RI-LINKS2UA - Strengthening Research and Innovation Links towards Ukraine

The JRC analyses the regional development of various renewable energy technologies, as well as the status and future trends of the energy market in the different EU regions. It also assesses renewable energy resources, regarding availability, logistics and economic performance at regional level. The JRC is also performing comparative regional-level cost-benefit and security analysis for a cost-effective, reliable and secure development of the power system with a high share of renewables.

The JRC also runs the Smart Specialisation Platform for Energy which supports the optimal and effective uptake of the Cohesion Policy Funds for energy, provides guidelines and scientific support for the creation of regional expert clusters to design, and evaluate and monitor the Sustainable Energy Action Plans of the Covenant of Mayors initiative. In addition, the JRC also assesses the integration of the Baltic States' electricity network into the Nordic market and the EU electricity market and gives scientific support to the EU Strategy for the Danube region.

The event will:

• Bring together approximately one hundred local and regional government representatives from different European regions, scientists and experts as well as representatives of the European Institutions;
• Contribute to the assessment of how regions and local communities can achieve ambitious and sustainable greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in the energy sector;
• Give participants the opportunity to discuss and exchange good practices and innovative concepts supporting local and regional low-carbon energy policy.

Further information on this event can be accessed at: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/event/conference/how-build-smart-energy-regions

Agenda

Event agenda