Our Association
smartEn is the European business association integrating the consumer-driven solutions of the clean energy transition. We aim to create opportunities for every company, building and car to support an increasingly renewable energy system.
Our vision is that every European benefits from playing an active role in the clean energy transition.
Our mission
Promote system efficiency through the advanced management and integration of electricity demand and supply in homes and buildings, transportation, businesses and decentralised energy projects.
Empower energy users by enabling them to participate in the energy market through flexible demand, storage, self-generation and the participation in community projects, and giving them control of their energy data.
Encourage innovation and diversity by enabling new market players and energy service offers that provide attractive choices for consumers and allow for healthy competition.
Drive the decarbonisation of the energy sector through the cost-effective integration of renewable sources and smart electrification of heating, cooling and transport.
Create a cross-sectoral single voice for innovative market players driving digital, decentralised and decarbonised energy solutions,
Advocate smart energy solutions with policymakers to realise supportive regulatory conditions
Communicate the benefits and potential of smart energy solutions to all relevant stakeholders,
Produce crucial expertise that supports the business of our members and promotes our objectives to policy makers,
Act as the central network for smart energy solutions for our members and other constituents.
Our Team
Governance
Stefan Doerig
- Chair
- Head of Regulatory Affairs at tiko Energy Solutions
Daniele Andreoli
- Vice Chair
- Head of Flexibility & APAC Managing Director at Enel X
Bonnie Brook
- Vice Chair
- Vice-President Industry Affairs at Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Paolo Falcioni
- HR Chair and Treasurer
- Director General at APPLiA
Hanae Chauvaud De Rochefort
- Active Buildings and Neighbourhoods Committee chair
- Regulatory Affairs Advisor at EDF
Laurent Schmitt
- Digital Agenda Committee chair
- Head of Utilities & European Developments at dcbel
Guro Grøtterud
- Markets & Networks Committee Chair
- Senior Project Manager at NODES
Sarah Jane Jucker
- Activity Industry Committee Chair
- Co-Founder of EPQ
Paolo Falcioni
- Director General at APPLiA
Robert Busch
- Managing Director at the Federal Association of the New Energy Industry (bne)
Laurent Schmitt
- Head of Utilities & European Developments at dcbel
Dirk Kaisers
- Segment Leader Distributed Energy Management EMEA at Eaton
Hanae Chauvaud De Rochefort
- Regulatory Affairs Advisor at EDF
Paul Troughton
- Senior Director Regulatory Affairs at Enel X
Jennifer Corradi
- Regulatory Affairs Advisor at Energy Pool
Alicia Carrasco
- Co-founder & Executive Director at Entra Coalicion
Sarah Jane Jucker
- Co-Founder of EPQ
Barry Lynham
- Managing Director at Knauf Energy Solutions
Guro Grøtterud
- Senior Project Manager at NODES
Marcia Poletti
- Head of European System Change at Octopus Energy
Rolf Bienert
- Managing & Technical Director at OpenADR Alliance
Kalle Kukk
- VPP Operations Lead at R8 Technologies
Bonnie Brook
- Vice-President Industry Affairs at Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Mathilde Chareyron
- Public & Regulatory Affairs Director at Sympower
Stefan Doerig
- Head of Regulatory Affairs at tiko Energy Solutions
Dario Nikzad
- Senior Energy Analyst, Forecasting Lead at VaasaETT
Pierre Bivas
- Founder, Advisor to the Board, at Voltalis
Vincenzo Ranieri
- President, EU DSO Entity
Monique Goyens
- Director General of BEUC
Alberto Pototschnig
- Former Director, ACER & Executive Deputy Director (World of Practice), Florence School of Regulation
Mara Berzina
- Secretary General of the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)
Megan Richards
- Former Director, Energy Policy, European Commission
Peter Hermans
- Former CTO, Stedin
Dirk Vansintjan
- President, REScoop
Louise Sunderland
- Managing Principal at RAP
E-Mobility Task Force
Reporting to the Active Buildings & Neighborhood committee, the E-mobility Task Force gathers a wide array of leading companies active in e-mobility (Vehicle manufacturers, Charge Point Operators, energy suppliers, energy solution providers etc.) supporting the integration of Electric Vehicles into the energy system. The support of smart and bidirectional charging are essential to achieve this objective.
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Network Code Task Force
A part of the Markets & Networks Committee, this task force coordinates smartEn’s contributions to the ongoing development of the network code for Demand Response, where smartEn is one of the few members of the drafting committee.
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Active Industry Committee
The Active Industry Committee focuses on addressing the unique needs of various industries, particularly those that are energy-intensive, to help them become active in the clean energy transition. This includes leveraging their flexibility and enabling their participation in markets and mechanisms on a market-based basis. The Committee also seeks to enhance the recognition and support for the Flexible Demand Management Industry, which smartEn represents, as an essential sector within the EU’s clean tech industry. The Committee monitors and contributes to key EU legislative initiatives expected in the coming years to strengthen Europe’s industrial competitiveness.
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Digital Agenda Committee
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Active Buildings & Neighborhoods Committee
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Markets & Networks Committee
This Committee brings together members interested in developing market access for Demand Side Flexibility, for example in ancillary services or wholesale markets. It also deals with network-related topics at all levels, from DSO to TSO grids, and deals with a wide range of topics from network tariffs to connection agreements.
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