Mannheim Energy Conference 2013 at ZEW

Some 80 energy experts met at the 2013 Mannheim Energy Conference hosted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim from June 24-25, 2013. During the two-day conference, researchers and experts from firms and organisations discussed topics such as competition and demand in the electricity market, regulation of energy markets, electricity costs, as well as innovation and investment in the energy sector.

The international conference was organised within the scope of the Leibniz ScienceCampus "Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation" (MaCCI). MaCCI is a joint interdisciplinary project of ZEW and the School of Law and Economics at the University of Mannheim.

Keynote speakers were Ulla Engelmann (European Commission Joint Research Centre), Peter Cramton (University of Maryland and Market Design Inc.), Jean-Michel Glachant (European University Institute and Loyola de Palacio Energy Policy Programme), and Paul Ekins (University College London).

The conference featured numerous workshops focusing on developments in energy markets. The main event was a panel discussion hosted by Andreas Löschel (ZEW). Under the title "Challenges of the Promotion of Renewable Energies", Joachim Goldbeck (Goldbeck Solar), Georg Müller (MVV Energie) and Bernd-Michael Zinow (EnBW) discussed the outcomes political support to renewable energies.