Full Side Event Schedule
Monday, March 3, 2008
Event: Biomass Heating Fuels: Low Hanging Fruit for Carbon Emissions and Energy Independence
Monday, March 3, 2008, 1:30 - 3:00 PM, Room: 154 A
Organizing Partners: Pellet Fuels Institute
Event Description: The presentation will focus on heating as a substantial use of energy in the
Proposed Speakers: Jon Strimling; Dan Henry; Steve Tate
Event: Sustainable Technologies to Enhance Biomass Production: New Tools in the Toolbox
Monday, March 3, 2008, 1:30 - 3:00 PM, Room: 145 A
Organizing Partners: Remineralize the Earth: Towards a Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Climate; Renew the Earth; International Biochar Initiative (IBI); Biomass Coordinating Council (BCC) with RPM Ecosystems; Biocycle
Event Description: A series of presentations and panels will introduce ways to enhance biomass productivity through new technologies and new perspectives on old technologies that address the growing demand for biomass and are sensitive to the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of policies to enhance biomass production. This Side Event will focus on specific individual and integrated ways to enhance soil fertility, decrease costly annual inputs on agricultural soils, increase productivity per acre, decrease time to harvest, and increase biological carbon sequestration, while adding numerous societal and environmental benefits. Real examples and case studies from projects will be provided, with a focus on current and emerging policy applications, such as greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Presentations will set the stage for an open forum on sustainable biomass production, technologies, and policy applications, and there will be opportunities to share experiences from around the world.
Proposed Speakers: Joanna Campe and Dan Kittredge, Reminerialize the Earth (USA); Marc Daelemenas, Bauer Environmental (Belgium); Robin Szmidt and Scottish EPA group (UK); Lee Klinger, Sudden Oak Life (USA); Debbie Reed, Coordinator/Director, International Biochar Initiative (USA); Judy Sirgel, Renew the Earth (USA); Janet Hawkes, RPM Ecosystems LLC (USA); William Holmberg, ACORE, Biomass Coordinating Council. Invited: Winrock International; Biocycle; Dynamotive (
Event: REES Investment Opportunities in Tuscany
Monday, March 3, 2008, 3:30- 5:00 PM, Room: 154 A
Organizing Partners: LaGuardia Foundation with Invest in
Event Description: The event will open with an overview of Italian market incentives, as well as Tuscan regional incentives for REES investment. Invest in
Proposed Speakers: Mr. Patrick J. D'Addario, LaGuardia Foundation; Dr. Daniele Guidi - LaGuardia Foundation
Event: Solar cooking: Renewable energy at Home for a Greener, Healthier and Wealthier World
Monday, March 3, 2008, 3:30- 5:00 PM, Room: 149 A
Organizing Partners: Solar Household Energy Inc.; Sun BD Corporation; Sun Ovens International, Inc., Solar Oven Society
Event Description: Solar cooking is a rapidly growing practice in both the developing and the developed world. Its proven benefits are environmental, health-related, economic and social. In this session, a who's who from the nonprofit and for-profit worlds will brief attendees on the state of the art in solar cooking technology transfer, technical innovation and public policy reform. Each sponsoring organization will lend its unique perspective and hands-on perspective in conveying the promise, progress and challenges ahead for solar cooking. Examples of popular solar cooking devices will be featured.
