This events diary acts as a free European platform for all energy and transport actors to announce their events on Energy Efficiency, Renewables and Clean Transport. ManagEnergy takes no responsibility for events from other organisations listed below.
1-5 September 2008
23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Feria Valencia, Valencia, Spain
The
23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (1st to 5th September 2008)
and Exhibition (1st to 4th September 2008) will be held at the
Feria Valencia in Valencia, Spain.
The conference is supported by:
- The European Commission
- UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO's Renewable Energy Programme
- WCRE – World Council for Renewable Energy
- Generalitat Valenciana – Conselleria d'Infraestructures i Transport
- AVEN – Agencia Valenciana de la Energía
- EPIA – European Photovoltaic Industry Association
Email:
pv.conference[at]wip-munich.de or
pv.exhibition[at]wip-munich.de
Website:
www.photovoltaic-conference.com 4 September 2008
The new statutory framework in Germany for combined heat and power generation
Hamburg, Germany (in German)
In its new climate protection package, the German coalition government has drawn up a programme to double the share of CHP plants in electricity production by 2020. For this purpose, the CHP law (KWKG) has been revised, incentives for the efficient use of biomass CHP installations have been improved in amendments to the Renewable Energies Act (EEG), a special funding programme for small CHP plants has been launched, other measures in support of CHP have been introduced in the Renewable Energies Heat Act (EEWG) and new regulations on feeding biogas into the natural gas grid have been adopted.
In order to inform national and European CHP stakeholders of the new legislative developments in Germany, B.KWK (the German CHP Association) organises a one-day workshop “The new statutory framework in Germany for combined heat and power generation”. At the workshop, offered at four different locations throughout Germany, well-know legal authorities on energy issues and experts from science and industry explain in depth what this means for investors and operators.
The one-day workshops take place as follows:
- 14 August 2008 in Essen
- 28 August in Berlin – with English interpretation
- 4 September 2008 in Hamburg
- 18 September 2008 in Stuttgart
Download the programme from:
www.bkwk.de/aktuelles/KWK_Workshop_gesRahmenbeding_2008/
For more information, contact: B.KWK – The German CHP Association
Tel : +49 (0)30/43 60 79 10
Fax: +49 (0)30/43 60 79 11
Email:
info@bkwk.de Website:
www.bkwk.de 16 September 2008
FP7 Info Day - Biorefinery Joint Call
Albert Borschette Conference Centre, Brussels, Belgium
In relation to the next publication of the FP7 call for proposals 2009 and focusing on the Biorefinery Joint Call, DG RTD and DG TREN are organising an EC-FP7 Info Day/brokerage event in Brussels on Tuesday 16th September 2008.
In the following link you can find the leaflet and the registration form:
circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/rtd/susbioref/library
You are welcome to participate in this event.
As the number of participants will be limited, the registration applies "first come, first served".
However, in case of over-subscription, limitation to the number of representatives for each institution may be requested.
Registration is compulsory to attend this event.
16-22 September 2008
Mobility Week 2008
Brussels, Belgium
From 16 to 22 September 2008 the European cities and towns will have the opportunity to participate to the most widespread event on sustainable mobility, the European Mobility Week. A full week of events dedicated to sustainable mobility will be organised in more than 2000 cities and towns.
www.mobilityweek.eu
18 September 2008
The new statutory framework in Germany for combined heat and power generation
Stuttgart, Germany (in German)
In its new climate protection package, the German coalition government has drawn up a programme to double the share of CHP plants in electricity production by 2020. For this purpose, the CHP law (KWKG) has been revised, incentives for the efficient use of biomass CHP installations have been improved in amendments to the Renewable Energies Act (EEG), a special funding programme for small CHP plants has been launched, other measures in support of CHP have been introduced in the Renewable Energies Heat Act (EEWG) and new regulations on feeding biogas into the natural gas grid have been adopted.
In order to inform national and European CHP stakeholders of the new legislative developments in Germany, B.KWK (the German CHP Association) organises a one-day workshop “The new statutory framework in Germany for combined heat and power generation”. At the workshop, offered at four different locations throughout Germany, well-know legal authorities on energy issues and experts from science and industry explain in depth what this means for investors and operators.
The one-day workshops take place as follows:
- 14 August 2008 in Essen
- 28 August in Berlin – with English interpretation
- 4 September 2008 in Hamburg
- 18 September 2008 in Stuttgart
Download the programme from:
www.bkwk.de/aktuelles/KWK_Workshop_gesRahmenbeding_2008/
For more information, contact: B.KWK – The German CHP Association
Tel : +49 (0)30/43 60 79 10
Fax: +49 (0)30/43 60 79 11
Email:
info@bkwk.de Website:
www.bkwk.de 24-25 September 2008
FP7 Energy Research Information Days
Brussels, Belgium
Four new calls for proposals for Energy under the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development are scheduled to be published on 3 September 2008.
The European Commission's Directorates-General for Energy and Transport, and for Research are holding Information Days in order to support the preparation of proposals.
ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2008/energy_infoday/infoday_energy_en.htm 25 September 2008
Communicate Convincing Environmental Messages
The Hilton Paddington, London, UK
Understanding the expectations and priorities of your employees and consumers is vital to ensuring that the green messages you communicate resonate. The ENDS Report' s Environmental Communications conference brings together 15 senior environmental, communication and CSR professionals to explore how best to communicate environmental messages that engage internal and external audiences.
www.endsenvironmentalcommunications.com 30 September - 1 October 2008
Sustainable Cities and Communities - creating greener living for a sustainable future
Geneva, Switzerland
The inaugural
Sustainable Cities and Communities conference is jointly organised by the WWF and Green Power Conferences. The Conference will focus on the practical challenges and opportunities cities and communities will face in order to tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and congestion.
This two day high profile business congress will bring together key players involved in planning, developing and managing new and existing urban infrastructure. Experts will convene to debate how municipal authorities and urban planners can reduce the environmental footprint of their cities, adapt and cut down their exposure to climate change and the associated threats.
Conference website
6-8 October 2008
European Transport Conference 2008
Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands
The demands on Europe's transport systems continue to both increase and change as a result of a number of factors - economic growth, social change, demographics and the need to become more sustainable. Such change demands innovative and robust responses which are affordable. Transport practitioners and researchers throughout Europe are responding to these challenges and the European Transport Conference, now in its 36th year, is the key annual event for sharing innovation, best practice and networking with colleagues from more than 30 countries.
www.etcproceedings.org/etc2008/6-9 October 2008
Committee of the Regions - Open Days
Brussels, Belgium
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Organised by the Committee of the Regions and DG REGIO, this year's edition of the Open Days, will take place from the 6th to 9th October 2008 in Brussels.
The four thematic priorities are:
- Innovating regions: promoting research, technological development and innovation.
- Sustainable development: regional answers to climate change (including energy)
- Cooperating and networking: exchange of best practice in regional development
- Looking forward: a European Cohesion Policy for tomorrow
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Local and regional agencies are welcome to attend the Open Days
More information available at:
www.opendays.europa.eu
ManagEnergy staff will be present at this event to discuss the services available to local and regional energy actors, and will host a workshop in the framework of the Investors' Café on 8 October 2008 - see below.
8 October 2008
Join ManagEnergy at the Open Days 2008
Helping municipalities to work in the framework of the Covenant of Mayors
Brussels, Belgium
ManagEnergy is organizing a workshop in the framework of the Investors' Café thematic village "energy" on
"helping municipalities to work in the framework of the Covenant of Mayors". The workshop will take place in the morning of the
8 October 2008.
Should you be interested in attending the ManagEnergy workshop at the Open Days, please do not forget to register through the Open Days website: www.opendays.europa.eu
Please also send an email to information@managenergy.net to inform us of your attendance.
More on the ManagEnergy Workshop -
programme now online 7-9 October 2008
Eco-Tech Scandinavia
Göteborg, Sweden
The event is Scandinavia's leading exhibition focusing on clean technology and sustainable business. The two-day draft conference programme includes workshops about "New Partnerships in Sustainable City Development", "Biogas Highway", "Green Logistics" and "Cleantech Strategies in Industry".
