Online Conference 24 February 2022

Organised jointly by Fraunhofer ISI, IREES, GIZ China, Beihang University, SGERI and CAS. Participants: Representatives of companies, industry associations, public sector, academics

Online Conference 24 February 2022, Group Foto
Online Conference 24 February 2022, Group Foto

From energy efficiency to climate neutrality networks: Implemented best practices and concepts for demand flexibility and climate neutrality in industrial companies

Introduction

The development of flexibility triggers is important for future electricity systems with high shares of renewable energy sources (RES-E) and the target of climate neutrality. These include, in particular, the expansion and flexibilisation of national electricity grids, interconnectors with neighbouring countries, the RES technology mix, sector coupling with the heat and transport sectors, and storage technologies. However, the most important triggers - from an economic point of view and in terms of acceptance issues - are energy efficiency measures combined with demand flexibility to shift peak loads when there is too much or too little RES-E available. Demand flexibility combined with energy efficiency is specifically appropriate for a Chinese electricity system characterised by high RES shares. The instrument of learning networks for energy efficiency is well suited to implement also demand flexibility with the actors of the energy system.

In Germany, energy efficiency networks (usually consisting of 10-15 companies) have shown that they support companies to cooperate in such networks in order to overcome barriers and reduce transaction costs for companies. In Germany, they have been developed with regard to the implementation of energy efficiency measures in companies. It was shown that the networks double energy efficiency improvements. The further development of energy efficiency networks includes aspects to achieve climate neutrality of participating companies as well as sector coupling solutions. Apart from energy efficiency measures and on-site energy savings, additional measures addressing activities outside the scope of the production processes become more important. With regard to sector coupling, demand side management and technological solutions enabling flexibility of electricity and heat demand are relevant. By extending the networks with these topics to participating companies can simultaneously introduce a culture of energy efficiency and demand flexibility, which is necessary to familiarise companies with flexibility options on the electricity markets. This requires changes in the structure of the electricity markets, but also changes in corporate culture. At the same time, new business models for companies and new business opportunities are to be developed. This conference builds on the experiences with such networks, the extension from energy efficiency to climate neutrality, implemented best practices and concepts for demand flexibility and climate neutrality in industrial companies as well as potentials and business models for demand side management in Germany and China.

Concept paper "From Energy Efficiency Network to Climate Neutrality Networks" in the framework of the OPTRES100 project.

Speaker Ying Fan (Beihang University)
Speaker Ying Fan (Beihang University)
Speaker Yin Yua (GIZ China)
Speaker Yin Yua (GIZ China)
Speaker Wolfgang Eichhammer (Fraunhofer ISI)
Speaker Wolfgang Eichhammer (Fraunhofer ISI)

Agenda

Speaker Bios

Beijing

Germany

Topic

Part 1: Overview and Concepts

15h00-15h15

8h00-8h15

Welcome and introduction
Yin Yuxia (GIZ China)
Fan Ying (Beihang University)
Wolfgang Eichhammer (Fraunhofer ISI)

15h15-15h40

8h15-8h40

The potential role of demand response for flexibility provision to the electricity system
Marian Klobasa (Coordinator Business Unit Demand Response and Smart Grids, Fraunhofer ISI)

Q&A

15h40-16h05

8h40-9h05

Need for demand flexibility in China
Huo Molin (State Grid Energy Research Institute)

Q&A

16h05-16h30

9h05-9h30

Status of Energy Efficiency Networks in Germany and development of EEN to Climate Neutrality Networks
Jan Steinbach (Managing Director IREES-Institute for Resource Efficiency and Energy Strategies)

Q&A

16h30-16h45

9h30-9h45

Break

Part 2- Company Perspectives and Experiences

16h45-17h10

9h45-10h10

Pathways to Climate Neutrality – Best Practices of the German Association of Climate-Protections Companies
Philipp Andree (Managing Director Climate Neutrality Companies)

Q&A

17h10-18h00

10h10-11h00

Two presentations on implemented measures and strategies for climate neutrality and DSM

LEAP to Net Zero - The Viessmann Climate Strategy - experiences and learnings for energy efficiency and climate action networks
Andreas Wade (Head of Sustainability Viessmann Climate Solutions SE)

Towards cleaner price-based demand response - How rising European carbonprices solve the merit-order dilemma of carbon emissions
Markus Fleschutz (Research Associate at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences)

Q&A

18h00-18h50

11h00-11h50

Sino-German Energy Efficiency and Climate Network in the Taicang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone
Philipp Poferl (Head of International Projects Arqum)

Presentation from Chinese company on implemented measures and strategies for climate neutrality and DSM
Ma Ming (Senior Consultant Arqum GmbH)

Q&A

18h50-19h00

11h50-12h00

Conclusion
Wolfgang Eichhammer (Fraunhofer ISI)
Fan Ying (Beihang University)
Yin Yuxia (GIZ China)

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