Clean Technology Day, Mon, 15 March

last modified: 11 March '10

7.30am

Registration and welcome refreshments

8.30am

Chairperson’s opening remarks

Guido Glania, Secretary General, Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), Belgium

8.45am

Keynote address: Strategising for Africa’s clean tech sector

The regulatory advantage of clean tech – economical, sustainable
Lessons from global partners that will suit our unique market
What investment opportunities are available?
Addressing the reality of carbon capture in a recession

Hon Elizabeth Dipuo Peters,

Minister, Department of Energy

Clean technology in Africa

9.10am

International keynote: Clean tech – the sixth industrial revolution and its impact on the globe

Clean tech as an effective global response to climate change
Global investment activity in clean-tech: where is it from?
Advancing clean technologies without an economic upturn
The future of booming alternative energies in a recession

Mr Stefan Schurig,

Climate Energy Director, World Future Council

9.10am

Keynote address: Opportunities for Africa’s own clean technology industry

Does Africa have the infrastructure to get the ball rolling for cleaner energy generation?
Attracting investment into new projects and technologies
Renewable energies and their contribution to the energy pool
Overcoming the reality that low-carbon technologies are more
expensive than carbon-intensive alternatives

Mr. Brian Stratham,

Chairman, SANEA (SA National Energy Association)

9.50am

Flexible Generation for Smart Power

Why Green Power now, definition of distributed generation
How can Green Power be integrated?

Laurent Demortier, Senior Vice President, ALSTOM POWER

10.15am

The future of power generation

Industry’s response to the challenges of clean power generation
The new market drivers

Mr Didier Farez,

Country President - GPS Southern Africa, Alstom

10.15am

Technology enabling Cleaner Energy

The Energy & Utilities industry is under tremendous pressure to transform to address growing energy demand, introduce cleaner and greener sources of energy onto the grid, and to make energy systems cleaner and greener.
Cleaner energy systems require a flexible technology layer that creates intelligence throughout the energy value chain.
To meet these challenges we need to leverage the best ideas and experiences from across the globe, to find the specific solutions that fit the needs of individual countries.

Guido Bartels, General Manager of IBM's Global Energy & Utilities Industry & Chairman, Gridwise Alliance.

10.40am

Morning refreshments and networking

Investment and funding

11.20am

Panel session: Finance mechanisms for clean technology

Attracting investors and knowing what they look for
Which finance is the draw card for renewables in Africa?
Are Clean Development Mechanism’s effective in Africa?
The advantages of the clean tech fund

Mr. Paul Eardley Taylor,

Director: Investment Banking Coverage / Head: Energy, Utilities & Infrastructure -SA & Africa, Standard Bank

Dr Zuko Kubukeli,

Executive Director, Inspired Evolution Asset Management

Ms Lwazi Tyani,

Environmental Specialist, Development Bank of Southern Africa

Ms. Belynda Petrie,

Chief Executive Officer, OneWorld Sustainable Investment

Mr Youssef Arfaoui,

Senior Investment Officer: Infrastructure Finance Division, African Development Bank

Mr Thomas Donnelly,

Head of Renewables, Macquarie Capital

Partnerships

11.40am

Panel session: Building strategic partnerships for the future

Sourcing proprietary and appropriate technologies
What are the key opportunities that make a partnership work?
Risks and rewards of successful partnerships

Mr Godwin Ugah Unimke,

Programme Director, Council for renewable energy Nigeria

Mr Davin Chown,

Director: Operations, Genesis Eco-Energy

Dr Zuko Kubukeli,

Executive Director, Inspired Evolution Asset Management

12.15pm

REFIT in South Africa – flying high or still on the runway?

The story so far
New regulations and NERSA public consultations
FIT for co-generation?
Recent developments, key issues and the way forward

Mr Scott Brodsky,

Partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf

12.45pm

Networking luncheon sponsored by

Regulation and incentives

1.45pm

Panel session: Government’s efforts towards a cleaner future

Debating recent and future clean-tech policies
Achieving government’s renewable energy target by 2013
Overcoming existing market barriers: investment costs, split
incentives and lack of information
Government’s commitment to clean policies and REFIT

Nelisiwe Magubane, Director-General, Department of Energy, South Africa

Daniel Mayanja, Technical manager, Uganda Electricity Generation Company

Dr Velaphi Msimang: Chief Director – Hydrogen and Energy, Department of Science and Technology- MamaEarth Foundation.

