COP26: Tuesday November 9th

9.00-10.00: Decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors
Partners: Haldor Topsøe, Ørsted, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and MMM Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
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10.00-11.30: From black to green: a transition of state-owned energy utilities from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Partners: Danish Energy Agency and Ørsted
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11.30-13.00: Decarbonise the supply chain in the construction sector
Partners: VELUX
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13.30-14.15: People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions
Partner: IEA and Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities
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15.00-15.45 Energy islands at sea – a fast track for offshore wind energy?
Partners: Energinet and Danish Energy Agency
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16.30-17.30 EU Fit for 55 – Danish renewable energy solutions
Partners: Confederation of Danish Industry, Danish Energy , Ørsted and CIP
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Across the globe, policy makers and commercial entities are grappling with the challenge of how to transition from a power system based on fossil fuels to a renewable based one. In doing so, regulators and policymakers have to tackle numerous issues along the way, such as how can ambitious targets be met in an economical way and secure sufficient job creation?

How can markets attract investment in new technologies, without triggering high risk premiums? How can support schemes incentivise competition in new technologies, without placing heavy economic burdens upon the state?

For energy companies willing to make the transition to clean energy while remaining profitable, the challenges in a radical reorientation of their business are equally many and complex. How does a new technology challenge the workforce? How can the companies adapt to changes in their risk profile brought about by the adoption of new assets? How should they account for existing assets?

Speaker include:

• Dan Jørgensen, Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities, Denmark
• Director General for the Danish Energy Agency, Kristoffer Böttzauw
• Alexander Christian Newcombe, Advisor, Danish Energy Agency, Denmark
• Wang Caixia, Chief Engineer (online participation), State Grid Energy Research Institute, China
• André de Ruyter, Group Chief Executive, ESKOM, South Africa
• Yudo Dwinanda Priaadi, Senior Advisor for Strategic Planning, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia
• Ulrik Stridbæk, Vice President, Ørsted, Denmark

Energy Islands. What are they? Why is it likely that they can be realized? What is the Danish political vision all about?  What do international energy experts think about the potential of energy islands as a concept in global efforts to rebuild our energy systems to 100 % green energy?

In this talk, meet:

• Mogens Lykketoft, former President of the United Nations General Assembly
• Dan Jørgensen, minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities in Denmark
• Hanne Storm Edlefsen, Vice President for Energy Islands at Energinet, the Danish TSO.
• Doreen Harris, CEO at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• Tim Gould, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency (tbc)

Danish Energy, Confederation of Danish Industry and State of Green will host this event on how the Danish energy sector and value chain can contribute to EUs green ambitions. The focus will be how the Danish North Sea can contribute to enable a decarbonization of the European Union through export of green power and other electricity-based fuels from offshore wind and Power-to-X.

• Welcome and introduction to the potential of offshore wind and power-to-x in the north sea area
  By Lars Aagaard, CEO, Danish Energy and Emil Fannikke Kier, Political Director, Confederation of Danish Industry
• Which targets and ambitions does the Danish government have for the north sea area and the potential of offshore wind to decarbonise
  By Kristoffer Bøttzauw, Director General, Danish Energy Agency
• The EU perspective on decarbonising the future energy system
  By Member of the European Parliament
• Panel discussion: Deploying offshore wind in Europe – How do we move from policy to action
  With Ulrik Stridbæk, Vice President, Ørsted, Thomas Dalsgaard, Partner, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Michael Simmelsgaard, COO, Rambøll