Energy efficiency trends are accelerating in the light of higher energy costs and rising inflation. With several disruptions shaping global energy and economic trends, increased investment, rising government spending on efficiency – in large part related to recovery plans enacted in response to the current energy crisis, new announcements of higher climate ambition and other policy measures offer some encouraging signals.
In the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA), an early policy focus on energy efficiency would triple the number of jobs created by 2030 through increased spending on building retrofits, more efficient appliances, and other measures. This includes many jobs in construction, as well as installation of heating, cooling, and hot water systems. While many of these jobs match existing skill sets, governments can play a role by sponsoring training programmes to help provide wider access to opportunities and avoid skills shortages.
In this context, THE DIPLOMAT BUCHAREST & SUSTAINABILITY TODAY organizes ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS CONFERENCE on March 27, 2023, within Grand Hotel Bucharest, Fortuna conference hall.
The conference is supported by:
PARTNERI GOLD: SIEMENS, TENARISSILCOTUB, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, HIDROELECTRICA, ABIEC- Association of the Big Industrial Energy Consumers, KAWASAKI GAS TURBINE EUROPE, ADREM, BRD SOCIETE GENERALE
PARTENERI: ELECTRICA, NOVA POWER AND GAS, TINMAR ENERGY
INSTITUTII PARTENERE: PATRES | Employers’ Organization of Renewable Energy Producers Romania, CONCORDIA,
HENRO – Electricity Producers Association, CERC – Circular Economy Coalition, Romanian National Committee of the World Energy Council, BRCC – British Romanian Chamber of Commerce, ADAA – Association for the Development of Local Entrepreneurship
PARTENERI MEDIA : OUTSOURCING TODAY, SUSTAINABILITY TODAY, FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE, ECONOMISTUL, ROMANIA DURABILA, CLUB ECONOMIC, ZIARUL BURSA
CONFERENCE AGENDA
9:00- 10:00 Registration & Welcome coffee
10:00-11:15 PANEL I: POLICIES AND STANDARDS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
PANEL I
- CASIAN-PAVEL NIȚULESCU, State Secretary, Ministry of Energy
- LÓRÁND-ÁRPÁD FÜLÖP, State Secretary, Minister of Environment, Water and Forests
- ZOLTAN NAGY-BEGE, Vice-President ANRE Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority
- ANDREI LIVIU ANTIPA, Vicepresident of Environment Fund Administration (AFM)
- OANA MARCIANA OZMEN, Secretary of the Committee on Industries and Services, Deputy, Chamber of Deputies
- DENISA DIACONU, Analyst, Energy Policy Group
- LIDIA CAPMARE, Executive Director of EUNAT Department, BRD Groupe Societe Generale
- CRISTIAN ILIE, Director, Directorate for Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Energy
- MIHAI VERȘESCU, General Secrerary PATRES – Employers’ Organization of Renewable Energy Producers Romania (moderator ses I)
Building envelope design is critical in defining the service demand for heating and cooling, and to guarantee comfort, indoor environmental quality, and safety. Its structure is also important in determining its embodied carbon impact.
To be in step with the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, all countries need to establish zero-carbon-ready building energy codes for both residential and non-residential buildings by 2030 at the latest, and all new buildings should meet this standard from 2030, according to the IEA. This also requires 20 percent of the existing building floor area to be renovated to this level by 2030, with annual energy efficiency renovation rates jumping from less than one percent today to 2.5 percent by 2030 globally.
11:15- 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 PANEL 2: NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY – KEY TO SUCCESS
PANEL II
- ANDREI SECELEAN, Head of Smart Infrastructure, Siemens România
- ANDREI BERECHET, Chief Commercial Officer,Adrem Invest
- CĂTĂLIN MĂRMUREANU, Sales Director EU & OEM Schneider Electric România
- MIRCEA – ADRIAN BLAGA, Steel Shop Senior Director, TenarisSilcotub
- RADU PUCHIU, Co-founder of TINIA Group (moderator ses II)
Solar PV generation increased by a record 179 TWh (up 22 percent) in 2021 to exceed 1 000 TWh. It demonstrated the second largest absolute generation growth of all renewable technologies in 2021, after wind. Solar PV is becoming the lowest-cost option for new electricity generation in most of the world, which is expected to propel investment in the coming years.
However, average annual generation growth of 25 percent in the period 2022-2030 is needed to follow the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario. This corresponds to a more than threefold increase in annual capacity deployment until 2030, requiring much greater policy ambition and more effort from both public and private stakeholders, especially in the areas of grid integration and the mitigation of policy, regulation, and financing challenges. This is particularly the case in emerging and developing countries.
13:00-14:00 Networking lunch
