FRS hosts symposium on resilience in future energy systems on 6 June
The FRS Symposium on Resilience in Future Energy Systems on 6 June brought together academic, industry and government experts to discuss trends in the resilience of energy systems.
On Tuesday, 6 June, FRS held its Symposium on Resilience in Future Energy Systems. The symposim brought together academic, industry and policymaking partners to better understand the needs and challenges of creating robust, resilient energy systems, and explore potential oppprtunities for knowledge transfer and collaboration. The symposium was opened by H.E. Frank Grütter, Swiss Ambassador to Singapore.
With the world aiming to reach net-zero Green-House Gas (GHG) emissions in the coming decades, the energy system – responsible for a large share of GHG emissions – needs to undergo a fundamental transition, reaching net-zero even earlier and potentially even providing negative emissions. A main driver for this transition is the electrification as well as the move to Renewable Energy Sources (RES).
These challenges, among others, were addressed in two sessions. The first session, led by Prof. Dr Giovanni Sansavini, explored different perspectives on energy system resilience at a local scale, covering the readiness of electrical grids to RES and its resilience against outages. The second session, led by Dr Christian Schaffner, focused on energy system resilience at a national level, offering alternate pathways for a Net-Zero future. Both sessions were concluded with insightful panel discussions.
