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This project (612408-EPP-1-2019-1-EPPKA2-KA) has been funded with support from the European Commission. This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

The first GrEnFIn Summer School

Bologna Summer School 2020

Introduction

Despite the Pandemic emergency the First GrEnFIn-Summer School took successfully place, even if we have been forced to held it entirely online. We are glad to say that between the 8th and the 11th of June 2020 we had few intense and incredibly satisfying days of work and collaboration between lecturers, students and auditors.
As well as 30 hours of intensive lectures, students had been requested to deal with a stimulating teamwork whose purpose was to evaluate the impact of climate change on infrastructure with statistical methods.
More precisely they were requested to imagine building a solar farm in a specified location and to asses how climate change will affect the solar installation.
The analysis of the climate change impact is considered in relation to three areas:

  • Mechanical damage to installations - analyze how a given climate change effect can mechanically damage installations (e.g. fire damage to solar panels)
  • Energy production from installations - how will the effect of climate change affect the installation's ability to produce energy (e.g. air pollution will settle on solar panels and reduce the installation's efficiency)
  • Access to the installation - how will the effects of climate change affect access to the installation (e.g. blocking of the road by trees broken by the wind)

A sensitivity matrices should allow to reject the effects of climate change that are not significant in the case under consideration while a vulnerability matrix should be used to choose the most significant effects of climate change for which it is necessary to adapt the installation.
The projects presented by all the six teams had been impressive; they all elaborate believable adaptability solutions supported by rigorous analysis but at the same time full of clever creativity and passion. We all got touched by their excellent work!

Students’ Gallery

Participants

  • LORENZO BERTI

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • KARL WILHELM GEORG BOLLWEG

    Ludwig Maximilians University

  • FRANCESCA BUONANNO

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • ANDERS CARATOZZOLO

    Université Paris Dauphine (PSL)

  • STEFANIA CHAITIDOU

    University of Economics in Katowice (UEK)

  • GABRIELE CORTINI

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • GIACOMO CRISTONI

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • ANJA ÐURANOVIC

    Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien - Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)

  • MOAZ HEDAIA AHMED MOHAMED ELSAYED

    Université Paris Dauphine (PSL)

  • SOFIA GOMEZ TAMAYO

    Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien - Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)

  • LOAN HEMERY

    Université Paris Dauphine (PSL)

  • ASMUND JENSSEN

    Birkbeck University of London

  • KAROLINA KACZKOWSKA

    University of Economics in Katowice (UEK)

  • HENRY KLEINEIDAM

    Ludwig Maximilians University

  • MADDALENA JOSEFIN LAMURA

    Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien - Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)

  • ANNALISA LANZOLLA

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • OTHMANE LASRI

    Université Paris Dauphine (PSL)

  • YANNICK MARC LIMMER

    Ludwig Maximilians University

  • KANSTANTSIN MARTSINOUSKI

    AGH University of Science and Technology

  • SOFIA MELIS

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • LINE HENRI NONO NGANKOU

    Ludwig Maximilians University

  • ARIANNA PALMIERI

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • PETROS PANAYIOTOU

    Birkbeck University of London

  • SOFIA PHILIPPOU

    Birkbeck University of London

  • CARLO PICCARI

    Birkbeck University of London

  • FRANCESCO PORTIOLI

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • ROBERTO SEVERINI

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • MATTEO TERUGGI

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • ADRIAN VON JAGOW

    Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien - Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)

  • NIKLAS WEBER

    Ludwig Maximilians University

Auditors

  • YANNIS AIROUCHE

    Université Paris Dauphine (PSL)

  • DOROTHEE BECKENDORFF

    Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien - Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)

  • PAOLO NERI

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

  • VALERIA ROMANO

    Ludwig Maximilians University

  • COLLEEN SCHNEIDER

    Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien - Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)

  • MERLE SCHULKEN

    Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien - Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)

  • BIRABI TIMOTHY

    Birkbeck University of London



Lecturers’ Gallery

  • ADAM ADAMEK

    Tauron Polska Energia

    Adaptation to climate change in practice

  • LUCIANO IRENEU DE CASTRO

    Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA)

    Energy trading and economic evaluation of risk

  • DZIWOK EWA

    University of Economics in Katowice (UEK)

    The transition risk and the regulations: Green bonds and beyond

  • HELYETTE GEMAN

    Birkbeck - University of London

    The Outlook of Energy Markets in the Spring of 2020

  • ANDREA MAZZON

    Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU)

    Climate Risk and model uncertainty

  • IRENE MONASTEROLO

    Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien (WU) - Vienna University of Economics and Business

    Climate Change, and Financial Risk

  • CARLO ALBERTO NUCCI

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

    Smart Grids for Smart Cities: the Potential of Local Energy Communities

  • FILIPPO REGGIANNINI

    Gruppo Hera

    Power to Gas and Decarbonisation pathways

  • SILVIA ROMAGNOLI

    Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

    Extreme natural risk and finance in ambiguous settings

  • STEFANO VERDE

    Gruppo Hera

    Power to Gas and Decarbonisation pathways



Didactical Material

8 June 2020

Extreme natural risk and finance in ambiguous settings
Silvia Romagnoli – Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna Download the PPT Presentation
Extreme natural risk and finance in ambiguous settings
Andrea MAZZON – Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Download the PPT Presentation

