International Conference in Brussels

Jueves 14 de Abril de 2011 11:06

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FCVRE organized an international conference on 16 March in Brussels, at the headquarters of the regional office of Sachen-Anhalt. Among the attendees there were representatives from the private sector as well as regional authorities and European networks.

Claudia Fedi, representing the project leader, Coldiretti, was one of the speakers, who explained the results achieved by the Project, as well as the experience of the pilot projects. Moreover, the conference was a perfect forum in order to learn from the major energy and financial players to the latest developments on the field of renewable energy in rural areas, as well as alternative funds for such projects. For this purpose, the FCVRE gave the floor to prominent speakers such as Andy Carty, an adviser to EPEC (European PPP Expertise Centre), who explained the importance of the PPP, the great work by EPEC in energy efficiency and the role that plays the PPP in rural areas. He focused his presentation on energy saving and production, as well as potential European funds to carry out the necessary investments. Another outstanding speaker was Markus Becker, director of energy policy in the EU General Electric, who explained the activity that the company plays in rural areas in relation to the business of renewable energy, taking into account the specificities of these areas, the objectives set by the EU and the state-of-the-art in the existing technology.

Public-private partnerships are the bet of the RuralE·Evolution project, these partnerships consist of associations between the public and the private sector to develop a project or service normally provided by the public sector, as it has been proved that the collaboration between private and public agents to improve the efficiency in project management, achieving better results.

You can find the presentations at the Downloadable area.