation says
• What the strategic energy review envisages
• How to make trade reality: super grids and markets based on comparative advantage
Anthony Moulds, Economic Adviser, Scottish Government Energy Economics Team, United Kingdom
| | | 15:25 - 15:50 | | Setting the framework for cooperation mechanisms
• First results from a study commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment
Corinna Klessmann, Senior Consultant, Ecofys Germany, Germany
| | | 15:50 - 16:15 | | Coffee Break, Sponsored by Alpiq
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| | Chairman: Anette Nordskog, Green Portfolio Manager, Fortum Markets, Norway | | | | What is it consumers of green products are looking for and what is it they want to achieve? What green products are offered in the market and do they fulfil the wishes of the clients? What exactly is missing in the offers and who can improve this by doing what? Download all papers of this session
| | | 14:15 - 14:35 | | RECS Good Practice
- Basics of RECS good practice
- Implications of the good practice
- How to join
Niels van der Linden, Senior Originator Renewables, RECS International, The Netherlands
| | | 14:35 - 15:00 | | Naturemade - a concept of securing sustainability of electricity from renewables
- Role of labels in the market of electricity from renewables (in opposition to guarantees of origin and trading systems)
- Differentiation of ecological quality of electrical power
- Challenges in the co-existance of different systems in the market
Dr. Gian Carle, Head of Renewable Energy Trading, EWZ and Member of the Association for environmentally sound energy (VUE), Switzerland
| | | 15:00 - 15:25 | | Clean Power Switch
• Who are buying green power
• Why are they buying green power
• How should a green electricity product be to fulfil the needs: Basic elements, differentiation of quality and types, other features
• Some reflections over the current market situation
John Ravlo, Vice President / Commercial Director, ECOHZ, Norway | | | 15:25 - 15:50 | | Zero foot print of consumed green electricity?
• What is the role of the GO proofing the consumption of green products?
• What carbon claims can a consumer make?
• How to avoid double counting or double claiming?
Edgar van de Brug, Ecofys Netherlands, Senior Consultant Carbon Management, the Netherlands
| | | 15:50 - 16:15 | | Coffee Break, Sponsored by Alpiq
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| | Chairman: José Luis Pastor Morate, Head of Power and CO2 Trading & Origination, ENDESA, Spain | | | | The three cooperation mechanism in more detail: which of the three is most promising? What will be the role of market players and governments in making the cooperation mechanisms a success. Do governments talk to market players and the other way around and how can communication be improved? Download all papers of this session
| | | 16:30 - 17:00 | | The Cobra cable: The new interconnection between the Netherlands and Denmark
- How an interconnector contributes to a Pan-European renewable energy market.
Gineke van Dijk, Project Manager COBRA CABLE, TenneT TSO, The Netherlands | | | 17:00 - 17:30 | | European RES-E Policy Analysis - A model-based analysis of RES-E deployment and its impact on the conventional power market
- Current status of RES-E promotion in Europe (consequences of national support systems) - Potential gains through a harmonization of support systems - The impact of RES-E deployment on the conventional power market
Michaela Fürsch, Research Associate, Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne, Germany
| | | 17:45 - 21:00 | | Networking Dinner, Sponsored by Vattenfall
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| | Chairman: Anette Nordskog, Green Portfolio Manager, Fortum Markets, Norway | | | What is it consumers of green products are looking for and what is it they want to achieve? What green products are offered in the market and do they fulfil the wishes of the clients? What exactly is missing in the offers and who can improve this by doing what?
Download all papers of this session
| | | 16:15 - 16:45 | | Certified clean energy in the Norwegian Airport Express Train
• Integrating Certified Green Energy into total energy strategy, a customer case from Norway
• Environmental marketing, addressing different customers in different ways, a usable strategic framework
• Does certified energy really matter, a challenge to producers or certifiers? Øyvind Brekke, Senior Market Analyst, The Airport Express Train, Norway
| | | 16:45 - 17:15 | | What is in it for the industry in Europe?
- What is the position of Business Europe?