Proposed Speakers: Marie-Ange Binagwaho; David Chalker; Paul Munsen, Bill Potts
Event: Thinking Outside the Box: The Nevada Reforestation and Bioenergy Project
Monday, March 3, 2008, 3:30- 5:00 PM, Room: 145 A
Organizing Partners: RPM Ecosystems; Renew The Earth (RTE); Nevada Department of Corrections
Event Description: The Nevada Reforestation project involves an innovative and unique collaboration between Renew the Earth (RTE), a non-profit organization that advocates policies, practices, and investments for increasing energy and environmental sustainability in the
Proposed Speakers: Bill Holmberg, President of Renew the Earth; Tom Albrecht, Corrections Branch Chief,
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Event: Asia-Pacific Partnership: Accelerating the Growth of Renewable Energy Technologies
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 159 A
Organizing Partners: APP Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Task Force with U.S. Department of Commerce; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Energy
Event Description: The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) is a successful public-private partnership that has already achieved significant results through renewable energy activities in
Proposed Speakers: David Bohigian, US Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance; Kijune Kim, Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy, Director of New and Renewable Energy Division; Stephen Oxley, Assistant Secretary, Australian Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; V. Subramanian, Secretary of Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; Prof. Morihiro Kurushima, Japan, Program Manager for New Energy and Industrial Technology Developmet Organization
Event: Building Effective Government-Industry Collaboration
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 158 AB
Organizing Partners: Geothermal Energy Association with Geysir Green Energy
Event Description: Geothermal energy provides emission-free, base load power and is widely available in the western
Proposed Speakers: Kermit Witherbee of BLM (Geothermal Program Director), the Department of Energy; a
Event: Challenges and Opportunities in Building Sustainable Energy Industries in Morocco
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 155
Organizing Partners: MATIC-Moroccan American Trade and
Event Description: Lacking hydrocarbon resources,
Proposed Speakers: Amina Benkhadra, Minister of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment; Amal Haddouche, Director General , CDER (Renewable Energies Development Center); Mohamed Berdai, Director of International cooperation, CDER (Renewable Energies Development Center); Jean R. AbiNader, Managing Director, MATIC; Edward Gabriel, Chair and CEO of MATIC; Aziz Mekouar, Ambassador, Embassy of the
Event: Clean Cities and Energy Independence
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 143 B
Organizing Partners: over 90 local coalition of the US Department of Energy Clean Cities program
Event Description: Giving the variuos stakeholders of the WIREC the opportuntiy to learn more about
Proposed Speakers: Sam Spofforth; Charise Stephens; Dennis Smith (Invited)
Event: Cool Cars, Green Grid: Plugging Vehicles into Renewable Electricity to Reduce Oil Dependence and Climate Change
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 144 A
Organizing Partners: 2020 Vision Education Fund with Google.org
Event Description: Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will soon be coming to market. This will open the new frontier of getting transportation on the power grid, and a new opportunity for renewable energy to play a major role in reducing oil use and carbon pollution. Speakers will discuss the potential for the technology, when we can expect PEVs on the market, what challenges lay ahead, and what needs to be done on the federal level to bring this promising technology to consumers.
Proposed Speakers: Dan W. Reicher, Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Google.org; Keith Cole, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, General Motors; Deron Lovaas, Natural Resources Defense Council; Dr. Willett Kempton, Associate Professor,
Event: Creating an Enabled NY for Clean Tech Innovation
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 143 A
Organizing Partners: NY Loves Clean Tech c/o CEG with National Grid annd Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems
Event Description: To showcase NY's ability to lead and innovate in clean tech and renewable initiatives including creating workforce development programs designed to addresss the staffing needs of the clean tech industries, funding and supporting world class R&D initiatives and facilities designed to provide leading edge resources for today and tomorrow's brightest minds.
Proposed Speakers: Ed Bogucz, Executive Director of the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems;Paul Tonko, President/CEO of New York State Energy & Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) and former New York State Assemblyman and Energy Committee Chairman; Jennifer Zschokke, Vice President Sustainable Development, National Grid; Carol Murphy, President of Alliance for Clean Energy New York (ACE NY); General Electric Global Research Headquarters, Renewable & Sustainable Energy
Event: Future of Renewables
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 144 B
Organizing Partners: Energy Globe Foundation with Fronius International; SOLution Solartechnik
Event Description: The ENERGY GLOBE Award, today’s most prominent environmental award worldwide, demonstrates that successful initiatives have already been launched around the world. Each year the ENERGY GLOBE Award showcases extraordinary sustainable projects and honors the winners in the realm of an international TV gala broadcast to an audience of billions. Projects from 109 nations have been submitted for ENERGY GLOBE 2007. The winners, selected by an international jury, will be honored by renowned guests on 26 May 2008 in the Plenary Hall of the European Parliament in Brussels. The ENERGY GLOBE is thus the world’s largest and most prominent platform for outstanding environmental achievements. Especially on the residential and mobility sectors, a huge potential remains for each of us to make a significant contribution – both for the benefit of the environment and to promote cost efficiency. Starting in March, answers and ideas around these issues will be available online at the new ENERGY GLOBE Portal – an online information and service platform for consumers, companies and professionals. The portal will offer broad information about current general conditions as well as practical tools, a virtual Energy Check, product recommendations, and contact information for consultants and product providers.
