Off-Grid Power Forum - Intersolar 2014

Off-Grid Power Forum at Intersolar 2014 in Munich

From June 4 - 6, 2014, the “Off Grid Power Forum” will take place at the booth of the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) on the Intersolar Europe in Munich, booth B1.580. The “Off-Grid Power Forum” is presented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) in the framework of the “renewables - Made in Germany” initiative at a special presentation area. It is organised by BSW-Solar and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and supported by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), Intersolar and Energypedia.

The three-day series of lectures, provides service & technology suppliers, potential customers & users, experts and foreign government representatives a platform for exchange on current technical and economic solutions, project experiences and interesting market for off-grid power. The "Off-Grid Power Forum” is located next to the exhibition "Off-Grid Power Solutions" of BSW-Solar. At the exhibition area, well known BSW-Solar member companies present solutions, products and services for off-grid power supply. Visitors can meet experts of participating companies as well as the association.

Program

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Documentation

Wednesday, June 4

13.00 - 13.10	Welcoming Remarks Jörg Mayer, Managing Director, German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) & Xavier Vallve, Board Member, Alliance for Rural Electrification, Belgium
13.10 - 13.30	"renewables - Made in Germany" Christina Wittek, Head of Department, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy BMWi, Germany
13.30 - 13.50	Sustainable Energy - Key to Development Michael Köberlein, Desk Officer for Energy, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development BMZ, Germany
Off-Grid Case Studies and Opportunities in Asia
14.00 - 16.30	PV Off-Grid Market Trends and Business Opportunities in Asia Tobias Cossen, Advisor, Project Development Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ
14.30 - 14.50	PV-Diesel and Island Grids – Market Segments on the Philippines Tetchi Capellan, President, Philippine Solar Power Alliance PSPA, Philippines
14.50 - 15.10	Reliable and Efficient Energy Supply for Renewable Energy Applications, Indonesia Peter Zühlsdorf, Sales Manager, BAE Batterien, Germany
15.10 - 15.30	PV-Hybrid Solutions in India Shanmuganandam Veerasamy, Managing Director, Phocos India Phocos, India
15.30- 15.50	Solar-Driven Water Treatment – Experiences in India Lorenz Bauer, Project Engineer, SolarSpring, Germany
15.50 - 16.10	Off-Grid Solar PV Status & its Potential in Myanmar Htun Naing Aung, Chairman Energy & Environmental Group, Myanmar Industries Association, Myanmar
16.10 - 16.30	Off-Grid PV Projects in Myanmar and Bangladesh Richard Schlicht, Manager, Relitec, Germany

Thursday, June 5

PV Hybrid Systems for Commercial/Industrial Applications and Village Electrification
10.00 - 10.20	Global Market Potential for PV-based Mini-Grids in Developing Countries Paul Bertheau, Researcher Off-Grid System, Reiner Lemoine Institut, Germany
10.20 - 10.40	PV-Diesel Solutions for Commercial Applications Fabian Jochem, Head of Off–Grid Power Supply, Juwi Solar, Germany
10.40 - 11.00	Benefit of Off-Grid Hybrid Power Plants with Maximum Renewable Penetration Till Krumbholz, Sales Manager Smart Generation Solutions, Siemens, Germany
11.00 - 11.20	Diesel-Hybrids "Off the Shelf" Elwin Veenendaal, Managing Director, EMRI Innovation, Germany
11.20 - 11.40	"Going Hybrid" – The Sustainable Electrification of a Monastic Community (Mount Athos, Greece) Christos Pronios, Mechanical Engineer, EUROSOL, Germany
11.40 - 12.00	Maximizing the Benefits of Li-ion Systems for PV Hybrid Microgrids Thanks to Field Experience & Modelling Expertise Frédèric Ridou, Sales Manager Stationary Storage Systems, Saft Batteries, Germany
12.00- 12.20	Maximising Yield with Simple Safe and Reliable Components for Installation Paul Lennox and Stephan Voigmann. Project Manager, Phoenix Contact, Germany
12.20 - 12.40	Business Model: PV-hybrid Mini-Grid Joscha Rosenbusch, International Cooperation Officer, German Solar Industry Association BSW-Solar, Germany Germany
Off-Grid Case Studies and Opportunities in Africa
14.00 - 14.30	PV Off-Grid Market Trends and Business Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa Tobias Cossen, Advisor, Project Development Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ, Germany
14.30 - 14.50	Solar Off-Grid Market Opportunities in Kenya Justus Mbithi, Assistant Director of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy, Kenya
14.50 - 15.10	Village Electrification with Mobile Tower as Anchor Customer in Rwanda Joachim Wacker, Project Manager International, Kirchner Solar Group, Germany
15.10 - 15.30	How to gain stable and economic advantageous PV-Hybrid Mini Grids Erich Bosch, Managing Director, Autarsys GmbH
15.30 - 15.50	Be your own BOSS – Business Opportunities with Solar Systems in East Africa Tobias Zwirner, Managing Director, Phaesun, Germany
15.50 - 16.00	AC Mini-Grids – Energy Solutions for Rural Electrification in West and East Africa Jürgen Raach, Solar 23, Germany
16.10 - 16.30	Simple, Compact and Mobile Power Supply Dr. Richard Feichtinger, Managing Director, Solar Harvester, Germany

Friday, June 6

PV Systems and Storage Solutions
10.00 - 10.20	PV-Systems and Storage for Off -Grid Solutions Business Models, Financing and Distribution Models Tobias Zwirner & Paul Bertheau, Board Member and Member, Alliance for Rural Electrification ARE, Germany
10.20 - 10.40	Off-Grid Opportunities in Ghana’s Rural North: Rising Demand for High-Quality Applications Frank Adabre Akasoba, Chief Executive Officer, NorthLite Solar Limited, Ghana
10.40 - 11.00	Energy Efficiency in Off-Grid Application Andreas Rupp, Sales Director Renewable Energy, Hoppeke Batterien, Germany
11.00 - 11.20	Modular, Decentralized Storage System Topologies for Rural Electrification Dr. Stratis Tapanlis, Head of Strategic Product Management Hybrid & Storage, SMA Solar Technology, Germany
11.20 - 11.40	Productive Use of Solar in Developing Countries Monika Rammeit Manager, Programme for Poverty-Oiented Basic Energy Services (HERA), GIZ, Germany
11.40 - 12.00	PV Solar Chillers for Milk Cooling Victor Torres Toledo, Researcher, University of Hohenheim, Germany
12.00- 12.20	Support Instruments of the Federal Ministry for Development (BMZ) for Private Sector Investments, Joscha Rosenbusch, International Cooperation Officer, German Solar Industry Association BSW-Solar, Germany
Off-Grid Case Studies and Opportunities in Latin America
13.30 - 13.50	PV Off-Grid Market Trends and Business Opportunities in Latin America Henrik Uehlecke, "renewables - Made in Germany" Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy BMWi, Germany
13.50 - 14.10	Solar beats Diesel - Solar Smart Grid in Tabarre, Haiti Hannes Schröder, Representative Biohaus Foundation, Germany
14.10 - 14.30	Electrification of Rural Communities with up to 40 Houses, Medical Center and School in Venezuela Juande Bornay, Chief Executive Officer, Bornay, Spain
14.30 - 14.50	Implementation of Solar PV on Fernando de Noronha, Brazil Bastian Teig, Solar Consultant, Germany
14.50 - 15.10	Simulation of Diesel Savings of PV Hybridized Mini-Grids - Brazil Alexander Schies, Project Manager, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany
15.10 - 15.30	Off-Grid Projects in Argentina Fernando J. Salgado, Solartec S.A.