The energy transition is full of complicated challenges, including the development of a smart power grid which ensures affordable and clean energy supply for future generations. Which short-term and long-term measures are needed to make this happen? These are some of the topics during an interactive event with (inter)national experts. TenneT will present their Target Grid approach, and several speakers will reflect and present insights from various fields of expertise. The aim: co-create an integrated energy system, by optimising the links in the chain.

This will be the focus of the ‘Access to Energy’ dialogue in Arnhem, an event bringing together energy experts from business, industry, government and the scientific community for meaningful discussion.

15.30: The Eusebius Church is open, welcome, coffee/tea

16.00: welcome, by Mark Wijsman (moderator), short interview Meike Verhagen, on turning an ancient building into a sustainable icon.

16.05-16.45: kick-off by two keynote speakers, representing TenneT and OECD.

Jan-Paul Dijckmans, Director Strategy and Partnerships, TenneT. On Target Grid, how to design a smart, sustainable, safe and reliable energy grid in the Netherlands.

- Takeshi Miyamori leads OECD’s work on Decarbonising Buildings in Cities and Regions. On how to integrate energy transition actions in both supply side and demand side (residential/ commercial buildings) in city/neighbourhood level. How national and local government can develop a place-based strategies and policy implementation with local stakeholders.

16.50-17.50: Panel: present-day and future challenges related to the electricity grid and sustainable, safe and reliable solutions.

- Bas Verhoeven, Executive Vice-President KEMA Labs.

- Peter Palensky, professor for intelligent electric power grids at Delft University of Technology

- Kees Vendrik, Chairman National Climate Platform

- Peter Molengraaf, Topsector Energy, the Netherlands

- Simone van Bennekom, Creative NL and representative of Creative Arnhem

- Martijn Duvoort, Director Energy and Industry, Arcadis

17.50-18.00: wrap-up, next steps

18.00-19.00: drinks

Some of the topics to be addressed during the Access to Energy Dialogue

How do we ensure that the national power grid is made ready for a sustainable energy supply in the near future? TenneT will present its roadmap.
Is it possible to turn the small steps being taken in the energy transition into a quantum leap? Or is it actually the sum total of all those small activities that will ensure progress?
Where in the chain do the main barriers and mismatches lie? To what extent are these legal, technical or political in nature? And how can they be tackled in an effective way?
If the aim is an integrated energy system, where do decentralised solutions come in?
What promising innovations have emerged, and what exciting examples of pivotal links in the chain can we already point to?
What about roles and responsibilities, from a triple helix perspective?

ACCESS TO ENERGY DIALOGUE