CIRED 2011 - The 21st International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution
 
 

Session 6 - Distribution Business & Impact of Regulation

Roundtables

RT.6a : Role of DSOs in Smart Grid environment

Convener :
Helfried Brunner, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology,Austria

Scope :
The role of DSO is changing in Smart Grids. They need new business solutions and new organisational structures and administrative routines.
• How do the different stakeholders in the electricity business see the role of DSOs in the future?
• The role of the regulated distribution system operator in an open electricity market
• Smart Grid and Regulation; common principles for regulation in EU-level, the European Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI)
• The DSO as an enabler for market participation of active consumers and producers
• The DSO as manager of ICT infrastructure on data gateways

Panelists :
Veli-Pekka Saajo, Energy Market Authority (EMV), Finland
ZHU Shouzhen, Tsinghua University, China
Jon Stromsather, Enel Distribuzione, Italy
Jan Neyens, Infrax, Belgium

RT.6b : Smart grid development programs in different countries

Convener :
Pertti Lindberg, Finnish Energy Industries, CIRED SAG 6 chairman, Finland

Scope :
Smart Grids will involve new business and regulation models for distribution networks as well as new technical solutions and include new organisational structures and administrative routines and new solutions with other industries too.

• Overview on Smart Grids Research & Development and innovation in different countries
• Road maps to Smart Grids
• Different coalitions in research programs
• Impacts of Smart Grid on distribution business views
• Investment incentives for DSOs, Generations and Retail markets
• ICT´s role and impact to business models

Panelists :
Markus Zdrallek, CIRED WG Smart grids, Germany
Marcello Capra, Italian Ministry of Economic Development - Department of Energy, Italy
Gunnar Lorenz, Eurelectric, Belgium
Peter Birkner, RWE Rhein-Ruhr Netzservice GmbH, Germany
Jani Valtari, CLEEN ltd, Finland

RT.6c : AMM and energy services

Convener :
Ivano Bonfanti, ENEL Distribuzione SPA, CIRED SAG 6 member, Italy

Scope:
The electricity markets in the future will call for intelligent demand response actions based on market price, energy saving, management of dynamic/mobile loads, energy storages and local generation.
• Practical business experiences about AMM
• Service concepts and systems development
• Customer feedback
• Energy efficiency services and DSM
• The role of ICT and telecommunication companies as service providers
• Benefits and experiences in network asset management and interruption operation

Panelists 
Monika Sturm, Siemens, Austria
Jean-Marie Bernard, ERDF Metering, France
Robert Denda, Endesa Distribuciòn, Spain
Sauli Antila, Vattenfall Verkko Oy, Finland
Ulrich Reber, Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

 
 
 

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