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The WEC 2007 session on International Standards to develop and promote energy efficiency and renewable energy sources

The energy sector is facing new challenges, as highlighted by the heads of state participating at the G8 Summit held in Gleneagles in 2005, who took the collective resolution to “promote innovation, energy efficiency, conservation, improve policy, regulatory and financing frameworks, and accelerate deployment of cleaner technologies, particular lower-emitting technologies”.

International Standards are a powerful tool for disseminating new technologies and good practices, developing global markets and supporting the harmonization of government policies on energy efficiency and renewable sources on a global scale.

The joint ISO/IEC/WEC session in the framework of the World Energy Congress 2007 will provide an opportunity for high-level representatives of the major players involved in this field (industry leaders, regulators, energy conservation agencies and professionals, international organizations and key standards developing organizations from all regions of the world) to get an overview of the role that International Standards play to support the development and promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

They will also be able to interact with a panel of distinguished speakers, with a view to identifying key issues to be addressed and priority international standards projects to be initiated (or extended), helping to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy sources on a global scale.

Date and venue

The session will be part of the official programme of the Congress. It is scheduled on 12 November 2007 starting at 17:00 and will be followed by a reception.  

The World Energy Congress will be held in Rome (Italy) in the new venues of the “Nuova Fiera”

Conditions for ISO and IEC members

A special one day registration fee has been negotiated for participants from ISO and IEC members, at the cost of EUR 500 + VAT (as opposed to the regular Congress registration fee of EUR 2.100 + VAT). The one day registration will give access to the entire Congress and Exhibition Area on 12 November 2007.

ISO and IEC members interested in attending the Congress need to contact:

Carole Alther (alther@iso.org)

+ 41 22 749 02 06

Draft programme

Chairman: Dr. Francisco Barnes (WEC Vice-Chair for North America, Mexico)

Presentations

(8’ for each speaker – total: about 1 hour)

The first speaker will present the point of view of the International Energy Agency.

International Standards to develop and promote energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, paper submitted to the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm (Germany)

• Mr. Paul Waide (Senior Policy Analyst, IEA)

Two speakers proposed by the World Energy Council will highlight the interest and expectations of the WEC community.

• Mr. Bruno Manoha, Head Environment and Renewables, EDF (France)
• Mr. Didier Bosseboeuf (ADEME)

One Officer from IEC and one from ISO will present the developments in each organization in support of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy sources.

• Mr. Renzo Tani (President, IEC)
• Mr. Alan Bryden (Secretary-General, ISO)

Two international experts in the field will highlight key achievements and present/future challenges.

Energy efficiency policies and standards

• Prof. Cesare Boffa (President of the Italian Committee on Heat Technology and former Vice President of ENEA)

International Standards supporting the development and promotion of renewable energy sources

• Dr. A. Hunter Fanney (Chief, Building Environment Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST)

Speakers’ panel + open discussion

(Total: about 30 min.)

Reception