Sustainable Energy for SIDS | June 17, 2015 | Day 2 Presentations

SESSION 1 | Regional Approaches to Clean Energy Promotion

• Pacific Islands Greenhouse Gas Abatement through Renewable Energy Project (PIGGAREP) | Mr. Marcel Alers, Head of the Energy, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology, UNDP (No Presentation)

• Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centers for SIDS — Following up on the SAMOA Pathway | Dr. Pradeep Monga, Director and Special Representative of the Director General on Energy, UNIDO (No Presentation)

• The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) as the SIDS DOCK Focal Point for African SIDS | Mr. Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director of ECREEE (No Presentation)

• Update on the Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE) | Mr. Solomone Fifita, Deputy Director (Energy), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) (No Presentation)

• Update on the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) | Dr. Devon Gardner, Energy Unit, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (No Presentation)

• The SIDS Lighthouse Project | Mr. Emanuele Taibi, Islands Roadmap Analyst, IRENA (No Presentation)

SESSION 2 | Future Prospects for Geothermal Development In SIDS

• Introduction to Geothermal Development in SIDS | Mr. Migara Jayawardena, Senior Energy Specialist, the World Bank Group

SESSION 3 | Energy Sector Reform in SIDS: Challenges and Lessons Learned

• Lessons Learned from Barbados Key Energy Sector Reforms | Ms. Elizabeth Thompson, Senior Adviser, SE4All, and former Minister of Energy, Barbados

• Using Power Sector Reform to Respond to Oil Price Volatility and Climate Change in SIDS | Dr. Bob Lloyd, Department of Physics, Energy Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand

SESSION 4 | Bringing Renewable Energy Technologies Up To Scale

• The King Island Renewable Energy Integration Project, Tasmania | Mr. Simon Gamble, Manager for Hybrid Off-Grid Solutions, Hydro Tasmania

• Renewable Energy Integration in Small and Isolated Power Systems in Spain. Case Study of the Hydro — Wind Power Station on El Hierro | Dr. Gabriella Németh, Energy Directorate, Electric Energy Department, National Commission for Markets and Competition, Spain

SESSION 5 | Traditional and innovative approaches for improving energy efficiency in SIDS

• Traditional and Innovative Approaches for Improving Energy Efficiency in SIDS | Mr. Gevorg Sargsyan, Program Manager, The World Bank Group
   

• Appliance labeling and Standards. The Experience in the Pacific Islands | Mr. Tim Farrell, Senior Advisor at the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2)-Energy Efficiency Hub for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL)

• Potential Role of Deep Seawater for Cooling and Air Conditioning in Small Island Nations | Mr. Masanori Kobayashi, Director, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan

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