REGISTRATION CLOSING: Registration for the NI Energy Summit (24 September, ICC Belfast) will close this coming Friday 12 September at 5.00pm. To register and purchase your tickets, please visit nienergysummit.com/tickets

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Today's NI Energy Summit will cover everything from security of supply and community energy, to examining how we can leverage our sector strengths in NI and allowing for a realistic stock take of 2030 targets. #NIEnergySummit The Summit is sponsored by Centre for Advanced

Professor David Rooney from Queen's University Belfast 🎓 tells 350 delegates at the #NIEnergySummit that "we must avoid the narrative that Northern Ireland is too small to make a difference, and not ignore that fact that we are very much punching above our weight" in the energy transition.

.Economy NI Minister Caoimhe Archibald MLA tells delegates at the #NIEnergySummit that "done right, the transition to net zero isn't just a legal and moral responsibility, it''s an economic opportunity."

Mr Li Nan, Consul General for the People's Republic of China in Belfast says: "There is enormous potential for collaboration between China and Northern Ireland" in the energy transition. "We should strengthen policy and conceptual alignment," he suggests #NIEnergySummit

Today's first panel discussion at the #NIEnergySummit - entitled 'Learning from Others - reflects on examples from other nations of mission-based approaches to decarbonisations. Panellists include CASE Chair Trevor Haslett, Rachel Sankannawar from the Strategic Investment

"CASE has become so much more than when it was originally conceived as an energy-focused competence centre to bridge the gap between academia and industry," says Chair Trevor Haslett. "Since its inception, CASE has funded over 52 research and innovation projects from three rounds

Khalifa Ebrahim Al Mehairi from TAQA Transmission reflects on the importance of striking the right balance between "the usual trilemma of energy" - security of supply, affordability and sustainability. Having acquired Transmission Investment (developer the LirIC Interconnector

Our next panel is focusing on investing in connectivity and infrastructure to deliver security of supply. Featuring Derek Hynes (NIE Networks); Gerard Carlin (SONI - System Operator for Northern Ireland); Mark Fitch (Transmission Investment); and Mark Alexander (Mutual Energy ).

Andreas Brandt, Partner at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners urges #NIEnergySummit delegates to extend Northern Ireland's famous welcome and hospitality to potential bioenergy investors in their communities. He says this will help to "secure the long term potential of bioenergy

Panellists Ian Marshall OBE (Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE)), Iain Hoy (Phoenix Energy) and Dale Guest (Stream BioEnergy) reflect on how we can realise the opportunity in bioenergy by leveraging our sectoral strengths in Northern Ireland. #NIEnergySummit

Ian Marshall OBE, Director at the Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE) tells #NIEnergySummit delegates: "Government and industry must sit down together to develop a strategic plan for bioenergy and start building. We can always learn from our mistakes. But if we

Dr Amanda Slevin from Queen's University Belfast 🎓's Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action delves deeper into the theme of Community Energy, exploring the principles, policies and practices required to realise its full potential in Northern Ireland. #NIEnergySummit

Paul Addison tells the #NIEnergySummit that he sees "huge potential" for Great British Energy to play a convening, 'project-maker' role in Northern Ireland. "There is massive potential in terms of the capital we have. If we can support the energy sector here in a way that isn't

The need for the private and public sectors to work more closely with civic society on 'clustering' in community energy is greater than ever, according to this afternoon's panel at the #NIEnergySummit. The session focused on the democratisation of energy and featured Fiona

"The world can learn a lot from Northern Ireland," according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)'s Christophe McGlade. He tells delegates at the #NIEnergySummit that the world is looking for examples of best practice in energy, and NI can provide these in areas such as the

David Rooney, Declan Billington, MBE (Chair, NI Chamber Energy Taskforce) and Oliver Hughes (National Wealth Fund) explore the merits of 'Resetting the Target' towards 2030 at the #NIEnergySummit

Our concluding panel is summing up the standout moments from the day and is made up of representatives from our six #NIEnergySummit partners: Peter McClenaghan (NIE Networks); Niall Martindale (Kinecx Energy); James Dickson (Transmission Investment); Richard Myers (Capita);