26th May 2023, 09:30 – 17:00 KST

Venue: Bexco, Busan, Korea (Room 104 + 105)
Language: English – Korean (Simultaneous translation)

Session 1: “Energy Policy in the Face of Multiple Crises”

09:30 – 09:45

Opening and Welcome

• Dr. Eui Seok Yang, Acting President, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)
• Dr. Ki-Yeoung Kweon, President, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP)
• Dr. Martin Henkelmann, President & CEO, KGCCI

09:45 – 10:30

Introductory Keynotes

• Young-ghil Cheon, Deputy Minister for Energy Industry, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)
• Peter, Winkler, Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy Seoul.
• MinSoo Kim, Vice President Korea Southern Power Corporation
• Sungho Hong, Country Managing Director, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Korea & Siemens Ltd. Korea

10:30 – 11:15

“Climate Crisis and Energy Security: Reconciling Two Distinct Challenges”

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: HeeJeep Kim, Chief Consultant, Enerideas and Professor, Seoul National University

Panelists:

• SuYi Kim, President, Korea Resource Economics Association and Professor, Hongik University
• Dr. Falk Bömeke, Head of Division, General issues of bilateral climate and energy cooperation; cooperation with North America, East Asia, Oceania and Turkey, BMWK
• Tony Ji-Yon Kim, Team Lead Green Energy, TÜV Süd Korea
• Min Hyuk Park, Director, Korea Electric Power Research Institute

11:15 – 11:35

Coffee Break & Networking

Session 2: “Driving Offshore Wind Expansion and the Role of Grids“

11:35 – 11:40

Session Introduction

11:40 – 11:50

Renewable energy potential in Korea and Germany

Study presentation by Jana Narita, adelphi, Korean-German Energy Partnership Team

11:50 – 12:15

Policies, status and perspectives for offshore wind development in Korea and Germany

• "Korea's offshore wind power development strategy and future tasks", Jung Chul Choi, Program Director of Wind Power, KETEP
• "Offshore wind in Germany - status quo and perspectives", Anton Hufnagl, Deputy Head of Division, General issues of bilateral climate and energy cooperation; cooperation with North America, East Asia, Oceania and Turkey, BMWK

Q&A with the audience

12:15 – 13:05

“Challenges and solutions for grid expansion and optimization”

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Bum Seok Kim, Professor for Wind Energy Engineering, Jeju National University

Panelists:

• Deok Hwan Choi, Head of International Cooperation, Korea Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA)
• Young Soo Han, Senior Manager, KEPCO
• Janina Habethal, Senior Advisor for Political Affairs, TenneT
• David Jones, Head of Offshore Development & Country Manager, RWE Renewables Korea

13:05 – 14:20

Networking Lunch

Session 3: “Smart Grids and New Business Models for Supporting the Energy Transition”

14:20 – 14:25

Welcome back by the moderator

14:25 – 14:50

Regulatory framework for and status of smart grids and services in Korea and Germany

• "Status of framework and basic plan for dissemination of smart grid in Korea", Jong Cheon Son, Head of international cooperation, Korea Smart Grid Institute (KSGI)
• "Regulatory framework for and status of smart grids and services in Germany", Dr. Alexander Bogensperger, Head of Digital Innovation and Data Analytics, Ffe München

Q&A with the audience

14:50 – 15:35

Projects / New business models

• "Harnessing the power of big data: Development and Utilization for energy platform services", Jin Sung Kim, President of ToFather
• "Smart-grid based energy services to enhance power system  flexibility", Jung Sung Park, Senior Researcher,  KEPCO
• "Accelerating the energy transition at Europe's largest entrepreneurship center", Dr. Johanna Bronisch, Innovation Technologist, UnternehmerTUM Digital Mobility Hub

Q&A with the audience

15:35 – 15:55

Coffee Break & Networking

15:55 – 16:45

How to market flexibility services and how to send required price signals?

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Sungwoo Bae, Hanyang University

Panelists:

• Dr. Sanghak Lee, Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI)
• Jin Hee Kim, Head of Korea Power Exchange (KPX)
• Dr. Alexander Bogensperger, Head of Digital Innovation and Data Analytics, Ffe München
• Dr. Johanna Bronisch, Innovation Technologist, UnternehmerTUM

16:45 – 17:00

Wrap-up and Outlook

Background and scope of the event:

In the wake of the global energy crisis both Germany and Korea, two highly industrialized economies, find themselves with the need to reconcile rising energy prices and a strained economy with an ever-increasing pressure to counteract the climate crisis.

The expansion of renewable energies and thereby decreasing the reliance on expensive fossil fuels is a link that connects both challenges. This event will dissect what is necessary to achieve this objective, particularly zooming in on two aspects: grid expansion and optimization with a focus on offshore wind and smart grids and new digital bussiness models.

The Korean-German Energy Day (KGED) provides a platform for energy experts from government, industry, research and civil society to exchange views and learn from each other's experiences. The overall focus of the event is to discuss policy measures and showcase the existing technologies which can be utilized to the benefit of the Korean and German carbon neutrality goals.