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SIXTH ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT FORUM OF THE NORDIC REGIONS

"Energy and Environment Investment Possibilities in the Northern Dimension "

and

BASREC CONFERENCE

”Northern Dimension in BASREC Perspective”
16 –18.3.2004

in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

EXPANDED CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Monday March 15
Arrival day. Check-in, preparation of exhibition
Tuesday March 16
8.00-9.30
Registration of Exhibition, Forum and BASREC participants
9.30 - 9.40

Opening of the exhibition of energy technologies:

Chairman of the exhibition opening:

  • Mr. Raimo Sopo,

Opening of the exhibition: 

  • Mr. Markku Koski, vice-president, the Parliament of Finland
  • Mrs. Lubov Sovershajeva, Vice Official Representative of President of Russia in Northwest of Russia
  • Mrs. Paula Lehtomäki, The minister of Foreign Trade and Development of Finland
  • Mr. Sergei Zimin, Vice Director of the Committee of Economical Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of the City of St. Petersburg
Conference participants are invited to the opening ceremony
9.40 -18.00
Exhibition continues.

Opening of the "Northern Dimension in a BASREC Perspective" and the "Energy Forum"

10.00-12.00
Opening

Chairmen:

  • Mr. Markku Koski, vice-president, Parliament of Finland
  • Mr. Filimonov Deputy Head of "Baltia Gosenergonadzor"

Opening speeches by:

  • Mrs. Paula Lehtomäki, The minister of Foreign Trade and Development of Finlad, 
  • Mrs. Lubov Sovershajeva, Vice Official Representative of President of Russia in Northwest of Russia

Keynote speeches by:

  • Mr. Aleksei Tregubov, Hed of the Energy Department of the Chamber of Trade and Industry of St. Peterburg
  • Mr. Hartmut Schneider, Deputy General Director, Ministry of Economy and Labor of Germany
12.00-13.30
Lunch
13.30-15.30

Session A: Financing of energy investments - new initiatives

 

Chairmen:

  • Mr. Einari Kisel, BASREC GSEO Chairman; Director of Energy Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia
  • Mr. Vadim Eremejev, Archangelsk oblast Energy Saving Fund

Opening word:

  • "What the main international finaciers can offer?", Mr. Einari Kisel BASREC Chairman

Presentations:

  • Northern Dimension Environment Fund NDEF and other initiatives, Mr Martin Relander, Vice President, Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
  • Financing of Energy Investments in Russia: a Financier’s Perspective, Mr Timo Tynnilä, Principal Banker, EBRD and Mr Henrik G Forsström, Principal Banker, EBRD Energy Efficiency
  • Is the time right for new actors?
    • "Is the time right to start banking activities for energy efficiency in Russia?", Mr Ian Crosby, Projects Officer, International Finance Corporation IFC; Russian banking sector
    • Experiences in NW Russia and the new Testing Ground Facility, Mr Harro Pitkänen, Nordic Environment Financing Company (NEFCO)
  • EIB´s new Russia-mandate, Mr Constantin Synadino, Head of Department for Russian Federation and the Baltic States, European Investment Bank (EIB)
15.30-16.00
Coffee pause
16.00-18.00
Session B: Financing barriers, options and strengths and weaknesses - what is needed

Chairmen:

  • Mr. Einari Kisel, BASREC GSEO Chairman
  • Mr. Vadim Eremejev, Archangelsk oblast Energy Saving Fund

Presentations by:

  • Company outlook, Mr. Dimitry Khalizov, Director of Investor Relations, Lenenergo
  • Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Khvorov, Head of Electric Power Division
  • Regional view: Experience of foreign investments in the energy sphere of the Republic of Karelia, Mr. Oleg Telnov, Representative of The State Committee on Reforming of Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Karelia
  • Experiences of Murmansk oblast, Mr. Sergei Leus, Murmansk Adminisration
  • Projects in the Archangelsk oblast, Mr. Heikki Lehtimäki, Mr. Vadim Eremejev
  • Energy Charter view, Mr Boyko Nitzov, Senior Investment Expert, Energy Charter Secretariat
19.30
Reception, Pulkovskaya hotel
Wednesday March 17
9.00 -17.00
Exhibition continues.
9.00-10.30
Session C: BASREC, Wider Europe and ND

Chairmen:

  • Mr. Leszek Banaszak, Deputy Director, Department of Energy, Ministry of Economy of Poland
  • Mr. Janis Folkmanis, Head of Council of Baltic Sea States Energy Unit

Session C: BASREC, Wider Europe and ND

Presentations:

  • Wider Europe and Northern Dimension (ND), Mr. Hans Van Steen, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission
  • The role of regional co-operation and BASREC, Mr Janis Folkmanis, Head of the CBSS BASREC Unit
  • EU-Russia energy dialogue, Mr. Alexei Ris, Chief Expert, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
  • BASREC as a tool for ND and the EU-Russia energy dialogue (by Mr Jouko Varjonen, Chief Councellor, Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland)
10.30-11.00
Koffee pause
11.00-12.00

Conclusions from Session A, B, C and introduction of sessions D and F

Presentations:

  • Conclusions, from sessions A and B, Mr. Einari Kisel, BASREC GSEO Chairman
  • Conclusions, session C: Mr. Leszek Banaszak, Deputy Director, Department of Energy, Ministry of Economy of Poland and Mr. Janis Folkmanis, Head of CBSS Energy Unit
  • Introduction of session D and presentation of BASREC Energy Efficiency WG work, Mrs. Petra Opitz, Head of Sector, German Energy Agency and Mr. Peter Lund, Helsinki Technology University
  • Introduction of session E and presentation of BASREC Bioenergy WG work, Mrs. Gudrun Knutsson, Swedish Energy Agency, BASREC Bioenergy WG Chairman
12.00-13.30
Lunch
PARALLEL SESSIONS
13.30-15.30
Session D: Energy Efficiency and CHP
Session E: Bioenergy and Technologies for Bioenergy

Chairmen:

  • Mrs. Petra Opitz, Head of Sector, German Energy Agency
  • Mr. Alexander Podsevalov, "Baltija Gosenergonadzor"

    Presentations:

    • Energy Eficiency indicators, by Mr. Einari Kisel, BASREC GSEO
    • BASREC Energy Efficiency WG work, Mr. Peter Lund Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
    • CHP Handbook, Mr. Arto Nuorkivi, Project Manager, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
    • Barents Euro-Arctic Council´s Working Group on Energy - Energy Efficiency: results, lessons learned and future plans, Mr. Trond Dahlsveen, Project Manager, Norwegian Energy Efficiency Group; Mr. Viktor Kotomkin, Managing Director, Kola Energy Efficiency Center
    • Karelia energy auditing project Mr. Arkady Egorov, Deputy Head, Gosenergonadzor Karelia-Murmansk
    • Mr. Sergey Kuznetsov, Environmental Academy
  • Chairmen:

    • Mrs. Gudrun Knutsson, Swedish Energy Agency, BASREC Bioenergy WG Chairman

    Presentations:

    • Bioenergy in Russian regions
    • The significance of standards - Nordtest standards for bioenergy by Mr. Max Nitsche, Elsam – Engineering A/S, Project Leader; BASREC Bioenergy Group, Action 2 Standards & Market Harmonisation
    • Russian technologies of biopellets production, Mr. Alexander Saburov
    • Bioenergy fuel markets in North-West Russia by Mr. Georgy Yarimchuk, Biofuel Association
    • Monitoring Bioenergy Development in Northwest Russia – Biocenter in Lisino, Mr. Vladimir Holodkov, Russian-Swedish Bio-Energy Information and Training Center - BioCenter
    15.30-16.00
    Pause
    16.00-18.00
    Session F: Energy Research, Development, Demonstration and Innovation

    Chairmen:

    • Mr. Mikael Forss, Advisor, Nordic Energy Research Programme
    • Mr. Alexander Podsevalov, "Baltija Gosenergonadzor"

    Presentations:

    • The PEEREA Working-Group, Mr. Peter Helmer Steen, Chair of the Energy Charter PEERA WG, Deputy Director General of Danish Energy Authority
    • Construction of experimental wind power plant in St. Peterburg, Mr. Elistratov
    • Research and Higher Education of Sustainable Production and Utilisation Chains for Bioenergy in NW Russia, Mr. S. Schestakov, St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University
    • RDD&I Projects through International Co-operation and Networks: Bioenergy (by Mr. Gunnar Wilhelmsen, Nordic Energy Research
    • Nordic Energy Research: Activities and co-operation with Participants from Baltics/ NW Russia, Mr. Mikael Forss, Advisor, Nordic Energy Research
    • Distributed energy systems - Tekes technology programme, Mr. Martti Korkiakoski, National Technology Agency
    • Wind Power Possibilities in Kola Peninsula by Mr. Valerij Minin, Physical-technological Energy Sector Institue of Nordic areas
    18.00-18.30
    Conclusions from sessions D, E, F
    19.30
    Dinner
    Thursday March 18. Day for negotiations, visits and sight-seeing
    9.30-15.00
    Exhibition, Forum and "Densy" day
    9.30-11.30

    Chairmen:

    • Mr. Raimo Sopo,
    • Mr. Aleksander Podsevalov,
    • Mr. Jerri Lane

    Presentations:

    • Mr. Tero Lausala, Finpro, The role of Finpro in Russia
    • Mr. Igor Saburov, the CEO of Tekos, Murmansk, Energy investments in Murmansk Oblast
    • Mr. Esa Teppo, Planora Oy "Russian-Finnish InfraNet" project
    • Mr. Valery Filinov, the CEO of North-west Russia Gosenergonadzor
    • Mr. Jonas Wolff, Merinova Oy
    • Mr. Mika Horttanainen and Mr. Juri Markovitch, Lappeenranta University of Tecnology, Advancement of Finnish energy businesses in Russia.
    11.30-12.00

    Coffee pause

    12.00-15.00
    Company presentations:
    • Foster Wheeler, Mr. Timo Nieminen
    • Komartek Oy, Mr. Sergey Troshkov
    • Kuusakoski Oy, Mr. Timo Mikkonen
    • Kolmeks Oy, Mr. Kari Waklin
    • Vapor/Höyrytys Oy, Mr. Juha Sormunen

    Invitation to Oulu Forum 2005, Martti Launonen, City of Oulu

    Closing the Forum

    Company meetings and negotiations

    15.00-
    Cultural arrangements
    Friday March 19. Departure day