EVENTS OF INTEREST
EVENTS OF INTEREST16 to 19 March 2000
Verona, Italy
Progetto Fuoco 2000 presented the most relevant devices,
equipment and accessories available on the market for the conversion of
woodfuels into energy for residential purposes. The meeting was an excellent
opportunity to meet and speak with the owners and technicians of more than 200
small companies involved in the utilization of wood for heat production. Most
participants confirmed a growing demand for sophisticated systems for
residential heat production and demonstrated the high quality reached by this
new industrial and commercial sector.
A Seminar on Forest and Energy was organized during the exhibition to present the main energy and forestry policies under discussion for approval and to promote the utilization of bioenergy as an environmentally friendly source for the mitigation of climate change. The seminar, which was held on 17 March, was organized by the Italian Biomass Association (ITABIA) with the support of AFB-net (European Union, DG XVII) and Regione Veneto.
Mr Miguel Trossero, Senior Forestry Officer (Wood Energy) represented FAO at the seminar and delivered a paper entitled "Wood energy, environment and socio-economic impacts".
For more information, please contact: Progetto
Fuoco 2000, PMT, Via Tommaseo 15, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Fax: +39 49
8756113;
E-mail: [email protected];
www.veronafiere.it
30 mars - 2 avril 2000
Lons-le-Saunier,
France
Chaleur et convivialit� du chauffage au bois, performances,
innovations, technologies, m�tiers de la for�t, r�duction de l'effet de serre,
valorisation des bois cass�s par les temp�tes de fin 1999, tout cela et bien
d'autres choses �taient pr�sents � ce salon, organis� par l'Institut technique
europ�en du bois �nergie (ITEBE).
Pour plus de d�tails, veuillez contacter: ITEBE,
28 boulevard Gambetta, BP 149, F-39004 Lons-le-Saunier Cedex,
France.
T�l�copie: +33 3 84 47 81 19;
m�l.: [email protected];
www.itebe.org
25-26 April 2000
Washington, DC,
USA
This conference, sponsored jointly by the Pew Center on Global
Climate Change and the Royal Institute of International Affairs, featured
high-level speakers presenting innovative policy measures being implemented by
governments and the private sector of industrialized countries. Conference
topics included common policy approaches (taxes, trading and negotiated
agreements), crosscutting issues (competitiveness and trade harmonization),
energy and transportation sector policies, and state and local programmes.
For more information, please contact: Ms Michelle
Pilliod, Pilliod Meeting Planning, 1001 C Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003,
USA.
Fax +1 202 544 7992;
E-mail: [email protected];
www.pewclimate.org
18 al 20 de junio de 2000
Cartagena de Indias,
Colombia
Temas de Eurolac
2000:
� La evoluci�n y estado actual de la
eficiencia energ�tica y las energ�as renovables en Am�rica Latina y el Caribe y
en la
Uni�n Europea
� Pol�tica y marcos legales en la eficiencia
energ�tica y energ�as renovables en las dos regiones
� Casos pr�cticos de
mejora en la eficiencia energ�tica
� Cogeneraci�n
� Experiencias de
Am�rica Latina y el Caribe y de la Uni�n Europea en energ�as renovables: Energ�a
e�lica, Geotermia,
Biomasa, Energ�a solar, Energ�a rural,
Minihidr�ulica
� Posibilidades de financiaci�n: Instituciones multilaterales,
Bancos privados, ESCOs
� Oportunidades de inversi�n en Am�rica Latina y el
Caribe
� Ruedas de negocios
� Exposici�n de tecnolog�as en eficiencia
energ�tica y energ�as renovables
Para m�s informaci�n, dirigirse
a:
Organizaci�n Latinoamericana de Energ�a
(OLADE)
Casilla 17-11-06413, Quito,
Ecuador
Fax: (+593 2) 531691/293526
correo
electr�nico: [email protected]
http://www.olade.org.ec/eurolac/default.htm
7-8 September 2000
Maastricht, the
Netherlands
Organized by the European Institute of Public
Administration (EIPA), this seminar aims at reviewing existing measures and
proposals and is designed to promote a discussion on the lessons to be learned
from recent case law.
The seminar is intended for a wide spectrum of interested persons: policy-makers at EU level and those having to implement the relevant EU legislation in national law, officials working with the system in practice, plus lawyers, business people and advisers.
For more information, please contact: Ms No�lle
Debie, Programme Assistant, European Institute of Public Administration, PO Box
1229, NL-6201 BE Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Fax: +31 43
3296296;
E-mail: [email protected]
25-27 September, 2000
Joensuu, Finland.
The aims of the Conference are to:
� review the current understanding of the role and
potential of woody biomass as an energy
source in Europe;
�
discuss the means for integrating energy production in European forestry;
�
clarify the connection between bioenergy and rural development;
� analyse
the role of bioenergy in forest management and timber production;
� examine
the importance of bioenergy in global carbon balance;
� strengthen the exisiting and promote future research cooperation.
For more information, please contact: Ms Brita
Pajari, Seminar Coordinator, European Forest Institute, Torikatu 34, FIN-80100
Joensuu, Finland.
Fax. +358 (0)13 124 393;
E-mail: [email protected];
www.efi.fi/events/2000/woody
23-25 October 2000
Toulouse,France
Recourse to renewable energy sources is fast accelerating
throughout Europe under the impetus of environmental concerns. The European
Union aims at doubling the present share to reach 12 percent of its own
energy consumption by 2010. Development of renewable energy will be a driving
force to meet Europe's targets for greenhouse gas emission reduction, protection
of the environment as a whole, sustainable development and also security of energy supply.
The European Commission's ALTENER programme and the EU Campaign for Take-Off for renewables are providing an early impulse to ensure that the goals of the EU White Paper for a Community strategy and action plan for renewable energy sources are achieved.
This conference, jointly organized by ADEME France, WIP Munich, Germany and ETA Florence, Italy, will be a key event which will underpin the work of the campaign and the goals of the White Paper, strengthening commitment of relevant actors and awareness in the wider community.
For more information, please contact: Ms Angela
Grassi, ETA Florence, Piazza Savonarola 10, 50132 Florence, Italy.
Fax: +39
055 573 425;
E-mail: [email protected];
www.ademe.fr orwww.wip-munich.de orwww.etaflorence.it
20-24 November 2000
Pune,
India
The emphasis of the conference will be on the new trends of
biomass energy research - conversion of biomass into higher grade fuels (char,
alcohol, combustible gases) and stove designs for the efficient utilization of
these fuels, mainly for cooking.
The conference will also include special sessions on:
� strategies for popularization and commercialization of improved stoves and
biomass-based fuels among the rural people in
the developing
countries; and
� health and environment-related issues involved in the use
of biomass for cooking and home heating, and possible solutions
to the problems.
For more information, please contact: Mr
Priyadarshini Karve, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI), 2nd Floor,
Maninee Apartments, S. No. 13, Opposite Pure Foods Co., Dhayarigaon, Pune 411
041, India.
E-mail: [email protected]