EPS Conference: The Contribution of Physics to Energy Storage, Production, and Distribution

Europe/Zurich
Palais des Académies

Palais des Académies

Rue Ducale 1 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Adriana Zerafa
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    • 12:00 13:00
      Welcome Coffee 1h
    • 13:00 13:30
      The Role of Physics in Addressing Global Energy Challenges and the Contribution of the EPS 30m

      Speaker: Prof. Mairi Sakellariadou
      EPS President, King's College London, UK

    • 13:30 16:00
      Generation
      Convener: Prof. Mairi Sakellariadou - EPS President, King's College London, UK
      • 13:30
        Energy Production in Europe 30m

        Speaker: Dr Anne-Isabelle Etienvre
        General Director, CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), Paris, FR

      • 14:00
        Decarbonization as a driver of Industrial competitiveness 30m

        Speaker: Dr Giorgio Graditi
        General Director, Area Science Director, Trieste, IT

      • 14:30
        Securing supply and sustainability of nuclear energy through recycling and transmutation 30m

        Speaker: Dr Adrian Fabich
        Institute Director, SCK CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre), Mol, BE

      • 15:00
        Panel Discussion 1h

        Moderator: Laban Coblentz
        Head of Communication, ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, FR

        Panelists:

        Dr Anne-Isabelle Etienvre
        General Director, CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), Paris, FR

        Dr Adrian Fabich
        Institute Director, SCK CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre), Mol, BE

        Prof. Ivan Gordon
        Coordinator Joint Program Photovoltaics EERA (European Energy Research Alliance)
        IMEC (Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre), Louvain, BE

        Dr Giorgio Graditi
        General Director, Area Science Park, Trieste, IT

        Dr Carlos Hidalgo
        Director, CIEMAT (National Fusion Laboratory), Madrid, ES

        Prof. Jonas Nøland
        NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Trondheim, NO

    • 16:00 16:30
      Coffee 30m
    • 16:30 18:45
      Storage
      Convener: Dr Alfredo Portone -EPS Energy Group Chair, Barcelona, ES
      • 16:30
        In the conquest of my precious: Sustainable Materials for Energy 30m

        Speaker: Prof. Carlos Lledo Fernandez
        Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK

      • 17:00
        Beyond Lithium: Sustainable Pathways for Next-Generation Energy Storage 30m

        Speaker: Dr Alexandre Ponrouch
        ICMAB-CSIC (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona),Barcelona, ES

      • 17:30
        Storage solutions for a innovative, flexible and resilient energy system, based on renewables sources 30m

        Speaker: Dr Giulia Monteleone
        Head of Energy Technologies and Renewables Sources Department, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), Rome, IT

      • 18:00
        Panel Discussion 45m

        Moderator: Laban Coblentz
        Head of Communication, ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), Cadarache, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, FR

        Panelists:

        Prof. Carlos Lledo Fernandez
        Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK

        Dr Giulia Monteleone
        Head of Energy Technologies and Renewables Sources Department, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), Rome, IT

        Dr Alexandre Ponrouch
        ICMAB-CSIC (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona), Barcelona, ES

    • 18:45 19:15
      Future of Nuclear Energy : The ITER Project and a perspective on nuclear fusion 30m

      Speaker: Dr Pietro Barabaschi
      General Director, ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), Cadarache - St Paul lès Durance, FR

    • 19:15 21:15
      Cocktail 2h
  • Tuesday 14 April
    • 09:00 12:00
      Distribution
      Convener: Prof. Kristel Crombé - EPS Executive Committee Member, Royal Military Academy, Ghent University, BE
      • 09:00
        Reliable power systems in energy transition. A global perspective and the need for R&D 30m

        Speaker: Dr Bruno Meyer
        Secretary General, G015 (Reliable & Sustainable Power Grids), Paris, FR

      • 09:30
        Enabling transformational​ Operational Policy Change for a modern EU power grid 30m

        Speaker: Dr David McGowan
        Head of Future Power Systems, SONI Ltd (System Operator for Northern Ireland) Belfast, UK

      • 10:00
        The Iberian incident in April 2025 30m

        Speaker: Prof. Luis Rouco
        President, EES-UETP (Electric Energy Systems-University Enterprise Training Partnership), University Comilla, Madrid, ES

      • 10:30
        Coffee 30m
      • 11:00
        Panel Discussion 1h

        Moderator: Dr Luca Romano
        University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, IT

        Panelists:

        Dr David McGowan
        Head of Future Power Systems, SONI Ltd (System Operator for Northern Ireland) Belfast, UK

        Dr Bruno Meyer
        Secretary General, G0 15 (Reliable & Sustainable Power Grids), Paris, FR

        Prof. Luis Rouco
        President, EES-UETP (Electric Energy Systems-University Enterprise Training Partnership), University Comilla, Madrid, ES

        Prof. Kai Strunz
        Head of the Chair of SENSE (Sustainable Electric Networks and Sources of Energy), TU Berlin, DE

        Dr Marios Zarifakis
        Manager Electrical Assets within Generation Engineering, ESB (Electricity Supply Board) Dublin, IE

    • 12:00 12:30
      Commissioner perspectives on EU energy future 30m

      Speaker: Dr Gianfranco Brunetti
      Head of Unit Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste and Decommissioning, European Commission, LUX

    • 12:30 13:00
      Summary & Conclusion 30m

      Speaker: Prof. Mairi Sakellariadou
      EPS President, King's College London, UK

    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch 1h