OG21 Study tour

The board of OG21 performed this summer a trip to Europe, including Pau (to visit Total CCS project), Paris (visit IEA) and Brussel.

The intension with the study tour was to visit a CCS project, discuss the future energy situation with IEA in Paris and have a dialogue with the EU system focusing on energy demand and environment.

Enclosed is a report from the Brussel meeting with a short summary of the different presentations. Enclosed is also the presentations from IEA,Paris.

 Read the report here

Program Brusselwith presentations:

Driving forces and political challenges for the EU towards 2015 – Emily von   Sydow, journalist and writer

The geopolitical challenges of European energy policy - Seen from Christof van Agt, Senior researcher, Clingendael Netherlands Institute of International Relations

EU’s energy and climate policy - Jean-Arnold Vinois, European Commission, Head of Unit Energy Policy & Security of Supply, DG TREN -  Energy and transport

North Sea Grid - Market and technological opportunities and solutions for the offshore wind industry - Justin Wilkes, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), Policy Department, Head of Regulatory Affairs

The Psychology of Energy and Climate Politics in the EU - Lena EK, Member of the European Parliament, Centerpartiet / Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe -  

The SET-Plan as a bridge between politics and research - Dr. Jean-Marie Bemtgen, European Commission, DG TREN - Energy and transport, New and Renewable energy Directorate, Research Coordinator 

Future energy technologies for application beyond 2020 - Dr. Jan Erik Hanssen, 1-tech Brussels, Independent Energy innovation expertise

Program IEA, Paris with presentations:

Introduction to IEA (Rebecca Gaghen, Head of Communications and Information)

WEO and Economic Impact of Recession on Energy (Dr. Fatih Birol, Chief Economist)

ETP (Peter Taylor, Head of Energy Technology Policy Division)

Gas markets ( Anne- Sophie Corbeau, Energy Diversification Division)