7th ASPO International Conference: Barcelona
Posted by Chris Vernon on September 22, 2008 - 2:54am in The Oil Drum: Europe
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.
DAY ONE: Below Ground
OCTOBER 20th. Monday |
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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 |
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Kjell Aleklet President of ASPO. Professor of the University of Uppsala. Introduction to Conference. Peak Oil and Economical Growth in Africa |
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Carlos de Castro University of Valladolid. (UdV) Ass. Professor Dept. Applied Physics World Energy-economy scenarios with system dynamics modelling |
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Salvador Pueyo Catalan Institute for Climate Sciences A simple ‘Epidemic’ Model of Oil Depletion |
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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 |
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PANEL DISCUSSION |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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PANEL DISCUSSION |
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Social Dinner |
DAY TWO: Above Ground. Renewables, Local Solutions and Social Issues
OCTOBER 21th. Tuesday |
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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 |
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Jérôme Guillet Head of Energy. Dexia Offshore Wind: Options for non Recourse Financing |
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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 |
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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 |
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PANEL DISCCUSSION |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pedro A. Prieto Vice president AEREN ASPO Spain Solar + Wind in Spain/ World. Closing the growing gap? |
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17.30 -17.40 |
Special Announcement |
17.40 -18.00 |
Kjell Aleklett Closing Address and Conclusions |
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OTHER EVENTS |
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Andrew Evans Film Editor Projection of ‘Petroapocalypse Now?’ |
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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!