Seventh Annual Expert Workshop: Challenges in Energy Decarbonization

The Seventh Annual EPRI-IEA Challenges in Energy Decarbonisation Expert Workshop will focus on the role of decentralised resources in decarbonising the energy system in the short- to mid- term.

Rapid advances in the electricity system have led to improvements in both centralised and decentralised energy systems. Distributed variable renewable energy, local flexibility markets, and new ways of utilizing buldings and vehicles in order to manage the grid are but a few ot these advances. These and other developments have created both challenges and opportunities for customers, utilities, new business entrants, and regulators.

This year’s EPRI-IEA workshop will look at currently available and projected distributed resource technologies; the technological, market, and regulatory systems needed to integrate them; and implications for consumers, decarbonisation, and resiliency. The workshop will span three days, with speakers addressing the following topics:

• Developing technologies that will shape the future of our energy systems
• Implications of deployment of decentralised versus centralised resources
• Utilising decentralised resources efficiently
• Regulatory perspectives on decentralisation and networks
• Maintaining reliability in an increasingly decentralised system

The EPRI-IEA Challenges in Energy Decarbonisation Expert Workshop series brings together leading experts from government, academia, think-tanks and the private sector from around the world to share experiences relating to decarbonising the electricity system. Participants identify barriers and opportunities for the sector and discuss best practices from various approaches to decarbonisation in different jurisdictions. Past workshops have included deep dives into a diverse set of topics such as near-term market structure, long-term decarbonisation pathways, supply resiliency, and end-use electrification opportunities.