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The future of renewables support schemes in Europe

Date

05 Mar 2014 12:00

Address

Boulevard de Charlemagne 80
  Brussels
Belgium

Section

Energy

Event Location

Brussels

Event Description

Members of the European Parliament, renewable industry associations and specialized lawyers will give their insight on the new RES objectives for 2030, the future of support schemes for renewable energies in Europe and regulatory risk for investments in RES power plants.

Conference program

9.15 Welcome

9.30 Introduction

  • Piet Holtrop, HOLTROP S.L.P, Barcelona
  • Raul Romeva, MEP, Greens/EFA
  • Javier Garcia Breva, Platform for a New Energy Model

10.00 First panel: “The future of RES support schemes in Europe”

  • Teresa Riera, MEP, S&D
  • Frauke Thies, Policy Director, EPIA
  • Marcel Bial, Secretary General, ESTELA
  • Dirk Vansintjan, President, REScoop
  • Cote Romero, Spokesperson, Platform for a New Energy Model

11.30 Coffee break:
Presentation of APPA’s “Study of the Macroeconomic Impact of Renewable Energies in Spain”

11.45 Second panel: “Legal Framework of existing RES Retroactive measures and regulatory risk”

  • Piet Holtrop, HOLTROP S.L.P, Barcelona
  • Sandis Bertaitis, FORT LAW OFFICE, Riga
  • Antonis Metaxas, METAXAS AND ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM
  • Jana Nysten, BBH, Brussels
  • Andrius Mamontovas, FORT LAW OFFICE, Vilnius
  • Josh Roberts, CLIENTEARTH

13.00 Conclusion

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