Proposed Speakers: Mr. Hans Peter Schmidt, Energy Globe Foundation; various companies: Fronius (fuel cell), SOlution (solar cooling); Mr.Don Baker, Founder, Center for Sustainability & Economic Growth (CSEG); Mr. Helmut Schreiber, Central and Eastern Europe, World Bank; Mr. Hans Peter Schmidt, Energy Globe Foundation; Mr. Stephen Oxley, Senior Representative of Australian Government
Event: Good Energies presents David Sandalow's Freedom From Oil and 3TIER's REmapping the World
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 154 B
Organizing Partners: Good Energies, Inc.
Event Description: This will be a business lunch event with a book signing by David Sandalow who will discuss major points from his book Freedom From Oil. In addition, Ken Westrick of 3TIER will present their new initiative, REmapping the World. Richard Kauffman will make remarks on behalf of Good Energies, Inc.
Proposed Speakers: David Sandalow, Brookings Institution; Ken Westrick, 3TIER; Richard Kauffman, Good Energies, Inc.
Event: Oceans of Energy: Ocean Thermal Energy- True Baseload Renewable Energy plus Desalinated Water
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 149 B
Organizing Partners: Ocean Energy Council
Event Description: A description of the wide geographical distribution of the huge Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Resource and how it is converted to electricity with the simultaneous generation of fresh water. Included is a description of the technical advances that make OTEC commercially viable now and potential future developments in ammonia production from open ocean plant-ships. Also described are the potential for food, bio-fuels and chemicals from the deep ocean water discharge.
Proposed Speakers: Richard Meyer, President, Ocean Energy Council; Tom Plocek, President of Offshore Infrastructure Associates; Dr. C.B. Panchal,
Event: Renewable Energy Education & Workforce Development: A Global Outlook
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 159 B
Organizing Partners: American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) with Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE); Apollo
Event Description: Renewable Energy Higher Education & Workforce Development: A Global Outlook has been designed by a collaborative of international organizations to provide a brief, global overview of the current and future workforce needs of the renewable energy industry, and a look at how education providers at the college and university level, and workforce-focused organizations are responding to those demands.
Proposed Speakers: Cheri Olf, Director, Higher Education & Workforce Development, ACORE; Judy Walton, Acting Executive Director & Niles Barnes, Projects Coordinator, AASHE; Dan Seligman, National Director & Bracken Hendricks, Founding Director, Apollo Alliance; Rob Fenstermacher, Executive Director, CDS International; Wilfried Telkämper, Executive Director, Industrialised and Transition Countries, InWEnt GmBh, Commissioner for EU,CEE, NIS, InWEnt, GmBh; Dan Kammen, Professor of Energy and Society (ERG), Professor of Public Policy in the Goldman School, Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, UC
Event: Sustainability Criteria for Biomass
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 154 A
Organizing Partners: German Ministry for Environment
Event Description: The objective of the side event is to discuss the rationale behind the establishment of sustainability criteria for biomass for bio-energy production and its pro and cons. Work on sustainability criteria is under way in several countries and international organizations. The German Biomass Sustainability Ordinance and activities in the EU, other countries and international organizations will be presented in the side event.
