The strategic challenges of energy in 2024

The year 2024 was characterized by changes which had a strategic impact on the work of energy economists. These transformations have directed energy economists towards research which will be presented to us during an academic morning. For their part, economic players observed energy policies which will be analyzed in an afternoon devoted to energy policies.

Program

08:45-09:00 – Accueil et introduction
Christophe Bonnery, President of the F-AEE, Jean-Olivier Hairault, Director of PSE, Nicolas Astier, Professor at PSE

09:00-09:45 – Do energy prices get capitalized into residential real estate prices? Evidence from Norway

09:45-10:30 – Big Hassle on the Decarbonization Frontier?

• Cloe Garnache, Professor of Economics (Université d’Oslo)
• Sébastien Houde, Associate Professor of Environmental Economics (Université de Lausanne)

Coffee break

10:45-11:30 – Fairness Preferences and Market Frictions in Landlord-Tenant Energy Efficiency Investments: Conceptual Insights and Empirical Evidence

11:30-12:15 – Zero-Interest Green Loans and Home Energy Retrofits: Evidence from France

• Joachim Schleich, Professor of energy economics (Grenoble Ecole de Management)
• Louis-Gaëtan Giraudet, researcher at CIRED

12:15-13:15 – Student session posters

13:00-13:30 – General Assembly of F-AEE Members
Hosted by the AEE office

13:30-13:45 – Introduction and resumption of work
Christophe Bonnery, President of the F-AEE, Jean-Olivier Hairault, Director of PSE, Benoit Esnault, Head of the Interconnections and European Affairs Department at the French Energy Regulatory Commission

13:45-14:00 – Opening by the energy regulator
Emmanuelle Wargon, President of the French Energy Regulatory Commission

14:00-14:10 – Summary of the academic session
Chloé Le Coq, professor at the Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas

14:10-14:45 – Keynote: from theory to energy policy
Aude Pommeret, professor of economics at the Université Savoie Mont Blanc

14:45-15:45 – Session 1:  The consumer at the heart of the system?
What are the rights of consumers, how will needs and their satisfaction evolve? How can we encourage the adaptation of demand and for what result? what developments for energy mixes and security of supply?

Moderation ensured by: Benoit Esnault, Head of the Interconnections and European Affairs Department at the French Energy Regulatory Commission

• Yannick Jacquemart, Director New flexibilities for the electrical system, RTE
• Natalie McCoy, Chair of the Consumer Working Group, Council of European Energy Regulators
• Martin Fourdrignier, Head of Energy Regulatory Affairs, ArcelorMittal

15:45-15:55 – Networking break

Presentation of the nominees of the F-AEE Marcel Boiteux Prize 2024
The winners of the F-AEE Prize 2024 will be announced on November 26, 2024.

15:55-16:55 – Session 2: Technologies, raw materials, dependencies in the energy transition
Pressure on the raw materials sector is increasing, the energy transition requires relaunching the mining industry and creating new industrial sectors. For Europe, this will result in new dependencies, what are the challenges, can gas and oil provide lessons for tackling the energy transition in a globalized context ?

Moderation ensured by Marie-Line Vaiani, Conseil français de l’Energie

• Christophe Poinssot, Scientific Director of BRGM
• Bertrand Charmaison, Director, I-Tésé – CEA
• Jan Keppler, Professor of economics, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL

16:55-17:45 – Round table: how to approach the long term?
Discussion on preparing for the future: investments, changes in behavior and consumption habits, international relations. Case of Transport

Moderation ensured by Chloé Le Coq, professor at the Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas

• Catharina Sikow, former Director of the Internal Energy Market, DG ENER
• Francois Gemenne, political scientist, researcher at Sciences Po, Alliance pour la décarbonation de la route
• Thomas Courbe, Director General of Enterprises, Ministère de l’Economie
• Bénédicte Genthon, Deputy Director – Sustainable Production and Energy Department, Ademe

17:45-18:00 – Conclusion with Sophie Mourlon, Director General of Energy and Climate, Ministry of Energy Transition, and Christophe Bonnery, President of the F-AEE

18:00 – Discussion cocktail

• Go to the French Association of Energy Economists website

The conference is aimed at anyone interested in the energy economy who wishes to understand these mechanisms and deepen their knowledge.

As an association with an academic and industrial vocation, the F-AEE offers entry to students and researchers from PSE which co-organizes the conference with the F-AEE: registration is compulsory by creating a free account on the F-AEE website (if they do not have one) from their PSE email address.