PUBLIC DEBATE
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SOURCES VS TRADITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES:
COMPETTION OR COOPERATION
8 October 2014, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, ul. Wspólna 30,
Warsaw, 11.00 – 14.00 hrs
Looking at the situation in Europe (Germany, Denmark, UK and, recently, Italy), we may expect a rapid development of mini-RES. This seems to be a technological revolution which cannot be stopped, and may only be delayed.
The national power system should be interested in the scale of this revolution and in the development prospects for this new market. It is based on a completely different philosophy of supply, the philosophy of DIY (Do IT Yourself - Do It Yourself). This market poses direct competition with Distribution Companies and may eventually lead to the development of autonomous local micro-grids. The first example is the Feldheim village in Brandenburg, Germany.
It should be noted, however, that although such a solution is advantageous in local terms (for villages), from the point of view of macroeconomics it does not have sufficient benefits. A far beneficial model is a model of cooperation of MUNICIPALITY – ENERGY COOPERATIVE - DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, also tested also in Germany (Jühnde village in Lower Saxony). This example shows that such cooperation is not only possible, but mutually profitable.
Poland has to find its own answer to the questions regarding the relationships betweens RES, distributed energy, professional energy and the centralised national energy system, and to decide whether we prefer them to cooperate or compete.
We do hope that our debate will help us find answers to these questions.
We will be supported by a group of renowned speakers who will share with us their knowledge and opinions on the following issues:
- may a rapid increase in the development of mini-RES be expected in Poland, and when?
- how will the power grids cope with that situation, and can we build a new model of energy management?
- distributed energy - local and global benefits
The following persons have been invited to take part in the debate:
Marek Sawicki, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;
Janusz Pilitowski, RES Department Director, Ministry of Economy;
Michał Kempa, Deputy Director for Strategic Analyses, Chancellery of Prime Minister
Andrzej Czerwiński, Head of Group on Energy, the Polish Parliament;
Mariusz Klimczak, President of BOŚ Environmental Protection Bank;
Marek Goluch, President of the Board, PGE Dystrybucja.
Krzysztof Żmijewski, Secretary General of the Public Board for Development of Low-Emission Economy.
MAIN PARTNER OF THE DEBATE – BOŚ BANK
MEDIA PATRONAGE – POLSKA AGENCJA PRASOWA/ POLISH PRESS AGENCY
