Off-Grid Power Forum - Intersolar 2015

Off-Grid Power Forum at Intersolar 2014 in Munich

Off-gird power supply by solar energy offers good international business opportunities for German solar companies. There is international demand for technical and economic solutions from German suppliers.

At the Off-Grid Power Forum at the Intersolar Europe 2014 trade fair service & technology suppliers informed potential customers & users, experts and foreign government representatives on solar off-grid power markets, case studies, project experiences and technical solutions. The forum took place at the booth of the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar). It was well attended and participating companies reported direct business contacts.

The presentations of the three-days programme can be downloaded below (click on the blue links) or from the website of BSW-Solar.

The “Off-Grid Power Forum” was presented from June 4 to 6, 2014 by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) in the framework of the “renewables - Made in Germany” initiative.. It was organised by BSW-Solar and theDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and supported by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), Intersolar Europe and Energypedia.

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	Energizing Remote Areas in the Philippines: Solar-Hybrid Solutions 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 Off Grid Market Potential in India Simon Bergmann, Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, Germany
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 Rüdiger Meyer, Device Connectors BAEManager, 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
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, Deputy 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