Virtual Power Plant company will take part in conference „Virtual Power Plants and Renewable Energy Cooperatives in Poland”. The main objective of this event is to gather experts representing energy and RES sector in order to exchange thoughts on new investments in distributed generation. In Poland, these issues have gained importance since a new law on renewable energy sources came into force and since the government announced planned introduction of the power market. During the event, Grzegorz Nowaczewski – president of VPPlant will be the moderator and participant in the panel discussion „Regulatory directives and commercial implementation in different European markets.”
Panel participants will reflect on the following topics:
- regulations, support strategy and promotion of Renewable Energy Cooperatives / Clusters in Europe
- future development of the Renewable Energy: new enterpises, innovative solutions, technological advancement
- the strategy of Polish RES market
Speakers:
- Ireneusz Zyska, member of the Polish Parliament, head of Parliamentary Commission for Energy and Coal Mining, (Poland)
- Arnold Rabiega, co-owner and representative of the first Polish Renewable Energy Cooperative, RESCoop „Nasza Energia” (SNE), (Poland)
- Radosław Koropis, Vice-president of the Polish Association for Small Hydropower Development (TRMEW) (Poland)
- Tomasz Koprowiak, Wojewódzki Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej w Olsztynie, (Poland)
- Sylwia Koch – Kopyszko, President, Unia Producentów i Pracodawców Przemysłu Biogazowego, (Poland)
- Tomasz Podgajniak, Vice President of Polish Economic Chamber of Renewable Energy, (Poland)
The conference will take place on 29th September (Thursday) in Warsaw in Hotel Courtyard by Marriott Warsaw Airport. More detailed information and agenda of this event is available at the webpage of CBE-Polska.
From the conference announcement page:
Newly adopted government regulations on Renewable Energy Sources (July 2016) as well as the „Market of Power” policy, will have a significant impact on the RES industry in Poland. New forms of energy enterprises will appear and mark their presence in the industry – the so-called „RES cooperatives” and „RES clusters”. Though, it seems that, at least in the near future, conventional, non-renewable sources of energy (coal, petroleum, gas) will be the predominant source of energy in Poland. However, nothing stands in the way of utilizing the Renewable Energy Sources as a perfect supplement of that system (as long as the right model of optimization and integration with the energy grid is used). Recently implemented government initiative of „RES auctions” will certainly be an additional stimulus for the renewable energy industry. In order to be competitive on the market, RES companies need to monitor their production and analyse market demand, all in the effort to create an effective and profitable sale strategy.
One of the most reliable and tested set of solutions that guarantees effectiveness, stability and competitiveness within the dispersed energy market is the concept of „Virtual Power Plant”. VPP is a system that integrates different types of renewable power sources (wind-turbines, hydro, photovoltaic etc.), IT infrastructure and management platform – all controlled and monitored by a central authority in the effort to create a reliable, stable and efficient power supply. Power supply which can be used either to fulfil energy demand of a single industrial installation or be integrated in the energy grid, increasing its efficiency. The technology of „Virtual Power Plant” has found numerous applications in the markets all over Europe, in Poland, however, the concept is rarely ever considered commercially – as a reliable and profitable solution.
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