What does price have to do with energy? How is the cost of producing electricity calculated? How does the energy market work? How does it support the energy transition? What is the contribution of natural gas and energy storage? What is the role and mission of electrical engineering?Humans or algorithms?
The aim of the workshop is to give an outline of the energy markets, domestic and international, and to highlight the pivotal role of the electrical engineer in a highly dynamic and rapidly changing industry, which sets the framework for the energy transition on a local and global scale.
DAY
TIME
ROOM
Friday
11:30 - 13:00
1.5
Organisers: HERON Group
HERON is active in electricity production, supply and trading, as well as in natural gas supply and trading in Greece. Having started its operations in 2000, HERON is owned by the GEK TERNA Group, the leader in energy production from conventional and renewable (RES) sources in Greece. HERON was the first private Group to operate in the Greek liberalized electricity market, as well as the first Private Group to operate in the natural gas market in Greece. HERON constructed and has successfully been operating the first private gas-fueled power plant in Greece since 2004.