renewables 2004 - Side Events

On all four days of the conference, a large number of side events took place which were related to conference themes and were organised by conference participants on their own responsibility. A number of side events focussing on the same special themes had been combined into one-day side events.

renewables 2004 was also accompanied by a number of related events organised by governments, national and international organisations and organisations of civil society on their own responsibility.

1 June, Lunch Break

1 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 4, DIE - Hörsaal 1519 13:30 h - 15:00 h	Clean Energy Group: U.S. State Renewable Energy Funds: Leading the Way on Renewable Energy Investment in the United States
1 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 6, InWEnt, Spiegelsaal 13:30 h - 15:00 h	e7 network: Renewable Energy Technology Diffusion: The e7 Perspective
1 June 2004 IKBB, Pumpenhaus 13:30 h - 15:00 h	GE Energy: Offshore Wind Energy - Technology, International Experiences and Outlook
1 June 2004 Deutsche Welle, Gremiensaal 13:30 h - 15:00 h	Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP): Global Village Energy Partnership
1 June 2004 Bundesrat, Saal 314 13:30 h - 15:00 h	Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies, Japan: Dialogues between Germany, Japan and Korea: Market and Policies for REs - What makes Differences?
1 June 2004 Presse- und Informationsamt, Pressesaal 13:30 h - 15:00 h	KfW Bankengruppe / The World Bank Group: Financing Renewable Energies in International Financial Cooperation - Innovative Concepts for Ensuring Sustainability and Broadening Access

1 June, After Session

1 June 2004 Presse- und Informationsamt, Pressesaal 18:30 h - 20:00 h	CAPSA - Capex S.A. - Interenergy / Argentinean Wind Energy Association, Ministry of Infrastructure of Buenos Aires Province, Provincial Secretary of Energy, National Technological University, Argentina: Large Scale Wind Hydrogen Production in the Argentine Patagonia / The Martín García Island Proposal: An Example of Clean Energy Systems for Islands and Other Isolated Locations
1 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Multivision 18:30 h - 20:00 h	European Environment Agency (EEA): Energy Subsidies in the European Union
1 June 2004 Deutsche Welle, Gremiensaal 18:30 h - 20:00 h	Global Environment Facility (GEF): Powering Sustainable Development: The Renewable Energy Partnerships with Developing Countries of GEF
1 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 6, InWEnt, Spiegelsaal 18:30 h - 20:00 h	Heinrich Boell Foundation Germany and North America: Approaches to Create Sustainable Energy Markets and to Increase the Share of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development
1 June 2004 IKBB, Pumpenhaus 18:30 h - 20:00 h	Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Asian Development Bank (ADB), African Development Bank (AFDB) in collaboration with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat: Sustainable Renewable Energy Development and Regional Development Banks: Experiences and Opportunities
1 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 4, DIE - Hörsaal 1519 18:30 h - 20:00 h	Malian National Delegation: Mali - New Perspectives for Renewable Energy
1 June 2004 Bundesrat, Saal 315 18:30 h - 20:00 h	Ministry of Water and Power, Afghanistan: How to Pave the Way to Renewable Energy in Afghanistan
1 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Konferenzraum 18:30 h - 20:00 h	Renewable Energy Certificate System (RECS International): A Successful Cost Efficient and Reliable Green Certificate Market for Renewable Energy
1 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Saal 18:30 h - 20:00 h	The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme / Secretaria de Estado de Industria y Comercio (SEIC), Departamento Energía no Convencional Comisión Nacional de Energía (Cerencia de Energías Alternas CNE): Issues and Opportunities for Renewable Energy in the Caribbean and Pacific Islands / Dominican Republic - Investment Opportunities in the Heart of the Carribean
1 June 2004 Bundesrat, Saal 314 18:30 h - 20:00 h	World Resources Institute, Campagna per la Riforma della Banca Mondiale (CRBM), Friends of the Earth-US, GLOBE International, Les Amis de la Terre, Institute for Policy Studies and Urgewald: Facilitating Investment in Renewable Energy: What Role for Export Credit Agencies?

