4th specialized conference

Wind Energy in the Czech Republic 2008

In cooperation with ČSVE (The Czech Wind Energy Association)

Date: 23 October 2008 (Thursday)
Venue: hotel Novotel Prague, Katerinska 38, Prague 2
Language: Czech and English, simultaneous translation

8.30 registration, welcome coffee

9.00 Opening speech:

ČSVE activities – evaluation of activities in the past year • review of the year 2007 and the first half of 2008 - current  developments • the economics of wind projects, comparison of the CR, Europe, the world
Michal Janeček, Chairman, The Czech Wind Energy Association

9.30 Foreign experiences (...with busting myths about wind energy)

Mathieu Kortenoever, Netherlands Wind Energy Association
Stefan Hantsch, Austrian Wind Energy Association

Jan Coelingh, Senior Consultant, Ecofys

10.30 Coffee Break

10.45 overall wind potential in the CR and in individual regions • clear maps with limiting factors (radio locators, protected areas,...)

Pavel Prchal, ČEZ Obnovitelné zdroje s. r. o. (CEZ Renewable Energy Sources)

David Procházka, Head of Energy Team, Česká spořitelna, a. s.

11.00 Myths and facts

ČIŽP (the Czech Environmental Inspectorate) and wind turbine • conclusions of the "Socio-Geographic • Analysis of Public Perception and Attitudes towards Wind • does the noise from wind plants exceed the valid hygienic limits? • bird mortality (Břežany), • new wind map, representative ÚFA • danger of flying ice

Eva Tylová, ČIŽP
Bohumil Frantál, AV ČR 
Aleš Jiráska,NRL
Radim Kočvara, ornitolog
Karel Marek, Vestas ČR

12.00 - 13.00 Joint Lunch

13.00 Energy Regulatory Office, Czech Transmission

System Operator, Electricity Distribution Companies buyout prices, green bonuses • connection to the transmission and distribution system • strengthening networks • issue of reserving network capacity • statistics, efficiency of wind plants • issue of granting licenses • obstacles preventing the launch of new wind plants • problems with network blocking - deadlines
Rostislav Krejcar, ERÚ (Energy Regulatory Office)
Marian Belyuš,ČEPS (Czech TSO)
Martin Němeček, ČEZ Distribuce, a. s. (CEZ Distribution)

14.00 Ministries

Vladimír Vlk, Ministry for Environment CR,  Pavel Gebauer, Ministry of Industry and Trade CR

14.30 Investment pipelines, Lessons Learned: Operation of Wind Park/Farm/Mills

Stanislav Buchta, ecoenerg s. r. o.
Josef Sedlák, ČEZ Obnovitelné zdroje, s. r. o.
Rostislav Lesniak, ČKD Blansko Wind

15.30 Producers

SIAG, Wikov, ČKD Blansko Wind, etc.

16.15 Financing, Projects Insurance

Česká spořitelna, ČSOB, Česká pojišťovna (third biggest insurance company in the Czech insurance market)

17.30 End of the Conference, Cocktail