As on 11-04-2011 THEME :

Promoting Renewable Energy Global Technology Cooperation, Innovation and Investment

PROGRAMME REGISTRATION
Wednesday 20 April 2011 16h00 19h00 19h00 Registration in Hotel LeMeridien New Delhi
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Indo-Canadian Reception Dinner

FIRST DAY
Thursday 21 April 2011 08h00 09h30 09h30 10h30 10h30 10h45 10h45 11h30 11h30 13h00 Registration & Assembly INAUGURATION OF CONFERENCE in Sovereign Hall INAUGURATION OF EXHIBITION in Desire Hall Networking
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Tea / Coffee

THEME SESSION in Sovereign Hall MR. B. K. CHATURVEDI

Member, Planning Commission, Government of India

DR. GUSTAV R. GROB

President International Clean Energy Consortium ICEC, Switzerland

MS. OLIVIA J. FUSSELL

President, Carbon Credit Capital, USA

DR. LAWRENCE L. KAZMERSKI

Executive Director, Science and Technology Partnerships National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA

13h00 14h00

Power

Connect Lunch

14h00 15h30

PLENARY SESSION-I in Sovereign Hall Chairperson : SHRI S. K. MANGLIK, Former CMD, ONGC

PROFESSOR ALI SAYIGH

Chairman of WREC & Director General WREN, U.K.

MR. S. K. CHATURVEDI
CMD, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., India

MR. CRAIG O'CONNOR

Director, Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports Export-Import Bank of the United States, Washington, USA

15h30 16h00 16h00 17h30

Networking

Tea / Coffee

PLENARY SESSION-II in Sovereign Hall Chairperson : SHRI B. C. BORA, Former CMD, ONGC / OIL

DR. PRAMOD DEO

Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, India

DR. OSMAN BENCHIKH

Head, Renewable Energy Programme, UNESCO, France

SHRI V. SUBRAMANIAN
CEO & Secretary General, Indian Wind Energy Association, India

MR. PETER BALLINGER

Director, Business Development Overseas Private Investment Corporation, USA

19h00 onward

Welcome Gala Dinner & Cultural Programme

SECOND DAY
Friday 22
nd

April 2011
SESSION- III

Sovereign Hall-I

Solar Photovoltaics Technology and Manufacturing

Chair : Dr. B. Bhargava, Director, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India

Solar Photovoltaics Technology

DR. ARUN RAMAKRISHNAN, Manager Market & Technology Research
Centrotherm photovoltaics, Germany

Waiting
Dr. Rajeewa (Rajiv) Arya, CEO
Moserbaer PhotoVoltaic, India

PV Manufacturing in India: Opportunities and Challenges

Dr. Satyendra Kumar, Chief Technology Officer
Lanco Solar Pt. Ltd., India

Third-Generation Solar Cells to Enhance the efficiency of the existing solar cells DR. V. K. JAIN, Director, Amity Institute of Renewable and Alternative Energy
Amity University, India

SESSION- IV

Sovereign Hall-II

Wind Power Technology (Grid Integration)

Chair : Shri Shashi Shekhar, Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

The road towards a fossil fuel free Sweden and EU

Professor Erik Dahlquist, Research Director
School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, Malardalen University, Sweden

09h30 11h00

Waiting
Mr. Chintan Shah, VP & Head- SBD, Suzlon Energy Ltd., India Inspire Hall-III

SESSION- V

YOUth Forum (Country Papers)

mCHP technoloiges for distributed level applications: FBK-REET innovations and technologies
Mr. Luigi Dott. Crema, Researcher at REET, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy

Prospects and perspectives of Algal Bio-diesel for Energy security

Dr. M. Arumugam, Scientist, Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Pithoragarh, India

Biodiesel Development from Waste: A Canadian Startup Business Experience

Mr. Victor Das, Business Development, Enventech Inc., Canada

Experimental Study and Transient Simulation of Developing a Combined Solar Thermal Power Plant
Mr. Iman Niknia, Shiraz University, Iran

Factors influencing the operation of Biomass Gasifier Power Plants

Mr. M. Mohamed Iqbal, Assistant Professor (EEE)
Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India

