The Orthodox Academy of Crete in cooperation with Heinrich-Böll-Foundation Greece, the University of Kassel, the Technical University of Crete and the Technological Educational Institute of Crete organize the scientific conference "Energy autonomous islands and communities". Good practices from islands that cover their energy needs exclusively by renewable energy sources, friendly to the environment and to the society will be presented. Aim of the conference is to get the society of Crete involved in the RES vision and inform the stakeholders, the local and national policy makers, the chambers, the associations, the local community and the civil society about existing European cases, including many cases from Germany that already use successfully RES with actual environmental and economic benefits for the societies.
The conference will be held at the Orthodox Academy of Crete, Greece on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th of November 2015.
PROGRAMME
Saturday 14th of November
10:00 Opening
Dr Konstantinos Zormpas, General Director of the Orthodox Academy of Crete
Olga Drossou, Heinrich-Böll-Foundation Greece
10:15 Greetings from the Vice-Governor of Region of Crete
Virginia Manasaki – Tavernaraki
10:30 Prospects of Green Islands: Technological, Economic and Social Approach
Prof J.K. Kaldellis, Director, Center of Technological Research of Piraeus & Islands
11:00 Energy autonomous island “La Gomera”, Canary Islands
Henning Meschede, M.Sc., Researcher, University of Kassel
11:30 Energy autonomous island “Juist”
Prof. Dr. Ines Carstensen, BEST-Sabel Hochschule Berlin
12:00 Questions – Discussion
12:30 Coffee Break
13:00 100% RES for Thuringia: Vision and Design
Prof. Dieter Sell, Director of the Thuringian Energy and Green Tech Agency
13:30 Cooperation Company at “Schotten”: 100% RES
Jutta Kneißel, First President of Erneuerbare Energien für Schotten e.V.
14:00 Energy autonomous village “Jühnde” and town “Wolfhagen”
Uwe Welteke-Fabricius, Senior Consultant, Decentralized Energy Systems
14:30 Questions – Discussion
15:00 Lunch
16:30 The society of Energy and the Energy of the Cretan Society
Dr Dimitrios Christakis, Professor, Technological Educational Institute of Crete
17:00 Proposal for the island of Gavdos: 100% RES
Ioannis Vourdoumpas, Professor, Technological Educational Institute of Crete
17:30 Development of RES as a tool for decentralized social and economic development - Proposal for the expansion of hybrid energy systems to the islands of Greece
Dr Dimitrios Katsaprakakis, Assistant Professor, Technological Educational Institute of Crete
18:00 Zero Energy Schools at the Mediterranean
Dr. Niki Gaitani, Researcher, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
18:30 Questions – Discussion
19:30 End of session
Sunday 15th of November
10:00 The role of Crete as an energy center of Eastern Mediterranean
Dr Emmanouil Karapidakis, Associate Professor, Technological Educational Institute of Crete
10:30 Current energy status of Crete and the RES
Gigantidou Antiopi, Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A.
11:00 Dimensioning of autonomous systems and presentations of examples on real time
Dr Ioannis Katsigiannis, Researcher, Technical University of Crete
11:30 Questions – Discussion
12:00 Coffee Break
12:30 Round table discussion "Designing of the Energy Future: With or Without RES?"
Moderation: Marina Giakoumaki, Journalist, NEA TV of Crete
14.00 Closing of the conferece