Our speakers on Friday evening:
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Schön
Moderartor of the Opening and Panel Discussion
Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. Klaus Fischer
"Energy Policy and Legislation in the European Union"
Content:
The significance of energy as major field within the
European integration process dates back to the beginning of the European
cooperation. Accordingly, energy aspects take a vital part in the funding
treaties of the European Union, particularly in the ECSC Treaty on coal and
steel and the EURATOM Treaty on the civil use of nuclear energy. Nowadays, the
European legislation takes a significant part of the member states’ legislation
and administrative practice. Several problems can only or much more efficiently
be solved at community level than by diverging national or local actions.
Thus, common challenges as realising an internal
energy market, tackling the increasing European dependence on external fuel
supply and meeting the Union’s
commitments on climate protection highlight the necessity of concerted European
actions and policies in the energy field.
The lecture delineates the common European energy
policy, its institutional and legal basis, as well as its implementation in
several energy policy areas.
About Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. Klaus Fischer:
Dipl.-Wi.-Ing.
Klaus Fischer studied Industrial Engineering and Management with focus on
chemistry at the TU Kaiserslautern.
During his studies, he
worked on resource-based and system-oriented management as an approach for
sustainable business development.
Since January 2006, he is
research assistant within the work group “Energy Systems Analysis and
Environment” at the Institute for Industrial Production (IIP), Universität
Karlsruhe (TH).
His research focus lies on
European and South-East-Asian energy policies and sustainable development of
energy systems.
Dipl.-Ing. Gregor Dietz
"Energy Efficiency"
Dipl.-Ing. Björn Pieprzyk
"The current use and the potential of
renewable energy"
The potential amount of renewable
energy available is much greater than the annual energy demand worldwide.
According to Shell renewable energies could comprise the majority of our total
energy supply in 2060. This would be the equivalent of 75,000 nuclear power
plants. The potential of renewable energies in Germany is also very high. In
2050 nearly all of the energy demand can be supplied by renewable energies.
The majority of countries in the EU
are opting to use the feed in tariff system. Numerous studies and the European Commission
have already documented the superiority of feed in tariff systems in comparison
to quota systems. Renewable energies have a high cost reduction potential.
After 2020 the cost of renewable energies
is no longer higher than that of conventional energy sources. If external costs
of the electricity production were to be internalised, renewable energies would
already be cost effective today. Nuclear energy and Clean Coal Technology can
not be alternatives for the use of renewable energies due to high costs and
high environmental risks.
Dipl.-Ing. Armin Schimkat 
“Perspectives for an Economic and Climate Friendly power Generation based on Fossil Fuels”
Content:
- Opportunities and Challenges for Technology Suppliers in the World Power Generation Market
- Status and Outlook on Advanced Highly Efficient Power Generation Technologies
- CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) as a Bridge Function towards a Sustainable Energy Future
About Dipl.-Ing. Armin Schimkat:
1988 - 1994
MSc (Dipl.-Ing.) in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
1994 - 1998
Project Engineer in offering for biomass and waste-to-energy plants as well as flue gas cleaning systems, Preussag Noell, Wuerzburg, Germany
1998 - 2000
Scientist for power generation systems, ABB Corporate Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany
2000 – present
Principal Process Engineer for coal and gas fired plant and gas turbine technology
Manager Technology and External Affairs: co-ordination of research & development activities with public funding for ALSTOM Power Generation AG, Technology Centre, Mannheim, Germany
Dr. Wolfram Münch
"Elements for a sustainable energy future"
About Dr. Wolfram Münch:
Wolfram Münch grew up in Mannheim, Germany. Undergraduate education in physics, astronomy and mathematics at Heidelberg University. PhD in
theoretical physics on turbulence research at Cambridge Cambridge in 1990.
1990 - 1998
research scientist in the new materials department at the
DaimlerChrysler-Research Centre in Ulm focussing
on materials for energy conversion devices.
1998 - 2001
coach of the
„DaimlerChrysler exchange group“ in Stuttgart.
1991 - 2001
part time research scientist working on simulations of proton
conducters at the Max-Planck-Institute for solid state research in Stuttgart.
Habilitation at Ulm University in 2000.
2001 - present
head of the research, development and demonstration department of
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG in Karlsruhe.
The course instructors for saturday and sunday are:
- Herr Pieprzyk from Bundesverbandes Erneuerbare Energie e.V. with a workshop about renewable energy
- A professional simulation/business game on power trading
- A workshop about concepts for the supply of energy in developing countries
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