Programme
The conference will discuss important dimensions related to renewable energy: society, technology, economics, spatial planning and the environment. In the morning various international experts will share their thoughts, facts and figures in a plenary sessions. The afternoon will bring interactive workshops.
Simultaneous interpretation in English, German, French and Dutch.
08h30 – 09h00
Registration
09h00 – 09h30
Introduction
- Oliver PAASCH – Minister-President of the German speaking region in Belgium
- Dirk VANSINTJAN – President of the European federation for renewable energy cooperatives, REScoop.eu
09h30 – 10h15
Importance for society and opportunities for local actors
- Gérard MAGNIN – Founder Energy Cities, former member of the Board of Directors of EDF, President of the cooperative JURASCIC
10h15– 11h00
Technological & economic status: a scenario of 100% renewable energy
- Henrik LUND – Professor, M.Sc.Eng., Ph.D., Dr.Techn. Department of Development and Planning
11h00 – 11h30
11h30 – 12h15
Spatial planning and German examples of local added value
- Dr. Peter HECK – Professor and responsible for the environmental department of IFAS, the Institute for Applied Research on Renewable Energy, Trier
12h15 – 13h00
Renewable energy as an answer to climate change and its impact on biodiversity
- Thierry HANCE– Professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) and Director of the biodiversity department of the LIFE AND EARTH INSITUTE of KUL
13h00-14h00
Workshop 1
Wind turbins and their impact on avifauna
Workshop 2
100 % renewable energy in Belgium by 2050
Workshop 3
The energy transition in Germany : a starting point for energy democracy
Workshop 4
Collaborations between cooperatives and municipalities : Best practices and outline of REScoop MECISE
15h20 – 16h30
The workshops (2nd session)
Workshop 2
100 % renewable energy in Belgium by 2050
Workshop 3
The energy transition in Germany : a starting point for energy democracy
Workshop 4
Collaborations between cooperatives and municipalities : Best practices and outline of REScoop MECISE
16h30 – 17h
Final conclusion / Press conference
- Doerte FOUQUET – Director EREF (European Renewable Energies Federation)
17h