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Speakers addressed, among other topics: energy efficiency; integration of renewables into the power grid; demand management; the need for standardization; barriers to the adoption of new technologies; the Clean Development Mechanism; fossil fuel subsidies; carbon pricing; CCS; consumption and production; substituting natural gas for coal; consumer awareness; and advances in battery research.
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L-R: Pascal Brosset, Schneider Electric, France; Francesco Sessa, Enel Distribuzione SpA, Italy; Bjørn Haugland, Det Norske Veritas, Norway; Balu Balagopal, Boston Consulting Group, US; Amr Salem, Cisco, UAE; Ernest Moniz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Hervé Touati, E.ON, Germany; and Peter Vanacker, Bayer MaterialScience, Germany |
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In this parallel event, participants addressed issues such as the drivers for smart grids; smart grid deployment in the Middle East; demand response; distributed generation/microgrids; electric car infrastructure; the need for smart “supergrids;” and the role of EU policies to drive utilities to switch to smart grids. |
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L-R: Rudi Strubbe, Alcaterl-Lucent, Belgium; Chair Philipp Gerbert, Boston Consulting Group, Germany; Scott Hennebery, Schneider Electric; Richard Hausmann, Siemens, Germany; Frank Ackland, GE, UAE; and Jorge Cruz Morais, Energías de Portugal |
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This parallel event addressed, among others, questions such as: the need to develop a high-level policy agenda; online resources and libraries; building R&D capacity; intellectual property regulations; expediting the development of human capital; understanding government and private sector priorities; and the open culture of intellectual enquiry. |
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L-R: Dan Johnson, Provost, Zayed University; Wyatt Hume, United Arab Emirates University; Chair Fred Moavenzadeh, President, Masdar Institute, UAE; Peter Heath, Chancellor, American University Sharjah, UAE; and Rafic Zein Makki, Abu Dhabi Education Council |
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L-R: Chair Bob Pegler, Global CCS Institute, France; Masaki Iijima, Mitsubishi Heavy Indurstries, Japan; Jamie Carstairs, Linnfall Consulting, UK; Andrew Beatty, Baker & McKenzie, Australia; and Hermann Kremer, Siemens, Germany |
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This parallel event explored current issues with the nuclear industry, including: the nuclear industry “renaissance”; capacity concentration in the EU, Japan and the US; climate change; concerns about nuclear waste; and uranium availability. |
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L-R: Mike Tynan, CEO, Westinghouse, US; Vaclav Bartuska, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security, Czech Republic; Gianluca Marini, CESI SpA, Italy; Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi, UAE Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and Special Representative for International Nuclear Cooperation, UAE; and Chair Fahed Al Qahtani, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, UAE |
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Daily web coverage (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
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Summit resources
 Summit website
Summit programme
WFES 2010 Summit and Exhibition
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference, 27-29 October 2010, New Delhi, India
IISD RS summary report of the First High-Level Meeting of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership, 14-15 September 2010, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS summary report of the Global Renewable Energy Forum - “Scaling up Renewable Energy,” 7-9 October 2009, León, Mexico (English: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS summary report of the Vienna Energy Conference 2009, 22-24 June 2009, Vienna, Austria (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the Global Renewable Energy Forum, 18-21 May 2008, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
IISD RS coverage of the International Conference on Renewable Energy in Africa, 16-18 April 2008, Dakar, Senegal
IISD RS coverage of the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008), 4-6 March 2008, Washington, DC, United States of America
IISD RS coverage of the International Conference for Renewable Energies (renewables 2004), 1-4 June 2004, Bonn, Germany
IISD RS archive of meetings on climate change, and backgrounder
Energy-L - A mailing list for news on energy policy
Climate-L - A mailing list for news on climate change policy
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
SIDS Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
African Regional Coverage
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage |
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