 ÉDITORIAL
“ENERGAÏA is the international meeting point for all those involved in the renewable energies sectors and their components. Its an exhibition and a conference directed towards the french and mediterranean markets, as well as European and Mediterranean, Regional and local authorities, partners of the show. An International Forum for exchanging practices, making contacts and doing business.
Strongly supported by the Languedoc-Roussillon Region, major organisations who are involved in renewable energies, joined the Organizing Committee such as ADEME (French Renewable Energies Agency), DERBI (International Cluster for Buildings and Renewable Energies), MEDENER (gathering the Mediterranean Renewable governmental agencies), AER ( the Assembly of European Regions)... and numerous partners have come to lend their active support : CAPEB (French Federation of small building businesses), FFB ( French Building Federation), ENERPLAN (French national association of Solar industries), QUALISOL, FÉDARENE (European Federation of Regional Energy and Environment Agencies), EFFINERGIE, FRENCH FORESTRY COOPERATION UNION...
The Conference Scientific Committee is composed of delegates from 10 countries and organisations among them EUREC, EREC, EDF, as well CREIA (China Renewable Energy Industrial Association)… With over 200 exhibitors (from France and abroad) and 9 000 professional visitors and delegates expected, ENERGAÏA is positioning itself as the venue where business and innovations unite in a global approach to a rapidly developing market.
In this Newsletter, you will regularly be kept abreast of all news about the exhibition, as well as partners and exhibitors”.
François Barbance
Managing Director – Enjoy Montpellier |
Guy Haddad
Show & Conference Manager – UHK EXPO |
NEWS FROM THE EXHIBITION
| Europe has an appointment with ENERGAÏA |
The Assembly of European Regions (AER)
Attending the exhibition and as a partner of ENERGAÏA, the Assembly of European Regions (containing 255 regions from 32 countries), will hold, on Friday 7 December, a day of conferences entitled “Energy efficiency and renewable energies: major advantages for competitive regions” with the participation of international experts and institutional delegates. This day will also mark the anniversary of the signing of the 1st Declaration of the European Regions for “Energy efficiency and renewable energies”. The “Environment and Renewable Energies” Departments from the 255 Regions in Europe are invited by the AER and the host Region, Languedoc-Roussillon, to participate in ENERGAÏA.
“We hope that this event offers the greatest number of Regions possible the opportunity to find partners for their future energy projects and thus take full advantage of the economic and environmental offered by the SER.”
Ricardo Illy,
President of the Assembly of European Regions / President of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (Italy)
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| Build better for better energy management ! |
 “Eco-construction section”
Integrating renewable energies into the building and construction sectors is indeed working in favour of the environment and energy management. ENERGAÏA has provided a section dedicated to “Eco-constructions” in order to present the latest innovations and technologies and provide information on the advantages in integrating renewable energies into these sectors.
Also, CAPEB and the French Building Federation (FFB)are associated with ENERGAÏA.
The DERBI Cluster
The DERBI Cluster (Development of Renewable Energies in the Building Trade and Industry) will be attending ENERGAÏA, as a partner. Exhibitors members of the cluster will be designated by a logo.
“The 2nd DERBI International Conference, which was held last June in Perpignan (France), had a very good attendance, with more than 850 conference delegates, and with much exchange of ideas. In December 2007, the Montpellier Exhibition Centre will host ENERGAIA. This Fair represents, for our cluster area and our members, a major opportunity to present our technology and our know-how to a national and international public, especially to Regional and Local European Authorities who have large Renewable Energies programs.
André Joffre,
President of the Derbi Cluster / President of Enerplan
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| And what about… training ! |
Training in renewable energies
The exhibition will provide a “Training – Renewable Energies” section, bringing together “research and training” from many organisations (trade, trades union, CNRS-National Organisation for Scientific Research, universities, academies, research laboratories...) as well as producers of educational tools.
Under the supervision of Professor Alain Foucaran (Université Montpellier 2-France), this section will also offer a series of conferences as well as a competition (CERVOD) to reward innovative tools and solutions for training in renewable energies.
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| A comment on the conferences |
  INTERVIEW
Stéphane POUFFARY (ADEME),
President of the Scientific Committee
What themes are primarily covered by the conferences ?
The Fair conferences will deal with the question of integration of renewable energies in buildings, decentralised electricity production, as well as issues relating to thermal usage for renewable sectors. Particular focus will be given to technological perspectives for different sectors, and testimonials on the best regional practices will be presented.
How Mediterranean countries will take pride of place ?
The countries bordering the South and Eastern Mediterranean, who are partners in the Fair and represented, among others, by the MEDENER organisation, will contribute to the exchange of ideas with a prospective view on North – South and South – South methods of cooperation. A special conference will focus on them and two countries will be highlighted and will give a global view of their achivements and projects.
And the European dimension?
Many events will contribute to the debates with the strong participation of the Assembly of European Regions and European Trade Federations.
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| “General public day” activities |
Non-specialist scientific mini-conferences for a better understanding of renewable energies !
To provide a clear explanation of the term “renewable energies” with the general public by holding non-specialist scientific mini-conferences presented by students who have completed training of various kinds relating to renewable energies and held in the Universities of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region (Montpellier, Nîmes and Perpignan).
Themes covered will include photovoltaic solar energy, thermal solar energy, wind energy, biomass and fuel cells.
