7th ASPO International Conference: Barcelona

On Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st of October, Barcelona, Spain hosts the seventh annual international conference of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas (ASPO). The programme is under the fold and includes papers from TOD staff Jérôme Guillet, Luís de Sousa and Ugo Bardi.

Most of The Oil Drum: Europe team will be there and we look forward to meeting you.

7th ASPO International Conference: Barcelona

DAY ONE: Below Ground

OCTOBER 20th.

Monday

 

08.30 – 09-00

Opening Reception and registration

09.00 – 11.30

Daniel Gómez

President of AEREN ASPO Spain

Welcome address

Cristina Castell

Director of the Barcelona Energy Agency

Welcome

Kjell Aleklet

President of ASPO. Professor of the University of Uppsala.

Introduction to Conference. Peak Oil and Economical Growth in Africa

Carlos de Castro

University of Valladolid. (UdV) Ass. Professor Dept. Applied Physics

World Energy-economy scenarios with system dynamics modelling

Salvador Pueyo

Catalan Institute for Climate Sciences

A simple ‘Epidemic’ Model of Oil Depletion

11.30 - 11.45

COFFEE BREAK

11.45 – 13.15

Jean Laherrere & Jean-Luc Wingert

Founder of ASPO & Author of La vie apres le petrole

Forecast of liquids production assuming strong economic constraints

Luis de Sousa

ASPO Portugal

Peak Oil Exports

PANEL DISCUSSION

13.15 – 14.15

LUNCH

14.15 – 16.00

Hon. Edward Schreyer

Former Governor General of Canada. Chairman pro tem of ASPO Canada

Energy Sources in North America: Use and Misuse. Priorities postponed and/or Inverted

Mariano Marzo

Professor of Energy Resources. University of Barcelona

Gas Security Supply to Spain

Andrew McKillop

Consultant IMH Associates

Founder Member, Asian Chapter, International Association of Energy Economists;

Former Expert-Energy Policy, DG XVII-Energy, European Commission, Brussels

Energy Transition and Alternative Energies

16.00 – 16.15

COFFEE BREAK

16.15 -18.00

Chris Skrebowski

Consulting Editor Petroleum Review

Director Peak Oil Consulting Limited

Entering the Foothills of Peak Oil

Ugo Bardi

Professor. University of Florence. ASPO Italy.

Earth Crust Material Extraction, Transformation, Transportation and energy costs.

PANEL DISCUSSION

 

Social Dinner




DAY TWO: Above Ground. Renewables, Local Solutions and Social Issues

OCTOBER 21th.

Tuesday

 

 

09.00 – 10.45

Colin Campbell

Honorary President ASPO

Peak Oil: A Turning Point  for Mankind. Keynote Address

Luca Barillaro

Studio Barillaro. Energy Trader

Financial players and products: how speculative behaviour manipulates the energy market. Remedies and problems

Jérôme Guillet

Head of Energy. Dexia

Offshore Wind: Options for non Recourse Financing

10.45 – 11.00

COFFEE BREAK

11.00 -13.00

Charles A. S. Hall

Professor. University of Syracusa (NY. USA)

Economic implications of changing EROI ratios

Mario Giampietro

Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona. Social Metabolism

A reality check on the feasibility and desirability of biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels

Bob Lloyd

Director Energy Studies University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand

The Growth Delusion: Why we don’t want to believe in Peak Oil and Climate Change

PANEL DISCCUSSION

13.00 -14.00

LUNCH

14.00 – 15.15

Gonzalo Piernavieja

Director of the R&D Division. Technological Institute of the Canary Islands

Hydro-wind plant for El Hierro Island: Objective: 100% renewable energies

Richard Meyer

Head Technical Analysis Concentrating Solar Power EPURON GmbH

The potential of solar energy to replace decreasing extraction rates of fossil fuels

15.15 – 15-30

COFEE BREAK

15.30 -17.30

Antonio Ruiz de Elvira

Professor. University of Alcala de Henares. European Climate Forum

Climate Change and Peak Oil

Juan Requejo Liberal

Planning Consultant. Arenal Consulting Group. Asistencias Técnicas Clave

The Territory Recovery Factor in an energy  scenario based on local resources

Pedro A. Prieto

Vice president AEREN  ASPO Spain

Solar + Wind in Spain/ World. Closing the growing gap?

17.30 -17.40

Special Announcement

17.40 -18.00

Kjell Aleklett

Closing Address and Conclusions

 

 

 

OTHER EVENTS

 

Andrew Evans

Film Editor

Projection of ‘Petroapocalypse Now?’

 

Gabriel Tobar.

AEREN Member

Humour and Peak Oil: Cartoon’s Exposition on Peak Oil and Energy Crisis.

You can download a PDF version of the program from the ASPO 7 website.

See you in Barcelona!