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Background and Structure
The Global Power Sector Transformation is
Ongoing and Critical for Climate Goals
IRENA Innovation Week – 'The Age of Renewable Power'
Objectives:
• Bring together global public and private sector experts to identify transition trends
and innovations that will facilitate the transition;
• First-of-its-kind event on RE innovation that provides a global platform for thought
leaders, technical experts and policy makers to share their vision;
• First edition of IRENA Innovation Week, 10-13 May 2016 briefing:
Three days allows participation from far away but is still manageable;
Beethoven Halle, Bonn;
238 participants from 41 countries;
Theme: The Age of Renewable Power;
Plenary session, deep dives, group sessions;
In cooperation with partners incl. ABB, Siemens,
IEC, PTB, EPO, CERN; DLR, E.ON, etc.
The Opening BMWi State Secretary: Rainer Baake;
The event reception is hosted by the City of Bonn;
IRENA Innovation Week 2016 - Summary of Participation
Number of ParticipantsAttended 238Participants 107Secretariats 31Speakers 67Students 33
Also a significant number of users of the streaming service
• 10 May- Excursions (Site visits)
The Federal Network Agency (German regulator);
E.ON Energy Research Centre in Achen;
Jülich Solar Institute (CSP test installation);
German Aerospace Center, DLR’s thermal storage
laboratories in Cologne.
Structure
• 11-13 May discussions
Plenary discussions (by Innovation type)
Technical DeepDive sessions (Innovation supply side)
Group discussions (Innovation demand side)
Summary sessions to bring every one up to speed and
look for matrix and opportunities to use findings for
climate action
Structure
• High level opening
Country perspectives Costa Rica, Russia
Technology perspective ABB
• Systemic innovation
Business models
Market design
• Technological innovation
Wind
Grid technologies
Battery storage
• Operational innovation
Supergrid or offgrid
Demand side management
1. Plenary Sessions
• The future grid: Smart mini- and micro-grids
• The future grid: Electric highways
• Energy storage and electric vehicles
• New market designs
• Energy systems modelling and planning
• Extending the frontiers of reliability
• From science to innovation
2. DeepDive Sessions
• Group Discussions I : Challenges, needs and obstacles (Day 1)
• Group discussions II: Innovations and solutions (Day 3)
• Three set of group discussions :
Decentralised electricity systems for islands and rural electrification
Emerging electricity systems with high demand growth
Mature electricity systems with low demand
• Chaired by a policy maker
• Mixed participants public, private, academia
3. Group discussions
Findings
High level findings on group and plenary discussions
• The power sector transition is well underway and gathering momentum:
Germany 88% RE power on 8 May 2016;
Portugal 4 days 100% RE power May 2016;
Costa Rica 300 days 100% RE power last year;
Denmark leads in system integration: sector coupling, flexible fossil;
Russia 50 GW wind project under consideration;
China has 230 million smart meters installed, plans more than 22
UHVDC lines above 800 kV/13 GW by 2020
High level findings on group and plenary discussions
• Technology innovation is important but we have the technology needed
for the next 2 decades
Interesting demand side innovations
• Market, business model innovation potential is important
Different views on need for significant market reform
Standards/quality control needs more attention
• The end point is not clear, may differ by country
What is the right supergrid/offgrid mix
LVDC grids to supplement LVAC grids
Different views on battery storage needs
Strategic consequences
• Focus more on markets and business models and regulatory
frameworks, less on technology
More market is needed
• Leave room for flexibility in policy design
• Put more effort into identification of best practice today (eg Hawaii and
other island frontrunners)
Exciting developments:Constituencies that feel
the impact:
Role for international
cooperation:
(1) Smart mini- and
micro-grids
Virtual generators – Next Kraftwerk
and Tiko already implemented this
business model• All stakeholders (energy
planning ; reliability ;
science-to-innovation)
• Mature power systems
(market design ; smart grids
; electric highways ;
science-to-innovation)
• Emerging power systems
(market design ; electric
highways)
• Utilities (smart grids ;
storage & EVs ; electric
highways)
• Technology, internet,
mobile phone and
commercial transport
companies (storage & EVs ;
market design)
• Rural villages and
population in poor areas
(smart grids)
• Creating common vision
around the deep dive areas
• Best practice, knowledge
and information sharing
• Development, utilization and
harmonization of standards
• Cooperation of stakeholders
among each other, e.g. TSOs,
academia, industry/private
sector, national stakeholders
• Integration of neighbouring
markets, role of
interconnections
• Reaching economies of
scale, and ensuring
interoperability of systems
• Combination of policies and
instruments
• Innovation beyond
technologies for policy,
financing, business models
• Inform policy-makers (energy,
electricity, climate, planning)
and innovation initiatives (e.g.
