17 + 18 October 2025, Parliament of Denmark, Copenhagen
“Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency”
EUFORES has the honour to confirm its annual cross-party Inter-parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. IPM25 will take place in the Parliament of Denmark on 17 + 18 October 2025. IPM25 is organised during the Danish EU Council Presidency.
Members of Parliament from EU27 Member States and all political groups are welcome to attend.
Top speakers and representatives from the EU27 national parliaments, the European Parliament, the International Energy Agency, the European Commission, industry, science and NGO representatives will gather to discuss the prospects of renewable energy and energy efficiency for economic growth, social integration and prosperity for the European Union.
Speakers
Nicolas Gonzalez Casares, MEP
Niels Flemming Hansen, MEP
Malte Larsen, MP Denmark
Niels Fuglsang, MEP
Lukasz Kolinski, European Commission
Sonya Twohig, ENTSO-E
Klaus Winther, Energinet
Kristian Jensen, Green Power Denmark
Dries Acke, SolarPower Europe
Jorgen Madsen, Orsted
Philip Offenberg, Siemens
Giles Dickson, WindEurope
Michael Henriksen, Wavepiston
Christian Kjaer, SuperNode
Beatriz Yordi, European Commission
Paul Kenny, EHPA
Mirella Vitale, Rockwool
Ivo Schmidt, European Commission
Pauline Lucas, Euroheat & Power
Thomas Aarestrup Jepsen, Green Power Denmark
Download the Slides of the speakers
Sonya Twohig
“The upcoming grids package”
Klaus Winther
“Running a high wind energy electric system in a secure way”
Kristian Jensen
“The Danish example: The advantages of electrification for citizens and sovereignty”
Dries Acke
“The contribution of Solar Energy to secure electricity grids”
Michael Henriksen
“Ocean Energy – a new kid on the block?”
Jørgen Madsen
“Offshore wind 2.0 – speeding up seabed planning and grid connection and a concrete 2040
framework for offshore wind”
Philipp Offenberg
“System security, cyber security, meshed grid and the contribution of grid technology”
Giles Dickson
“Regional responses to regional threats – how to safeguard critical infrastructure”
Tom Vasseur
“Concrete answers to Heating and Cooling”
Paul Kenny
“Social leasing for Heat Pumps and its practicalities”
Federico Terreni
“Social leasing for electric cars”
Mette Quinn
“The ETS2 and the Social Climate Fund”
Wolfgang Eichhammer
“Why a 2040 energy efficiency target is a must to reach EU’s climate and energy security goals”
Daniel Becker
“What’s the story: Narratives to support efficiency and the energy transition”
Tor Björn Minde
“Energy efficient data centers as a way to boost the energy transition”
Pauline Lucas
“Decarbonised district heating and cooling as a major building block of EU’s zero carbon roadmap”
Mirella Vitale
“Turning ambition into investment: an industry perspective on Europe’s efficiency goals”
Stephan C. Krabsen
“Danish energy communities”
Mark Luntley
“Finance for Energy Communities”,
David Matuška
“The experience of local authorities”
Photos of the event
Check out all the photos online in our IPM25-Flickr-Album.
The IPM25 Agenda can be downloaded here.
Background
EUFORES aims at gathering the 100 most active parliamentarians in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency. The event will be the perfect opportunity to exchange knowledge and to engage in discussions with like-minded colleagues from other Member States and the European Parliament, officials of national governments, the European Commission and selected representatives from industry and the scientific sector. The one-and-a-half-day conference will be accompanied by a Gala Dinner on Friday and a side visit programme on Saturday.
Sponsors
Impressions from IPM23 in the Swedish Parliament October 2023.