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IEA-Russia Meeting on Renewable Energy
 
Location and date(s) of workshop:
IEA, Paris: 12 December 2008
   
Organiser(s): EU-TACIS Russian Renewable Energy Study Tour / IEA
   
Contact(s):
isabel.murray@iea.org
   

Background:

Russia has substantial and diverse renewable energy resources - wind, geothermal, hydro, biomass and solar. Nearly all of the regions have at least one or two forms of renewable energy that are commercially exploitable. Moreover, these resources, if exploited effectively and efficiently, could do much to reduce reliance on gas.

Currently in Russia there is significant "low-hanging fruit" - applications where renewable energy sources have a competitive advantage over conventional energy sources. The IEA believes that there is much room for increasing the share of renewable energy in Russia’s overall energy mix and is interested in sharing IEA expertise on innovative and efficient policies aimed at increasing the share.

The IEA just released Deploying Renewables: Principles for Effective Policies. It reflects IEA expertise on ways to support the uptake and market deployment of renewable energy.

For more information on the Russian Federation click here.

See Russian language website.

 
Links to relevant documents:
List of participants

 
Proceedings:

Opening remarks
Neil Hirst, Director, Directorate of Global Energy Dialogue

IEA work and activities on renewable energy
Samantha Olz, Renewables Analyst, Directorate of Energy Markets and Security

Regulatory aspects of renewable energy 
Maria Sicilia, Electricity Markets Expert, Directorate of Energy Markets and Security

Renewable-related Implementing Agreements
Antonio Pflueger, Head of Energy Technology Co-operation Division,  Directorate of Global Energy Dialogue

 

 

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