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ASPO Conference 27-29 April Brussels, Belgium
Posted by Rembrandt on February 25, 2011 - 2:15am
The 9th International ASPO Conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium from 27 to 29 April 2011. Based on the theme of "European Energy Policy in an era of expensive energy" ASPO 9 will cover a wide range of topics related to fossil fuel depletion. The conference will zoom in on consequences of diminishing oil exports to importing nations, the availability of natural gas, unconventional supplies of oil, gas, and coal, effects of high oil prices on the economy and agriculture, Integrating Renewable Energy Sources into the electricity grid, and European energy policy.
The conference includes over 45 speakers with talks by Oil Drum Contributors Euan Mearns and David Murphy. Conference details and the full program can be found below the fold. Detailed information is also available via the conference website www.aspo9.be
9th International ASPO Conference
European Energy Policy in an era of expensive energy
Albert Hall, Brussels, Belgium
April 27-29, 2011
+ extra events: April 26 Walloon Parliament & May 3rd European Parliament
Special Event - Walloon Parliament Public Meeting - Tuesday 26 April 2011
| 10:00 - 10:30 | How to valorise research on the effects of peak oil for urban planning? Susan Krumdieck, University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | An analysis of the peak oil effects for the Walloon territory Thierry Bréchet, UCL, Belgium |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 | What can geographers bring to the peak oil debate? The significance of peak oil claims to international oil companies Gavin Bridge, The University of Manchester, UK |
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| 11:30 - 12:15 | Q&A | |
| 12:15 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | The Financial Crisis and Oil Shocks Speaker to be Announced |
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Effects of Triple Digit Oil Prices on the Economy Jeff Rubin, Author, Former Chief Economist Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
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| 15:00 - 15:30 | Potential Impacts of Peak Oil on Financial Markets Erik Townsend, Former CEO of the Cushing Group, Private Investor |
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Day 1 - Wednesday 27 April 2011
| 08:00 - 09:00 | ||||||||||
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| Dr. Colin Campbell, ASPO Honorary Chairman | ||||||||||
| Philippe Henry - Belgian Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning, and Mobility of the Walloon Region | ||||||||||
| 09:30 - 12:30 | ||||||||||
| The ASPO Perspective on Fossil Fuels Prof. Dr. Kjell Aleklett, Professor at Uppsala University Sweden and President ASPO |
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| Global Energy Assessment Speaker to be announced |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||||||||||
| Coffee Break | ||||||||||
| Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Depletion Prof. Dr. Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Professor at Université catholique de Louvain and Vice-chair IPCC |
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| Discussion, Q&A Session Speakers + Panel Contributor Dr. Colin Campbell, honorary chairman of ASPO |
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| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | |||||||||
| 13:30 - 15:30 | ||||||||||
| The Growing Role of Non-Gazprom Producers in Russia to 2030 Dr. James Henderson, Lambert Energy Advisory |
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| Norwegian Natural Gas Prospects Speaker to be announced |
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| Caspian and Middle Eastnatural gas: Trade, geopolitics and international politics Dr. Mert Bilgin, Bahçeşehir University Turkey |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||||||||||
| 13:30 - 15:30 | ||||||||||
| Renewable Energy Pathways to 2050 Speaker to be announced |
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| Renewable Energy Costs, Potential, Barriers Prof. Dr. Aviel Verbruggen, University of Antwerp |
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| Which Renewable Energy Strategies not to select Dr. Jørgen Henningsen, Senior Consultant European Policy Centre |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||||||||||
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break | |||||||||
| 16:00 - 18:00 | ||||||||||
| Subsalt and Deepwater Oil Dr. Ir. Jean-Marie Masset, Former TOTAL Senior VP Geoscience |
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| The economic prospects for Shale Gas Ir. Jean-Marie Bourdaire |
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| Underground Coal Gasification Julie Lauder, CEO, UCG Association (UCGA) |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||||||||||
| 16:00 - 18:00 | ||||||||||
| Integrating Renewable Energy Sources in the Electricity Grid Prof. Dr. Henrik Lund, Aalborg University Denmark |
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| DESERTEC: Solar electricity for Africa & Europe Speaker to be announced |
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| Progress in Electrical Energy Storage Systems Prof. Dr. Yulong Ding, Institute of Particle Science & Engineering University of Leeds |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||||||||||
| 18:00 - 18:10 | ||||||||||
Day 2 - Thursday 28 April 2011
| 08:00 - 09:00 | |
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| 09:00 - 10:30 | ||
| Effects of triple digit oil prices on the economy Jeff Rubin, Author, Former CIBC Chief Economist |
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| The Energy Costs to Produce Energy Dr. David Murphy, State University of New York |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:40 | ||
| Crude Oil Price Forecast and Investment/Hedging Strategies Erik Townsend, private investor, former CEO Cushing Group |
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| Short term Outlook for Oil, Demand, Spare Capacity, Oil Projects Chris Skrebowski, Peak Consulting |
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| Economic Developments and Oil Production Ir. Jean-Luc Wingert, ASPO France |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||
| 12:40 - 13:40 | Lunch | |
| 13:40 - 15:40 | ||
| Peak Oil, Climate Change, and Energy Policy Dr. Euan Mearns, University of Aberdeen and The Oil Drum |
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| Mobility after Peak Oil in Europe Jörg Schindler, member of Energy Watch Group and ASPO Germany |
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| Material Scarcity and its effect on Energy Solutions Dr. Derk Bol, Program Manager Materials Innovation Institute M2I |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||
| 13:40 - 15:40 | ||
| Opening by the Belgian Walloon Minister of Agriculture | ||
| Food, Energy, and Society Speaker to be announced |
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| Towards a Truly Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Wes Jackson, President of The Land Institute |
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| Biomass as a source of materials Speaker to be announced |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||
| 15:40 - 16:10 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:10 - 18:10 | ||
| Modelling Costs and Material Requirements for Solar Energy Ir. Niels van Loon, TNO Industrial Innovation, Solar |
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| The impacts of Energy Resource Availability on the Future Energy System Dr. Alban Kitous, Enerdata |
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| Modeling European Transport Dr. Michael Krail, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovations Research ISI |
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| Discussion, Q&A Session Speakers + Panel Contributor Dr. Susan Krumdieck, University of Canterbury |
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| Coffee Break | ||
| 16:10 - 18:10 | ||
| Feeding the world in the 21st century Dr. Christian Annton Smedshaug, Senior Advisor Norwegian Farmer's Union |
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| Integrating Energy, Biofuel, and Food Policies Speaker to be announced |
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| European Bio-energy Targets Speaker to be announced |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||
| 18:10 - 18:20 | ||
| 18:30 - 20:30 | ||
Day 3 - Friday 29 April
| 09:00 - 10:50 | ||
| Oil Export Changes and their effects on oil producing countries Prof. Dr. Paul Stevens, Chatham House |
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| Oil Export Changes and Energy Policy Darren Bezdek, MISI Energy Director |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||
| 10:50 - 11:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:15 - 13:05 | ||
| Australian Policies to deal with Oil Supply Constraints Bruce Robinson, Convenor ASPO Australia |
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| A view from the EU parliament Ir. Philippe Lamberts, co-President European Green Party & EU Parliament Member for the Greens/EFA group |
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| A view from the EU commission Speaker to be announced |
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| Discussion, Q&A | ||
| 13:05 - 13:15 | ||
| 13:30 - 15:00 | ||
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