Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
15
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Renewables Grid Initiative e.V. (RGI)
EU Transparency Register
793038613858-32 First registered on 26 Jun 2014
Goals / Remit
The Renewables-Grid-Initiative brings together non-governmental- organisations and electricity grid operators to support the effective integration of 100% renewable electricity into the grid.
RGI was launched in July 2009 by a coalition of transmission system operators (TSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and has grown to 14 members across Europe today, including TSOs from Belgium (Elia), France (RTE), Germany (50Hertz and TenneT), Netherlands (TenneT) as well as Switzerland (Swissgrid) and Norway (Statnett), and NGOs such as WWF International, Germanwatch, BirdLife Europe, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Climate Action Network Europe (CAN), Legambiente and Natuur&Milieu.
RGI Mission
“The Renewables-Grid-Initiative promotes 100% integration of electricity produced from renewable energy sources.”
The Mission Statement is translated into two Strategic Objectives:
Strategic Objectives (SO)
SO.1 “Support of the promotion and construction of power lines that are indispensable in a future energy landscape based largely or wholly on renewables, or for the transition towards it.”
SO.2 “Maximal protection of the natural environment when building the necessary grid infrastructure.”
These strategic objectives are operationalized via the four operative Goals (G) with goals G.1 and G.2 supporting SO.1 and goals G.3 and G.4 supporting SO.2:
Operative Goals (G)
G 1.1 “To contribute to the improvement of grid planning & permitting procedures which allows for higher public acceptance and better outcomes.”
G 1.2 “To increase NGO and TSO support for grid projects of recognised RES significance.”
G 2.1 “To ensure the grid development for the safe integration of RES is dimensioned no larger than absolutely needed.”
G 2.2 “To ensure impacts on nature environment are fully assessed and minimised/mitigated in the optimal way.”
These goals are being worked upon via the different RGI work packages/activities, which build upon the commonly known RGI Roles:
RGI Roles (R)
R.1 “To improve the legal and regulatory framework for environmentally-sensitive and timely grid expansion to support the renewables transition (achieving policy support).”
R.2 “To strengthen trust and cooperation (between NGOs and TSOs) (achieving mutual support).”
R.3 “To support the practical implementation of grid expansion in Europe, institutionalizing
substantial stakeholder engagement and due consideration of environmental and socio-economic concerns (achieving public support).”
Renewables Grid Initiative e.V., is managing and legally representing the Renewables-Grid-Initiative (RGI) which was originally founded in 2009.
We register in this database under section II BUT we do not consider ourselves a lobby organisation.Main EU files targeted
Ongoing:
- TEN-E Regulation and its implementation (347/2013) incl. Development of the European Ten Year Network Development Plan by ENTSO-E and Process to identify Projects of Common Interest by the European Commission.
- The Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT), specifically the Fitness Check of the EU nature legislation, the Birds Directive Directive 2009/147/EC and the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC).
Closed:
- Development of the guidelines of streamlining environmental assessment procedures for energy infrastructure Projects of Common Interest.
- Member of the Steering Group of the EC on the European Public Acceptance campaign for grids.Address
Head Office
Krausenstraße, 8
Berlin 10117
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Mar 2016
Name Start date End Date Ms Antonella BATTAGLINI 26 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020 Complementary Information
The main persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register are:
1. Antonella Battaglini, Executive Director
2. Antina Sander, Deputy Executive Director
3. Kristina Steenbock, Senior Advisor
4. Theresa Schneider, Project ManagerPerson in charge of EU relations
Ms Antina Sander (Deputy Executive Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Antonella Battaglini (Executive Director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Other organisations
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Networking
Affiliation
N/A
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
EU grant income for closed financial year
470,000 € (Source: Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE), LIFE Operating grant, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME))
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
N/A
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
15 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.
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Date 23 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject Roundtable meeting with 10 Secretary Generals and CEOs of the Electrification Alliance on the revised Renewable Energy Directive (revised REDII), electricity market design, grids and storage. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
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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 - European Association of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry
- Energias de Portugal
- Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni
- ENEL SpA
- Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A.
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
- Terna spa
- Amprion GmbH
- Statnett SF
- Fingrid Oyj
- NKT A/S
- Eesti Energia Aktsiaselts
- Redeia
- TenneT Holding B.V.
- E.ON SE
- RTE Réseau de transport d'électricité
- IBERDROLA
- Siemens Energy AG
- PRYSMIAN GROUP
- Hitachi Energy
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Date 11 Oct 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Introductory meeting. Energy policy and transition. DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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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)
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Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject renewable energy DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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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)
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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)