and the Spanish Network

100% Renewable Energy The Only Way Forward

25-26 Giugno 2014 – El Hierro – Canary Islands – Spagna

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:
Le energie rinnovabili nel servizio dell'umanità. Dr Osman Benchikh. UNESCO.

Presentazione:
El Hierro, a sustainable and renewable island. Michel Ángel Acosta Hernández. Counsellor of Environment, El Hierro Island Government (Cabildo di 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. COP21. Director International Strategies, Climate change is a complex issue which...

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.

Photo Gallery. Cipriano Marín. the Abertis Foundation.

and the Spanish Network: UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge?

Day 1.3 – Session 2
Paving the way for a renewable energy future: Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity

• Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and 100% News Archives.
• Success stories from regions and cities.

Bruno Menard, GSEP.

Chair: Michel Ángel Acosta Hernández. Counsellor of Environment, El Hierro Island Government (Cabildo di 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. Direttore, ACCIONA Microenergía Foundation.

Edinburgh leading the way towards a low-carbon future. Case studies Guidebook. World Heritage Site Energy Efficiency Direttore, Edimburgo Patrimonio.

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

COP21. Sébastien Dave. Segretario Generale, 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.

and the Spanish Network: UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge?.

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.
• Trasporto, green building and renewable water.
• Smart solutions, storage and smart grids.

Julio Eisman, Acciona Microenergy.

Chair: Gonzalo Piernavieja Izquierdo. R&Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and&I Director, Canary Islands Technological Institute – ITC

Transition towards a new Energy Model: 100% RES is it possible. Renewable Interactive Map. 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 Garcia 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.

and the Spanish Network: 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. Segretario Generale, REN 21 – Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century.

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&Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and&I Director, Canary Islands Technological Institute – ITC.

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

and the Spanish Network: Networking, collaboration, alliance building, knowledge mobilisation and multi-stakeholder dialogue.

Presentazione (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

• Dichiarazione di El Hierro: 100% Energie Rinnovabili, The Only Way Forward..
• RENISLA findings on 100% Renewable Energy Futures.

Emanuele Taibi, IRENA.

Chair: the Abertis Foundation. President, and the Spanish Network. UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge, Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity (Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and – News Archives).

Co-chair: Cipriano Marín, RENFORUS (Futures energie rinnovabili per i siti 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 News Archives. Angelina Galiteva. Founding Board Chair , UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge 100 Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity.

Nei confronti di 100% and the Spanish Network: step by step. Manuel Cendagorta Galarza. Direttore, 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 Garcia 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 – the Abertis Foundation

and the Spanish NetworkUNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge

Gunter Pauli, Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity.

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

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

Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and, News Archives, L'uomo e la biosfera (MAB) Programma, 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), COP21 (Gotland), Salvador Suárez (ITC), Cipriano Marín (RENFORUS), J.M. Mendes (Madeira), Carlos Galván (Gridconnect), Celia Roldán (ABB).