Shahid S Qadri, Vice President, Director International, BV-Energy Consulting Engineering Services, Black & Veatch Corporation

Mr. Omona Jimmy Collins,

Hydro Mechanical Specialist/Consultant, Hydro Power Development Unit - UEGCL, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development

Project showcase and innovation

2.20pm

Panel session: Innovation in clean technologies

Challenges to advancing clean tech projects
The latest on clean technologies
How to secure investment and finance for your clean tech project
Stepping stones for placing solar and wind power on the grid

Dr. Marianne Moscoso-Osterkorn, Director General, REEEP, Austria

Peet du Plooy, Trade & Investment Advisor, World Wildlife Fund for Nature, South Africa

Mr. Brian Stratham,

Chairman, SANEA (SA National Energy Association)

Mr Godwin Ugah Unimke,

Programme Director, Council for renewable energy Nigeria

Mr Stefan Schurig,

Climate Energy Director, World Future Council

Mr Gregor von Drabich-Waechter,

CEO, Green Power Holdings

3.15pm

Speed Networking and afternoon refreshments

3.30pm

Sustainable Energy Infrastructure in Southern Africa

Potential of Solar Energy
Importance of Regional Energy Management
Advanced Clean Coal Technologies

Fukue Ichiro, Senior Executive Vice President & Representative Director, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd

3.45pm

The role of solar power as dispatchable grid capacity in SA

Resource availability
Technologies make-up of grid capacity
Development of a solar park for power plant developers
Solar industry development programme for manufacturers

Mr Dieter Matzner,

Principal Power Consultant, HATCH Ltd

4.10pm

Environmentally friendly preventative maintenance – putting money back into your pocket

External cleaning of air cooled heat exchangers as a step for increase in profit
Mechanical and safe low pressure internal cleaning of condensers
Bioversal

Sponsored by

Mr Tassilo Matthiessen,

Key Account Manager, J &W Cleaningsystems Sa Pty Ltd

4.25pm

The old and the new: renewable energies

Roundtable #1: Hydro – making hydro viable in Africa

What projects are being implemented?
Which regions are a focus for projects?
Where does hydro fi t in on the REFITS scale?
How to maximise on investment in hydro

Mr. Omona Jimmy Collins,

Hydro Mechanical Specialist/Consultant, Hydro Power Development Unit - UEGCL, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development

4.25pm

Roundtable #2: Wind – the rise of wind energy

Future trends in wind energy
How to secure investment and fi nance for your wind project
Efforts at integrating wind power projects into the grids
Wind opportunities and challenges

Mr Hermann Oelsner,

CEO, Darling Wind Farm

4.25pm

Roundtable #3: Solar – shedding light on solar energy

Solar energy technologies available
Stepping stones for placing solar power on the grid
The environmental consequences of increased energy production from solar energy
Which direction is the investment for solar going?

Sponsored by

Mr Thierry Lepercq,

President, Director General, Solairedirect

4.25pm

Roundtable #4: Biofuels – energising biofuels

The food or fuel debate: which one should be a priority?
Efficient methods of converting biofuels into electricity
Where is the investment coming from?
Insight into regional development of biofuels

Mr Gregor von Drabich-Waechter,

CEO, Green Power Holdings

4.25pm

Roundtable #5: Water – a renewable energy

Progress of the water technologies available
Tips and tactics for investing in water as a clean technology
Where are projects being implemented and how?
Water availability/scarcity and its impact on power generation

Ulf Linders, Senior Investment Manager, Swedfund International AB

4.25pm

Roundtable #6: Clean coal – clearing the carbon trail

Is clean coal/carbon too costly for Africa?
Overcoming capacity shortfalls
How to maintain stable logistics

Mr Ernst Venter,

GM: Growth, Exxaro

4.25pm

Roundtable #7: Geothermal and Clean Technonologies - Utilization of Energy from the Earth

No.1 market share in the world
Activities in Africa
Clean Technologies for High Performance and Reliability

Sponsored by:

Fukue Ichiro, Senior Executive Vice President & Representative Director, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd

4.25pm

Roundtable #8: Carbon Capture & Storage

Roundtables feedback

5.30pm

Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of Clean Technology day

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Do you know how to do business with Eskom?

Sibongile Shongwe, Senior Manager - Compliance and Governance in Procurement and Supply Chain Management from Eskom, will be presenting at Power & Electricity World Africa on the 17th of March.

Shongwe will address the various compliance considerations when doing business with the utility as well as Eskom’s overall procurement system. Eskom will also detail its plans and agenda on opportunities for BEE and SMME supplier development.

For more information, please contact:

Tatum Willis
Audience Development Executive
Power & Electricity World Africa
+27 (0) 11 516 4026
tatum.willis@terrapinn.co.za

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16 Mar 2010, 10:00 - 17:00

17 Mar 2010, 10:00 - 16:30

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Conference:

Day 1

15 March 2010 - An all-new Clean Technology Day

Day 2

16 March 2010 8am - 5:30pm

Day 3

17 March 2010 8am - 5:30pm

Day 4

18 March 2010 - An all-new optional Transmission and Distribution days

Workshops: Workshop dates
Both exciting and interactive classes on 19 March 2010

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