CROENERGY 2013
Tuheljske Toplice, 2 - 4 October 2013
ABOUT SUMMIT
From October 2 to 4, 2013, 2nd Sustainable Energy Finance and Investment Summit - Croenergy2013 was held at the Hotel Well in Tuheljske Toplice organized by the North-west Croatia Regional Energy Agency - REGEA.
The conference was supported by the by the European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and Environment - FEDARENE and the ManagEnergy program of the European Commission. The event was organized under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Croatia Dr Ivo Josipović, and brought together some of the leading energy and Financial experts and participants approached different innovative financing models of energy projects.
The Conference was officially opened by the President of the Republic of Croatia Dr Ivo Josipović, with the participation of leading European and domestic financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development - HBOR, Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovation and Investments -HAMAG, the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund - FZOEU, representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Trades, Mayors and Prefects of Cites and Municipalities of North-west Croatia as well as numerous media representatives.
The main topics of the conference were the ESCO and EPC financing models that play an increasingly important role in the development of the energy services market in Europe. Apart from the issue of financing energy projects, the conference also focused on the preparation of projects for financing, linking and co-operating between the business and the public sector, the work of energy clusters, the use of credit lines and specialized funds to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
Participants:
- European Commision
- European Investment Bank
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and Environment - FEDARENE
- Committee of the Regions, ENVE Commission
- Intelligent Energy Europe
- Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts
- Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
- Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Trades, Mayors
- Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Traffic and Infrastructure
- Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund - FZOEU,
- HAMAG INVEST - Croatian Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises
- MPW Institute LLC, New York
- North-west Croatia Regional Energy Agency
- Berlin Energy Agency
- Oekoenergie - Cluster Upper Austria
- Tiperary Energy Agency
- l'ARENE Île-de-France
- City of Zagreb
- City of Freiburg
- Zagreb County
- Krapina – Zagorje County
- Karlovac County
- Osijek – Baranja County
- Solvix Ltd.
- ACL European Consultancy Ltd.
- TV Energy – Renewable Energy Company
- Zagrebačka banka Ltd.
- Eltec Petrol Ltd.
- Veritas trade
- Croatian National Television
PROGRAMME
| 09:00 | Registration |
| 10:00 - 13:00 | IEE-eReNET events - Info Day Sv.Nedelja / National Training workshop - How to finance your SEAP?
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| 10:00 - 13:00 | IEA Bioenergy Task 43 - Business meeting |
| 10:00 - 13:00 | FEDARENE Board of Administration |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 17:00 | FEDARENE General Assembly |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Workshop I - How to make your project bankable? Moderators: Velimir Šegon (Regea) and Mirela Budojević (Zagrebačka banka)
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| 14:30 - 18:30 | Excursions
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| 14:30 - 18:30 | "Green Apple Day of Service" at School "Antun Mihanović"- City of Klanjec |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | FEDARENE + IEA Bioenergy dinner |
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 - 10:10 | Opening session
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| 10:10 - 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 - 12:30 | MANAGENERGY EVENT Session I - EU EE Directive to stimulate ESCO and EPC growth Moderators: Dr Marko Škreb (Governor of the Croatian National Bank from 1996 to 2000, IMF and WG adviser), Dr Julije Domac (REGEA)
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| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Panel of Prefects and Mayors Moderator: Mislav Togonal (Croatian national television)
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| 14:00 - 15:30 | MANAGENERGY EVENT- Workshop II - How to support and stimulate ESCO and EPC projects Moderator: Tina Opalić (REGEA)
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | MANAGENERGY EVENT- Session II - Best European practice Moderators: Christian Labie (Rhônalpénergie-Environnement), Velimir Šegon (REGEA)
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| 16:00 - 17:30 | FZOEU Financing energy projects today and tomorrow Moderator: Vesna Kolega (REGEA), Vesna Bukarica (GIZ)
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| 19:30 - 20:00 | Wine tasting – Wines of Krapina-Zagorje county |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | Conference dinner |
| 09:00 - 10:20 | Session III - Building European energy communities Moderators: Ivan Pržulj (REGEA), Vlatka Mlakar (MINPO)
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| 09:00 - 16:00 | GIZ Project Workshop - Capital Cities Initiative Moderator: Dubravka Bošnjak (GIZ)
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| 10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee break |
| 10:50 - 12:30 | Session IV - (Under the auspices of Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds): Structural funds for energy projects - Challenge for all Moderator: Hrvoje Maras (REGEA), Ivan Šimić (REA North)
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| 10:50 - 12:30 | Session V - Biomass energy markets - financing perspective Moderator: Velimir Šegon (REGEA), William White (Canada)
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| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 16:15 | Session VI - New financing opportunities Moderators: Tina Opalic (REGEA), Keith Richards (TV Energy)
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| 16:05 - 16:20 | Closing and conclusions |
| 16:30 - 19:15 | Izleti
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