THE RENEWABLE ENERGY ISLANDS

100% Renewable Energy The Only Way Forward

25-26 Junio 2014 – El Hierro – Canary Islands – España

DAY 1 (25th JUNE)

100% Renewable Energy is a reality today

Day 1.1 – Opening session

Welcome and Opening Addresses

Opening Session, Hon. Alpìdio Armas, president of El Hierro.

Hon. Alpidio Armas González. President of the El Hierro Island Government.
Hon. Francisca Luengo Orol. Minister of Industry and Commerce, Canary Islands Government.
Dr. Osman Benchikh, UNESCO.
Hon. Juan Manual García Casañas. Lord Mayor of Valverde.
The Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.

Key note:
Las energías renovables en el servicio de la humanidad. Dr. Osman Benchikh. UNESCO.

Presentación:
El Hierro, a sustainable and renewable island. Michel Ángel Acosta Hernández. Counsellor of Environment, El Hierro Island Government (Cabildo de El Hierro). Video-mp4

Day 1.2 – Session 1
Paving the way for a renewable energy future: Inspiring stories I

• Benefits of 100% RE for islands and isolated areas.
• Enabling 100% Renewable energy supply.
• Success stories from islands.

Cipriano Marin, RENFORUS.

Chair: Dr Miguel Clüsener-Godt. UNESCO.

Wind-Hydro-Pumped Station of El Hierro. Juan Manuel Quintero. CEO, Gorona del Viento El Hierro.

A Renewable Energy Island in the Baltic Sea. Recommended publications. Director International Strategies, guidelines.

Barriers to the maximum penetration of RES in island electrical systems. Salvador Suárez García. Head of Renewable Energies Department, Canary Islands Technological Institute – ITC.

Menorca biosphere reserve: the way towards energy sustainability. Rafael Muñoz Campos. Waste and Energy Consortium of Menorca.

Increasing renewable energy sources in island power supply: case study Madeira. Jose Manuel Melim Mendes. Former Director AREAM – Regional Agency for Energy and Environment of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

Technical solutions to allow high penetration of wind energy in isolated networks. Carlos Galván. Managing Director, Gridconnect.

Success stories on sustainable and renewable energies in UNESCO Sites. Cipriano Marín. RENFORUS – Renewable Energy Futures for UNESCO sites.

Discussion: What are the lessons learnt and transferrable experiences?

Day 1.3 – Session 2
Paving the way for a renewable energy future: Inspiring stories II

• Yes to 100% RES for regions and cities.
• Success stories from regions and cities.

Bruno Menard, GSEP.

Chair: Michel Ángel Acosta Hernández. Counsellor of Environment, El Hierro Island Government (Cabildo de El Hierro).

100% Renewable Energy Regions. Katharina Schenk. IdE – Institute descentralised Energy Technologies.

“Luz en Casa” Programme: electrification in remote areas of Mexico and Peru. Julio Eisman. Director, ACCIONA Microenergía Foundation.

Edinburgh leading the way towards a low-carbon future. Clare Ronchini. Patrimonio Mundial de la Gerente de Eficiencia Energética, Edimburgo Patrimonio de la Humanidad.

Smart Grids for a new energy model. Susana Carillo Aparicio. Smart Grid Project Manager, Director of Smartcity Project in Málaga, ENDESA.

The largest Abbey of Europe goes to renewable energy. Sébastien Dave. Secretario General de la, Fontevraud Abbey at Loire Valley World Heritage Site.

High Penetration in an islanded grid – How to overcome grid Instability. Celia Roldan. ABB Group.

Faces of Energy: Adaptive design solutions for renewable energies in urban areas. Caterina Tiazzoldi. STUDIO, Milano.

Discussion: What are the lessons learnt and transferrable experiences?.

DAY 2 (26th JUNE)

Building 100% RE Alliances

Day 2.1 – Session 3
Energy Transition and Climate: Towards sustainable energy communities

• Sustainable Energy Governance
• Renewable Energy Ownership: Community renewables.
• Transporte, green building and renewable water.
• Smart solutions, storage and smart grids.

Julio Eisman, Acciona Microenergy.

Chair: Gonzalo Piernavieja Izquierdo. R&D&I Director, Canary Islands Technological Institute – ITC

Transition towards a new Energy Model: 100% RES is it possible. RES Initiatives Viewer. President, Board of Trustees EUROSOLAR (European Association for Renewable Energy).

Clearing the way for a renewable energy communities. Mar Asunción Higueras. Head of Climate Change Program, WWF Spain.

Renewable water and opportunities in Africa. Antonio Gallardo Campos. ERRERB Group, Director of Fuerteventura Biosphere Reserve.