Further Information
ManagEnergy will organise a workshop as part of this two-day conference. ManagEnergy staff will also attend the event to present the services offered to local and regional energy actors. 8 October 2008
Join ManagEnergy at the Eco-Tech Scandinavia 2008
Managing Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Göteborg, Sweden
7 October 2008
Energy Education, the challenge of e-learning in schools
Ateliers des Tanneurs, Brussels, Belgium
The importance of environmental education and in particular of energy education in schools increased by the growing challenges of climate change, but also by the fact that energy consumption of schools have developed in problematic proportions.
The use of ICT in education spread itself rapidly because of it's social relevance and new educational possibilities which they offer. E-learning in the daily practice of education still stands in its child hood but develops strongly. The learning activities by which are used computers interactively and are linked by a network brings new possibilities to schools, but brought also new problems.
During this conference,
energy education, the challenge of e-learning in schools, the main question is how e-learning can contribute to environmental and energy education in order to reach a large number of schools and students. It brings in ew questions such as:
- how to incorporate energy education and the use of e-learning in the curriculum of schools;
- how motivate the students systematically to use these electronic resources
- how to stimulates the cooperation between the students and several schools by means of the Internet.
The conference focusses on how current e-learning platforms can satisfy first needs, but also stress the importance of the challenge on how e-learning has to develop and makes energy and environmental education accesable, easy to use, interactively and low cost. A focus is put on how in practice to use the Internet in a teaching situation. During the conference we will refer both to the general framework of the use of e-learning in schools and to some relevant best practice in energy education and e-learning in schools.
The conference will take place in Brussels on Tuesday 7 October 2008. The participants and participants will come beside Belgium (Brussels, Walloon and Flanders) from several European countries. The organisers expect about 120 participants in the beautiful historic environnement of «les Ateliers des Tanneurs» (
www.ateliersdestanneurs.be) in 1000 Brussels - Belgium. There will be simultaneous translation in English, French and Dutch.
ABEA-Brussels Energy Agency
ENERGY PATH Bxl08 European Conference
Le Centre Urbain asbl,
Bouleverd Anspach 59,
BE-1000 BRUSSELS,
BELGIUM
Fax: +32 (0)2 219 35 91 E-mail:
cecile.podziemski[at]curbain.be
Website:
www.energypath-conference.eu8-10 October 2008
Walk 21:
The 9th International Conference on Walking
Barcelona, Spain
Walking is the first thing an infant wants to do and the last thing an old person wants to give up. Walking is the exercise that does not need a gym. It is the prescription without medicine, the weight control without diet, and the cosmetic that can't be found in a chemist. It is the tranquilliser without a pill, the therapy without a psychoanalyst, and the holiday that does not cost a penny. What's more, it does not pollute, consumes few natural resources and is highly efficient. Walking is convenient, it needs no special equipment, is self-regulating and inherently safe. Walking is as natural as breathing.
John Butcher, Founder of Walk21, 1999
www.barcelonawalk2.com 9-12 October 2008
RENEXPO® 2008: International Trade Fair and Conference for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficient Building and Renovation
Fair and Convention Centre Augsburg, Germany
13-15 October 2008
Fuel Cell and Hydrogen General Stakeholder Assembly
Brussels, Belgium
The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen General Stakeholder Assembly takes place on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th October 2008. It is jointly organised by the two founding members of the Joint Undertaking, the European Community represented by the European Commission and the New Energy World, the non-profit association representing a major share of Europe's hydrogen and fuel cell industries.
www.hfpeurope.org/hfp/general-assembly-2008 15 October 2008
Display Energy Certificates – Ensuring your University and College Buildings Comply
University of Sheffield, UK
Important new energy legislation will come into force on the 1st October 2008 in England and Wales. Buildings over 1000 m² occupied by public institutions or organisations providing a public service and where the public visit regularly must display a Display Energy Certificate (DEC) and regularly produce an accompanying Advisory Report.
