Renewables Grid Initiative e.V.

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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2.25 Fte (7)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

14

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Renewables Grid Initiative e.V.   (RGI)

    EU Transparency Register

    793038613858-32 First registered on 26 Jun 2014

    Goals / Remit

    RGI Mission: RGI is a unique collaboration of NGOs and TSOs from across Europe engaging in an ‘energy transition ecosystem-of-actors’. We promote fair, transparent, sustainable grid development to enable the growth of renewables to achieve full decarbonisation in line with the Paris Agreement.
    RGI has 3 main strategic objectives:
    1) RGI explores and communicates the need for grids for enabling the transition to a fully decarbonised energy system based on renewables.
    2) RGI engages in an ‘energy transition ecosystem-of-actors’ by establishing a strong network of external stakeholders that are part of the energy system of the future.
    3) RGI, within this ‘energy transition ecosystem-of-actors’, takes action to increase the joint understanding about the role and need for sustainable grid infrastructure in a fully decarbonised energy system.
    In conclusion, RGI communicates and promotes findings and outcomes of its initiavites to relevant European and national institutions.

    Main EU files targeted

    In line with its mission and according to its strategic objectives, RGI contributes actively to climate, energy and environmental legislative processes and to the achievement of their policy objectives. 

    RGI monitors the following policy areas: European Green deal, EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, EU Birds and habitat Directive, New EU Forest Strategy for 2030, EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, EU Nature Restoration Law, Maritime Spatial planning,  Fit for 55 package, Renewable energy Directive, Energy Efficiency Directive, Repower EU, EU Offshore Renewables Energy Directive Strategy, EU Hydrogen Strategy for a Climate neutral Europe, New Industrial Strategy for Europe, Regulation on Trans-European Energy Infrastructure (TEN-E), EU Strategy on Green Infrastructure, Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP), Projects of Common Interest in electricity infrastructure. 

    Address

    Head Office
    Manfred-von-Richthofen-Straße 4
    Berlin 12101
    GERMANY
    EU Office
    Manfred-von-Richthofen-Straße 4
    Berlin 12101
    GERMANY

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    7

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%1
    25%6

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2.25

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 28 Mar 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Antonella BATTAGLINI 26 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020

    Complementary Information

    Staff performing covered activities includes: 

    - Chief Executive Officer 
    - Programme Manager – Communication  
    - Programme Manager - Socio-Energy Systems 
    - Manager - Energy and Policy Systems 
    - Programme Manager - Offshore Energy and Nature 
    - Coordinator - Offshore Energy and Nature 
    - Managers - Communication 

    Other staff, including communication and offshore staff, occasionally engage in activities covered by the register. The full list of RGI staff is available here: https://renewables-grid.eu/about/secretariat.html

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Electrification Alliance https://electrification-alliance.eu/
    Ren 21 https://www.ren21.net/

    Member organisations

    A complete list of members can be found here: https://renewables-grid.eu/about/members.html 

    Furthermore, RGI established and coordinates the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature Homepage — Offshore Coalition (offshore-coalition.eu)

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    2,731,184€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Member's contribution, Public financing, Grants, EU funding, Other, Donations

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Contribution LIFE Operating Grant for non-profit making entities 600,000€
    Contribution National (Public) financing (BAFA funded PAC Project)  421,030€
    Contribution Velux Foundation  346,245€
    Contribution Members Contribution  375,700€
    Contribution NPT-Offshore Grant-LIFe co-financing 269,302€
    Contribution EMPOWERED UG (haftungsbeschränkt) 24,000€
    Contribution Others 74,312€
    Contribution Horizon 2020 - European Comission 95,972€
    Contribution EirGrid plc 85,833€
    Contribution Guidehouse GmbH 16,395€
    Contribution European Climate Foundation (ECF) 351,560€
    Grant LIFE Operating Grant for non-profit making entities  600,000€
    Grant Horizon Europe - European Comission 4,547€
    Grant Horizon 2020 - European Comission 95,972€

    Major contributions in current year

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant Operating Grant for non-profit making entities  680,000€
    Grant LIFE 2020 – European Commission  89,144€
    Grant Horizon Europe – European Commission  52,014€

    Other financial info

    The amount of RGI LIFE Operating Grant for non-profit making entities is subject to the approval of the financial reporting for the year 2022 by the European Commission.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Maritime Policy Member State Experts Group#E01682#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1682 #Not a member #C#Industry, Civil society#Maritime Spatial Planning for Integrated Maritime Policy#Commission expert group on electricity interconnection targets#E03412#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3412 #Member #C#Industry, Civil society

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    RGI’s projects, events and publications are done to promote a fair, sustainable and transparent development of grid infrastructures within the mentioned policy issues. 

    Highlights from RGI’s event, communication and advocacy activities can be found in our latest 2021 annual report at following link: https://renewables-grid.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/Files_RGI/RGI_Publications/Press_releases/RGI_Report_2021_webfinal_Small.pdf 

    More recent info relating to RGI’s events can be found here https://renewables-grid.eu/activities/events.html

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    14 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

    • Date 06 Sep 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject High level dinner before the ENSTO-E grids event – discussion on the challenges for European networks and electrification.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
      • Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 10 May 2022 Location Virtual
      Subject To discuss the RePower EU
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
      Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
      Attending
      • Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 10 May 2022 Location video-call
      Subject To discuss the RePower EU
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 14 Apr 2021 Location Video Conferencing
      Subject To discuss the implementation of the Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy and how the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature's can support this, in particular with regards to the planned "Communities of Practice".
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
    • Date 14 Apr 2021 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject Follow up to the Offshore Renewable Energy strategy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Jan 2021 Location online
      Subject Offshore wind energy, nature protection and healthy marine ecosystems
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
      Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
      Attending
      • Ruben Alexander Schuster (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Dec 2020 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject Offshore energy communication and action plan
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
    • Date 23 Jul 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Skype meeting to discuss the implications of the Paris Agreement Compatible Scenario (PAC Scenario) and its relevance for EU planning
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
    • Date 29 May 2020 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject Energy system integration - role of renewables
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Oct 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Introductory meeting. Energy policy and transition.
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
    • Date 18 Apr 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Electricity infrastructure, market design, digitisation of energy system, public acceptance
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
    • Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject renewable energy
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
    • Date 19 Nov 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Public acceptance of infrastructure
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
    • Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Energy Union; energy infrastructure; public acceptance
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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