Online | 9th March 2023, 10:00 CEST
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The Industry sector is one of the largest energy consumers in the EU, accounting for about a fourth of the final energy consumption. European industries have made important progress to improve their energy efficiency and switch to low carbon energy sources; however, opportunities for saving energy remain in most enterprises. In March 2020, the New Industrial Strategy outlined how Europe will become greener, more circular and more digital while remaining competitive on the global stage. Between 2020 and 2023, together with the uptake of relevant technological processes and trends (digitalization, electrification, use of hydrogen), the industry & enterprises sector dealt with important natural, political and societal changes, which required to rethink policies, strategies and approaches. Taking stock of the mutated scenario, the new (February 2023) Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age included as a pillar of the EU strategy the concept of competitiveness, to build a more supportive environment for the scaling up of the EU’s manufacturing capacity for the net-zero technologies. A common factor to any recent policy, strategy or plan regarding the process of decarbonisation, is the prominent role played by Energy Efficiency.
This workshop has two main aims: to inform the participants (National energy agencies, policy officers, researchers, and industry stakeholders) on core topics underlying the process of industrial decarbonization, as well as providing insights from an in-depth discussion on how to better support businesses and industry in a challenging scenario.
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Speakers and presentations
Opening
- Nelson Lage | President of the Board of Directors, ADENE & President of EnR 2022
- Enrico Biele | Chair of the EnR Industry & Enterprises Working Group, ENEA
Panel 1 | 2023 trends in the industry international agenda
Energy Efficiency in Industry: highlights from the IEA Energy Efficiency Report 2022
Hugo Salamanca, Energy Policy Analyst, International Energy Agency
Emma Mooney, Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency
- Presentation: IEA-EmmaMooney-HugoSalamanca
- Links:
Hydrogen in energy decarbonisation scenarios: focus on industry
Jose Moya, Project leader, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
- Presentation: JRC-JoseMoya
Relevant JRC reports:
- The role of hydrogen in energy decarbonisation scenarios (2022)
- Technologies to decarbonise the EU steel industry (2022)
- European climate neutral industry competitiveness scoreboard 2021 (2022)
- Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage in the European Union
- Towards net-zero emissions in the EU energy system by 2050 (2020)
- EU challenge of reducing fossil fuel in buildings (2021)
The role of the National Energy Agencies in the process of Industrial Decarbonisation
Elliot Mari, Project Manager Industry Decarbonization, ADEME
Panel 2 | Roundtable | Supporting Industry and Businesses: challenges for 2023 and beyond
Moderator: Enrico Biele, Chair of the EnR Industry & Enterprises Working Group, ENEA
Stefan Buettner, Chair of the Group of Experts in Energy Efficiency, UNECE
- Presentation: UNECE- StefanBuettner
Rod Janssen, Chair of the Energy Efficiency in Industry Working Group, EEFIG
- Links: EEFIG report
Tsvetsomira Kulevska, Director Coordination and Management of EE and RES, SEDA
Dietmar Gründig, Head of Industry, dena
Roberta Boniotti, Secretary General, MEDENER