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Electric Power Sector and Environment the CIGRE
approach
Antonio Negri Study Committee C3 System
Environmental Performance Chair
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Presentation Summary

• Few words about CIGRE
• The CIGRE Technical Committee Strategic Plan
• Power Sector Environmental Challenges
• Power Sector toward Sustainable Development
• The Study Committee SC C3 and its activity

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About CIGRE
CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric
Systems, www.cigre.org ) is one of the leading
worldwide organizations on Electric Power
Systems, covering their technical, economic,
environmental, organizational and regulatory
aspects. A permanent, non-governmental and
non-profit International Association, based in
France, CIGRE was founded in 1921 and has now
almost 10,500 members in 80 Countries worldwide
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About CIGRE (2)
CIGREs technical activities are split into 16
fields, each under the responsibility of a Study
Committee. Approximately 200 Working Groups are
active inside the 16 SCs The 16 SCs are
coordinated by a Technical Committee

• C2 System Operation and Control
• C3 System Environmental Performance
• C4 System Technical Performance
• C5 Electricity Markets and Regulation
• C6 Distribution Systems and Dispersed
  Generation
• D1 Materials and Emerging Test Techniques
• D2 Information Systems and Telecommunication

• A1 Rotating Electrical Machines
• A2 Transformers
• A3 High Voltage Equipment
• B1 Insulated Cables
• B2 Overhead Lines
• B3 Substations
• B4 HVDC and Power Electronics
• B5 Protection and Automation
• C1 System Development and Economics

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About CIGRE (3)
Publications (see also www.e-cigre.org)
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The CIGRE Technical Committee Strategic Plan
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The CIGRE Technical Committee Strategic Plan (2)

• STRATEGIC DIRECTION 2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
• Envisage solutions to address the environmental
  concerns faced by the electrical power sector
• Envisage solutions to address the public
  acceptability issues faced by the electrical
  power sector
• Record the lessons learnt and solutions adopted
  worldwide
• Study system efficiency solutions

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Power Sector Environmental Challenges
To respond and adapt to Climate Change
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Power Sector Environmental Challenges (2)
To ensure the environmental compatibility of
plant operation, facing issues like Air Pollution
Acid rains Water resources Impacts on
Territory
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Power Sector Environmental Challenges (3)
To face the extreme events and the natural
hazards, improving system safety and reliability
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Power Sector Environmental Challenges (4)
To obtain the public acceptance of plants and
infrastructures
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Power Sector Environmental Challenges (5)

• According to UCTE - Union for the Co-ordination
  of Transmission of Electricity, average
  construction time in Europe are
• 3 - 5 year for a GTCC (Gas Turbine Combined
  Cycle) power plant
• 7 - 10 year for a HV OHL (High Voltage Overhead
  transmission Line)
• because of complexity of authorization procedures

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Power Sector toward Sustainable Development
To find innovative ways to integrate SD practices
into existing operations To support future
energy options that meet the expectations of
stakeholders as well as the sustainability needs
From WBCSD Powering a Sustainable Future - 2007
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Power Sector toward Sustainable Development (2)
The Power Sector is also part of the solution

• Diversify and De-carbonize the fuel mix

• Increase the use of Renewable Energy Sources and
  Materials

• Increase electricity penetration in End Uses

• Improve the efficiency

• Expand and reinforce the grid

• Improve the Stakeholders engagement and the
  Communication

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The Study Committee SC C3
CIGRE and environmental issues Inside CIGRE each
of the 16 Study Committees is in charge to deal
with specific environmental issues e.g. SC B2
deals with environmental impact and technological
mitigation measures of Overhead Lines SC C3, as
horizontal Study Committee deals with Power
System environmental issues from a system point
of view
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SC C3 - Mission and Main Target Groups
The main goal of SC C3 is to present unbiased
positions and produce approaches on Power System
environmental performance and impacts and on its
implications for management, operation and
investment decisions.
The Electric Utilities themselves are the main
Target Group, specially their executives and
(environmental) managers. The results produced
by the SC should be of immediate use to that
group, either supporting decision making
processes or providing arguments for discussion
with authorities or for communication with other
stakeholders.

• Other main Target Groups are
• Authorities and Regulators
• Public (in general), mass media, NGOs

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SC C3 Technical Directions
The scope of SC C3 is categorised into the
following main TDs

• TD 1 Power Systems development/operation and
  Environment

• TD 2 Global environmental changes and Power
  Sector

• TD 3 Public Acceptance of plants and
  infrastructures, Stakeholders Engagement and
  Communication

• TD 4 Power Sector Efficiency and Environment

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SC C3 Work
At the moment there are 7 active Working Groups
inside the SC C3
WG C3.01 EMF and Health
WG C3.04 Stakeholders engagement and
Communication in Sustainable Development
WG C3.05 Environmental Impact of Dispersed
Generation
WG C3.06 Strategic Environmental Assessment
WG C3.08 External Costs of Power Lines
WG C3.09 Corridor Management
JWG (B2, B4, C4) Electric Field and Ion Current
Environment of HVDC Transmission Lines.
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SC C3 Publications

• Already produced Technical Brochures
• WG C3.03 Utilities practices toward Sustainable
  Development
• Summary in ELECTRA N. 236 (February 2008)
• TB N. 340 (www.e-cigre.org)
• WG C3.02 Sustainable Development Performance
  Indicators for Transmission System Operators
• Summary in ELECTRA N. 244 (June 2009)
• TB N. 383 (www.e-cigre.org)

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SC C3 Participation to international events

• March 2009 International Workshop International
  Standards to Promote Energy Efficiency and Reduce
  Carbon Emissions (Paris, France), organized by
  IEA, ISO and IEC
• June 2009 International Colloquium Power
  Frequency Electromagnetic Fields ELF EMF
  (Sarajevo, Bosnia Erzegovina), jointly organized
  by SC B2, B4, C3 and C4
• July 2009 Symposium Integration of Wide-Scale
  Renewable Resources into the Power Delivery
  System (Calgary, Alberta Canada), organized by
  CIGRE and IEEE/PES
• July 2009 International Colloquium
  Sustainability and Environmental Assessment
  Methodologies The International Experience on
  Power Developments (Recife, Brazil)
• September 2009 Seminar International Workshop
  "Communication and Participation in Environmental
  Management" (Medellin, Colombia), organized by
  CIER - Commission for Regional Electrical
  Integration of Latin America

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CIGRE Paris Bi-annual General Session

• In the frame of
• CIGRE General Session
• Paris, Palais des Congres
• August 23 - 27, 2010
• on Friday August 27th the Study Committee C3
• will hold its Public Meeting dedicated to
• Innovative Environmental Studies for Power
  Transmission Corridors
• External cost accounting of environmental and
  social impacts of Power Generation and
  Transmission

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