GRIDS 2010: Conference

Conference, 23-24 November 2010, Berlin, Germany

The GRIDS 2010 conference explored the financial, technical, policy and regulatory issues that will shape the development of a grid that meets Europe's energy, consumer and climate needs.

Top industry players lead 'hot topics' discussions

Acciona Energía, REpower, Nordex Energy and Vestas Wind Systems examine the Grid connection requirements;
DONG Energy, GE Global Research Centre, ABB and Siemens assess the Transmission technologies: current and future needs;
Energinet.dk, Red Eléctrica de España and Statkraft Energy explore the issues of Interconnecting Europe’s electricity grids;
3E, TenneT and the Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG) discuss the challenges of Planning a North Sea Supergrid

Senior experts - speakers address key policy, regulatory, technical and financial issues.

Leading political figures and senior industry representatives at the opening session:

		Jochen Homann, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany		Katherina Reiche, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Germany
		Daniel Dobbeni, President, European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E)		Arthouros Zervos, President, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)