ENERGAÏA CONSOLIDATES ITS INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION !
| Some comments on international promotion |
Business trips
ENERGAÏA organisers have made a series of promotional trips to European and Mediterranean countries: Morocco, Spain (Aperca Congress in Barcelona), Tunisia, Algeria, Syria (MENAREC Congress in Damascus), Germany (Intersolar Fair in Freiburg, and Israel.
New international partnerships
• The NERC (National Centre for Energy Research) – Jordan
• The ALMEE (Lebanese Association for Energy Management and the Environment – Lebanon
• CDER (Centre for the Development of Renewable Energies) – Morocco
• FUEL CELL EUROPE (European Fuel Cell Federation)
More information about fuel cells
Fuel Cell Europe, the European Fuel Cell Federation, will present innovations of its members and will organise two conferences: one aimed at professionals, and the other exclusively for Departments of “Renewable Energies and the Environment” from collective authorities, as well as members of the Assembly of European Regions. more +
MOROCCO
The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Morocco is organising a trip for Moroccan businessmen to visit ENERGAÏA. Morocco, which is a major player in the development of renewable energies, will be a “pioneering country” at the Fair. A special pavilion will be reserved for the country, at which ministers and public and private organisations who are responsible for renewable energies will be present, as well as all operators involved in this sector. more +
MIDDLE EAST
MEDevents, the promotional office for ENERGAÏA in the Middle East, organises delegation trips for professionals from a number of countries : Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt and Cyprus. more +
JORDAN
The NERC, the National Centre for Energy Research, supports ENERGAÏA and will organise a delegation to come to the exhibition comprising institutional representatives and businessmen, to present various Jordanian projects in renewable energies. more +
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The Languedoc-Roussillon Region, hoster Region and partner of ENERGAÏA
“ENERGAIA will be the venue for all meetings and business for all those who, whether in France, in Europe, in the Mediterranean area and beyond, intend to work for the good of the environment in our areas, while at the same time caring for the development of businesses and jobs…This is a measure of the support that the Languedoc – Roussillon Region, one of the leading regions in France for investment in renewable energies, the leading region in France in the wind energy sector and a pioneering region in solar energy and energy efficient buildings, intends to support this first International Fair of Renewable Energies in Montpellier: ENERGAIA.”
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Georges Frêche,
President of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region
President of the Montpellier Urban Area Community
President of Enjoy Montpellier
The Enjoy Montpellier Group, Organiser of ENERGAÏA
Enjoy Montpellier manages three sites dedicated to economic and cultural events (the Corum, the Zénith Sud and the Exhibition Centre), which includes 550 events held each years, of which 50 are of an international character, representing 1.5 million days for conference delegates, exhibitors, visitors and spectators. The Enjoy Montpellier Group itself organises four “general public” events (the International Fair, Equisud, Créativa and the Home, Tourism and Leisure Fair), as well as two trade events : SUDIBATP and the ENERGAÏA exhibition, which will take place at the Montpellier Exhibition Centre. more +
UHK EXPO,
show management of the exhibition
The management at UHK EXPO have been organising numerous international trade fairs for more than 20 years, both in France and abroad. The show manager of ENERGAÏA, UHK EXPO is also responsible for coordination, marketing of events and partnerships for this show.
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IN BRIEF...
Main news from the exhibition
New partners join ENEREGAÏA !
CAPEB, FEDARENE, EFFINERGIE, the French Union for Forestry Cooperation, the French Building Federation (FFB).
B to B Business Forum
For future successful cooperation
 Organised by Septimanie Export, a programme of “B to B Business Meetings” will take place at the exhibition and will welcome, within a special area, a great number of prescribers. The teams from Septimanie Export have currently been carrying out an active survey in various target countries in order to determine the main prescribers and project sponsors to invite for B to B meetings with exhibitors. more +.
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Focus
Wood energy takes pride of place
 The Groupe Coopération Forestière (French Forestry Cooperation) will gather its members on a national stand. It will participate at the conferences and in the presentation of the “Wood Energy” section, which already includes many exhibitors.
Mediterranean countries
MEDENER
ENERGAÏA will place particular emphasis on cooperation with Mediterranean countries which have invested heavily in the development of renewable energies. The organisations, members of MEDENER, will be at the exhibition and will participate in the day of conferences for “Mediterranean countries and renewable energies”, by presenting their activities. Emphasis will be given to Morocco and Tunisia, both pioneering countries at ENERGAIA 2007, with each of them having undertaken a vast programme of integration and promotion for new energies. These countries will give a comprehensive presentation of their projects.
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2nd International DERBI Conference
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As part of the Regional Plan for renewable energies and the fight against greenhouse gases, the Languedoc-Roussillon Region launched the first regional project invitation on photovoltaic energy connected to the network. This initiative intends to bring about model and innovative projects in terms of architectural integration of modules. Since the launch of this regional project invitation in 2005, 60 projects have been supported in this way by the Region, out of 92 projects submitted. These 60 projects represent an installed capacity of 1.25 Mwc (mega watts peak), or the equivalent in annual production of 1.45 Gwh (Giga watts per hour), which corresponds to a multiplication of more than three for installed capacity in Languedoc-Roussillon since 2005. These projects have benefited from financial support from the Region of up to 3.7 million Euros, which corresponds to an investment of 9.5 million Euros in the region. The Languedoc-Roussillon Region now belongs within the leading French Regions on the photovoltaic energy market for metropolitan areas.
