Approach for energy-intensive industry
Description
The meeting will be introduced by Renate van Drimmelen and is part 1 of a series of meetings in which KIVI engineers will give their views on the Energy Report.
About the TME Energy Dialogue:
In 2016, TME will organise three lectures highlighting part of the Energy Report. After each lecture, TME will publish the introduction and invite KIVI members to respond. Responses will be included in a round table discussion. The result will be presented to the minister in autumn 2016.
I: approach for energy-intensive industry
II: changing Mobility
III: the possibilities of organising those changes.
About The Energy Report:
The Energy Report 2015 provides an integrated vision of the future energy supply in the Netherlands. In drafting the Energy Report, use was made of the advice "Rijk zonder CO2, naar een duurzame energievoorziening in 2050" by the Council for the Environment and Infrastructure (Rli).
The Energy Report is about the longer term: Dutch energy policy after 2023. It is thus the missing link between the 2013 Energy Agreement and the Paris agreements of mid-2015 to finally curb warming. The energy agreement defines how we will achieve 16 per cent sustainably generated energy and substantial energy savings in the short term, until 2023 at the latest. The Paris climate agreements are about reducing CO2 emissions, within Europe to 95 per cent by 2050.
With the Energy Report, the government is inviting citizens, businesses, knowledge institutions, other public authorities and civil society organisations to participate in a social dialogue in 2016. In it, everyone can express their views on the desired strategy to shape our future energy supply in a sustainable way. TME feels encouraged by the minister to take part in this and calls on all KIVI engineers to participate.
About the content of the lecture
Energy-intensive industry accounts for a quarter of total energy consumption. Essential steps to substantially reduce that energy use are only possible through system innovations, 'for which the necessary technology is often not yet available'. In this area, the Energy Report talks about a major innovation effort 'so that breakthrough technologies can be rolled out between 2030 and 2050'. The minister wants to promote that innovation and enable demonstration projects, 'but it also requires effort and courage from companies to test new techniques'. 'CO2-intensive companies that do not make the transition will ultimately have no place in a low-CO2 economy.' (from The Engineer). The Inductor will review these breakthrough technologies and the effects with you
Speaker(s)
The daughter of a UN development worker, Renate van Drimmelen was introduced to all corners of the world and the importance of sustainable development at a very young age. Out of a fascination for technology and the unknown of the universe, she studied at TU Delft's Faculty of Aerospace Engineering.
Renate wants to make a contribution to solving global energy and climate issues, so in 2003 she started her own consultancy firm in that field. This was renamed BreedofBuilds in 2009, a company that not only advises, but also co-risks and invests in the implementation of energy-saving installations in industry. At the same time, she has been lecturing at TU Delft on sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship with great regularity for many years
Location
Prinsessegracht 23, 2514 AP The Hague
Organiser
Technology, Society & Economy
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