Transcript INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF ENTERPRISES (ICPE) Dr Štefan Bogdan Šalej, Director-General.

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR
PROMOTION OF ENTERPRISES (ICPE)
Dr Štefan Bogdan Šalej, Director-General
ABOUT ICPE
 ICPE is an international intergovernmental organization
with headquarters in Ljubljana (Slovenia)
 It originates from the International Center for Public
Enterprises in Developing Countries, set up on a United
Nations initiative in 1974 with 45 developing countries as
its member states from Europe, Asia, Latin America and
Africa
 Later in 1997, the formal name of the Center was changed to
International Center for Promotion of Enterprises
 Organizational structure: slim, clean and lean
ICPE VISION & MISSION
Vision:
 To become a hub of excellence in financial and social
responsibility performance for public enterprises
Mission:
 To pursue and promote international cooperation in areas related
to the transfer of technology, sustainable entrepreneurship
and promotion of knowledge-based societal change through
research, training, consultancy and information services in these
fields
 To become an important partner for efficient and productive
public enterprise management with the participation and
interaction of a broad range of stakeholders
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
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Sunlight reaching the land surface of the Earth: ~ 26.000 TW
(much more than current global energy use 26 TW)
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Today's civilization could be run on solar energy on Earth
alone (but price of photovoltaic cells must decrease)
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Global Biomass production: plant material growing on the
Earth is equivalent to ~ 100 TW (but competition with food
production is an issue; hydrogen producing bacteria are
probably a better solution)
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Geothermal global potential: 44 TW (but most of it can’t be
captured economically)
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Wind energy global potential: about 80 TW (but not very
predictable)
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Hydropower: still available, however there are environmental
side effects
Selected renewable energy indicators http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy
Selected global indicators
2007
2008
2009
Investment in new renewable
capacity (annual)
104
130
150 billion USD
Existing renewable power capacity,
1,070
including large-scale hydro
1,140
1,230 GWe
Existing renewable power capacity,
240
excluding large hydro
280
305 GWe
Wind power capacity (existing)
94
121
159 GWe
Solar PV capacity (grid-connected) 7.6
13.5
21 GWe
Solar hot water capacity
126
149
180 GWth
Ethanol production (annual)
50
69
76 billion liters
Biodiesel production (annual)
10
15
17 billion liters
Countries with policy targets for
renewable energy use
68
75
85
PERSPECTIVES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
 Solar energy - thin film technology
(on Earth today, in the deserts within a decade, in space
within 2-3 decades)
 Nuclear fusion (ITER, experimental power plant within 4
decades)
 Hydrogen producing bacteria (great potential, genetic
modification probably necessary, timeline unknown)
 … (new discovery?)
 Potential cooperation:
 Microwaves research for energy transport
 Transfer of information, knowledge and know-how
 Transfer of technologies from developed to developing countries
LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGY
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Existence of the Low Carbon Transformational
Technologies
Joint research and partnerships
Transfer of technologies - from whom to whom
Emerging world to developing world - ODA
and Technologies Transfer
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !