Sep 03

3RD INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WIND SYMPOSIUM: EXPERTS FROM 20 COUNTRIES WILL GATHER

3rd International Community Wind Symposium 2018 and Community Power Forum

Community Power – Future through Innovation

On the occasion of the IRENA Innovation Week at the beginning of September 2018 in Bonn, WWEA and LEE NRW in cooperation with EnergieAgentur.NRW and Genossenschaftsverband – Verband der Regionen are hosting the 3rd International Community Wind Symposium along with a Community Power Forum for all citizen-owned renewable energies.

The focus of this year’s symposium will be on innovation and new business models. Numerous international and German experts, amongst them representatives of community projects and associations, politicians, researchers and other relevant community power stakeholders are expected.

Event’s Topics:

  • How does Community Power in Germany develop in the second year of auctions?
  • What are current trends and innovative business models of the future?
  • Which international networks and cooperation exist, in particular with African countries?

Background:

Following last year’s International Community Wind symposium with more than 100 experts and practitioners from 20 countries, the event will start with the presentation of  the most recent WWEA and LEE NRW study on potentials and challenges for community wind in NRW and Germany. Experts will explore new, innovative approaches for marketing electricity from community wind farms and will in this context also touch areas such as transportation or heating.
After leaving the grounds of the German case, the symposium will focus on international implications and cases, with a special panel presenting opportunities and challenges of community energy on the African continent. Speakers from several European countries, from Algeria, Australia, Japan, Mali, USA and Zimbabwe have already confirmed their attendance.

Participation will be free of charge, simultaneous interpretation English/German will be available.

Source: World Wind Energy Association WWEA e.V., 23.08.2018
www.wwindea.org

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