Intensification of Biogas Production by ultrasonic Treatment of Agro waste

Dr. D. Panda, Head, Chemical Engg. Department
C.V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, India

11h00 11h30

Investigation of heavy metals in effluents

Mr. Armaghan Attar, M.S student, Shiraz University, Iran Networking Tea / Coffee

SESSION- VI

Sovereign Hall-I

Thin Film PV Innovative Prospects

Chair : Dr. Ahmar Raza, Director, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India

Role of Thin Film Technology in Achieving Grid Parity

Mr. Seshagiri Meka, Head Sales & Business Development
Oerlikon Solar, India

Bringing Newtons Apple to India

Mr. Akash, CEO
INDIS LLC, USA

Solar Power Tree - a new Concept of Harnessing Solar Energy in a Smaller Space Dr. S. N. Maity, Scientist G & Head
Technology Innovation Centre, CMERI, Durgapur, India

SESSION- VII

Sovereign Hall-II

Bio-Energy, Fuel Cells and Intelligent Energy Systems

Chair : Dr. R. K. Malhotra, Director (R&D), Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Faridabad, India

Giant King Grass: Versatile Feedstock for Cellulosic Ethanol and Bioenergy
Dr. Carl Kukkonen, Chief Executive Officer
VIASPACE Inc., USA

Maximizing Methane Gas extraction for grid scale power production

Mr. Vimal Kumar, Country Head
Landfill Gas & Power Pty Ltd., India

11h30 13h00

Bioenergy Strategy in Canada

Dr. Ajay K. Dalai, Associate Dean, Research and Partnerships
College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Challengers Faced by Jatropha Planters in India

Mr. N. Sinnasuwaami, Chief Operating Officer
Mission Biofuels India Pvt. Ltd., Orissa, India

SESSION- VIII

Inspire Hall-III

RE-Woman Empowerment, RE-Rural Electrification

Chair : Mr. R. S. Butola, Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., India

Concept of Self Managed Microgrid for Remote Communities

Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India

Womens Empowerment in Rural India through Sustainable Energy Use Dr. (Mrs) Gouri Datta, Associated Professor, Physics Department
Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, India

Renewable Energy for providing energy access for the poor Mr. Rajinder Kumar Kaura, CMD, Bergen Associates Pvt. Ltd., India Novel Integrated Solar Devices for Rural Areas Dr. P. C. Pande, Principal Scientist
Central Arid Zone Research Institute, India

Mini-grids porting renewable energy are the preferred solution for sustainable growth in developing countries Mr. Rahul Singh, Vice President
A2Z Powercom Private Ltd., Gurgaon, India

SIG-I Round Table (BY INVITATION)

THEME

at Hall Allure

Renewable Energies : Technology and Innovation for a Sustainable Energy Future Shri S. C. Tripathi
Former Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India

Professor Ali Sayigh

Chairman of WREC & Director General WREN, Editor-in-chief RE

Dr. Osman Benchikh

Head, Renewable Energy Programme, UNESCO, France

Mr. Jens Burgtorf

Director, Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN), GIZ, India

Mr. Peter Ballinger

Director, Business Development, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, USA

11h30 13h00

Dr. Lawrence L. Kazmerski

Executive Director, Science and Technology Partnerships National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA

Mr. Pankaj Saran

CEO, Gujarat Vittal Innovation City ltd Vice President, EMPI Group of Institutions, New Delhi, India

Mr. Craig O'connor

Director, Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports Export-Import Bank of the United States, USA

Mr. Amit Kumar

Director, EnergyEnvironment Technology Development Division, TERI , India

Dr. Shardul Agrawala

Acting Head, Climate Change, Biodiversity and Development Division OECD Environment Directorate, France

Mr. Luigi Dott. Crema

Researcher at REET, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy

13h00 14h00

Mr. Rakesh Jha

Sr. General Manager, Feedback Ventures Private Limited, Gurgaon, India

Power

Connect Lunch

SESSION- IX

Sovereign Hall-I

Solar Thermal Technology and Applications

Chair : Dr. B. Bandyopadyay, Scientist-G/Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,
Govt. of India