Proposed Speakers: Michael Müller, Parliamentary Secretary at German Ministry for the Environment; Dr. Alan Hecht, US EPA; Corrado Clini, GBEP; Prof. Dr. José Roberto Moreira, CENBIO Brasil; Paul Hodson, EU-Commission DG TREN; Kieran Power, DEFRA UK; Ibrahim Togola, Mali Folkecenter; Juan Pablo Bonillo IDB-SECCI; Arnaldo Vieira IDB-SECCI; Elizabeth Beall, IDB-SECCI; Uwe R. Fritsche, Öko-Institut Germany
Event: The Global Status of Renewable Energy: 2007
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 156
Organizing Partners: REN21 with Worldwatch Institute
Event Description: Reliance on renewable energy has accelerated dramatically in the past few years, with global investment exceeding $100 billion in 2007. Renewables are growing at double-digit rates and new renewable power capacity is almost 240 gigawatts, according to the REN21 Renewables 2007 Global Status Report. The 2007 report, the third produced by the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) and the Worldwatch Institute, in collaboration with some 100 distinguished experts from around the world, will be released the week before WIREC. At this side event REN21, the Worldwatch Institute and some of the report’s key partners will provide an assessment of the global status of renewable energy. Experts will also present regional and national updates on renewable energy technologies, markets, and policies. The establishment of a global policy network that is open to a wide array of stakeholders was embraced in the Political Declaration of the International Conference for Renewable Energies that took place in
Proposed Speakers: Mohamed El-Ashry, UN Foundation and REN21; Manfred Konukiewitz, Federal German Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation; Christopher Flavin, Worldwatch Institute; Li Junfeng, CREIA, China; Mika Ohbayashi, ISEP Japan; Kevin Nassiep, South Africa; Janet Sawin, Worldwatch Institute, United States; Virginia Sonntag O’Brien, REN21 – moderator.
Event: The Role of Waste in the Future of Renewable Energy
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 143 C
Organizing Partners: Covanta Energy
Event Description: This panel will examine the current state, latest trends and future potential for waste streams as a source of renewable energy. A panel of leading experts will share their insights on the latest technology developments, political challenges, and regulatory developments. Issues to be explored will include an examination of the carbon loading implications for different waste streams, the role of recycling in energy recovery, new technologies being developed, and a look at what other leading countries are doing on waste management and how it related to carbon loading and renewable energy generation.
Proposed Speakers: Magnus Schönning, First Secretary, Embassy of Sweden, Ottawa, Canada; Jim Warner, Executive Director, Lancaster Solid Waste Management Authority; Rick Brandes, Chief of the Waste Treatment Branch, US EPA, Office of Solid Waste; Ted Michaels, President, Integrated Waste Services Association; Derek A. Porter, Vice President of External Affairs, Covanta Energy; Bill Davis, CEO, Ze-Gen Inc.; Dr. Nick Themelis, Professor, Columbia University; Jim Cabot, Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment Practice, Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications (Moderator)
Event: Tools for Integrated National and State Energy Policy Planning: Threshold 21
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 153
Organizing Partners: Millennium Institute with SolarQuest;
Event Description: At this seminar, the Millennium Institute will present the results of the simulation of Threshold 21 (T21), a model that provides a transparent and comprehensive means to assess the broader benefits and impacts of the various options in a non-partisan manner, for the economy, society and the environment. T21 has been recently further deveoped and used in collaboration with Congress (to evaluate the impacts of CAFE standars and Renewable Portfolio Standards), the National Commission on Energy Policy Planning (to look at the effects of carbon taxes on energy intensive industries), but has also been applied to evaluate the consequences of Peak Oil and a decarbonization of the enegy sector in Ecuador. T21 is a dynamic framework that helps guide energy policy formulation by showing results through long term and across-the-board scenarios. T21-USA informs the policymaking process by revealing the results of alternative energy policies and options in the future, and demonstrating their implications for the economy, the environment, and society under different assumptions. The meeting will show how several current energy policies will work out over time and discuss how others can be developed and tested. It will include a discussion of the model's structure and relationships by experts in the public and private sectors. Realistic applications of the model will also be presented inthe context of a direct interaction with the audience.
Proposed Speakers: Dr. Hans R. Herren, President, Millennium Institute; World Food Prize recipient, 1995; Dr. John D. Shilling, Chairman, Millennium Institute; Andrea M. Bassi, Senior Modeler, Millennium Institute; Allan Baer, President, SolarQuest; Gunnhild Utkvitne, Director, BASS
Event: Unveiling Sweden’s SymbioCity™ and Understanding 100% Renewable Energy’s Key Role in Sustainable Development
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 149 A
Organizing Partners: Swedish Trade Council with Embassy of
Event Description: Maud Olofsson, Deputy Prime Minister of
Proposed Speakers: Maud Olofsson, Deputy Prime Minister of
Event: Will Bio-Science Change the Future of Energy?
