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This seminar is held in partnership with WREN. To apply, please visit their website by clicking on the above link.
Renewable Energy: policy, security and industrial development
Brighton 16–23 October 2004 (0445)

This seminar will review the role of renewable energy systems in meeting the world energy demand in electricity, and focus on up to date technologies in manufacturing and operation of various renewable energy devices. It will give participants the opportunity to learn and co-operate with various industries, and will explore the progress in renewable energy development. There will be a review of the climate change and clean development mechanism CDM as well as other strategies.

Main topics will include:

  • Climate change
  • Energy policy
  • Global warming
  • Update on renewable energy
  • Wind energy technologies
  • Biomass industries
  • Landfill gas industries
  • Photovoltaic technology
  • Heating and cooling applications
  • Low energy buildings
  • Project finance and incentive
  • Organised industrial social programme

Who should attend this seminar
This seminar will be of interest to policy makers, industrialists, government agencies, decision makers, researchers, managers and manufacturers.

World renewable energy network
WREN is a network of worldwide organisations promoting environmentally safe and economically sustainable renewable energy. It is established to support and enhance the utilisation and implementation of renewable energy sources, to further the communication and technical education of scientists, engineers, technicians and managers in this field and to address itself to the energy needs of both developing and developed countries. WREN was established in 1992 during the second World Renewable Energy Congress at Reading, UK. The organisation has an executive committee from all regions of the world and is affiliated to UNESCO.

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