Experiences of Solar Thermal Power Projects in India

Mr. Siddhartha Mathur, Director, Business Development & Strategy, Solar
ACME, Gurogan, India

Urban Energy Integrated Approach to Decentralized Renewable

Professor Deo Prasad, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Concentrated Thermal Solar Power Technology

Mr. Shiv Shukla, President, Abengoa Solar India
President & CEO, Abener Engineering, Mumbai, India

HDKR Method for Optimum Radiation Availability in India

Mr. Laxmi Narain, Center for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

SESSION- X

Sovereign Hall-II

Small Hydro and Innovations in Renewable Energy

Chair : Shri N. P. Singh, Scientist-G/Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,
Govt. of India

14h00 15h30

Wating
Mr. Tarun Kapoor IAS, Managing Director, Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd., India

Wating
Mr. K. S. Popli, Director (Technical), IREDA, India

Wating

Dr. Arun Kumar, Head, Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee SESSION- XI Inspire Hall-III

Biofuel / Biomass Waste-to-Energy: Upscaling, challenges and opportunities

Chair : Dr. A. R. Shukla, Scientist-G/Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,
Govt. of India

Importance and Economics of Energy Crop Cultivation for Growth of Biomass Power
Mr. Mark L.M. Quinn, CEO, Clenergen Corporation, London, UK

Bioenergy and Biofuels - Challenges and Opportunities

Mr. Jai Uppal, Sr. Consultant & General Secretary, Samyak Vikas Sanstha, New Delhi, India

Biofuel / Biomass and Applications Technologies Waste-to-Energy: Upscaling, challenges and opportunities
Mr. Anil Misra, Sr. Technical Expert, IndoGerman Energy Programme, GIZ, New Delhi, India

Generation of Bio Energy through Decentralized Waste treatment

Mr. A. Saji Das, Managing Director, Biotech Renewable Energy Pvt.Ltd, Trivandrum, India

Waste to Energy : Self Sustainable Small Villages Solutions

Mr. Ashok Hansraj, Renewable Energy Technological Innovation - R&D
Global Green (E.U.), Portugal, S.A.

15h30 16h00

Networking

Tea / Coffee

SESSION- XII

Sovereign Hall-I

Solar Heating and cooling Technologies, Solar Materials

Chair : Dr. Sant Ram, Director, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India

PV Technology, Solar Materials

Dr.Swati Ray, Senior Professor, Energy Research Unit
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India

Solar cells based on nanomaterials

Dr. Sunita Mishra, Scientist
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh, India

SESSION- XIII

Sovereign Hall-II

Sustainable Solutions: Carbon Credit, Energy Efficiency and Low Energy Architecture
Chair : Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India

Wating
Dr. A.K. Tripathi, Director, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India

Integrating Renewable Energy & Climate Change Business Opportunities: Lessons from the Montreal Protocol
Dr. Stephen O. Andersen, Co-Chair
Montreal Protocol Technical and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP), USA

Sustainable Solutions for Energy Supply

Mr. Fabian Riveros, Director, Aplicaciones de Energas Sustitutivas (ADES), Spain

16h00 17h30

Green Architecture
Mr. Surinder Bahga, Chairman, Indian Institute of Architects, Chandigarh, India

Sustainable Cities
Mr Jit Gupta, Director, College of Architecture IET, Bhaddal, Ropar, Punjab, India

Nanotechnology in Architecture for Sustainable Development

Ms Archana Chaudhary, Architect-Planner, Chandigarh, India

Creating Zero Emission Buildings

Dr. Suresh C. Bajpai, Registrar, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India SESSION- XIV Inspire Hall-III

Capacity Building, RE Education / R&D

Chair : Dr. Praveen Saxena, Director, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India Capacity building and RE education Prof. Dr. Atmanand, Dean, School of Energy Management
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, India

Solar Energy Training and Capacity Building

Mr. Pankaj Som Chaturvedi, CEO. TRA International Ltd.