2 June, Lunch Break

2 June 2004 Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 5 09:00 h - 12:00 h	World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) and International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM): Changing Paradigms for a Sustainable Future: New Development Perspectives for Rural Areas Through Renewable Energies and Organic Agriculture
2 June 2004 IKBB, Pumpenhaus 11:00 h - 14:00 h	The Directorate-General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) / Environment (DG ENV) / DG Research (DG RTD): European Commission and EU Activities in the Field of Renewable Energies
2 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Multivision 12:30 h - 14:00 h	CEE Bankwatch Network: Fossil Fuels or Renewables - What should be the Priority for the Multilateral Development Banks?
2 June 2004 Deutsche Welle, Gremiensaal 12:30 h - 14:00 h	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GTZ) and Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE): The Renewable Energy Reality Check: Chances, Limits and Impacts on Poverty Alleviation and Climate Protection
2 June 2004 Presse- und Informationsamt, Pressesaal 12:30 h - 14:00 h	Friends of the Earth / Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND): War on Oil or Peace through Renewables?
2 June 2004 Bundesrat, Saal 315 12:30 h - 14:00 h	Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, Royal Government of Cambodia: Cambodia's Renewable Energy Commitments
2 June 2004 IKBB, Room F+G 12:30 h - 14:00 h	Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, Culture and Sport; Ministry of Transport, Energy and Spatial Planning North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany: Solar and Energy Saving Construction and the Kyoto-Instruments
2 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Saal 12:30 h - 14:00 h	Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (NRG4SD): Renewables - Challenges and Success Stories at the Regional Level
2 June 2004 Bundesrat, Saal 314 12:30 h - 14:00 h	The Renewable Energy and International Law Project (REILP), World Conservation Union (IUCN) and Aldelphi Research: International Law and the Promotion of Renewable Energy
2 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 4, DIE - Hörsaal 1519 12:30 h - 14:00 h	United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Dams and Development Project: Is the World Commission on Dams Report a Suitable Tool for Assessing the Sustainability of Hydropower?
2 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 7, Allianz Konferenzsaal 12:30 h - 14:00 h	World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and World Ressources Institute (WRI): The Business Case For Renewable Energy
2 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 6, InWEnt, Spiegelsaal 12:30 h - 14:00 h	Wuppertal Institute, Germany, and Centre for Environment and Energy Research and Studies (CEERS), Iran: Towards a Sustainable Energy System: Integrating Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency is the Key
2 June 2004 e5 Café 13:30 h - 15:00 h	e5, European Business Council for Sustainable Energy: Investment Security for Renewable Energies

2 June, After Session

2 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 7, Allianz Konferenzsaal 15:30 h - 19:00 h	National Development and Reform Commission, China: 'China Day' - People's Republic of China: New Era of Renewable Energy in China - Past Accomplishments and Future Perspective
2 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 6, InWEnt, Spiegelsaal 17:00 h - 20:00 h	Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation (TREC): Potential of Economical Reasonable Renewable Energy Sources and their Implementation in the Trans-Mediterranean Region
2 June 2004 Bundesrat, Saal 314 17:30 h - 19:30 h	American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE): Renewable Energy in America: Presentations & Discussion on the State of Renewable Energy Policy, Programs, Markets and Industry in the U.S.
2 June 2004 e5 Café 17:30 h - 19:30 h	Citizens United for Renewable Energies and Sustainability (CURES) and German NGO Forum on Environment and Development: Renewable Energies and Poverty Reduction - The Role of Multilateral Development Cooperation
2 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Multivision 17:30 h - 19:00 h	German Advisory Council on Global Change (Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen, WBGU): Milestones for the Transformation of the World Energy System
2 June 2004 IKBB, Pumpenhaus 17:30 h - 19:30 h	Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development (GNESD): GNESD Outcomes and the Role of Renewable Energy Technologies in Poverty Alleviation
2 June 2004 InWEnt, Room K20 17:30 h - 19:00 h	International Centre for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) - Local Governments for Sustainability: Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign
2 June 2004 Bundesrat, Saal 315 17:30 h - 19:30 h	International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy and LIFE e.V. (ENERGIA), Focal Point Gender Justice and Sustainability: Gender and Energy: A Key Variable in Poverty Reduction and Participatory Energy Production
2 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Konferenzraum 17:30 h - 19:00 h	Ministry of Energy and Mining, Senegal: Action Plan for the Strategic Reinforcement of Renewable Energies (RE) in Senegal 2004-2014
2 June 2004 Deutsche Welle, Gremiensaal 17:30 h - 19:00 h	New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan: Challenges to Achieving Breakthroughs in New/Renewable Energy Technology Development
2 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Saal 17:30 h - 19:00 h	Worldwatch Institute (USA), Germanwatch (Germany), TERI (India) and Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (Japan): Lessons from the Frontline: Who's Succeeding with Renewable Energy and Why

