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Roundtable B: Renewable Energy Future

Organiser International Renewable Energy Agency(IRENA)
Date 31 Oct 2013
Venue Sands Expo and Convention Centre, MBS Singapore

URL: www.irena.org

IRENA's global roadmap for renewable energy, REMAP 2030, is designed to demonstrate possible pathways and priority actions for meeting the aspirational target of doubling the share of renewables by 2030. As the dedicated Hub for Renewable Energy within the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Initiative, IRENA will also use REMAP to identify specific areas where the SE4ALL constituency can make a contribution and accelerate the progress on all three SE4ALL objectives of renewable energy, universal access, and energy efficiency.

A pilot study by IRENA in 2012 concluded that the objective is achievable with currently available and new renewable energy technologies, but requires an accelerated rate of deployment as current and planned policies will only increase the renewable energy share from at most 18 percent in 2010 to around 21 percent in 2030.

The results also suggest that the level of the challenge varies considerably across the regions of the world and from country to country. It depends on the natural endowment of renewable energy resources, current and projected energy use, current use of traditional biomass, and local characteristics such as economic and industrial development, and national energy policy.

In 2013, IRENA continues to develop REMAP 2030 across two parallel tracks: 1) A country-based analysis to identify actions on technology deployment, investment and policies in collaboration with IRENA Members and other key countries, and 2) sectoral-based technology roadmaps to identify cross-country insights on actions needed to achieve the doubling target.

This roundtable will focus on the ongoing country-based analysis including regional analysis in Asia. The session will present stakeholders with a preview and presents an opportunity to provide feedback.

09:00 - 09:10 hrs Opening Remarks - introduction panellists
09:10 - 10:20 hrs Part I: Global renewables perspectives
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10:20 - 11:45 hrs Part II: Renewable energy in Asia
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11:45 - 12:00 hrs Wrap up
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Following questions can guide the panellists:

  • How far can renewables deployment be accelerated?
  • Which technologies and resources are key for the region?
  • What is the role of the public and private sectors to accelerate renewables deployment?
  • How can the REMAP 2030 be refined?
Assaad Razzouk
Assaad Razzouk

CEO and co-founder, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources, UK
Dolf Gielen
Dolf Gielen

Director, IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre, International Renewable Energy Agency
Herman Darnel Ibrahim
Herman Darnel Ibrahim

Director, International Geothermal Association
Kaoru Yamaguchi
Kaoru Yamaguchi

Senior Research Fellow, Manager, New and Renewable Energy Group, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Milo Sjardin
Milo Sjardin

Head of Asia-Pacific, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (Singapore)
Wei-nee Chen
Wei-nee Chen

Chief Corporate Officer, Sustainable Energy Development Authority, Malaysia