Mission Innovation)
(2) Electric highwaysGas insulated transmission lines (GIL)– extra-high voltage saving
space in contrast to overhead lines
(3) Energy storage &
electric vehicles
Mobility as energy service –
electric vehicles enabling sector
coupling
(4) New market designsICT offers closer engagement of
consumers and sensitization to
price signals
(5) Energy systems
modelling & planning
Increased computational
capability – more comprehensive
and reliable modelling including RE
(6) Extending the
frontiers of reliabilityQuality control & standardisation
pave the way to bankability
(7) From science to
innovation
Evidence of step innovation trend
on ICT focused to enable RE
integration
Deep dive sessions
Suggestions for IRENA work
• Taxonomy of power systems for solution finding
• Understand not only integration problems but also solutions
• Provide a platform for stakeholders experiences exchange
• Focus on seasonality issues, sector coupling
• Identify and spread best practice in existing innovations
• Focus on credible policy frameworks and financing
• Coordinate amongst organizations in countries
• Work with commercial banks on technical and social aspects
• Provide guidance on minimum requirements for RE projects
• Assist in RE standards and metrics adaptation to national conditions
• Developing countries participation in international standardization
Outputs
The #IRENAinnovation hashtag was used by 660+ contributors in 1,200+ tweets over an 11
day period. In total, it reached 1.3+ million accounts and created 8.6+ million impressions.
30 social media cards were created for event speakers and shared throughout the event by
both IRENA and our partners:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/irenaimages/albums/72157667805018925
The event recap video is available on an Innovation Week playlist on IRENA’s YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tytP7nCSoRQ&list=PLGZxC2iViPRqtNBlNgYQA_fyTLD4
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Edited/branded plenary session video recordings and individual participant video
interviews (10+) will be added to the YouTube playlist this week.
The IRENA Innovation Flickr album has photos from all portions of the event:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/irenaimages/albums/72157667805018925
5 IRENA newsroom posts were published on various elements of the event, and one more
recap post will be published when the final report is completed: https://irenanewsroom.org/
There were six media articles covering elements of the event
Press coverage to date
Post event questionnaire
Upload presentations, summary slides, list of participants
Insights report in preparation (DRAFT available)
Post-event webinar
Video material is available online
Deliverables
Next steps
The approach works well
High level of appreciation from all sides
Not everyone stays for three days but enough do to ensure continuity
Engagement public and private sector creates important value added
Need to start preparations at least nine months ahead of the event
Need to streamline partner engagement and sponsorship
Need to establish a project team focused primarily on the event
Limit number of speakers per session further, allow sufficient time for
discussion
Facilitate networking further (eg overview of participants background with
portrait photos, use conference software)
Introduce additional small group discussions eg during breakfast, lunch,
aperitif
Lessons learned
Presented to UNFCCC TEM during SB sessions on 19 May 2016
Innovation Day – Today – To inform our member countries
Submit results to Mission Innovation for their consideration (ministerial 1-2
June)
Support in preparation of IRENA Innovation landscape report
Distribute conference report widely
Make ppt slides available
Use of findings
Issues to be decided soon:
Next edition 2017 or 2018
Location: Bonn
Timing – Ahead of the climate meetings
Theme –The Age of Renewable Power - or a different theme
Structure:
- Maintain format 1 day excursions and 3 day meetings
- Maintain mix of plenary, deep dive and group discussions
Innovation week second edition