Energy Governance: New ideas, new institutions, new people

Venue: British Academy, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG

Program: download the latest Draft Agenda – 6th Dec Conference

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Conference Context

Energy systems are going through a period of fundamental change due to new technologies, energy economics, business models and changing social preferences. Much of the momentum for change, in most countries, is closer to the demand side and at the local distribution level, where the opportunities for taking a whole systems approach across electricity, heat and transport are easier to identify and act upon. Such an approach to system transformation is more aligned with the needs of people, for example encompassing ideas of ‘taking back control’ and is based on the principles of creating a system which is smarter, flexible and more integrated. To enable this to happen in Great Britain,  a new approach to energy governance, based on new ideas, new institutions and new people is required.

The conference will explore these issues and put potential solutions on the table. IGov’s five principles for institutional reform (see here) will be explored: putting people first; local energy markets; access to data; system coordination; political stability, transparency and legitimacy; along with debate on how to fund change. The event will bring together insights from international representatives, seasoned observers and young ‘rising stars’; and will encourage discussion of the key findings of the 4 years research that has taken place under the IGov project: http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/igov/

Programme

9.00 Registration

9.30 – 9.40 Welcome and introduction to day

• Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter

9.40 – 10.25 GB Energy Governance – Issues & opportunities

• Session Chair: Simon Roberts, Centre for Sustainable Energy
• Sarah Bell, Tempus Energy
• Rebecca Willis, Independent Researcher

10.25 – 11.10 Principles for Energy Governance Change

• IGov Team, University of Exeter
• Rapporteur, Tom Burke, E3G

11.10– 11.30 Break

11.30 – 12.30  Parallel Session 1

• 1.1 GB political stability, transparency, and legitimacy
  • Chair: Caroline Kuzemko, University of Warwick
  • Matthew Lockwood, University of Exeter
  • Amy Mount, Green Alliance
  • tbc
• 1.2 Local energy markets
  • Chair: Ben Eyre White, BEIS
  • Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter
  • Rachel Stanley, Energy Local
  • Matt Hastings, Centrica
• 1.3 The importance of data
  •  Chair: Sarah Darby, University of Oxford
  • Antony Froggatt, Chatham House/ University of Exeter
  • Judith Ward, Sustainability First
  • Paul Westacott, Origami Energy

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 14.30 Lessons from the Energiewende

• Chair: Caroline Kuzemko, University of Warrick
• Barbara Praetorius, Agora Energiewende
• Craig Morris, Petite Planète

14:30 – 15:30 Parallel Session 2

• 2.1 Creating a people-centered energy system
  • Chair: Simon Roberts, Centre for Sustainable Energy
  • Richard Hoggett, University of Exeter
  • Matthew Rhodes, Encraft
  • Zoe McLeod, Sustainability First
• 2.2 System coordination
  • Chair: Adam Cooper, National Infrastructure Commission
  • Matthew Lockwood, University of Exeter
  • Charlotte Ramsay, National Grid
  • Adriana Laguna-Estopier, UK Power Networks
• 2.3 How to fund change
  • Chair: Nicky Dean, Nature (tbc)
  • Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter
  • Jan Rosenow, RAP
  • Stephen Hall, University of Leeds

15:30 – 15:45 Break

15:45 – 16:45 The Energy Den

• Chair: Matthew Lockwood, University of Exeter
• The Dragons
  • Mari Martiskainen, University of Sussex
  • Katy Roliech, Leeds University
  • Carly McLachlan, Manchester University
• The Pitchers
  • Tiffany Chow, Navigant
  • Ralitsa Hiteva, Sussex University
  • Felicity Jones, Everoze
  • Alice Owen, University of Leeds
  • Tom Snellock, Limejump
  • Nicola Waters, Primrosesolar

16:45 – 17:00 Reflections on GB Energy Governance & IGov 2

• Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter

Posted by: rhoggett

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