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C O N F E R E N C E P R O G R A M M EI N T R O D U C T I O NEUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR RENEWABLEENERGY “INTELLIGENT POLICY OPTIONS”WELCOMESETTING THE CONTEXTEurope is at the forefront of renewable energy developmentworld-wide and has significant experience in theformulation of proactive policy measures in this area.Renewable Energy Sources make a major contributionto sustainable development and - through using locallyavailable resources - to security of energy supply.Renewable Energy deployment is part of the solution tomany economic and environmental problems by contributingto secure jobs and income, avoiding environmentaldamage and therefore providing for a validmeans to fight against climate change. From the marketpoint of view, the European renewable energy industryhas a lead position in the world and is one of Europe’sfastest growing sectors.The Community and its Member States have laid downclear objectives for renewable energy by 2010 - a shareof 12% of renewable energy in gross inland energy consumption,a share of 22% for green electricity and ashare of 5.75% for biofuels. Legislation has been adoptedin order to reach these objectives. Soon the enlargedUnion will be a reality and a common Renewable Energypolicy framework and objectives will be shared by 25European countries while other European countries arealso committed in a similar process. Further, addingforce to the international commitment, the EuropeanUnion is at the heart of the Johannesburg RenewableEnergy Coalition, grouping industrialised and developingcountries which are determined to work together onthe basis of clear, ambitious and time bound targets tosubstantially increase the global share of renewableenergy sources.AIMS OF THE CONFERENCEBuilding on previous efforts and achievements, and inorder to realise the mid-term targets, further analysisand concerted efforts on political, legislative, administrative,social, cultural, economic and marketing aspectsare required in order to achieve a sound long-term developmentof renewable energy sources.THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY‘INTELLIGENT POLICY OPTIONS’ pursues a two-foldobjective: Firstly, it will analyse the developments madeto date presenting market evolution and sectoral progresswhilst offering a showcase for lighthouse initiatives fromthe European Union’s Campaign for Take-Off forRenewable Energies (1999-2003). Secondly, it will providea discussion forum for market prospects, reinforcedpolicies and new renewable energy targetstowards a time horizon of 2020. The debate will concludewith concrete targets and proposals for initiativesaimed at increasing the uptake of renewable energies inan enlarged Union and beyond.4Pictures credits: Diester bus in Vierzon (France) © ADEME Olivier Sébart • Vestas Park in Mahaldas(Spain) © EWEA-Wolf Winters • 2800 m 2 systems for space heating and domestic hot water (Holland)©ATAG Verwarming, Holland • PV modules in Germany © Bundesverband Solarindustrie • Small HydroPower in Austria © Österreichischer Verein für Kleinkraftwerke • Island - Geysir Haetta © Oliver Joswig
C O N F E R E N C E P R O G R A M M EWorking towards the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEFOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN JUNE 2004 IN BONN, theconference will tackle renewable energy strategies forEurope in a larger sense encompassing the Union, itsAccession and Candidate Countries, Norway, Iceland,Liechtenstein, Switzerland and the Western Balkans,and is part of the Johannesburg Renewable EnergyCoalition roadmap of regional initiatives. The conclusionsof the debate will be delivered, together with thosefrom regional conferences in Africa, Asia and LatinAmerica, to the Bonn Conference.PARTICIPANTSThe conference will bring together many key playersfrom the public and private sector at national and internationallevel, including representatives of Europeaninstitutions, international, national, regional and localorganisations, networks and associations, experts anddecision makers from the energy industry, non-governmentalorganisations, consultants, project developers,universities and other research institutions, financinginstitutions as well as local, regional, national and internationaladministrations.STRUCTURE OF THE CONFERENCEThe Conference will open with the addresses of thePatrons, Loyola de Palacio, Vice-President of the EuropeanCommission, Commissioner for Energy and Transportand Jürgen Trittin, Federal Minister for Environment,Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. In addition, anumber of leading personalities will outline the mainchallenges to Renewable Energy policy implementationand progress up to now, and will prepare the ground forthe conference debates.Session 1 will review the Campaign for Take-Off forRenewable Energy (1999-2003), including challengesand driving forces and offer a showcase for key initiativesin cities, regions and islands in Europe in order to helpother communities on their way towards developing theirunexplored renewable energy potential.Session 2 will focus on the different policies and legislationrelated to Renewable Energy in the Union and otherEuropean countries, focusing on three main fields: electricity,heating and cooling, and biofuels. Questions willbe raised and answers will be given to topics such asbarriers to market penetration, competitive pricing,financing and support schemes.Session 3 will build upon the previous days’ debates andcome up with recommendations and targets for Europe for2020. Once agreed, these will become Europe’s contributionto the Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition andwill be conveyed to the International Renewable EnergyConference in Bonn.The debate on each theme will be led by two moderatorswho should ensure that the discussion (involving panellistsand participants) as well as the outcome are bothproductive and well-balanced.THE CONFERENCE ON LINEThe Conference will be transmitted live on the Internet,through the European Commission Managenergy webstreaming services, which are devoted to the promotionof energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. Fullvideo recordings will be made available on the Internetafter the Conference. For one year, the Conference presentationsand discussions as well as interviews withthe honourable guests and main speakers will be availableon www.managenergy.net.SESSIONS WILL THEN BE HELDON THE FOLLOWING THEMES:The Campaign for Take-Off: Sharingskills and achievements to fosterthe development of Renewable EnergySources in EuropeImplementation of Policies for RenewableEnergy Sources in European MarketsLooking forward: Horizon 2020INFORMATION SPACEInformation on Community programmes and stakeholderswill be available during the conference. The EuropeanCommission, the European Renewable EnergyCouncil (EREC) and its member associations, organisationsand networks operating in the field of renewableenergy as well as Partners in the Campaign for Take-Offinvite the conference participants to discover theirorganisations, programmes and initiatives at theentrance area of the Conference room in the BerlinConference Centre.I N T R O D U C T I O N5
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