9 June 2020

Climate change and financial risks
Irene Monasterolo – Vienna University of Economics and Business Download the PPT Presentation
The transition risk and the regulations Green bonds and beyond
Ewa Dziwok – University of Economics in Katowice (UEK) Download the PPT Presentation Download the supporting file

10 June 2020

Smart Grids for Smart Cities: the Potential of Local Energy Communities
Carlo Alberto Nucci – Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna Download the PPT Presentation
The Outlook of Energy Markets in Q2 -2020
Hélyette Geman – Birkbeck – University of London Download the PPT Presentation

11 June 2020

Power to Gas and Decarbonisation pathways
Filippo Reggiannini e Stefano Verde – Hera Trading Srl Download the PPT Presentation
Adaptation to climate change in practice
Adam Adamek– Tauron Polska Energia SA Download the PPT Presentation Download Guidelines-for-Project-Managers
Energy trading and economic evaluation of risk
Prof. Luciano Irineu de Castro – Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) Download the PPT Presentation on Economics of Risk 1 Download the PPT Presentation on Economics of Risk 2


Teamwork Presentations

For the Teamworks presentation section (11th June 5.30 – 7.30 PM Brussels Time) all GrEnFIn First Summer School students were divided into 6 groups. They were asked to work in team and produce a presentation to introduce the simplest way to determine the impact of climate change on infrastructure. They received a specific scenario and detailed information about the tools they could use. Here below their works:

Group 1

A solar farm near Bologna: The effect of climate change
Limmer Yannick Marc, Severini Roberto, Teruggi Matteo, Von Jagow Adrian, Weber Niklas Download the PPT Presentation

Group 2

Sensitivity Matrix: Importance of the impact of climate change effects on a solar farm
Philippou Sofia, Piccari Carlo, Portioli Francesco Download the PPT Presentation

Group 3

Verification of the sensitivity matrix: to reject the climate change effects that are not significant for an installation located in Bologna
Nono Ngankou Line Henri, Martsinouski Kanstantsin, Melis Sofia, Neri Paolo, Palmieri Arianna, Panayiotou Petros Download the PPT Presentation

Group 4

4a. Possible impact of climate change effects on the installation 4b. Impacts on solar panel installation - A word of summary
Jenssen Asmund, Kaczkowska Karolina, Kleineidam Henry, Lamura Maddalena Josefin, Lanzolla Annalisa, Lasri Othmane Download the PPT Presentation 4.a Download the PPT Presentation 4.b

Group 5

The most significant effects of climate change (Vulnerability matrix)
Cortini Gabriele, Cristoni Giacomo, Ðuranovic Anja, Elsayed Moaz, Gomez Tamayo Sofia, Hemery Loan Download the PPT Presentation

Group 6

Floating Solar Panel and the multiple adaptive measures in case of Wildfires, Floods and Storms
Berti Lorenzo, Bollweg Karl Wilhelm Georg, Buonanno Francesca, Caratozzolo Anders, Chaitidou Stefania Download the PPT Presentation


Testimonials

Students

Name University
ELSAYED MOAZ HEDAIA AHMED MOHAMED Université Paris Dauphine (PSL) « The most interesting part about the program is that it connects many interdisciplinary topics together offering a new approach of learning about Green Energy. The lectures were presented by brilliant professors from around Europe and abroad with both a great significant academic contributions and professional experience.  I was honored to be selected among the best students from different European universities to participate in this program. The class discussions were rich and offered a good opportunity to learn from the ideas of my fellow students and  from the experience of the professors who were all participating in the discussions. I will be thrilled to attend the second and third editions of the summer school in the coming years.»

Lecturers

Name University
Filippo Reggiannini Gruppo Hera Everything was good and the hope is that the issues were interesting for the students
Andrea Mazzon Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Thank you again for the excellent organization of the summer school
Helyette Geman Birkbeck - University of London The Summer School has been incredibly good!
Adam Adamek Tauron Polska Energia I am impressed with the results obtained. All received work exceeded my expectations. One of the sections noted the positive impact of climate change effects on the operation of the installation – well done. All students demonstrated a good understanding of the topic.

In line with the key elements of the Innovation Union and the EU Higher Education Modernisation Agenda, the GrEnFIn Erasmus+/Knowledge Alliance project aims to provide the Energy Sector's stakeholders (energy providers, private companies, research institutes) the figure of the Sustainable Energy experts professional, i.e. European high skilled professionals capable to face the changing challenges in the field with an inclusive global logic. Its main expected results are the development of an innovative Joint Master Degree in the Green Energy and Finance targeting young students, but also a Professional Module to train companies' staff and experts already active in the labor market.

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