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Room: 147A
Organizing Partners: BP
Event Description: Embarking on a journey of discovery is always exciting, as any of the scientists at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) can tell you. Like the explorers of old, the partners in the Institute are setting forth in a colossal search for new breakthroughs that will lead to sustainable, clean fuel sources, like non-food crops from which biofuels can be made. In this lunchtime address and discussion, EBI Director Dr. Chris Somerville will describe the work of the Institute and the ground-breaking research aimed at the production of new and cleaner energy, initially focusing on renewable biofuels for road transport. Vivienne Cox, Chief Executive of BP Alternative Energy, will provide opening remarks and introduction. "Our mission is to harness the potential of bioenergy, to make discoveries and commercialize realities out of these, which could benefit the world," says Dr. Somerville, who leads a team of top researchers affiliated with the EBI, a collaboration between BP, the University of California, Berkeley, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Somerville is an authority on the conversion of plant cellulose to energy, and recently joined the UC Berkeley faculty as a professor of plant and microbial biology. He is a visiting scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and has been director of the Carnegie Institution Department of Plant Biology and a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at
Proposed Speakers: Dr. Chris Somerville, Director, Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI); Vivienne Cox, Chief Executive of BP Alternative Energy
WORKSHOP: From the Lab to the Market: Accelerating Renewable Energy Innovation and Deployment in the U.S. and Globally
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, Room: 154 B
Organizing Partners: Midwest Research Institute and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Event Description: This workshop will provide an in-depth overview of the current R&D focus for renewable energy within the U.S. National Laboratory system and major trends for collaborating with industry and international partners to move these technologies into the market place. Panelists will include senior representatives from NREL in selected technology areas as well as industry and international partners that are currently working with NREL through technical collaborations to support renewable energy markets internationally. A key focus of the presentations and discussion will be on how to further advance these collaborations to both achieve mutual R&D priorities and to accelerate opportunities for renewable energy to achieve global environmental, energy security, and sustainable development goals. Refreshments will be served
Proposed Speakers: Michael Helmstetter, Sr. VP & Director MRI Research Operations; Dan Arvizu, Sr. VP MRI and Director of NREL; Dale Gardner, VP MRI and Associate. Director NREL; Bobi Garrett, Associate Director NREL; Sue Hock, Associate Director and Director of Development NREL; and Industry Partner TBD
Event: Accelerating the Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies: Regional Report from the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) and US Department of State
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Room: 156
Organizing Partners: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) with American Council for Renewable Energy (ACORE);
Event Description: At the request of the US State Department, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) has carried out regional consultation meetings in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and
Proposed Speakers: Dr. Marianne Osterkorn, REEEP International Secretariat; Griff Thompson, US Department of State; Glynn Morris, REEEP South Africa; Mark Lambrides, REEEP Latin America and Caribbean; Amy Kean, REEEP Asia Pacific; Andy Bowcott, Environment Canada; Mike Eckhart, ACORE; Chuck Wilson, Alliance to Save Energy
Event: African Rift Valley Geothermal Initiative
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Room: 149 B
Organizing Partners: Geothermal Energy Association with State Department; Energy Departmen;t Geothermal Development Associates;
Event Description: This side event will highlight the implementation and supporting financial vehicles that are currently being deployed to ensure this Global Environment Facility Project is acted on in the best interest of the African governments and private sector interests necessary to deliver this project. A description of the ARGeo Project is as follows: African Rift Valley Geothermal Development Facility (ARGeo) On June 9, 2006, the Global Environment Facility's Council (GEF) approved allocating $17.75 million to the African Rift Valley Geothermal development Facility (ARGeo). The project is expected to attract $56 million in cofinancing, and potentially leverage additional resources of $200 million. The approximately $74 million project still needs to be endorsed by the GEF CEO and approved by the Board of the World Bank, which is jointly implementing the project with the UN Environment Program (UNEP). The target date for project implementation is June 2007. The project is a combination of technical assistance and a risk mitigation fund for exploration, aimed at encouraging investment in geothermal projects in six African countries. According to the project documentation GEF funds will be allocated as follows: $8.25 million for technical assistance of which $1.25 million is allocated for the creation of a regional network, capacity building and creation of an information data base, $ 1.5 million is provided to support surface exploration activities in the region and $1.4 million is provided to support the development of project proposals to access the fund; the risk mitigation fund will initially consist of $9.5 million to support exploration drilling at approved sites. Given the currently installed thermal capacity in the ARGeo countries, it is estimated that CO² produced by power production alone is approximately 2.8 million metric tons per year. Other energy intensive activities aside from electricity production also contribute to GHG emissions, including vehicle emissions, cooking, etc. If all of the projects identified during the project development phase are implemented, GEF funds will potentially leverage $1.2 billion worth of geothermal investments for up to 481 MW of installed capacity.
