(The Philippine Star) - August 24, 2018 -
12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Experts in the
energy industry will provide insights during the Powertrends 2018 from Sept. 4
to 6 at the SMX Convention Center. Participants will hear how energy leaders
can turn to their advantage the unceasing waves of economic, social, and
technological developments impacting on energy security, energy efficiency and
environmental sustainability.
To deliver the opening address is
Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi. Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian,
chairman of the Senate energy committee will deliver the keynote address.
Ambassador Jan Top Christensen of
Denmark and Ambassador Luis Calvo of Spain will deliver brief messages.
Powertrends, an annual event
organized by Leverage International in cooperation with the Department of
Energy, brings together government and the private energy industry for
managing technologies and developments that have been disrupting the
landscapes for planning, designing projects, financing, investing in, building
and operating long-term projects such as power plants and transmission grids.
Powertrends 2018 has six sessions:
(1) Demystifying trends in energy
mix: innovation, evolution or revolution, chaired by Vincent S. Perez Jr.,
chairman, Merritt Partners Ltd. and a former secretary of energy.
(2) A presentation on the “Optimal
capacity mix: scenario approach for the Philippines by Ville Rimali, business
development manager of Wartsila.
(3) A look at the Philippine energy
market: where are we now? Opportunities and Challenges, chaired by Dr.
Francisco Viray, president and CEO, Phinma Energy Corp. and also a former
secretary of energy.
(4) What would it take to
decarbonize the Philippine energy industry?, chaired by Eduardo V. Mañalac,
president, TransEnergy International Ltd., former president, Philippine
National Oil Company.
(5) Greening the grid: integrating
RE and increasing system reliability, chaired by J.V. Emmanuel De Dios, CEO, GE
Philippines, and managing director, GE government affairs & policy in Asia
– Pacific.
(6) Energy development: a ‘must
support for Build Build Build Program of the Philippines, chaired by lawyer
Jose Layug of the Puno & Puno Law, former energy undersecretary and former
chairman of the National Renewable Energy Board.
Among the presentors are CEOs and
senior officials of ABB, GE, Microsoft, Siemens, Hitachi Center for Technology
Innovation, Mitsubishi Motors and Vestas.
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