Self-sufficiency with renewables and green building. Guillermo Galván García. Technological Institute of Renewable Energy – ITER.

Distributed Generation through Renewable Energy: practical applications in Latin America and UNESCO sites. Miguel Latorre Zubiri. Director of Center for Renewable Energy Development (CEDER-CIEMAT).

Electric mobility for a low carbon future. Jorge Sánchez Cifuentes. Deputy Director of Innovation, ENDESA.

Sustainable electric mobility. Luis Valerio. Director of Iberia Renault Electric Vehicle.

Discussion: Challenges, key enabling factors and barriers.

Day 2.2 – Session 4
Partnerships for sustainable energy

• Climate Protection and renewable energy partnerships.
• Development partners’ experiences.
• UNESCO RENFORUS Initiative.
• Biosphere Reserves and MaB Programme / Islands and Coastal Areas.

Pedro Ballesteros, European Commission.

Chair: Marisa Tejedor Salgado. University of La Laguna. Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the MAB Programme in Spain.

Biosphere Reserves and the Network of Islands and Coastal Areas. Miguel Clusener-Godt. Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences. UNESCO MAB Programme.

Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy: a major social, economic and environmental challenge. Ernesto Macias. President, Alliance for Rural Electrification – ARE.

REN21 Renewables Global Status Report. Christine Lins. Secretario General de la, REN 21 – Renewable Energy Policy Network para el siglo 21.

Promoting sustainable energy development: the GSEP experience. Bruno Ménard. The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP).

The role of the Canary Islands in the European strategy for transferring clean RES technologies to Africa. Gonzalo Piernavieja Izquierdo. R&D&I Director, Canary Islands Technological Institute – ITC.

Financing of renewable energy, present and future. Jesús Losa, Head Project & Asset Finance, La Caixa.

Discussion: Redes, collaboration, alliance building, knowledge mobilisation and multi-stakeholder dialogue.

Presentación (15.30-15:45)

Electric mobility for a low carbon future. Jorge Sánchez Cifuentes. Deputy Director of Innovation, ENDESA.

Day 2.3 – Session 5
RENISLA, the way forward

• Photo Gallery: 100% Energías Renovables, The Only Way Forward..
• RENISLA findings on 100% Renewable Energy Futures.

Emanuele Taibi, IRENA.

Chair: Eduardo Fayos-Solà. President, Ulysses Fundation. Former Executive Secretary, UNWTO Knowledge Network (United Nations – World Tourism Organization).

Co-chair: Cipriano Marín, RENFORUS (Futuros de energía renovable para los sitios de la UNESCO)

Introduction:

Rethinking the strategy for access to energy. Gabriele Cassetti. UNESCO Chair – Energy for Sustainable Development. Department of Energy – Politecnico di Milano.

The global transition to sustainable 100 percent renewable energy. Angelina Galiteva. Founding Board Chair , Natural Resources Canada 100 Climate change is a complex issue which...

Hacia 100% RES: step by step. Manuel Cendagorta Galarza. Director, Technological Institute of Renewable Energy – ITER.

Islands: lighthouses for the energy transition. Emanuele Taibi. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Panel debate participants:

Juan Manuel Quintero. CEO, Gorona del Viento El Hierro.

Gonzalo Piernavieja Izquierdo. Canary Islands Technological Institute – ITC.

Gunter Pauli. Founder-Director ZERI Foundation.

Pedro Ballesteros Torres. European Commission.

Ernesto Macias. Alliance for Rural Electrification – ARE.

Pepa Mosquera. Renewable Energy Magazine.

Antonio Gallardo Campos. Renewable Energy Working Group BR.

Panel Discussion: Outline of opportunities for support and engagement. Quick-fire interventions.

Final Declaration debate led by Eduardo Fayos Sola, Ulysses Foundation.

Day 2.4 – Closing session

Wake-up call

Gunter Pauli, ZERI Foundation.

Hon. Alpidio Armas González. President of the El Hierro Island Government.

Hon. Francisca Luengo Orol. Minister of Industry and Commerce, Canary Islands Government.

Dr Han Qunli, Secretary, Hombre y la Biosfera (MAB) Programa, UNESCO.

Key note:

Rethinking energy production with the Blue Economy. Gunter Pauli. Founder-Director ZERI Foundation, Creator and Designer of The Blue Economy (TBE).

The century of local empowerment. Pedro Ballesteros Torres. Principal administrator, Directorate General for Energy (DG-TREN), European Commission.

Session 1 – Islands 100%. Jose M. Quintero (Gorona), Recommended publications (Gotland), Salvador Suárez (ITC), Cipriano Marín (RENFORUS), J.M. Mendes (Madeira), Carlos Galván (Gridconnect), Celia Roldán (ABB).