Program

Opening ceremony

9:30-9:50 Speeches of Honorary Guests

EuroPower & OZE Power panels

9:50 – 10:40 Polish power industry in the process of transformation and with new challenges

The EU’s strategy for climate neutrality
Vision of the transformation of the energy sector in Poland
The social dimension of the energy transformation
New entity structure – shape of the Polish sector
Competitiveness of the electricity market against the background of changes in entities
Will the consolidation of companies improve transformation processes?

10:40 – 11:20 Financial instruments supporting the process of climate neutrality

EU climate policy – will we achieve a common goal?
Energy transformation as an opportunity to improve the competitiveness of the Polish economy
Just Transition Fund mechanisms – funds for energy transformation
Designing Operational Programs for the energy sector in the new EU financial perspective 2021-2027
Repayable instruments – use of grants and loans
Combining different categories of support measures
Territorial Just Transition Plans (TPST) – support for regions

11:20 – 12:00 Adaptation of infrastructure to the development of distributed energy

Smart metering – Smart Grid
Scenarios of the PPS development in the 2021-2030 perspective
Digitization and integrated solutions
Legal regulations for electricity storage
Energy management with the participation of electricity storage in daily operation and in crisis situations

12:00 – 12:30 Break

12:30 – 13:10 The role of gas in the energy transformation

13:10 – 13:50 Digitization of the energy sector

Energy Market Information Operator (OIRE) – effective and safe exchange of information on the electricity market
A key success factor in the construction of OIRE
Participation of Operator Chmury Krajowej in digitization of the sector
EU regulations concerning the reform of the electricity market and information management policy
Data monetization and support for new business models
Data transparency as a condition of just transformation?
Using data to optimize investments in renewable and distributed energy sources

13:50 – 14:30 Factors slowing down and accelerating the development of photovoltaic farms

How to improve the procedures for connecting high voltage photovoltaic installations
Infrastructure modernization challenges
Photovoltaic farms without subsidies and no government guarantees of energy sales. Is it possible and profitable?
Support for communes in adopting local plans
Moving away from RES subsidizing systems towards direct PPA contracting

9:00 – 9:50 The award ceremony in the Energy World Leaders Competition

EuroPower & OZE Power panels

9:50 – 10:20 The process of moving away from coal – plan, costs, consequences

Presentation of Polska Grupa Górnicza
Presentation of Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin (ZE PAK)

10:20 – 11:00 Alternative fuels in the Polish energy sector

11:00 – 11:30 Security of energy facilities

Debate 2+1

The potential effects of cyber attacks on the SmartGrid network
Legal and regulatory aspects of drone flights over critical infrastructure facilities
Technical measures ensuring safe operation of strategic facilities

11:30 – 12:10 Sectoral integration of energy in Poland – a way to improve the energy sector?

12:10 – 12:40 Break

12:40 – 13:20 Implementation of the common goal of “greening” the power industry

Polish Offshore Sector Deal – cooperation for the development of wind farms
The potential and current stages of implementing strategic projects
Green energy – implementation of the mission of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW)
European offshore strategy
Liberalization of the 10H distance act

13:20 – 14:00 The use of hydrogen in the decarbonization and integration of sectors

Update: 25.08.2020