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Programme - Tuesday 19 June, 2007Wednesday 20 June, 2007


   
     
ESTTP-Workshop (8:30 – 12:00)
8:30 – 12:00
 
ESTTP-Workshop at estec2007

The European Solar Thermal Technology Platform, ESTTP, is organizing a workshop in the morning before the beginning of the conference. First results of the ESTTP-working groups will be presented and discussed. Participation in the workshop is free and open to all interested persons.

For more information and the workshop agenda please click here.
     
estec2007 Conference Programme (13:00 – 18:30)
10:00
  Registration
11:30
  Welcome Snacks
     
     
13:00 – 14:30
Part 1: The solar thermal sector at a turning point
  Chair: Jean-Louis Bal, ADEME, France
 
    Market development and the Solar Thermal Action Plan
Gerhard Rabensteiner,ESTIF President, Austria
    Solar as a major source of heating: the vision of the European Solar Thermal Technology Platform (ESTTP)
Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, ESTTP Chairman, Germany
    Challenges and opportunities at the edge of wide market introduction
Werner Koldehoff, German Solar Industry Association, Board of Directors, Germany
14:30 – 15:00
  Coffee Break, Snacks
     
   
15:00 – 16:30
Part 2: Policies for solar thermal - the European debate
  Chair: Teun Bokhoven, Vice-President ESTIF
 
 

The way ahead: the future of German policies for solar thermal
Cornelia Viertl, Senior Advisor for Solar Energy, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

    The new European framework Directive for renewables:
What is in it for solar thermal?

Tom Howes, Policy officer European Commission, DG TREN
    The expectations of the European Parliament for solar thermal policies
Claude Turmes, Member of the European Parliament
    The broader picture: renewable energy scenarios and the
role of solar

Christine Lins, Secretary General, European Renewable Energy Council (EREC)
    From the European to the local level:
solar thermal as a policy priority

Raffaele Piria, Policy Director ESTIF
    Discussion
16:30 – 17:00
  Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:30
  Poster presentations (click here for more information)
18:30 – 19:00
  Authors of poster presentations are available close to their posters
19:15
  Tram leaves for conference dinner
     
     
20:00
Conference dinner
     
Second Conference Day - Wednesday 20 June, 2007



Poster Presentations - Tuesday 19 June, 17.00 - 18.30
     
For detailed information on the poster presentations, please download the latest version of the estec2007 conference programme.