2001 RE seminar - agenda

The Role of Renewable Energies in Providing Clean Rural Energy
February 12 - 13, 2001
Lima, Perú

Seminar to Focus on Renewable Energy in Rural Latin America

DAY 1: Monday, February 12, 2001

I. Introduction

Eng. Carlos Herrera Descalzi
Minister
Ministry of Energy of Mines of Perú

II. Keynote Address

"The Interest of the Peruvian Energy Sector in Renewable Rural Energy"
Eng. Sergio Ugarte Rengeria
Vice-Minister of Energy
Ministry of Energy and Mines of Perú

III. Renewable Energy Techonologies - Current Status

"Overview of Renewable Energies"
Mr. Marc Lambrides
Renewable Energy in the Americas (REIA)
Organization of the American States (OAS)

"Advances in PV Technologies"
Mr. Peter Lowenthal
Vice-President of International Programs
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) - USA

"Importance of Batteries in Renewable Energy"
Dr. Jerome Cole
President
International Lead Zinc Research Organization (ILZRO) - USA

IV. Renewable Energy Technologies - Current Status (continued)

"Role of Hydraulic Micro-Power Stations"
Eng. Teodoro Sánchez Campos
Manager of Energy Programs
ITDG - Perú

"Advances in Wind Energy Systems"
Eng. Teodoro Sánchez Campos
Manager of Energy Programs
ITDG - Perú

"Role of Biomass and Other Renewable Energy Systems"
Eng. Jaime Gianella
President
Monder, Inc. - Perú

"Role of UNEP in Renewable Energy Technology"
Mr. Anton-Lois Olivier
Collaborating Centre of Energy and Environment
UNEP

V. National Policies on the Use of Renewable Energy in Rural Areas

"Argentina's Dispersed Rural Population: Electricity Supply Program"
Mr. Aldo Fabris
Wordl Bank Consultant

"Brazil Action Plan - Developing Self-Sustaining Markets for Rural Renewable Energy Services"
Mrs. Suzanne Maia
President
Brasil Sustentável - BRASUS

"National Electrification Plan and Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy"
Eng. Edmundo Cuadros Gonzales
General Director
Directorate of Project Execution (MEM) - Perú

VI. Sustainability of Renewable Energy Sistems

"The World Energy Assessment and Rural Energy"
Prof. Jose Goldemberg
University of Sao Paulo - Brazil

"Importance of Economic Development"
Mr. Ron Orozco
President of Energia Total Ltd. - USA

"Economic Development in the Amazon Region"
Dr. Antonio Brack Egg
UNDP - Peru Consultant

"Opportunities of Bio-Business in the Amazon Region of Perú"
Mr. Alberto Gonzales-Zuñiga
Exeucutive Director
Fondo Nacional del Medio Ambiente (FONAM) - Perú

DAY 2