Renewable Energy: Essential Understanding for Development and Investment 2014

Key Topics

• Solar energy
  • Solar water heating
  • Quantifying the supply
  • Electricity from photovoltaics (PV)
  • Selective surfaces
  • Solar energy-conscious buildings
  • Electricity from concentrated solar power (CSP)
  • Importance of glass and other materials
• Essential background
  • Our energy supplies, their impact and efficient use
  • Why we need energy
  • Where, for what and how?
  • What is renewable energy?
  • World view of renewables
• Wind power and renewables electricity integration
  • Renewables electricity supply variation
  • Wind turbines
  • Biomass and biofuels
  • Ocean energy outline
  • Energy policy and market incentives for renewables

Who should Attend

• Regulators of standards, goods and trade
• Managers in business and utility services
• Architects and Builders in domestic and business design
• Officials in national and local government
• Lecturers in energy supply and trade
• Legal and administrative consultants
• Writers in trade and general publications