The “Energy & Innovation” programme is the latest addition to the Institute’s areas of work. The decision to augment IENE’s portfolio with one more programme, stems from the huge interest by its members and associates to get involved in new activities which focus on innovative solutions in the energy sector, plus the huge interest on the impact/correlation of AI in the Energy Sector.
The bulk of research and study work in which the Institute is engaged in, is carried out through various programmes. Such well established programmes include “Electricity and Gas Dynamics in SE Europe”, “Renewables, Storage and Energy Transformation”, “Energy & Employment”, “Funding Instruments & Tools for Energy Transition”, “Energy Efficiency and Energy Poverty in SE Europe” and others (see www.iene.eu for details).
The “Energy & Innovation” programme is the latest addition to the Institute’s areas of work. The decision to augment IENE’s portfolio with one more programme, stems from the huge interest by its members and associates to get involved in new activities which focus on innovative solutions in the energy sector, plus the huge interest on the impact/correlation of AI in the Energy Sector. As energy transition gathers pace, so is the need to come forward with innovative ideas and systems aimed towards (a) improving efficiency in the entire range of energy application*, (b) proposing new type of systems and solutions in the development and use of clean energy technologies, (c) mitigating climate change related challenges (e.g. CCUS, Geo engineering, geoscience etc.)
The objective of this new IENE programme is twofold. On the one hand, it will help the Institute’s research team to broaden its scope of work, and on the other hand it will, through a variety of peripheral activities, provide the platform for a broader engagement/spread information by/among IENE members and associates.
According to the feedback which IENE has received from its wide network of Partners in SEE, many of them are eager to get greater exposure for their work and ideas and also get involved in an informed discussion concerning the new directions which energy technologies have been following lately. Such a discussion is now more relevant and necessary than ever before and can be conducted in an organized and productive way within the framework of the proposed new “Innovation in Energy” programme. See more here