WWEA invites all visitors of HUSUM Wind 2015 to attend the
International Dialogue:
Trends in Community Power – the Future Role of SMEs and Energy Cooperatives
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 13:30 – 18:15 hrs,
Husum Congress Center NCC, Room A
The symposium will explore the status and new developments on community power and small and medium sized companies (SMEs) in Germany, Europe and worldwide. An international distinguished group of panelist will describe the challenges which SMEs and community based investors like energy cooperatives are facing today. Together with the audience, the panelists will discuss the role such investors will play in the changing business landscape.
A special focus will be put on policies which are required to support the switch to a more decentralized energy supply structure.
One guiding question will be: Which policies do community wind projects need to further succeed?
Beyond this, also options and prospects of a 100 % renewable energy supply will be presented: Which existing and new business models will allow communities to harvest locally renewable energy?
The event is hosted by the World Wind Energy Association WWEA in cooperation with the German Wind Energy Association BWE, the European federation of groups and cooperatives of citizens for renewable energy REScoop and the Global 100% Renewable Energy campaign go100re.net
PROGRAMME
Welcome and Introduction
Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General, WWEA
Community wind in Germany and Europe: Challenges and Prospects
Community Wind Power – tender system as a game changer
Tom Lange, Policy Federal State Manager, Bundesverband WindEnergie/German Wind Energy Association (BWE)
What have we achieved in Schleswig-Holstein and what are our future challenges?
Henning Holst, CEO ARGE Netz/Ingenieurbuero Henning Holst, Germany
The energy transition to energy democracy
Dirk Vansintjan, President REScoop, Belgium
Community/Parish owned windpower to enforce rural areas with local acceptance
Morten V. Petersen, Chairman Danish Small Wind Association/ Chairman of the WWEA Small Wind Section
Panel Discussion (40 min.)
International progress in Community Wind
100% RE: A global movement
Anna Leidreiter, Coordinator Go100%RE campaign go100re.net/World Future Council
Sharing the Wind in Canada
Christine Koenig, Board Member Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA), Canada
Progress of Community Wind in Japan
Shota Furuya, Researcher Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP), Japan
The Role of Small and Medium Size Enterprises on the Indian Wind Market
Jami Hossain, Chair of the Technical Committee WWEA/ CEO WinDForce Management, India
Avenues for Community Wind in Developing Countries – Trends and Business Models from South Africa and Mexico
Carlo Schick, Researcher WWEA
Independent Power Producers in South Africa
Hermann Oelsner, Enterpreneur, South Africa
Community Ownership in Off-Grid Hybrid Applications in West Africa
Nopenyo Dabla, Researcher WWEA/ Malifolkecenter, Mali
Panel Discussion (40 min.)
New policies – new business models?
Why the Next Five Years Belongs to Small Wind
Brett Pingree, Endurance Wind Power, United Kingdom
FWT energy: Small but powerful
Henning Zint, FWT energy GmbH, Germany
Changing Today’s Energy Supplier into Tomorrows
Kevin Hayward, Clean Energy Sourcing AG, Germany
Idea to facilitate to structure project and Due Diligence process for energy cooperatives
Tobias Natt, Coordinator WWEA Legal Working Group
Panel Discussion (40 min.)
Final Summary
Stefan Gsänger, World Wind Energy Association WWEA
Concluding Remarks
Volker Thomsen, Vice-President WWEA