EDF - 22 june 2010 - Smart Grid : for the benefit of a renewed dialogue between the different actors of the electric system

The concept of smartgrids is on the verge of renewing and transformingthe exchanges between the actors of the electric system : DSOs,retailers, TSOs, decentralised and bulk generation, aggregators, localauthorities and of course customers.
Indeed, the stakes of security of supply, competitiveness andsustainable developement of the electric system in Europe, and in theworld, will impose renewed interactions between all theses stakeholders, enabled thanks to technology evolutions, rules andregulations.

N.Bene : the conference will be english, with a simultaneous translation.

Projected program

9h30-9h40  Welcome adress and introduction of the day - Bernard Delpech , EDF R&D

9h40-12h  First part : More interactions between the actors of the system

• The NIST roadmap on the standards in the USA - Mark McGranaghan, EPRI
• Overview of demonstration projects in the USA -  Mark McGranaghan, EPRI
• Operating the network while enabling more renewables generation: some solutions - Sebastien Grenard, EDF R&D
• Opportunities and impact of EV and PEVs on the system : G4V project - Thomas Dederichs, RWTH Aachen
• ADDRESS project: A technical and commercial frame for the development of the management of the active demand in the electric system - Regine Belhomme, EDF R&D

13h30-15h30  Second part : What about from the customer's point of view ?

• Introduction - Bernard Delpech, EDF R&D
• Overview of European demonstration projects -  Philip Lewis, VaasaETT
• Presentation of PREMIO project - Olivier Normand, EIfER
• Smart metering and social aspects, seen from Germany - Torsten Kukuk, EnCT GmbH - Research Group on Energy & cummication technology
• Learnings about smart metering in UK - Marin Bell, EDF Energy

15h30-15h45  Break

15h45-16h30  Round table : A renewed dialogue and  regulatory evolutions needed for a new framework ?

• European Commission (Patrick Van Hove), ENEL (Livio Gallo), ERDF (Marc Boillot), KU Leuven (Ronnie Belmans)
  Chairman :  Bernard delpech
  
  16h30-16h45  Closing adress : Bernard Dupraz, EDF R&D