Workshop on Renewable Energy Technology Applications in the South

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Workshop on Renewable Energy Technology Applications in the South

The Third World Network of Scientific Organizations (TWNSO), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is aiming to identify and publish innovative case studies for renewable energy technology applications in the South. The project is mainly concerned with the need to know and share best practices in renewable energy.

The first workshop on "Promoting Best Practices for Renewable Energy Technology Applications in the South" took place in Trieste, Italy, from 7 to 9 October 2002. The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) acts as local organizer of the event.

Programme

Monday, 7 October 2002

08:30-09:30     Registration

09:30-10:00     Opening

• M.H.A. Hassan, Executive Director, TWAS, and Secretary General, TWNSO
• F. Simplicio, Information Management Specialist of the Special Unit for Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (SU/TCDC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Giuseppe Furlan, The Abdus Salam ICTP, and University of Trieste

10:00-12:30     SESSION I

• 10:00-10:30     United Kingdom: Brendan McNamara
  The Coming "Energy Winter"
• 10:30-11:00     Brazil: Ivan Chambouleyron
  A Brazilian Case of Capacity Building in Photovoltaics
• 11:00-11:30     Coffee Break
• 11:30-12:00     Saudi Arabia: Mohammed S. Smiai
  PV Tunnels Lighting for Mountain Application, A Case Study
• 12:00-12:30     Jordan: Mohammad Amr
  Utilization of Photovoltaic Technology for Water Pumping

12:30-14:30     Lunch (Adriatico Guesthouse)

14:30-18:00     SESSION II

• 14:30-15:00     Costa Rica: Shyam S. Nandwani
  Research and Dissemination with Solar Energy Technology in Costa Rica
• 15:00-15:30     Tunisia: Naceur Hammami
  Summary of Renewable Energy Case Study in Tunisia
• 15:30-16:00     Argentina: Alberto Lamagna
  Wind Energy at our South-"Antonio Moran" Wind Farm
• 16:00-16:30     Coffee Break
• 16:30-17:00     India: H.P. Garg
  Commercialization of Solar Photovoltaics in India
• 17:00-18:00     Roundtable Discussion

19:30     Dinner (Adriatico Guesthouse)

Tuesday, 8 October 2002

09:30-12:30     SESSION III

• 09:30-10:00     India: C. Palaniappan
  Solar Hot Air Roof SHARO for Agro and Industrial Processing
• 10:00-10:30     Burundi: Prosper Mpawenayo
  Photovoltaic Energy Utilization at Gasezerwa Centre
• 10:30-11:00     Zimbabwe: M. Elmissiry
  Solar Photovoltaic Central Battery Charging Station
• 11:00-11:30     Coffee Break
• 11:30-12:00     Senegal: M. Louis Seck
  Fee for Service: A New Approach of Management of Rural Electrification by Decentralised Photovoltaic Solar Systems (the case of the MAR Islands Project in Fatick, Senegal)
• 12:00-12:30     Pakistan: Riazuddin Abro
  Case Study for Renewable Energy in Pakistan

12:30-14:30     Lunch (Adriatico Guesthouse)

14:30-18:00     SESSION IV

• 14:30-15:00     China: Yuwen Zhao
  Case Study of the Best Practice for the Renewable Energy Technology Applications in the South
• 15:00-15:30     Cameroon: Augustin Simo
  Manufacturing the Sawdust Briquettes to improve the Cooking Fuel Supply
• 15:30-16:00     Vietnam: Hong Khoi Phan
  Very Low-Cost and Reliable Renewable Energy for Rural Areas in the South: Micro-Hydroelectric Generators

16:00-16:30     Coffee Break

16:30-18:00     Roundtable Discussion

19:30     Dinner (Principe di Metternich Restaurant, Grignano)

Wednesday, 9 October 2002

09:30-12:30     SESSION V

• 09:30-10:00     Thailand: S. Kumar
  PV Micro Utility: A Successful Rural Electrification Model
• 10:00-10:30     Morocco: Abdelhanin Benallou
  Solar based Decentralized Rural Electrification Programme (Perg-Solaire)
• 10:30-11:00     Brazil: Claudio Ribeiro
  Hybrid Photovoltaic-Diesel System in the Brazilian Amazon Region
• 11:00-11:30     Coffee Break
• 11:30-12:00     India: Sunil Dhingra
  Improving productivity, profitability and environmental quality in the silk industry by inducting biomass gassifier technology
• 12:00-12:30     Nigeria: C.E. Okeke
  Solar Energy Poultry Brooding Systems

12:30-14:30     Lunch (Adriatico Guesthouse)

14:30-16:00     General Discussions, Conclusions and Recommendations