West Coast
Briefings on APP Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation and
Buildings & Appliances Activities in India and China: Opportunities
for Industry, State & Local Government and NGO’s
October 21, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA -
Los Angeles Marriott Airport Hotel
October 22, 2008 - San Jose, CA -
Sunnyvale Sheraton Hotel
Proceedings
9:00
am
Welcoming Remarks
Pat Perez, Assistant Executive
Director and Climate Change Program Liaison, California Energy
Commission (Los Angeles)
Conyers Davis, Assistant
Secretary for International Trade, California Business,
Transportation and Housing Agency (Los Angeles)
Jeremy Potash, Executive Director,
California-Asia Business Council (Sunnyvale)
Aaron Held, Director, U.S. Export Assistance
Center, U.S. Commercial Service (Sunnyvale)
9:10
am Overview
of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
Accomplishments, Challenges and Opportunities for Public/Private
Participation
Griff Thompson, Program Manager, Asia-Pacific Partnership on
Clean Development & Climate (APP)
U.S. government agency APP Task Force leaders
will discuss Task Force accomplishments and challenges that
present opportunities for U.S. companies, NGOs and local
government to share best practices, transfer technology, and
invest in clean development projects in APP countries.
Select APP Task Force industry representatives will discuss
the results of their participation in the APP.
9:30
am
Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation Task Force
Griff Thompson, Program Manager, Asia-Pacific Partnership on
Clean Development & Climate (APP)
Lisa
Barnett, Program Analyst, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Richard Brent, Director, Government Affairs, Solar Turbines,
Inc.
Renewable energy technologies, such as hydro
(large and small), solar, geothermal, biomass, and wind, can
deliver power with virtually zero emissions. Distributed
generation (smaller generators that produce power locally apart
from centralized grid) also has the potential to significantly
reduce emissions and promote greater cost and network
efficiencies. The Task Force is working to promote investment in
these technologies and address any market and technical
impediments that may prohibit their adoption.
10:00
am Buildings
& Appliances Task Force
Andrew Fanara, ENERGY STAR Program, Climate Protection
Partnership Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bill Nesmith, Senior Technical
Advisor, National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
The APP Building and Appliances Task Force is
working on more than 40 activities under 11 project areas to
reduce overall building energy consumption, including the
energy consumed by appliances, equipment, office and
consumer electronics, and lighting. Task Force programs
concentrate on sharing information on best practices, market
transformation, and investment promotion.
10:30
am Networking
Break
11:00
am
Panel: U.S. Government Business Services in Support of APP
Objectives
Rachid
Sayouty, Director, U.S. Export Assistance Center, U.S.
Commercial Service
(Los Angeles)
Aaron Held, Director, U.S. Export Assistance Center, U.S.
Commercial Service (Sunnyvale)
John Moran, Director, Insurance, Overseas Private Investment
Corporation (OPIC)
The U.S. Government offers a wide range of
business support and facilitation services consistent with
APP goals and objectives ranging from market analyses to
support for feasibility studies and export credit financing.
11:45
am
Breakout Session: Opportunities for involvement in APP Task Forces
Representatives from California based
industry are invited to participate in a moderated
discussion to explore APP mechanisms and programs supportive
of industry's international clean development and climate
objectives in India and China.
Representatives of California NGOs and local
government are invited to brainstorm mechanisms for
transferring to India and China, their expertise in
developing legislative, regulatory, and community based
programs through APP supported clean development and climate
initiatives.
12:45
pm Networking
Lunch
2:00
pm Adjourn
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