Conference Programme
RENEWABLE ENERGY EUROPE
Preliminary Conference Programme

Tuesday 26 June 2007
10:00-11:15 Opening Ceremony

Keynote Speakers

Rafael Miranda
CEO of Endesa,
President of Eurelectric

Philippe Joubert
Executive Vice President, President, Power Turbo-Systems and Power Environment, Alstom

Alberto Carbajo
Director-General of Operations, Red Eléctrica de España S.A.

Alfonso González-Finat
Director, Directorate General Energy and Transport- New and Renewable Sources of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Innovation, European Commission
11:15-11:30 Ribbon Cutting


12:30-14:30 Delegate Lunch
14:30-17:30

Session 1- The Business of Renewables
Session Chair
Winifried Hoffmann, Applied Materials GMBH
Drivers for market acceleration of renewables:perspectives and recommendations of the IEA
Roberto Vigotti, Chair of the Renewable Energy Working Party, International Energy Agency
The perspective of a large power producer
Charles Nielsen, Manager of Research & Development, DONG Energy
Renewables - the perspective of a leading solutions provider
Ed Lowe, General Manager for Renewable Market Development, GE
Why renewables work for Acciona Energy
Ms Carmen Becerril, General Director of Corporate Development, Acciona Energy


Insight into investment activity in the renewables sector - general and recent trends
Michael Liebreich, Chief Executive Officier & Founder, New Energy Finance
Where is the cost of renewables headed?
Dr Winfried Hoffmann, President, European Photovoltaic Indutry Association
Wednesday 27 June 2007
10:00-12:30
(Track 1) Session 2- Renewables a Competitive Option
Session Chair
Juan Fraga, EUFORES / ACENER RENOVA
The role of renewable energy in Europe's power supply
Oliver Schöfer, European Renewable Energy Council
Renewable Energy as a hedging strategy
Roberta Bigliani, EMEA Research Director, Energy Insights
What makes wind competitive ?
Mike O'Neill, RES Group
A European Tracking standard for electricity (E-TRACK)- the future of energy certificate systems
Christof Timpe, Oeko- Institute e.V.
Vertically integrated business model in PV industry: a competitive advantage?
Mr. Arturo Herrero, Sales Director, Trina Solar Ltd
Capital raising for renewable energy companies: the abundance of debt and equity capital and valuation parameters
Max Ter Linden, Director- Corprate Finance Power & Utilities for ABN AMRO
(Track 2) Session 3- Biomass in Action
Session Chair
Heinz Kopetz, EUBIA (the European Biomass Association)
Renewable energy at the largest biomass power plant in the UK
Jouni Kinni, Sales Manager, Metso
Biogas, the multi-energy talent
Ludwig Dinkloh, Head of International Business, Schmack Biogas
Development, execution and commissioning of a 20 MW-el biomass power plant in Germany
Detlef Simon, Sales and Marketing Manager, Standardkessel GmbH
Biomass gasification to replace oil or other fossil fuels
Juhani Isaksson, Production Manager, Gasification Technology Metso
Interregional sourcing and fuel options to build security of supply
Michael Wild, Chief Executive Officier, European Bio Energy Services
Two New Biomass Fired FBC-Plants with a High Fuel Flexibility
Dr. Markus Bolhàr-Nordenkampf, Austrian Energy & Environment

12:30-14:30 DELEGATE LUNCH
14:30-17:30
(Track 1) Session 4-Renewables working on Europe's Power Grids
Session Chair
Keith Hays, Director, Emerging Research
Managing renewables on Spain's electricity grid
Mr Alberto Carbajo, Director-General of Operations, Red Eléctrica de Espaňa S.A.
The need for a pan-European supergrid
Dr Edward O'Connor, Chief Executive Officier, Airtricity Holdings Ltd
How to manage large amounts of renewable power on the grids at an EU level
Frans Van Hulle, EWEA
Renewables intergration:technical challenges and solutions
Godfrey Boyle, Director, Energy and Environment Research Unit, The Open University
Influences of storage technologies on wind power integration
Robert Steinberger, Managing Director, PLANET GbR
(Track 2 )Session 5 - Renewable Technologies to Watch
Session Chair
Jackie Jones, Editor, Renewable Energy World, PennWell

From research to CSP market introduction progress and advances of concentrating solar power technologies
Michael Geyer, Executive Secretary of the IEA Solar PACES Implementing Agreement Almeria
Low Carbon Energy Strategies: Solar Energy Innovation for the built environment
Mr Joaquin Piqueras Peña, Spanish commercial manager, Solarcentury
Wave Energy Spain- Iberdrola wave Energy plane development in Santoňa
Engineer Uli Daniel Kaim, Business Development Manager, Iberdrola
Integration of Wind and Wave Power in Community Grid Connected System
Michael Craigie, Managing Director, Combustion Energy & Steam Specialists Ltd
Marine Current Technology: Pioneering Commercial Tidal Stream Turbine Technology
Peter Fraenkel, Technical Director. Marine Current Turbines Limited
Large-scale solar PV
Francisco Conesa, Phoenix Energía Solar S.L.
Thursday 28 June 2007
10:00-12:30
(Track 1)Session 6- Renewables Technologies Delivering now and in the Future
Session Chair
Godfrey Boyle, Director Energy and Environment Research, The Open University

How Europe's utilities are switching to renewables
Alex Klein, Emerging Energy Research
Geothermal power generation
Burkhard Sanner, European Geothermal Energy Council
Energy Revolution- A Sustainable World Energy Outlook
Dipl.-Ing Sven Teske, Renewable Energy Director, Greenpeace International
Critical factors for a 150MWth coal unit conversion into Biomass
Jouko Latva-Somppi, Metso
Future market for renewables in Germany
Nikolai Dobrott, Director, Renewable Energies and Resources Nanotechnology
(Track 2) Sessions 7- Wind power
Session Chair
Bruce Douglas, European Wind Energy Association
Provisional Title: Achieving 300 GW of wind power in Europe
Isabel Blanco, EWEA
International experience for a wind power company
Jose Donoso, Development Director, Gamesa Energía
Wind technology - towards a convential power plant
Lucy Craig, Gerrad Hassan & Partners Ltd
Wind working offshore
Hans Vestergaard, Vestas Offshore
Egmond offshore wind farm
Hub den Rooijen, Shell