Demand Side Management (DSM) and Energy Efficiency – Elements for Optimizing our Energy Systems The workshop brought together IEA-DSM experts and national stakeholders for a mutual knowledge and experience exchange. It made a link to the Austrian representatives of other related IEA IA, like ENARD and 4E.
Besides lectures from IEA-DSM experts, statements from Austrian experts and the energy industry facilitated an interesting discussion. The workshop was organised in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology.
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Wednesday, 1st of April, 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Gartenhotel, Vienna
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Programme
Chairman: Boris Papousek, Director, Graz Energy Agency
13:00
Sabine List, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT). Welcome and Introduction
Hans Nilsson (Sweden), Chairman of the IEA DSM Programme:
Demand Side Management and Energy Efficiency in the World – An Overview
Pete Scarpelli (USA), Business Development Manager, Schneider Electric USA:
Demand Response: Results and Experiences in the USA
Barry Watson (United Kingdom), Project Manager, EA Technology:
Smart Metering for Energy Saving and Demand Response
Michael Hübner (Austria), Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT):
Efficient Electrical End-Use Equipment (4E) – Activities of the Respective IEA Programme
15:00 – 15:30 Break
Susanne Eisl (Austria) Enamo, Austria
Energieeffizienz – Ist – Situation und Ausblick für Österreich
Seppo Kärkkäinen (Finland), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland:
Integration of Demand Side Management, Distributed Generation Energy Sources and Energy Storages – Task XVII – IEA DSM Programme
Helfried Brunner (Austria), Arsenal Research:
System Integration in Electrical Distribution Networks (Smart Grids) and Activities of the IEA Programme – ENARD
Saurabh Kumar (India) Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
CDM Based DSM Initiative
16:30
Current Situation and Outlook for Austria
Statements from:
Christian Schönbauer, E-Control (regulator)
Gunda Kirchner, Austrian Energy Agency
Hans Zeinhofer, Energie AG / Enamo and chairman of the working group within the association of Austrian energy companies
Discussion
18:00
