e-Book of Abstracts.pdf  
(11.58 MB  10.04.2008 16:01, 198 pages)

 e-Book of Presentations.pdf 
(117.23 MB  10.04.2008 16:15, 881 pages)

The European Meeting Point: Energy for Development 2007 edition counted with 189 participants, dispersed among 16 thematic or plenary sessions both in the Polytechnic Institute of Beja and EDIA headquarters. Results from 12 Structural Funds projects, 4 Intelligent Energy projects, one FP5 and 9 FP6 projects, 20 academic works, 3 governmentally funded projects, 16 private investments were presented along with 5 institutional addresses. The proposed case-studies or project results involved more than 100 institutions. 15 EU member-states have been represented as well as 10 third countries.

Currently, the e-book is under preparation to include the extended abstracts. The delivered presentations have been collected. Both, the eBook and the presentations will be on-line after authors authorization as well as for the photos taken during the event.

Through this email the “European Meeting Point: Energy for Development 2007” organisers are also gratefully acknowledging the interest and presence of those whom participated and contributed to the event.

ON THE EUROPEAN MEETING POINT

New energy realities require adequate partnership for success in both, market and research worlds. This event is an opportunity to disseminate and promote recent developments under a multidisciplinary environment where ventures are exchanged and new partnerships are started.

This European Meeting Point offers the stage to those who wish to present contributions for new research, technology and innovation projects. Emerging technologies, new financing tools, local strategies hosting pilot applications, entrepreneurial projects, are examples of potential contributions.

Success in new energy worlds combines technology, innovation and development strategies under a multi-disciplinary partnership environment – this event is the meeting point for energy technology, innovation and market key actors to meet success partnership.

Promoters

This event is promoted by RGESD, Research Group on Energy and Sustainable Development of IDMEC – Instituto Superior Técnico, and the Polytechnic Institute of Beja. The organising team is coordinated by Marcos António Nogueira.

Topics

The following domains are considered for the presentations, stands and posters exhibition and the Entrepreneurship Lounge:

Energy regional development > regional clusters, multi-regional energy initiatives.

Sustainable communities > project financing, architectural proposals, urban sustainable management.

Energy citizenship > enabling strategies, funding mechanisms.

Bio-energy cluster > bio-resources management, multi-fuel production routes, bio-fuels economics.

New Energy Paradigm > monitoring, market, certification, labelling.

Intelligent Energy Markets > contracting strategies, regulative framework and integration.

Why attending:

Several energy sectors present on one unique event;

Stakeholders along the energy value chains share the same partnership event;

Research agendas reviewed together with investment strategies;

New energy sectors and regional / local development discuss interdependencies in one single forum;