Press release
Datum
15/10/2015
50Hertz Transmission GmbH
EC
Seventh 50Hertz EEG conference discusses
evolution of renewable energy sources towards
dominant factor in power system
Eichenstraße 3A
12435 Berlin
Transmission system operator 50Hertz organises seventh edition of annual EEG conference / EEG surcharge 2016, legal aspects of selfsufficiency, CHP amendment, offshore and balance management focus of
discussion / Almost 200 participants for conference in substation in Berlin-Kreuzberg
Berlin, 15/10/2015 – Today, about 200 participants gathered in Berlin to attend the EEG conference held by transmission system operator 50Hertz to
discuss the impact of the reformed Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG)
that entered into force during the summer of 2014 as well as recent trends
and challenges against the backdrop of the political debate on the energy
transition, particularly in view of the EEG surcharge for 2016, which was presented today by the four German transmission system operators.
The annual EEG conference at the transformer substation in BerlinKreuzberg, the seventh to date, was attended by representatives of the
transmission and distribution system operators as well as by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, power traders, IT experts, lawyers and accountants.
During his opening speech, CEO of 50Hertz Boris Schucht emphasised that
renewable energy sources have become the dominant factor in our power
system. New products and processes are therefore needed both in system
operations and market development in order to ensure the most secure and
cost-efficient integration of renewables in the grid as possible.
According to the 50Hertz CEO, this also includes the planned power market
act in addition to the legislative initiatives for RES tenders or the digitalisation
of the energy transition. "An important part of the Power Market Act is the
central position of renewables in the power system. The further development
of the energy-only market will lead to more flexibility for the integration into the
system of large quantities of energy generated from fluctuating sources. It
provides the right incentives for producers and consumers to determine their
course of action based on the state of the electric power system. We can contribute to this by improving the balancing groups", said Schucht.
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Lectures were held at the conference on specific themes related to the implementation of the EEG reform, such as the 2016 EEG surcharge, legal aspects of the EEG surcharge for autogeneration, the CHP Act amendment as
well as the grid connections of the Baltic 1 and Baltic 2 offshore wind farms.
To create a better platform for dialogue, the second half of the conference
offered professional forums instead of the earlier plenary addresses. Specific
themes could be discussed in further detail within the four available forums:
"management of balancing groups and BRP contracts", "settlement of the
EEG surcharge for autogeneration", "§ 74 of the EEG - national procedure for
RES data supplied by ESPs" and "implementation of the System Stability
Ordinance".
Date
15/10/2015
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With over 900 collaborators, 50Hertz handles the operation and the expansion of the
transmission network. Furthermore, the company is responsible for the management of the
overall electrical system throughout the German Länder of Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg,
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. As transmission
system operator active in the Central European market, 50Hertz is responsible for the
secure integration of renewable energies, the development of the European electricity
market and for maintaining a high level of security of supply. Since 2010, Belgian grid
operator Elia and Australian infrastructure fund IFM Investors are shareholders of 50Hertz,
holding stakes of 60% and 40% respectively. As a European transmission system operator, 50Hertz is part of the Elia Group and a member of ENTSO-E, the European Network of
Transmission System Operators for Electricity.
For further information, please contact:
Olivier Feix, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH,
Phone 030-5150-3813, Fax 030-5150-2199,
olivier.feix@50hertz.com
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