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
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
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
GERMANYEU Office
Manfred-von-Richthofen-Straße 4
Berlin 12101
GERMANYWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 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 Apr 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.htmlPerson 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
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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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
EU funding, Grants, Donations, Member's contributions, Other, Public funding
Funding types "other" information
Others category includes Rental Income
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution European Climate Foundation (ECF) 272,594€ Contribution Stiftung Mercator 143,365€ Contribution Flat EMF 73,910€ Contribution LIFE Operating Grant for non-profit making entities 680,000€ Contribution European Commission - Horizon projects 89,062€ Contribution NPT-Offshore Grant-LIFe co-financing 872,235€ Contribution Members Contribution 406,100€ Contribution Velux Foundation 431,962€ Contribution National (Public) financing (BAFA funded PAC Project) 533,218€ Contribution EirGrid plc 85,824€ Grant LIFE programme 2021 - 2027 - NGO Operating Grant 680,000€ Grant LIFE programme 2021 - 2027 - Standard Action Projects 75,219€ Grant Horizon Europe 2021 - 2027 programme - Pillar II 44,880€ Grant Horizon 2020 programme - Societal challenges 44,182€ 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.
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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.htmlOther activities
None declared
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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 - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
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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 - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - PRYSMIAN GROUP
- NKT A/S
- Hitachi Energy
- Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni
- E.ON SE
- Redeia
- European Association of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
- RTE Réseau de transport d'électricité
- Eesti Energia Aktsiaselts
- Terna spa
- IBERDROLA
- TenneT Holding B.V.
- Energias de Portugal
- ENEL SpA
- Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A.
- Siemens Energy AG
- Amprion GmbH
- Statnett SF
- Fingrid Oyj
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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)
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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)
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