ENERDAY 2020 - 14th International Conference on Energy Economics and Technology
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Date and Venue
The ENERDAY 2020 conference will take place on May 8, 2020 at the "Messe Dresden". Information about the location and how to get there can be found here.
Subject
Coal-exit and beyond – Current issues of decarbonization in (East) Germany, Europe, and worldwide
The German government plans to phase out coal until the mid-2030s in order to reduce carbon emissions. Other European countries are phasing out coal, too, such as Denmark, the UK, and the Netherlands. At the same time, Germany and most European countries are pursuing ambitious climate targets, in the wake of the Paris climate agreement.
In addition to the many regional aspects of the coal-exit, there are major challenges for the entire energy system, especially with regard to ensuring security of supply. Against the background of the shrinking carbon budget the questions arises whether other carbon emitting technologies can provide meaningful contribution to secure the supply. The coal exit affects not only the energy system, but it also raises important issues for the affected regions, and poses a challenge to economic development and the emergence of new industry branches.
Last but not least the ongoing climate programs merit particular attention, and it is open whether the undertaken measures are sufficient to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions to the specified path in Germany, Europe, and globally. What challenges arise? What are the next steps? What scenarios are to be expected?
The 14th Conference on Energy Economics and Technology (“ENERDAY”) provides a platform for discussing the pressing issues surrounding energy systems, markets and policies, with a special focus on national and international coal exit and decarbonization strategies. Empirical analysis, fundamental modelling approaches, best practice examples and evaluations of policy and market design are of particular interest. Furthermore, local adaptation strategies as well as accompanying measures to increase the acceptance of the coal-exit are important issues. We cordially invite you to submit a contribution and look forward to engaging presentations and fruitful discussions. Papers may be theoretical or of an applied nature, and should address the following issues:
I. Cross-sectional topics
- Energy and climate, e.g. assessing European climate/energy policy goals and achievement levels, interactions between policy instruments across Europe, regulation of non EU ETS sectors, etc.
- Energy security, e.g. adequacy and energy security as public good, fluctuating renewable energies, coal-exit, capacity mechanisms, etc.
- Energy efficiency, e.g. efficiency benchmarking, best practice examples, self-supply, social norms to increase energy efficiency, counteracting rebound effects, energy management systems, RES in industry etc.
- Local aspects, e.g. alternative utilization concepts of power plant sites, analysis of the regional impact of the coal-exit, concepts for accompanying measures, local adaptation strategies, etc.
II. Sectoral analyses and case studies
- Electricity sector: carbon price developments, renewable support schemes and pricing, infrastructure investments, etc.
- Heating sector: climate policy instruments, promotion of renewables in the heating sector, efficiency measures, etc.
- Transport sector: CO2-emissions and benchmarks, hydrogen, electric mobility, new concepts and business models, etc.
- Natural gas and oil sector: price developments and infrastructural analysis, inner-European markets, Energy Union, etc.
Call for Papers
The Call for Papers is available here: Call for Papers
Paper Proposals
Please send an extended abstract (one page, about 300 words, in English, including a short CV) by 16th February 2020 as a Word file to: enerday@ee2.biz.
You can find our template here.
You will receive an acceptance confirmation by 2nd March 2020 at the latest. Accepted abstracts will be printed in the Conference Book of Abstracts. A full version of the paper and presentation have to be submitted by 17th May 2020 if you would like both to be published on the website in the aftermath of the conference.
Conference Language
The language of the conference is English.
Program
The program will be available soon.
Book of Abstracts
The book of abstracts will be available soon.
Registration
Best Präsentation Award
One highlight of the annual ENERDAY conference is the award ceremony for the best scientific presentation. The prize was launched in 2015 and initially donated by the members of the "Förderverein enerCONNECT e.V.". Since 2018, the price has been shared with the "Gesellschaft für Energiewirtschaft und Energiepolitik e. V. (GEE)" and is currently EUR 250.
Pre-Conference-Dinner
The Pre-Conference-Dinner will take place on May 7, 2020 from18:30 at the "CAMPUS" restaurant. Information about the restaurant and how to get there can be found here.
Gala-Dinner
The Gala-Dinner will take place on May 8, 2020 from 19:00 at the "CHIAVERI" restaurant. Information about the restaurant and how to get there can be found here.
Contact
Linda Schwabe, Chair of Energy Economics, TU Dresden
Organizing Institutions
The Chair of Energy Economics (EE2) at TU Dresden specialises in the techno-economic analysis of energy systems and markets. DIW Berlin, the German Institute for Economic Research, is one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany, carrying out fundamental research and policy advice, e.g. on transport, energy and environmental economics. The Workgroup for Infrastructure Policy (WIP) at Berlin University of Technology focuses on organizational models, financing and regulation of infrastructure sectors, mainly transport and energy. The Gesellschaft für Energiewissenschaft und Energiepolitik e.V. (GEE) is the German Chapter of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE).