Welcome to 8th HAEE
Symposium | Conference Report

The new state of play for a secure
and sustainable future.

The 8th HAEE Energy Transition Symposium, organized by the Hellenic Association for Energy Economics on September 27-29, 2023, at the French Institute of Greece, successfully concluded its PROCEEDINGS.

Key topics discussed during the Symposium included the digitization of regulatory services for active consumer participation, the need to redesign the electricity market to integrate the increasing renewable power, the critical role of energy storage, investments in grid upgrade and expansion, new electric interconnections, the resilience of electric systems in the face of the climate crisis, the need for strategic alliances in energy insurance throughout the energy value chain, the value of energy democracy and social justice, particularly in Global South, investments in the natural gas sector, especially in the development of small-scale LNG infrastructure, developments in the hydrocarbon sector, such as the introduction of green

hydrogen into the NG network and the development of CCUs infrastructure, the energy transition of the islands, the emerging renewable gas economy, new forms of bilateral PPA contracts that meet the new needs of the energy system, the reshaping of the energy sector with ESG principles, smart technologies, and the importance of energy efficiency and energy consumption monitoring, as well as innovative practices and policies from mature energy markets like the United States, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

The key outline of the Symposium is that the future of Energy, both at the international and national levels, requires speed, new technologies, a big focus on green transition and the supporting infrastructure, as well as new large-scale investments. The need for consistent support of green policies must be accompanied by a clear decision, which is nothing other than the termination of fossil-fuel subsidies.