EURELECTRIC Annual Activity Report 2010

activity report 2010
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Session 1
The Clean Energy Paradigm: Meeting the Climate Challenge Together
This [the sector’s 2009 CEO Declaration on carbon-neutral
electricity] is not a blank cheque from the industry. In order to
succeed, proper support from the institutions is needed.
Fulvio Conti, EURELECTRIC Vice President
We are willing to collaborate with our counterparts in Europe,
to strengthen international cooperation and exchange
on key areas such as UHV, clean energy, grids integration
and energy storage. With our joint efforts, we will share our key breakthroughs and
innovative results, and make our joint contribution to combating climate change and
fostering global environmental protection.
Wang Min, Senior Advisor to the President of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC)
Session 2
Reaching The Customer:
From Regional Wholesale to Seamless Retail Markets
If we cannot create public acceptance and make stakeholders out of
customers, we will not be able to roll-out smart meters.
Peter Birkner, Chairman of EURELECTRIC’s Networks Committee
The Third Energy Package provides a firm basis for action.
Philip Lowe, Director-General for Energy, European Commission
DSOs should not wait for standardisation to be completed but instead use their purchasing
power to incentivise smart metering manufacturers to cooperate, as this is the quickest way
to reach interoperability.
Andreas Umbach, President and COO of Landis+Gyr