ISES Presentation

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Facts and Figures

• Founded 1954
• Largest organisation in the field of research,
  utilisation and promotion of renewable energy
  worldwide
• About 30,000 direct and associated members in 108
  countries

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Philosophy

• Encourage the use of renewable energy
• Realise a global community of individuals and
  institutions in support of renewable energy
  technologies
• Thinking globally, acting locally

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Technical Expertise
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ISES delivers

• global network for sustainability
• framework for international communication and
  information exchange
• world-class scientific journal
• popular scientific publications
• world, regional, national conferences, workshops,
  and seminars
• projects and initiatives

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PublicationsSolar Energy Journal

• Official journal of ISES
• High scientific standard
• Available on paper electronically
• 12 Issues per year
• All abstracts on-line (free!)
• Published by Elsevier
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PublicationsRefocus Magazine

• International publication
• Official ISES Membership magazine
• Distributed to 25 000 decisionmakers
• 6 Issues per year
• Published by Elsevier Advanced Technology

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PublicationsOther

• ISES publishes a wide variety of books and
  magazines
• Recent book Solar Energy - State of the Art
• Members have access to regional magazines
  e.g. Solar Today (USA)
• Research Reports
• Whitepapers
• Proceedings
• NB Members get discounts!

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Conferences

• 2003 Solar World Congress - Gothenburg
• 2005 Solar World Congress Orlando
• 2004 Regional Congresses
• Europe Germany
• Latin America Mexico
• Asia Korea
• Yearly National Conferences
• ISES supports partner organization congresses
• EREC (Crete, Greece)
• WWEA (Cape Town, South Africa)
• NB ISES Members get discounts!

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ISES Membership Services

• Refocus Magazine
• Solar Energy Journal
• Electronic Newsletters (Members WIRE)
• International Consultancy Network
• Reduced prices (Conferences, Books)
• Global Members Directory
• ISES Members E-mail address (
  myName_at_members.ises.org)
• ISES Members Portal (myISESOnline)
• Join today!

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Membership Structure
69 scientists, technicians
15 industry
10 representatives government
6 private individuals
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Membership by Region
Europe 40
Asia / Pacific 32
Americas 25
Africa 3
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Powerful Partnerships

• European Union
• World Bank and associated partner organisations
• United Nations and subordinate organisations
• Governments
• International Energy Agency
• Research institutes and universities
• EUREC Agency

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Success stories projects

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• RESum
• SEPCo
• Solar Cities
• Academies for Solar Architecture
• Freiburg
• Rome
• Johannesburg
• Prague
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• Solar Schools

                               
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SEPCo

• Objectives
• Develop tools for sustainable implementation
  processes
• Integrate environmental and efficiency issues
  into all levels of energy policy
• Strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders
• Activities
• Realise a set workshops
• Supply internet-based discussion forum
• Elaboration of case studies
• Internet http//sepco.ises.org

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SEPCo

• Partners
• Local ISES National Sections
• German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)
• German Aerospace Center (DLR)
• GEPROP, Cuba
• CONAE, Mexico
• DME, South Africa
• Timeline
• Jan. 2001 Dec. 2002
• Funding
• German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU)

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Solar Cities

• Objectives
• Promote the greater use of RE in urban planning
• and development in the long term
• Create sustainable energy cities through an
  ongoing process of education, commitment and
  reform
• Activities
• Best practice compilation
• CO2 reduction potential assessment
• Information dissemination / communication
• Internet http//www.ises.org/shortcut.nsf/to/hq

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Solar Cities

• Partners
• Esbensen, Denmark
• Cenergia, Denmark
• DHV, The Netherlands
• RESET, Italy
• Informal co-operation with IEA Task 30 (Solar
  City) ICLEI
• Timeline
• Jan. 2002 Dec. 2004
• Funding
• 80 European Commission

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Solar Schools - Brighter Future

• Objective
• Improving childrens knowledge of renewable
  energy and energy efficiency
• Activities
• Dissemination of good practice
• Development of teaching materials on energy
  issues
• International competition on renewable energies

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Solar Schools - Brighter Future

• Partners
• DGS
• ISES Poland
• UK ISES
• ISES Bulgaria
• ISES Hungary
• Timeline
• To start in May 2003
• Running time 30 months
• Funding
• 50 European Commission

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Future projects/plans

• SuSEA Sustainable Energy Initiative for Africa
• Capacity building for government employees on RE
• and EE.
• Three-month course in South Africa
• Potential funding NORAD, Swiss Re, CDG, etc.
• Affordable Homes
• Development of different publications on
  affordable homes, taking into account different
  levels of income, as well as a range of climates.
  
• Potential funding UNESCO, GEF, World Bank, etc.

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Future projects/plans
REducation Development of a directory to give a
structured overview over different institutions
world-wide active in the field of renewable
energy education. REfinance Development of a
directory to give an overview over different
institutions world-wide active in the field of
renewable energy project funding.
LiteratuRE Development of a list of RE
literature - on different topics - on different
levels - in different languages
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Recent issues

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• New membership structure proposed
• All section members also members of ISES
• at a lower price than the present price
  of ISES
• membership but at a higher price than for
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• section memberships.
• Now being discussed with ASES and ANZES.
• New organizational structure approved
• Four vice presidents instead of two, each with
• designated responsibilities

                               
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ISES existing structure

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Secretariat (Headquarters)
Board of Directors President 2 Vice
Presidents Secretary Treasurer
Committees Reporting to the Board of
Directors
                               
Executive Committee
Bylaws Committee
Awards Committee
Nomination Elections Committee
Finance Committee
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ISES proposed new structure

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Secretariat (Headquarters)
Board of Directors President Secretary Treasurer
Vice Presidents
Committees Reporting to the Board of
Directors
                               
Executive Committee
Bylaws
Vice President for Member Affairs   Council of
Regional Chairs And members at large National and
Regional Congresses
Vice President for Technical Affairs   World
Conferences, Publications, Projects and
Technical Divisions Thermal, PV, Arch., Wind,
Bio, Education, others
Vice President for Public Affairs   Policy,
NGO, Government Relations History Heritage
Marketing, Media, Policy Projects
Vice President for Industries   International
Solar Energy Industries Association
Awards
Nomination Elections Committee
Committee on Staff( at present Executive
Committee)
Committee on Finance/Treasurer
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Recent issues, continued

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• Financial situation
• Serious problems a year ago
• Staff reductions and efficiency measures
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• NGO support from EC for 2002 and 2003!
• Internal communication problems
• HQ to sections?
• HQ to members?
• Inactive Board members
• NB We need proposals for improvements!
• (the Sections Session at ISES 2003 is a
  good place to start)