Proposed Speakers: DAS for International Energy Policy Al Hegburg; Lisa Brodey, Environmental Officer for East Africa, US Embassy Addis Ababa, State Department; Steve Hirsch, Vice President, Geothermal Development Associates (GDA); Gordon Bloomquist, Washington State University and International Geothermal Association; Karl Gaywell, Geothermal Energy Association; One or two African representatives from
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Room: 154 A
Organizing Partners: Dominican Institute for Sustainable Development/Latin
Event Description: IDDI/LACORE (Dominican Institute for Sustainable Development/Latin America and Caribbean Council On Renewable Energy) will be collaborating with several organizations to boost the production of biomass in the
Proposed Speakers: Steven Lovink, Planet 2025 Network; David Depner, Trees for the Future; Omar Bros, Spirit of
Event: Canadian Renewable Energy Solutions- Building the Gateway
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Room: 144 B
Organizing Partners: Government of
Event Description: The innovative event will be linked to an off-site audience via video conference. The event will open with an overview of Canadian technologies and successes from our CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Ottawa (CETC-Ottawa). CETC-Ottawa works with industry, trade and professional associations, utilities, universities, and other levels of government to develop and deploy leading-edge technologies in the areas of residential, commercial and industrial energy efficiency and alternative, renewable and transportation energy technologies. The overview will be followed by the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) presentation of actions to promote the use of renewable fuels for transportation through consumer awareness and government liaison activities. The panel will end of with the experience of an international investor in the Canadian renewable energy sector. There will be a brief question and answer session followed by a networking opportunity. Refreshments will be provided.
Proposed Speakers: Geoff Murphy, Manager, Business Development; Morel Oprisan, Manager, Renewable Energy Technologies; Gordon Quaiattini, President Canadian Renewable Fuels Association; Kevin Helmich, Sr. Director of Renewable Power Origination, PPM Energy (of PPM Energy/Iberdrola Renewable Energies USA)
Event: Concentrator Photovoltaics (CPV): Advanced Technology Promise Becomes Energy Solution
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Room: 159 B
Organizing Partners: CPV Consortium with US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); SolFocus, Inc; Sharp Spectolabs (a subsidiary of Boeing) Energy Innovations
Event Description: Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) technology is poised to deliver on its promise of low-cost, reliable, solar-generated electricity that is cost competitive with traditional non-renewable sources. CPV energy systems provide zero-carbon emitting electricity which can be quickly and easily integrated into local or national electricity grids to support climate policy, sustainable development goals, and energy security initiatives. However, the world of solar technologies is vast and many government planners, policy makers, and power providers are unaware of the great potential of the CPV technology to help reach renewable energy and emission targets, or understand its fit within the solar energy spectrum. The aim of the CPV Consortium at the side event is to educate policy makers and government planners about CPV, and to facilitate a discussion between governmental/ministerial decision makers and a panel of experts and practitioners about CPV for sustainable energy generation. Empirical evidence of proven CPV applications will be provided. Topics to include: International applications, deployment, and public-private partnership projects; System technology, efficiency, and multi-junction PV cells; CPV's fit within photovoltaic and concentrating solar power arenas, and CPV s levelized cost of energy in comparison to other solar and traditional energy sources. The event will consist of multi-media presentations addressing each of the points listed above, and a panel discussion between the presenters and audience.
