Renewable Energies

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Renewable Energies Policies, Projects, and
Challenges for Regions First Results of the
Website Exercise

• Ernst-Christoph Stolper, Director General
• Ministry of the Environment and Conservation,
  Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State
  of North Rhine-Westphalia

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Role of Regions in the Field ofRenewable Energy

• Role of regions
• Closer to energy users and producers
• Implementation of national policies
• Development of own strategies, sometimes as
  pioneers
• Regional commitments (nrg4SD)
• Founding Gauteng Declaration (2002)
• Policy paper Sustainable Energy and Renewables
  (Cardiff Declaration 2004)

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Regional Participation and Co-operation on
International Level

• Meeting of regional experts in Bonn, 2004
• Objectives
• Facilitate communication flow on best available
  technologies,
• Establish networks among regional experts and
  decision-makers
• Increase regional co-operation and partnership
• Follow-up Renewables 2004
• Creation of internet portal for Renewable
  Energies
• nrg4SD is representing the regions in REN21

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Websitewww.regional-renewables.org
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Presently Participating Regions

• Australian Capital Territory
• Basque Country
• Brittany
• Catalonia
• Flanders
• NRW
• Sao Paolo
• Sicily
• Western Cape Province

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Background Information on RE
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Overview of the Regions
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Energy Profiles
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Regional Strategies
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Best Practice Examples I NRW
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Best Practice Example II Basque Country - Wind
Farm
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Contacts and Links
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Thank you for your attention!
www.regional-renewables.org