Workshop: Wind Energy - The Facts - Integrating Wind Power in Romania

BUCHAREST - The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the Romania Wind Energy Association (RWEA) and the Centre for the Promotion of Clean and Efficient Energy in Romania (ENERO) are pleased to invite you to a workshop exploring the untapped wind power potential in Romania and issues related to the further development of this power-generating technology in the country.

The key-note speakers will be: Arthouros Zervos, President, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Tudor Serban, Secretary of State for Energy, Ministry of Economy, Romania Alexandru Sandulescu, Energy Directorate, Ministry of Economy, Romania Please find the full programme attached.

The workshop will be attended by government officials and members of regional authorities, energy market regulators, transmission and distribution system operators and other wind energy industry representatives.

Coffee will be served as from 9:30 and the workshop will begin at 10:00. There will be lunch served at 13:15. Press packs containing relevant information will be available on site, at the registration desk.

Issues about the energy, climate and economic crisis are at the top of the international agenda and in the minds of all European citizens and policy makers. Wind energy is already a major power-generating technology in Europe and offers a solution that can no longer be ignored in terms of energy security, clean power production, and sound economic investments.

‘Wind Energy - The Facts’ is a European Commission-funded project, widely considered to be the most important wind energy reference in the world. It presents a detailed overview of the wind energy sector, with the most up-to-date information on the essential issues concerning wind energy today.

The new edition of the ‘Wind Energy - The Facts’ publication forms the basis of a third dissemination workshop and belongs to a series of workshops that EWEA is organising, in collaboration with national wind energy associations, to highlight issues related to the further development of wind power in the most promising emerging markets.

Date: 02 June 2009 Venue: Marriott Hotel - Bucharest Calea 13 Septembrie 90 Bucharest, 050726 Note to EWEA is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting the editors: utilisation of wind power in Europe and worldwide. It now has over 600 members from 60 countries, including manufacturers with a 90% share of the world wind power market, plus component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants. This combined strength makes EWEA the world’s largest and most powerful wind energy network.

For more information about the event or to organise an interview with the speakers, contact Elke Zander Tel: +32-2-400-10-94, or elke.zander@ewea.org

Source: EWEA

For more information about the event or to organise an interview with the speakers, contact Elke Zander Tel: +32-2-400-10-94, or elke.zander at ewea.org