Proposed Speakers: Daniel Friedman, Manager of Concentrator Photovoltaics, NREL; Nancy Hartsoch, VP of Marketing, SolFocus, Inc; Patrick Park, Director of Business Development, Emcore; Vincent Diaz, Manager of Photovoltaics Business Unit, Isofoton
Event: Defining Sustainable Hydropower
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Room: 159 A
Organizing Partners: International Hydropower Association with National Hydropower Association; Canadian Hydropower Association; WWF International; The Nature Conservancy
Event Description: Responding to the need for measurement of sustainability performance in the renewable energy sector, the International Hydropower Association (IHA) has developed a sustainability assessment tool to measure and guide activities in the hydropower sector. As a next step, the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum is carrying out an expert appraisal of the IHA Sustainability Assessment Protocol, with a view towards a future sustainability standard for the sector. Experts on environmental, social and economic/financing aspects are participating, along with representatives of developed and developing countries involved in hydropower. Each speaker represented on the panel, will have the opportunity to explain, from their perspective, why they are interested in the participating in the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum.
Proposed Speakers: Dr Shi Lishan, National Development and Reform Commission, China*; Dr Manfred Konukiewitz, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); Dr. Gudni A. Johannesson, Iceland National Energy Authority*; Hon Liv Monica Stubholt, Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy; Israel Phiri, Zambia Ministry of Energy and Water Development; IHA: Dr Refaat Abdel Malek; Hans Olav Ibrekk, NORAD; Michael Simons, Oxfam; Brian Richter, The Nature Conservancy; Dr Joerg Hartman, WWF. Jochen Weilepp, Head of Ocean Energies, Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generations - GmbH & Co. KG; Oivind Johansen, Assisstant Director General, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway *Invited
Event: GW-scale Transmission and Annual-scale Firming Storage Alternatives for Diverse, Stranded, Renewables: Electricity, Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Others
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Room: 155
Organizing Partners: The Leighty Foundation with EPRI; Union of Concerned Scientists; Xcel Energy; Electricity Storage Association; National Hydrogen Association; Environmental Law and Policy Center; Stanford Atmospheric / Energy Engineering program; NaturalHY Project; Ammonia Fuel Network; Iowa Renewable Energy Association; Iowa Farmers Union; Ammonia Fuel Network; University of Minnesota - Morris, Hydrogen Discoveries, Inc.
Event Description: This side event will include presentations covering promising alternatives for transmission and annual-scale firming storage for diverse, large-scale, stranded, renewable energy resources, followed by discussion and Q+A. Collect names and contact info of attendees, for distribution among them. Measure interest in establishing a working group for this interest field.
Proposed Speakers: Bill Leighty, The Leighty Foundation; Jim Blencoe, Hydrogen Discoveries, Inc.; Jason Ganley, Howard University; Tom Key, EPRI; John Moore, Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC)
Event: Innovative approaches for the integration of Renewable Energies
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Room: 158 AB
Organizing Partners: German Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) with International Energy Agency (IEA)
Event Description: Renewable energies already today play a crucial role in the energy mix of many countries. Particularly, innovative technologies like wind and solar energy hold great potential in making our countries: more environmentally sustainable and less carbon intensive; more independent from energy imports; less vulnerable from energy flow disruptions (e.g. political, military crisis, natural disasters); and to create local jobs and value. Renewable energies promise to change the energy system of the future. The challenge of these technologies is to successfully integrate variant sources of energy into the energy system. The project “Grid Integration” is being carried out by the IEA as part of the Gleneagles Plan of Action. It will produce recommendations to the July 2008 Hokkaido G8 Summit. These recommendations will relate to market design and rules, transmission and distribution system operation and management, newly emerging technology, and the maximisation of system flexibility to enable significant quantities of variable output electricity. BMU has commissioned input on these innovative technologies to the IEA work which i.a. would be presented. Two important meetings have already taken place in 2007. The principal messages coming out of the meetings is that, while technical challenges remain to the integration of renewable energy sources, in particular variable output technologies, it is not an absence of technological know-how that may limit market share. The principal challenges instead relate to market development, further cost reductions, advance planning and good governance. Following the presentations, a panel of renewable energy experts and practitioners from utilities, energy regulators, industry, and transmission system operators will give statements and discuss the main issues presented from the project.