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Asia Future Energy Forum

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ORGANISERReed Elsevier (Singapore)
DATE29-30 October 2013
TIME09.00-17.00 hrs
VENUESands Expo and Convention Centre, MBS Singapore
URLwww.afef.com.sg

Technology development is the driving force behind future energy generation and transmission to load centers. AFEF 2013 will provide an interactive platform for discussion of several topics for development and deployment of bioenergy, wind, tidal and wave energy devices in Asia. Cost-effective and environmentally minimum impact onshore and offshore energy generation modes, technologies and business models will be presented.

Asia Future Energy Forum & Exhibition 2013 Conference

Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October 2013 | Marina Bay Sands | Singapore | www.afef.com.sg

Tuesday, 29 October 2013
8:00 - 9:00Registration
9:00 - 9:30

Welcome Address
Michelle Lim, Managing Director, Singapore & Malaysia, Reed Exhibitions
Edwin Khew, Chairman, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS)

Opening Remarks
Bernard Nee, Assistant Chief Executive, Energy Market Authority

CleanTech One Incubator Partners Signing Ceremony
Partners: SEAS, ERI@N, IES, NEWRI, Red Dot, SERIS

9:30 - 10:30

Opening Plenary: Renewable Energy Market and Policy Outlook
Experts in this plenary discuss regional trends and government initiatives that drive energy market developments in onshore and offshore renewables.

Session Chair: Prof AbuBakr Bahaj, Head of the Energy and Climate Change Division, University of Southampton (UK)

The Role of Government in Ocean Renewable Energy and Its Impact on Industry: the Nova Scotia Experience Bruce Cameron, Executive Director, Sustainable and Renewable Energy, Nova Scotia Department of Energy (Canada)

  • Solid, comprehensive government strategy: knowing your strengths, what you want and how to get there
  • International operation and cooperation required on standards, research, best practice and technology
  • Key drivers for action, significant cooperation and alignment of interests for success
  • Government leadership: significant investment of time and resources and critical need for consistency and predictability

Offshore Wind: Impact of New Entrants on Value Chain and Cost of Energy
Milo Sjardin, Head of Asia Pacific, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (Singapore)

  • Cost of producing electricity: offshore wind relative to other sources
  • Asian participation in offshore wind in terms of its effect on cost of energy and the evolution of the value chain
  • Creating offshore wind markets in Asia and entrance of Asian companies into offshore wind in Europe

Outlook of Solar Energy in the GMS Region
Dr Twarath Sutabutr, Deputy Director-General, Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE), Ministry of Energy (Thailand)

  • Outlaying the potential of solar energy application in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), which includes Thailand, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam
  • Examples of successful policies supporting the deployment of solar PV , solar-hot water and solar drying technologies
  • Current development of solar energy policies in Thailand
  • Trends and future business opportunities
10:30 - 11:00Networking Coffee Break
 Future Energy Track

Chairperson: Dr Elspeth Thomson, Senior Fellow & Head, Energy & the Environment Division, Energy Studies Institute (ESI), National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Offshore Renewables Track
11:00 - 12:30Renewable Energy BreakthroughsEconomics, Market Outlook and Policy for Wind

Apas Kiri: Malaysia's First Geothermal Plant
Andrew Amaladoss, Project Director, Tawau Green Energy (Malaysia)

Australian Renewable Energy Overview
Darren Gladman, Policy Manager, Clean Energy Council (Australia)

Session Chair: Nilesh Y Jadhav, Programme Director, Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) (Singapore)

10 Years of Global Offshore Wind Experience, 5 Key Lessons for the Asian Market
Ragna Schmidt-Haupt, Senior Investment & Strategy Advisor, Asia, GL Garrad Hassan (Singapore)

Two Decades of Wind Development: What's Next?
Yeoh Mei Ling, Centre Director (London), International Enterprise Singapore (UK)

Challenges and R&D Opportunities in the Renewable Sector
Dr Sanjay C Kuttan, Clean Technology Centre Managing Director, DNV GL (Singapore)

Global Wind Power Outlook: Offshore Wind Technology Trends and Analysis and Its Role in the Future Fuel Mix
Suchitra Sriram, Program Manager, Energy & Environment, Frost & Sullivan (Singapore)

12:30 - 13:30Networking Lunch
13:30 - 15:00

Renewable Energy in Manufacturing and Business Operations

Driving Commercial Viability in Energy-from-Waste Projects
Ng Meng Poh, Executive Vice President & Head (Utilities), Sembcorp Industries (Singapore)

Harnessing the Sun to Reduce Manufacturing Operating Expense (OPEX)
Christophe Inglin, Managing Director, Phoenix Solar (Singapore)

Empowering Businesses to Produce Their Own Biofuel
Allan Lim, Chief Executive Director, Alpha Biofuels (Singapore)

Wind Power Generation

Session Chair: Dr Tan Yen Kheng, Research Scientist, Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) (Singapore)

In-field Cable Laying Vessel for Future Offshore Wind Farms
Sreekala Mathai, Research Engineer, Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech) (Singapore)
Abul Bashar, Senior Research Manager, Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech) (Singapore)

Integrated Electrical Systems for Efficient Wind Turbine Installation Vessels
Louis Kennedy, Senior Technical Adviser, ABB (Singapore)

Wind Farm Solution for APAC
Yugarajan Karuppanan, Proposals Manager, Energy Sector – Wind Power, Siemens (Singapore)

Tribological Issues in Wind Turbines
Dr Arvind Singh, Senior Research Engineer, Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) (Singapore)
Dr Srikanth Narasimalu, Senior Scientist, Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) (Singapore)

15:00 - 15:10Break
15:10 - 16:40

Renewables in Transportation

Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Progress and Opportunity
Ralph (Skip) Boyce, President, Boeing Southeast Asia (Singapore)

Pollution, Prosperity and Palm
Michael Petras, Chief Executive Officer, NextFuels (USA)

Fuel Choices for American Prosperity: Recommendations to the Nation on Opening the Transportation Fuel Market to Competition
Dr Gal Luft, Co-Director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) (USA)

Structures and Materials

Session Chair: Dr Tan Yen Kheng, Research Scientist, Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) (Singapore)

High-fidelity Simulations of the Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials and Structures
Javier Llorca, Professor of Material Sciences, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies of Materials (IMDEA Materials)(Spain)

Advanced Cementitious Solutions for Offshore Foundations
Peter Weber, President & CEO, ceEntek (Singapore)
Dr Srikanth Narasimalu, Senior Scientist, Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) (Singapore)

High Quality Metocean Data and Hydrodynamic Loads on Offshore Wind Energy Structures
Dr Jacob Tornfeldt Sørenson, Head of Innovation, DHI (Singapore)

Accessibility Risk for Offshore Platforms During Maintenance
Prof David Ingram, Director of Research, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh (UK)

16:40 - 17:00Networking Coffee Break
17:00 - 18:30 

OTEC and Wave Energy

Session Chair: Ettanoor Thuppale Mohan Dass, Senior Scientist, Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) (Singapore)

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Benjamin Fauchier Delavigne, Business Development, DCNS Far East (Singapore)

Wave Energy Converter Experience: The Deployment of Drakoo-B0016
Henry Han, Founder & Managing Director, Hann-Ocean Energy (Singapore)

A Short Introduction to OTEC and an Overview of the Activities of the OTEC Foundation
Carsten Broich, Operations Manager, OTEC Foundation (Netherlands)

Numerical Simulation of Wave Energy Convertor Using Linear Permanent Magnet Generator
Phung Van Ngoc, Hydraulic Construction Institute - Vietnam Academy for Water Resources (Vietnam)

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