3 June, Lunch Break

3 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 4, DIE - Hörsaal 1519 12:00 h - 14:00 h	African Energy Policy Research Network & Heinrich Boell Foundation - East & Horn of Africa Office: How can Renewables Benefit Africa ?
3 June 2004 Bundesrat, Saal 314 12:00 h - 14:00 h	Central Energy Fund CEF (Pty) Ltd: The Energy Development Corporation of CEF (Pty) Ltd - A Newly Established Division for Furthering a Renewable Energy Agenda in Africa
3 June 2004 Deutsche Welle, Gremiensaal 12:00 h - 14:00 h	European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Renewables, Energy Policy and Climate Targets
3 June 2004 IKBB, Pumpenhaus 12:00 h - 14:00 h	European Union Energy Initiative (EUEI): Sustainable Management and Use of Local Energy Resources
3 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Saal 12:00 h - 14:00 h	International Energy Agency (IEA): Technology, Market and Policy Trends for Renewables
3 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 6, InWEnt, Spiegelsaal 12:00 h - 14:00 h	Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territory: Mediterranean Renewable Energy Initiative (MEDREP)
3 June 2004 Bundesrat, Saal 315 12:00 h - 14:00 h	Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda: Energy Policy Supporting Renewables
3 June 2004 Presse- und Informationsamt, Pressesaal 12:00 h - 14:00 h	Renewable Energies Development Center, Morocco: Partnership Practices for Renewable Energies Market Development: Experiences and Prospects
3 June 2004 InWEnt, Room K20 12:00 h - 14:00 h	Swedish Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications: The Swedish Green Certificate System - Background, Experiences and Future Developments
3 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 7, Allianz Konferenzsaal 12:00 h - 14:00 h	The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP): Increasing the Global Uptake of Renewable and Energy-Efficient Technologies
3 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Multivision 12:00 h - 14:00 h	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): Book Launch: Financing Mechanisms & Delivery Methods for Solar PV Initiatives: Experiences and Lessons from Africa
3 June 2004 Haus der Geschichte, Konferenzraum 12:00 h - 14:00 h	United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO): Strategies for Sustainable Energy Service Supply
3 June 2004 e5 Café 13:00 h - 16:00 h	Brno Exhibition Company (bvv): Creating Opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises: e5's Sustainable Energy Accelerator

3 June, After Session

3 June 2004 Deutsche Welle, Gremiensaal 15:00 h - 17:00 h	United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD): Parliamentary Forum on Linkages Between Desertification and Renewable Energies
3 June 2004 Business Forum 16:00 h - 19:00 h	Union of the Electricity Industry-EURELECTRIC and European Renewable Energy Federation: The Integration of Renewable Energy Systems into the Grid
3 June 2004 Tulpenfeld 6, InWEnt, Spiegelsaal 16:30 h - 18:00 h	InWEnt Capacity Building International, Germany, in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, KfW Bankengruppe, The World Bank Group: Enhancing Productivity in Rural Areas - the Role of Renewable Energies
3 June 2004 Presse- und Informationsamt, Pressesaal 18:00 h - 20:00 h	World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) and German Image Campaign 'Natural Gas Vehicles': Transport in Developing Countries: Renewable Energy or Energy Reduction?