The inevitable transition to the electric society, 1: Fossil-free electricity production

Datum: 2022-05-18

Tid: 09:00 - 11:50

Adress: Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm

Lokal: Beijer Hall, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

The inevitable transition to the electric society, 1: Fossil-free electricity production

Organised by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

The Royal Swedish Academy organises a series of three seminars on the theme “The inevitable transition to the electric society”. As a common theme for large parts of Sweden’s energy and technology transformation, electricity appears as a general basis, both for energy production, energy storage, distribution and as fuel. The purpose of the planned seminars is to shed light on the various technologies and options for action that are available in the creation of the future energy system. Both technical, economic, environmental and social science aspects will be addressed, from a Swedish as well as an international perspective.

Each theme is divided into three sub-areas, and will be addressed at three different seminar occasions. There are separate registrations for each seminar:

  • Fossil-free electricity production, 18 May. Registration on this webpage.
  • Energy storage, 8 June. 
  • Energy efficiency, 7 September. 

We plan to record and live-stream the seminars for those who cannot attend in person. You can watch it on our startpage, on www.kva.se

Programme

09:00
Welcome remarks
Hans Ellegren, Secretary General, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

09:05
Limitations and system requirements of different power production technologies
William Gillett, Director EASAC Energy Programme (joing digitally on Zoom)

09:40
Q/A with the speaker

09:50
Coffee break

10:20
Photovoltaics visions
Martin Green, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

10:55
Q/A with the speaker

11:05
Different energy sources and their integration in future energy system
Åsa Elmqvist, Energiforsk, Sweden

11:40
Q/A with the speaker

11:50
Closing of the symposium followed by lunch

The symposium is organised by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, with financial support from The Wenner-Gren Foundations and The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF).

For the safety of all attendees, we expect that all participants in the symposium are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences follows The Public Health Agency of Swedens guidelines regarding the spread of covid-19. This means that events at short notice can be changed or adapted. The information on www.kva.se is continuously updated, and registered participants will be notified by e-mail of any changes as soon as possible. 

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Contact

Peter Brandén
Program Coordinator
program@kva.se