- What is the interest?
Holger Gassner, Chairman Renewable Energy Task Force, BUSINESSEUROPE, Belgium | | | 17:15 - 17:45 | | Presentation from PASM/Deutsche Telekom
- What drives the company to purchase renewable electricity?
- What role does the GO play?
Annette Morsack, Expert Energy Data Management, PASM Power & Air Solutions / Deutsche Telekom, Germany | | | 17:45 - 21:00 | | Networking Dinner, Sponsored by Vattenfall
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| | Chairman: Claes Hedenström, President / Senior Advisor Energy Policy, RECS International / Vattenfall, The Netherlands / Sweden and Peter Houzer, Environmental Markets Regulation, Alpiq Swisstrade, Switzerland | | | Download all papers of this session
The cooperation Mechanisms are considered as the first step towards a pan-European market for renewable energy. Which of the three cooperation mechanisms is most promising and why is that? Market players and governments need to play their own role within their own responsibilities. More detailed rules or protocols if you wish could work as stimulant for the cooperation mechanisms. The role play will explore the possibilities and threats making the cooperation mechanisms a success.
| | | 09:00 - 10:30 | | Role play Cooperation mechanisms
The new RES Directive gives three possibilities to setup international trade. Governments are playing a key role in the cooperation mechanism. Especially in the Joint Project approach market players also play a key role. They after all have to set up new projects and invest in them. Especially the joint project approach will be explored. The session will be led by: Claes Hedenström, President / Senior Advisor Energy Policy, RECS International / Vattenfall, the Netherlands / Sweden Peter Houzer, Environmental Markets Regulation, Alpiq Swisstrade, Switzerland Jussi Nykänen, CEO, Member of the Board, GreenStream Network, Finland | | | 10:30 - 11:00 | | Coffee Break, Sponsored by Alpiq
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| | Chairman: Phil Moody, Secretary General, Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB), United Kingdom | | | | The Guarantee of Origin plays an important role in the voluntary market for renewable energy as well in the
mandatory market for renewable energy. The use of the guarantee of origin has its consequences for disclosure
and double counting must be avoided. The GO system must be harmonised to facilitate international trade.
What new developments can we expect? Download all papers of this session
| | | 11:00 - 11:30 | | Declaration for Green Power products in Denmark
• A declaration has been developed.
• The guidelines increase transparency for retail customers.
• Customers can make a choice and reduce climate changes. Mads Lyngby Petersen, Market development/Economist, Energinet.dk, Denmark
| | | 11:30 - 12:00 | | EPED, the solution to double counting in the renewable electricity market
- Mission and vision EPED
- Who is participating
- What deliverables?
Lukas Groebke, Chairman / Manager Renewable Affairs and Relationships, EPED / Swissgrid, Switzerland | | | 12:00 - 12:30 | | The European Standard for GO as back bone of the European renewable electricity market
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Benefits of further standardization of GO in Europe -
The future strategy of the Association of Issuing Bodies
Christof Timpe, President / Senior Consultant, AIB / Oeko-Institut, Belgium / Germany | | | 12:30 - 13:45 | | Lunch
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| | Chairman: Tom Howes, DG TREN, European Commission, Belgium | | | The last session is a panel discussion, discussing specific statements and new ideas on how to strengthen the position of renewable energy.
| | | 13:45 - 15:15 | | Panel discussion
This panel discussion summarises the major discussion points of the conference. These core discussion points will be packaged into a collection of statements delivered to the panelists. Following the panelists responses discussion will be passed over to the audience. Each discussion point will culminate in a vote with results published in a press statement following the event.
Panellists:
Tom Howes, European Commission, DG Energy
Claes Hedenström, President / Senior Adviser Energy Policy The Netherlands / Sweden
Phil Moody, Secretary General, Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB), United Kingdom
John Ravlo, Vice President / Commercial Director, ECOHZ, Norway
Stefan Ulreich, E.ON AG, Germany | | | 15:15 - 15:45 | | End of conference, Coffee Break, Sponsored by Alpiq
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