Expert Group on EU-wide flexibility needs assessment
Scope of the Expert Group
The primary focus of the Expert Group is to help ACER conduct a pan-European flexibility needs assessment, as mandated by the 2024 Electricity Market Design (EMD) Regulation. This assessment will evaluate how well the EU’s electricity system can adapt to fluctuating demand and generation patterns to cost-effectively integrate increasing shares of variable renewables while ensuring security of supply. It will also evaluate the potential impact of introducing new measures to unlock flexibility on the European electricity markets.
The Expert Group will support ACER in the development of a robust analytical tool to complete this assessment. Members will provide insights and recommendations on:
- best modelling techniques and their implementation;
- solutions to model the flexibility needs of the system; and
- other key topics related to improving system flexibility.
The group will operate for two years, i.e. until April 2027, with the possibility of extension if needed.
The Expert Group is composed by the following members (in alphabetical order):
- Ana Estanqueiro
- Andreas Ehrenmann
- Andreas Tirez
- Annette Jantzen
- César Martínez
- Cristina Corchero
- Daniel Davi Arderius
- Eamonn Lannoye
- Ellen Beckstedde
- Emmanuel Neau
- Erik Delarue
- Hans de Heer
- Jalal Kazempour
- José Pablo Chaves Ávila
- Julie Dallard
- Kristof De Vos
- Laurens J. de Vries
- Laurent Schmitt
- Leonard Göke
- Lucie Meier
- Marcia Poletti
- Mariya Trifonova
- Marko Aunedi
- Michal Cabala
- Pawel Czyzak
- Sophie Yule-Bennett
- Sylvain Quoilin
- Tim Schittekatte
- Tom Brown
- Yannick Perez
Observers:
- Edwin Haesen (ENTSO-E)
- Tereza Stasakova (European Commission)