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

from Monday, 13 April 2026 (12:00) to Tuesday, 14 April 2026 (15:00)
Palais des Académies

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
13 Apr 2026
14 Apr 2026
AM
09:00
Distribution -Prof. Kristel Crombé (Researcher, Royal Military Academy, Ghent University, Brussels, BE) (until 10:30)
09:00 Distribution One  
09:30 Distribution Two - Mr Bruno Meyer (Secretary General, G0 15 (Reliable & Sustainable Power Grids), Paris, FR)  
10:00 Distribution Three  
10:30 --- Coffee ---
11:00
Distribution - Panel discussion -Dr Luca Romano (Luca Romano University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, IT) (until 12:00)
11:00 Distribution - Panel discussion: Distribution key issues : smart grids, cost, grid stability  
PM
12:00 --- Welcome Coffee ---
13:00
Welcome Introduction (until 13:30)
13:00 Welcome Introduction - Prof. Mairi Sakellariadou (Professor of Theoretical Physics, EPS President, King's College London, UK)  
13:30
Generation -Prof. Mairi Sakellariadou (Professor of Theoretical Physics, EPS President, King's College London, UK) (until 15:00)
13:30 Generation One - Mr Giorgio Graditi (General Director, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), Rome, IT)  
14:00 Generation Two - Mr Adrian Fabich (Institute Director, SCK CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre), Mol, BE)  
14:30 Generation Three  
15:00
Generation - Panel Discussion - Laban Coblentz (Head of Communication, ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor),St Paul lès Durance, FR) (until 16:00)
15:00 Generation Panel Discussion - Dr Carlos Hidalgo (Director, CIEMAT (National Fusion Laboratory),Madrid, ES) Mrs Anne Isabelle Etienvre (General Administrator, CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), Paris, FR)  
16:00 --- Coffee Break ---
16:30
Storage -Dr Alfredo Portone (Nuclear Engineer, Fusion for Energy, European Commission, Barcelona, ES) (until 18:00)
16:30 In the conquest of my precious: Sustainable Materials for Energy - Prof. Carlos Lledo Fernandez (Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK)  
17:00 Storage Two - Dr Alexandre Ponrouch (ICMAB-CSIC (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona),Barcelona, ES)  
17:30 Storage Three  
18:00
Storage - Panel Discussion - Laban Coblentz (Head of Communication, ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor),St Paul lès Durance, FR) (until 18:45)
18:00 Storage - Panel Discussion: Non dispatchable sources key issues : energy storage, environmental impact, security of supply  
18:45
Future of Nuclear Energy : The ITER Project and a perspective on nuclear fusion (until 19:15)
18:45 Future of Nuclear Energy - Pietro Barabaschi (General Director, ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor),St Paul lès Durance, FR))  
19:15 --- Cocktail Dinner ---
12:00
Commissioner perspectives on EU energy future (until 12:30)
12:00 Commissioner Perspectives on EU Energy Future - Mr Gianfranco Brunetti (Head of Unit, European Commission, LUX)  
12:30
Summary & Conclusion (until 13:00)
12:30 Summary & Conclusion - Prof. Mairi Sakellariadou (Professor of Theoretical Physics, EPS President, King's College London, UK)  
13:00 --- Light Lunch ---