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Renewable Energy in Your Community

November 25, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm +04

About the Event:
The American University of Armenia (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment in cooperation with the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation are jointly organizing the concluding event of the Sustainable Energy Academy 2017 dedicated to the theme “Renewable Energy in Your Community” on November 25, 2017, 12:00-16:30 at AUA Manoogian Hall. The concluding event will include presentation of projects proposals prepared by Academy 2017 workshop participants throughout the year and will include a number of thought provoking and informative speakers.

 
Sustainable Energy Academy 2017 is dedicated to the theme of local energy generation and covers topics devoted to promoting energy resilience and independence in communities by investing in renewable energy and energy efficient solutions at the household and community level.
 
Within the framework of the Academy 2017 three workshops were organized in different cities of Armenia, each representing a different region (North, Center and South of Armenia) – Vanadzor, Ararat, and Kapan. The workshops made available know-how on how to take advantage of laws, technologies, and organizational approaches that could help households and communities become energy secure through use of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions. The workshops were tailored for the target groups that included a. marz and local-government officials, as well as staff of electricity utility providers; b. energy solution vendors; and c. university students and young professionals.
 
Academy 2017 had more than 100 participants from different regions of Armenia. Twenty-five project proposals were sent by the participants with a wide range of topics, including building energy efficiency solutions, municipal lighting, the application of renewable energy resources in different sectors, waste-to energy, among other topics. The project proposals will be presented during the November 25 event by the workshop participants through posters.
 
The list of speakers includes representatives of the Municipality of Yerevan and different institutions in Armenia, who will give talks to discuss the latest developments in the field of sustainable energy in Armenia. In addition, Dr. Andreas Wieg, Head of the National Office for Energy Cooperatives at the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation, will give a talk on Germany's experience in its energy transition; the German government has set ambitious target to achieve 80% of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2050. Dr. Wieg will discuss the role local communities in this energy transition.
 
The long-term aim of the Academy is to create a community of young professionals and students who will be equipped to promote and implement sustainable energy solutions at the building, district/community, and national levels.
 
About the Speaker:

Dr. Andreas Wieg is Head of the National Office for Energy Coopera¬tives at the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation (DGRV – Deutscher Genossenschafts- und Raiffeisenverband e.V.). He is in charge of political lobbying for energy cooperatives in Germany. Dr. Wieg is also Head of the Executive Staff Department at the DGRV. He is board member of the European Federation for Energy Cooperatives REScoop.eu.
 
He is a visiting lecturer in introductory business administration (company management, personnel, organization) at the Berlin School of Economics and Law and a member of the Scientific Institute for Cooperative Systems at the Philipps University of Marburg.
 
Having a background in business and economics, he earned his PhD in business administration and economics at the Philipps University of Marburg.
 
Dr. Wieg wrote and co-authored numerous articles, scientific papers, brochures and books on cooperatives, especially regarding new (renewable energy) cooperatives.
 
Language: English; Armenian translation will be provided

Details

Date:
November 25, 2017
Time:
12:00 pm - 4:30 pm +04
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Venue

Alex and Marie Manoogian Hall, PAB
40 Marshal Baghramyan Ave
Yerevan, Armenia
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Phone
+374 60 69-40-40