2^nd Call for Papers

2006 The Great Wall World Renewable Energy Forum and Exhibition 

The 2^nd Beijing International Wind Power Exhibition

 Renewable Energy in China

24-27^th October, 2006; Beijing, China 

Under the Auspices of :

National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China

State Energy Office, China

Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), China

European Union Commission (i)

US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Organizers:

Chinese Renewable Energy Society (CRES)
Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA)
Chinese Wind Energy Association (CWEA)

Wind Power Machinery Subcommittee of China Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufactures

National New Energy and Energy Equipment Industrial Base
China International Conference Center for Science and Technology (CISSCT)

World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)

American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)

European Council on Renewable Energy (EREC) (i)

Goals

The Great Wall World Renewable Energy Forum (GWREF) is a high level symposium , which is being organized in accordance with  United Nations community cooperation principles for global renewable energy development. The GWREF represents a catalytic approach with a unique Chinese perspective to the realization of renewable energy development goals for both China and the world by fostering international communication, promotion, and development in the global renewable energy context.

Background and Signification

Papers Submission

In order to promote sustainable human development and environmental preservation, the gradual establishment of sustainable energy systems based on the use of renewable energy resources is currently a general pursuit of the global community. During the successful International Governmental Conference for Renewable Energies held in Bonn, Germany in June 2004, the international community focused on the prioritization of the use of renewable energy as the basis for developing future global energy systems. The joint declarations adopted by the Conference participants reflected the determination of various countries to take action to accelerate the exploitation of renewable energy on a global scale.

As a newly developing economy with the world's largest population, China faces the dual challenge of pursuing economic growth and environmental protection. In order to promote economic development and environmental preservation, it is a matter of global significance that China considers new paradigms for energy production and consumption incorporating the exploitation of its immense clean and renewable energy resources.
The Chinese Government has made the development of renewable energy a high priority in its national sustainable development strategy. Aggressive renewable energy development targets have been incorporated into the mid- and long term strategic planning processes of the Chinese Government, for a 10% contribution from renewable energy in the total energy mix projected in 2020.

Meanwhile, the Renewable Energy Law has been passed already in 2005, which shows the National People's Congress great supporting on the development of legislation.
The combination of enormous renewable energy resource potential coupled with a demonstrated willingness and future commitments to develop those resources is increasingly capturing the world's attention.

Given this background of strategic importance and implications for contributing to global renewable energy development, several organizations in China have partnered with the Chinese Government and international organizations to promote the Great Wall World Renewable Energy Forum in 2006. Organizations include the Chinese Solar Energy Society, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, the Chinese Wind Energy Association, and the World Council for Renewable Energy, together with several agencies of the Chinese Government. It is planned that the GWREF will convene its first conference in October, 2006.

The organizers of this event commit themselves to unrelenting efforts to make the GWREF a permanent and high-level platform to promote dialog between China and the international community on issues of global sustainable development. The conference will provide a forum to promote the exchange of ideas between the most influential leaders in the field of international renewable energy development and will promote general global cooperation for sustainable development. We earnestly invite additional organizations to join and support this significant effort.

Papers are invited on the following topics:

1 RE Technologies, Status, R&D Routes
    1.1 General Assessments, Strategies
    1.2 Hydropower
    1.3 Geothermal Power and Heat
    1.4 Wind Power
    1.5 Biomass
    1.6 Solar Heat Collectors
    1.7 PV
    1.8 Hybrids, Others

2 Markets : State of Affairs and Strategies
    2.1 RE Market Asessments: Global, National, and Local Markets
    2.2 Biomass in Agriculture; in Recycling Structures of Residues and Wastes
    2.3 RE Electricity to the Grid
    2.4 Decentralised Power Supply
    2.5 RE for Sustainable Cities; Solar Architecture; Solar Devices for Buildings
    2.6 RE for the Transport Sector
    2.7 Specific Industry needs

3 Policies
    3.1 Legislation and Decrees: Options; Success Stories from around the World
    3.2 International Co-operation: between Nations; through Agencies and Political Bodies¡­
    3.3 RE to support the MDGs to fight Poverty
    3.4 The Role of Lobbies and Associations

4 Economics and Financing
    4.1 RE Cost Trends and Economics
    4.2 Global Financing of RE
    4.3 Financing RE in China
    4.4 Investment on RE Industry

5 Implementation
    5.1 Private Sector in a Global Market: Industry, Commerce, Trade, Certification
    5.2 Communication in the Age of IT
    5.3 Capacity Building
    5.4 Social Integration; Gender Issue; Grass-Root Initiatives
    5.5 Implementation in China

Paper Submision:

Authors wishing to submit a contribution should read the following instructions and email your abstracts first not more than one A4 page to: papers@gwref.org.

Papers will be presented in plenary, oral and poster sessions and all presented papers will be collected into the printed proceedings. Authors are required to submit a short abstract up to 400 words in English that provides a concise statement of objectives and a summary of important results. The abstract accepted for presentation will be reproduced directly in a Book of Abstracts for distribution at the conference.

Following information is also required during the submission:

•         Applicable area number and corresponding key words.
•         Preferred mode of presentation (oral or poster).
•         Full title.
•         Full name, affiliation, phone/fax/e-mail and complete mailing address of the corresponding author.
•         Full name and affiliation of co-authors.

FULL PAPER SUBMISSION:

Final manuscripts of full papers in PDF file will be collected during the Conference. Details will be found on our web site later.

Deadline & Key Dates

Deadline & Key Dates
March 30, 2006       Deadline for abstracts
July     30, 2006       Deadline for full papers