DG Joint Research CentreInstitute for Energy and Transport

“Macro-Regional approaches ESEP-N: a European Science Network for Energy Policy”

Roma, 10 December 2014

Marcelo MASERAHead of Unit, Energy Security, Systems, and Market

ESEP-N

New governance system and indicators

Built on national

plans

Transparency and

predictability

Regional cooperation

Contributes to the attainment of the 2030 goals, with flexibility

2030 framework for

climate and energy policies

22 January 2014

European Energy Security Strategy

Implementation of critical PCI in the gas

sector

Better use of regasification and storage

Increasing domestic production and

diversifying supplies

Protection of critical energy infrastructure

Internal market with regional approaches

Strenghten the Energy

Community

One Voice

Stress Tests security

of gas supply

(16 October 2014)

28 May 2014

Towards an Integrated Roadmap

December 2014

Four key Energy System challenges

• Active consumer

• Energy efficiency

• System optimisation

• Secure, cost-effective, clean and competitive supply

Cross-cutting aspects: financing, education, socio-economics

Regional approaches

• Policy & regulatory framework• Identification, model, analysis, map

efficiency & emissions• Capacity building & knowledge

sharing• Operations, control and monitoring

of infrastructure• Planning and design of the energy

system• Integration of data and information

networks• Governance: CBA, socio-economic &

environmental methods and tools

Regional coordination of energy policies is essential is areas such as the Baltic

• Integration of energy infrastructure and market

• Increase intermittent RES

• Security of supply

JRC established the "Baltic Energy Security Research Platform” (18 Dec 2013)

An example of regional approach

• PCIs are essential for reaching the objectives of the energy policy• Need to integrate the proposal and review done by the regional groups• 2nd call: ≤ 500 proposals• JRC integrates the data, building the basis for a multi-criteria analysis

JRC + national experts will evaluate the projects with this methodology in view of their contribution to energy policy objectives

Projects of Common Interest

A Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy

"I want to reform and reorganise Europe’s energy policy into a new European Energy Union"

European Council 23/24 October 2014agrees on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework for the European Union

Jean-Claude Juncker"My priorities"15 July 2014

Top down approach

by policy

Bottom up approachBy science

European Science for Energy Security Policy - Network

EEU / EESS

Directorate-General:• Energy• Environment• Enterprise and Industry• Research and Innovation• Mobility and Transport• Communication• Regional Policies• …

S&T Pole MS 1

S&T PoleMS 2

S&T PoleMS …

S&T PoleMS N

JRC – Joint Research Centre

ESEP-N: Main actors & interactionsEuropean Dimension

ESEP-N: Main actors & interactionsNational Dimension

• The Work Program will be organized in dedicated WGs

• Each MS will identify and nominate the national experts for the different WGs

• Each Science Pole coordinates their national meetings

ESEP-N: Roadmap

• 2013: JRC began the development of the ESEP-N concept in consultation with DG ENER

• 2014: Discussion started with academic institutions and national authorities (Italy, France, Germany, UK, The Netherlands) – positive feedback

• Official presentation at the High Level Conference “Building a Euro-Mediterranean energy bridge" under the auspices of the Italian Presidency of the European Council (Rome, 19 November)

First quarter of 2015: official launch in Brussels with a European conference chaired by DG ENER and JRC

Thank you for your attention!

DG JRC European CommissionInstitute for Energy and Transport