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THE 2ND <strong>RENEWABLE</strong> <strong>ENERGY</strong> SUMMIT 2009 Creating a broad vision for Renewable Energy in the new economy March 24th & 25th 2009 Croke Park Convention Centre Dublin INTRODUCTION THE 2020 target for renewable energy has been increased to 40 per cent as part of the government’s strategy for a "green economy". Taoiseach Brian Cowen said recently that the government's aim was to deliver a ‘New Green Deal’ that focused on energy efficiency and the investment in clean and renewable technologies." “As one of the most fossil-fuel dependent countries in the world, we must prepare for a future when the prices and volatility we have recently witnessed become the norm," he said. Improving the environment and energy security is one of the five "action areas" in the plan to rejuvenate the economy and attain sustainable growth. Despite the economic gloom, we require now – more than ever – government intervention, legislative support, and growing investment from the business sector in order to have any hope at all of meeting our targets, reducing our over-dependence on fossil fuel and availing of the growing opportunities within the burgeoning ‘clean-tech’ sector. Although climate change is a threat, it also provides for much economic opportunity. Globally, the environmental goods sector is growing strongly, with the market estimated to be heading towards $700 billion (€512 billion) by the end of 2009. A recent Forfás study estimated the Irish market to be worth €2.8 billion, with an additional £624 million (€698 million) market in Northern Ireland. The question facing Ireland now – our government, business sector and public – is whether we wait for the technological innovations that will come from abroad, or whether we make those innovations ourselves and export them. Despite being late starters, Ireland's abundance of renewable energy options give us a distinct edge in profiting from, rather than being impoverished by, the challenges of climate change. Now in its second year, the National Renewable Energy Summit will unite Ireland’s renewable energy professionals, investors, project developers and senior executives from across the renewable energy and technology sectors. It will provide attendees with cutting-edge insight, as well as networking and exchange of ideas and information opportunities, affecting the renewable energy industry today. Infrastructure Finance Policy Investment Demand Who Should Attend The event that will bring together all stakeholders from the energy value chain including: ■ Managing Directors/CEOs ■ Energy Specialists ■ Technology Providers ■ Project Financiers / Investors / Venture Capitalists / Analysts ■ Environmental Officers ■ Public Sectors Managers / Technical Officers ■ Environmental Engineers ■ Project Consultants ■ Regulatory Bodies ■ Energy Management Policy Makers ■ Researchers / Scientists ■ Large users of energy silver sponsors Some feedback received from our inaugural conference: “An invaluable overview of the renewable energy sector in Ireland.” “ Much needed for policy makers and planners” ” Very helpful update on national and international developments” “Excellent location, easy access” “An excellent forum for relevant and topical issues” “Excellent combination of diverse views; very informative”
SPEAKERS INCLUDE Dr Wolfgang Palz, Chairman, World Council For Renewable Energy (WCRE) After his studies in Germany, Wolfgang Palz became Professor for semiconductor physics in Nancy, France. From 1970-76 he was in charge of power systems development at the French National Space Agency CNES in Paris. In 1973 he was co-organiser of the UNESCO Congress ‘The Sun in the Service of Mankind’ in Paris. In 1978, UNESCO published his book ‘Solar Electricity’ in seven languages. Wolfgang was an official of the EU Commission in Brussels, the executive body of the European Union in the early 70’s. From 1977-1997 he managed the development programme of Renewable Energies; it included policy development and contracting to European industry and academia of the Commission’s budget (almost $1billion over that period). The R&D programme comprised the sectors of Solar Architecture, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Biomass and Ocean Energy. He edited the results of the EU programmes in more than 50 books for publisher Reidel/Kluwer and others. He initiated the European series of conferences on photovoltaics, biomass and wind power and these have today become the biggest events in Europe for these sectors. During that time he also initiated the European Photovoltaic Industry Association EPIA, started a working group with the architects Lord Norman Foster, Lord Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano and Thomas Herzog to promote ‘Solar Architecture’, and he started the European Solar Council (Le Club de Paris). After 1997 he was an EU Commission Counselor for renewable energy deployment in Africa. He also advised the EU Commissioner for Energy on the EU White Paper RE issued that year. From 2000 to 2002 he was a member of an energy committee of the German Parliament, to establish an energy strategy for Germany on the time horizon 2050. Wolfgang Palz is bearer of an Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. He has been recognised as a wind energy pioneer in Britain, and received the European Prizes for biomass, wind energy and photovoltaics respectively. Folker Franz, Senior Adviser, Environmental Affairs and Energy Folker Franz has been with BUSINESSEUROPE - the Confederation of European Business - since 2002, initially in the economics department and then the director general’s office. He is currently responsible for environment affairs and related energy issues, in particular climate change mitigation and renewable energy. He represented the views of industry in the political discussions leading up to the adoption of the landmark EU Climate and Energy Package in December 2008, including the Renewable Energy Directive and the Directive reviewing the EU Emission Trading Scheme. He is the author of BUSINESSEUROPE publications ‘Energy Efficiency – Reconciling Growth and Climate Protection’ (2007) and ‘Combating Climate Change – Four Key Principles for a Successful International Agreement’ (2008). Folker is a trained economist and holds a Master in International Economics from the Université Paris-Dauphine. Prior to BUSINESSEUROPE, he worked as a business consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Berlin. A German national, he now enjoys living in Brussels despite the low quantities of solar energy the Belgian weather usually has to offer. Katrina Polaski, Head of Renewable Energy, Sustainable Energy Ireland Katrina Polaski joined Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) in 2002, and has served as Head of Renewable Energy since 2005. Prior to that, she was an Energy Economist, and Senior Policy Analyst. Katrina has represented SEI on a number of international and interdepartmental policy and advisory groups in the areas of renewable energy, ocean energy and climate change.
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