In association with ESTA, this event will give an overview of the Energy Performance Buildings Directive and Display Energy Certificates, including information on what information is need and how to collect data as well as how to prepare the recommendations report.
website15-16 October 2008
EBEC: European Biofuels Conference and Expo 2008
Newark, Nottingham
The 3rd Annual EBEC event will include
two full days of informative conference sessions and workshop sessions as well as an exhibition showcasing Biodiesel equipment and suppliers, Bioheat (home heating oil), Anaerobic Digestion (Bio-Gas) and Wood Burning technology.
www.biodiesel-expo.co.uk16-17 October 2008
Renewable Heating and Cooling
Brussels, Belgium
As EU member states take steps to meet stringent 2020 renewable energy targets, Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Energy will address the state of play for heating and cooling within the Renewable Energy Directive at the 2nd annual Renewable Heating & Cooling Congress.
Website:
www.greenpowerconferences.com/renewablesmarkets/rehc_08.html
19-20 November 2008
Sustainable Manufacturing Summit Europe:
Towards Sustainable Consumption and Production in European Manufacturing
Brussels, Belgium
The event comes in the wake of the July announcement by the European Commission on the Action Plans for Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy (SCP/SIP).
Anders Wijkman, Member or the European Parliament will open the Summit by addressing the critical question of how businesses can adopt innovative strategies for sustainable growth and Herbert Aichinger,
Head of Unit, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Environment DG, European Commission will be the first of a number of Commission speakers giving detail on the potential impact of the above Action Plans.
Representatives from Hewlett Packard, BASF, Toyota Motor Europe, Cisco Systems, Unilever, Coca-Cola, European Water Partners, Hydro Aluminium, Volvo Trucks and Canon Europe will benchmark their sustainability efforts through practical case studies and provide reaction to the Commission's plans.
The event also includes entrance to the 2008 EMAS Awards (Eco-Management and Auditing Scheme) and a specially convened evening reception organised by the Commission involving Europe's senior sustainability civil servants to which all delegates are invited.
Website:
www.greenpowerconferences.com/corporateclimateresponse/sms_europe.html
19-21 November 2008
RENEXPO® South-East Europe 2008:
International Trade Fair and Conference for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Construction and Renovation
Palais Hall Bucharest, Romania
24-25 November 2008
IRES 2008: 3rd International Renewable Energy Storage Conference
Representation of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Berlin, Germany
In October 2006, EUROSOLAR and the World Council for Renewable Energy started the first of a new international conference series themed "International Renewable Energy Storage Conference" (IRES). It is intended to contribute to the developments in energy storage and to publicize their application. After the success of the first and second event the third conference will take place in Berlin, November 24-25, 2008.
Through the storage of solar thermal energy, solar-generated electricity and wind power groundbreaking opportunities will emerge for the dynamic exploitation of Renewable Energies in manifold energy-autonomous forms, in residential construction and by and for enterprises, residential developments, cities, regions and countries. Herein also lies the chance of achieving numerous technological innovations along with new prospects for the industries.
IRES 2008 offers you a great opportunity to inform yourself about the state of the art of energy storage technologies and meet the R&D community, suppliers of Renewable Energy products and services, Renewable Energy producers, energy planners, energy industry specialists and decision makers.
Conference Website24-26 November 2008
Enterprise Europe Network Annual Conference
Strasbourg, France
25 November 2008
POLISBarcelona: Public meets Private: Towards a common agenda for mobility in cities and regions
Barcelona, Spain
25-26 November 2008
The IEA & Marketforce's 7th Annual Conference Energy 2008: Challenges Across Europe Managing for growth in an uncertain world
Crowne Plaza, Brussels, Belgium
Energy 2008: Challenges Across Europe will bring together senior level speakers and attendees to debate the key strategic challenges currently faced by the energy sector: issues of security of supply, market liberalisation and the urgent need to meet carbon reduction and renewable energy targets.
www.marketforce.eu.com/energy2008/