Renewable Energy Mantra

Mr. Joy Ganjoo, Lotus Technologies, J&K, India

Human Resource Development in Renewable Energy

Dr. Usha Bajpai, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Renewable Energy Programme,
University of Lucknow, India

Innovations and R&D in RE

Dr. Tarlochan Kaur, Assoc. Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh, India

SIG-II Round Table (BY INVITATION)

at Hall Allure

INDO-CANADIAN FORUM
THEME

Indo Canada Cooperation in RE, Education and Capacity Buildings Mr. Robin Sinha, Executive Director Carleton Sustainable Energy Research Centre (CSERC) Prof. Cynthia Cruickshank
Carleton University, Canada

16h00 17h30

Mr. Jag Mohan

Dean, Centennial College, Canada

Dr. Ajay K. Dalai, Associate Dean, Research and Partnerships College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Dr. Parag Diwan
Vice Chancellor, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, India

Mr. Kuldeep Chandra

Former ED (R&D), ONGC, India

Mr. Subir Ranjan

Professor, Head, International Affairs, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, India

Mr. Vijay Pahwa

Director Industry Relations, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, India

THIRD DAY
Saturday 23 April 2011 09h30 11h00
PANEL DISCUSSION SESSION I
rd

Green Economy and the Role of Renewables in providing energy access for the poor
CHAIR & MODERATOR

Mr. Anil Razdan, IAS, Former Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Power Dr. Gustav R. Grob, President, International Clean Energy Consortium ICEC, Switzerland Mr. Sudhir Mohan, Scientist-G/Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India Mr. Gurjit Singh, Joint Secretary (E&SA), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India Mr. Rajinder Kumar Kaura, CMD, Bergen Associates Pvt. Ltd., India Dr. Lawrence L. Kazmerski, Executive Director, Science and Technology Partnerships
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA

PANELIST

Mr. Robin Sinha, Executive Director, Carleton Sustainable Energy Research Centre (CSERC), Canada Mr. Ajay Prakash Shrivastava, MD, Maharishi Solar Technology (P) Ltd., India Professor Erik Dahlquist, Research Director, School of Sustainable Development of Society
and Technology, Malardalen University, Sweden

Mr. Fabian Riveros, Director, Aplicaciones de Energas Sustitutivas (ADES), Spain Mr. Amit Kumar, Director, EnergyEnvironment Technology Development Division, TERI , India Mr. Pradeep Chaturvedi, Vice President, World Environment Foundation, India Dr. Ram Babu, CEO, General Carbon, India Dr. Shardul Agrawala, Acting Head, Climate Change, Biodiversity and Development Division
OECD Environment Directorate, France

11h00 11h30 11h30 13h00

Networking

Tea / Coffee

PANEL DISCUSSION SESSION II

Initiatives to catalyse & scale up Investment for Renewable Energy Projects Future Market Directions
CHAIR & MODERATOR

Mr. Narendra PANELIST

Taneja, Energy Affairs Expert and Commentator, India

Mr. Debashish Majumdar, CMD, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd., India Professor Ali Sayigh, Chairman of WREC & Director General WREN, U.K. Dr. Osman Benchikh, Head, Renewable Energy Programme, UNESCO, France Dr. V. K. Garg, Chairman, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Goa and Union Territories, India Dr. A. K. Balyan, Managing Director & CEO, Petronet LNG Limited, India Mr. N. M. Borah, CMD, Oil India Limited, India Mr. D. K. Sarraf, Director (Finance), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., India Dr. Stephen O. Andersen, Co-Chair, Montreal Protocol Technical and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP), USA Mr. Pankaj Sehgal, Managing Director, Sun Group, Gurgaon, India Mr. Peter Ballinger, Director, Business Development, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, USA Dr. K. Usha Rao, Project Manager-South Asia, KfW Carbon Fund, India Mr. Luigi Dott. Crema, Researcher at REET, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy Mr. Ashish Sethia, Head of Research, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, India Mr. Craig O'connor, Director, Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports
Export-Import Bank of the United States, Washington DC, USA

13h00 14h30 14h30 16h00

Power

Connect Lunch

VALEDICTORY SESSION in Sovereign Hall CHIEF GUEST Mr. K. C. Venugopal

Honble Minister of State, Ministry of Power, Government of India

16h00

Closing Tea / Coffee