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Conference of the Pioneers of the Local Authorities in Energy Cost Reduction

 

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Conference of the Pioneers of the Local Authorities in Energy Cost Reduction - organised by the ERFC with the participation of SDMed

31th March 2015, Athens, Greece

VENUE : NATIONAL HELLENIC RESEARCH CENTRE, VASSILEOS KONSTANTIONOU 48, ATHENS 


09:00 - 09:30 Arrivals and Registration of participants
09:30 Welcome by:
• Mr. Yiannis Tsironis – Deputy Minister of Reconstruction of Production, Environment and Energy
• Mr. Nikolas Petropoulos – President of ERFC
• Dr Stella Kyvelou - Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences – President of SDMed Observation, Planning and Eco-innovation
• Mr. Michalis Christakis – President of the Hellenic Association of General Secretaries of Local Authorities 

9:30 - 11:30 
SESSION 1: PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PEOPLE PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENERGY COST REDUCTION 
Presentation (analysis) of the Context
1. The ppPp model in Europe, Dirk Knapen Rescoop Europe2. ECOPOWER, Mr. Karel Derveaux 
3. Blue Economy, Mr. Gunter Pauli
4. Social Funding , Goran Geras, EBANKA, Private Cooperative Bank
5. Biogas Heat and ppPp Model, Ingo Wagner (tbc)
6. Consumers become Producers, The Paradigm of Schonau in Germany, Mrs. Ursula Sladek (tbc)

7. EU Financing Enterprise Europe Network, Georgia Tzenou, Dirk Knapen 
8. Guidelines of the ppPp Model, Kappa Network 
9. The Oxfutures Project a Paradigm Action on Energy, Dr. Barbara Hammond 
10. The ppPp initiatives in Greece, Representatives of Greek Cooperatives in Renewable Energy, Waste and Recycling 

11:30 - 11:50 COFFEE BREAK

11:50 - 13:30 
SESSION 1: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Coordinators Mr. Dirk Knapen &  Mr. Theodoros Patsoules 
Topics of discussion:
• Application framework of the Public, Private, People Partnerships 
• Opportunities / challenges for the development of the ppPp model in Energy Efficiency, Waste to Energy and the Production of Energy from RES
• Suggested actions
• Conclusions 

Participants: Representatives from Energy Sector, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Municipalities, Public Power Corporation etc.

13:30 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK

14:30 - 16:00 
SESSION 2 : SYNERGETIC PROJECTS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE TO ENERGY, BEST PRACTICES OF PPP MODELS IN EUROPE  
(≈ 15' each) Presentation of Synergetic Projects: 


1. REPUBLIC-MED - Mr George Stavrakakis
2. GRASP - Professor Yorgos Stephanedes
3. INFORMEST – Mrs. Vanesca Simson (REMIDA ppPp Pilot projects)
4. ERFC – Mr. Theodoros Patsoules (Presentation of ESCOs Study objectives)
5. EU Financing in Energy Efficiency Projects 
6. Presentation of New Technologies in Energy Efficiency and Waste to Energy 
7. Presentations of ppPp Best Practices in Greece  

16:00 - 16:15 COFFEE BREAK

16:15 – 17:15 SESSION 3 : ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION 
Coordinator Dr. Stella Kyvelou, Panteion University, SDNed 
The role of ESCOs in MED EU countries, opportunities / challenges for the development of ESCOs market (Identification of Existing problems, Solution Proposals, Concluded Actions) 
Participants: Representatives from Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Universities, Banks, Crowdfunding, EU Financing, Municipalities etc.

17:15-18.00 Open discussion 

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