"Forum on clean energy opportunities and challenges in the GCC region", alongside the WFES

"Forum on clean energy opportunities and challenges in the GCC region", alongside the WFES

November 21, 2016 - 18:48
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The Network will be present at the World Future Energy Summit 2017 (WFES) which provides a setting for global discussions on the future of renewable energy, clean technology and sustainability. The Summit will take place at Abu Dhabi from 16 to 19 January 2017. The Network will contribute in the agenda of the WFES main Conference programme as well as in side events.Information on the WFES 2017 can be found at the official Summit’s website.

Fostering Clean Energy Partnerships: Forum on clean energy opportunities and challenges in the GCC region

Tuesday, January 17th 2017, 11:15 – 14:00, ADNEC

The Network is coorganising with the Ministry of Energy of UAE, the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Commision DG Energy, a Forum on the upcoming opportunities and challenges to large scale deployment of clean energy within the GCC region. The event shall focus on solar energy, which has become cost effective over the years and many best practices have been set regionally. The event also seeks to highlight areas for collaboration between EU and GCC countries and institutions on key challenges.
The meeting will take place from 11:15 – 14:00 in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) alongside the World Future Energy Summit series of events.

The European Union Energy Day: Transitioning the Electricity Sector» organized by DG Energy of the European Commission in ADNEC as part of the WFES, from 09.00 to 11.00, will be preceding the Forum and will provide an overview of the progress and latest achievements of EU energy policies related to the integration of renewables in the electricity sector, and their implications and relevance for other world regions. 

For more information and registration: http://eugcc-cleanergy.net/fostering_clean_energy_Partnerships