  | Co-Opet Conference on Energy Issues in Transport |
Brussels, Belgium and live on the internet | |
| 25 May 2004 | Deploying new technologies and efficiency measures to reduce transport's carbon dioxide emissions |
| 26 May 2004 | Strategies to implement the European Biofuels Directives |
These workshops will be broadcast live on the internet by the European Commission ManagEnergy Initiative Streaming Service.
Video Recordings - Day 1 - Morning Session and Parallel Session 1
Video Recordings - Day 1 - Parallel Session 2
Video Recordings - Day 1 - Parallel Session 3
These workshops were broadcast live on the internet by the European Commission ManagEnergy Initiative Streaming Service. If you wish, we would like to encourage you to organise a local media-conference at your home facilities for people you believe could learn and benefit from the conference, but are unable to travel to Brussels.
Both days of the event were broadcast live on the Internet. However, due to the technical limitations of the venue, only one of the three parallel sessions on the first day was streamed live. Video on Demand (VoD) recordings of the live streams and of the two additional parallel sessions on the first day are now available.
Programme and further information (787 Kb PDF)
Further information about the actual event in Brussels
Deploying new technologies and efficiency measures to reduce transport's CO2 emissions
If the answer to one or all of these questions is "Yes", then you will want to view the Internet Broadcast from this event. The Organisations for the Promotion of Energy Technologies (OPET) in cooperation with ManagEnergy organised a conference on new energy technologies and energy efficiency measures in transport.
The topic on 25 May was: New energy technologies and energy efficiency measures:
On 26 May the focus was on the implementation of the bio-fuels for transport Directives, which set the targets of 2% bio-fuels in transport in 2005 and 5.75% in 2010. The workshop discussed the feasibility of these targets in the Member States, based on study results on bio-fuels availability, availability of suitable technology, and national, regional and local deployment plans.
The conferences are both relevant for the same target groups (governments, companies, fleet owners, research institutes, etc.).
The conference language was English.
| Deploying new technologies and efficiency measures to reduce transport's CO2 emissions | |
| 09:00 | Registration and coffee/tea |
| Plenary Session | |
| Chair: Mr. José Antonio Hoyos Perez, Energy and Transport Directorate-General, European Commission | |
| 09:30 | Opening - Mr J Gonzalez Finat, Director for Renewable Energies and Demand Management, Energy and Transport Directorate-General, European Commission |
| 09:45 | Address by Member State representatives - Ms Fientje Moerman, Belgian Minister of Energy and Mr Joop van Meel, SenterNovem, Director Sustainable Mobility and International Affairs, Netherlands |
| EC Report: Market Development of Alternative Fuels - Mr Jorgen Henningsen, Energy and Transport Directorate-General, European Commission | |
| Local action for clean and low CO2 transport in Stockholm - Mrs Eva Sunnerstedt, Environment and Health Protection Administration, Stockholm Municipality, Sweden | |
| Clean transport for Beijing Green Olympics - Prof Ma Chongfang, Dean, College of Environmental & Energy Engineering, China | |
| Environmental Performance of Inland Shipping - Mrs Theresia Hacksteiner, European Barge Union (EBU) | |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| Parallel Session 1: Energy saving technologies and low CO2 fuels in passenger cars | |
| 13:00 | Chair: Mr. Joop van Meel, SenterNovem, The Netherlands |
| 13:05 | CO2 reduction technologies for road transport - Mr. Lew Fulton, IEA |
| 13:25 | Reduction of CO2 emissions from passenger cars, present and future - GM's vision - Mr. Luc Vinckx, International Regulations Europe, General Motors Coordination Center |
| 13:45 | From Gas to Liquid to SunFuel: environmentally liquid fuels for the future - Mr. Frank Seyfried, Volkswagen Group Research |
| 14:05 | Toyota's strategy for clean and economical cars - Mr. Stephen Stacey, Toyota Europe |
| 14:25 | An evaluation of developments in engines, fuels and fuel cells - Mr. Tiago Farias, Institut Superior Técnico |
| 14:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:00 | Fuel-saving in-car devices: results from recent studies and projects - Mr. Peter Wilbers, Novem, The Netherlands |
| 15:20 | CleanerDrive: informing consumers and fleet managers about clean cars - Mr. Bob Saynor, Energy Saving Trust, UK |
| 15:45 | Forum discussion |
| Parallel Session 2: Energy innovation in inland shipping | |
| 13:00 | Chair: Ms. Ina de Vlieger, Vito, Belgium |
| 13:05 | Energy innovation in Inland shipping: why a current topic? Short Introduction - Ms. Ina de Vlieger, Vito, Belgium |
| 13:15 | Inland shipping policy objectives and initiatives - Mr. Niek ten Holt, Dutch Ministry of Transport/CCR, The Netherlands |
| 13:35 | Environmental performance of inland shipping - Mr. Herbert Schilperoord, Royal Haskoning, Denmark |
| 13:55 | DORIS - Donau River Information Services - Mr. Gerhard Gussmagg, via donau |
| 14:20 | Eastern-European needs and inland shipping innovation - Mr. Ioan Cuncev, ENERO, Romania |
| 14:45 | Coffee break |
| 14:55 | Dutch experiences with inland shipping innovation and FP6 project CREATING - Mr. Hein de Wilde, ECN, The Netherlands |
| 15:15 | Inland shipping the sustainable way - short movie (30 minutes) about sustainable inland shipping |
| 15:45 | Forum discussion |
| Parallel Session 3: Local and regional energy action in public transport | |
| 13:00 | Chair: Mr. Mohamed Mezghani, UITP |
| 13:05 | Clean fuels for road public transport - Mr. Arno Kerkhof, UITP |
| 13:30 | CIVITAS Clean Urban Transport demonstration programme - Mr. Marcel Rommerts, Energy and Transport Directorate-General, European Commission |
| 13:55 | CUTE hydrogen bus project in Madrid - Mr. Arturo Martinez Ginestal, Public transport company, Madrid, Spain |
| 14:20 | Diesel exhaust after-treatment in buses - Ms. Martine van Poppel, Vito, Belgium |
| 14:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:00 | Sustainability in the Urban Public Transport Market - Mr. Mark Hidson, ICLEI |
| 15:25 | STEPUP: environmental decision support for public transport authorities - Mr. Robert Motshagen, Novem, The Netherlands |
| 15:45 | Forum discussion |
| Plenary Session | |
| 16:15 | Regrouping to plenary session |
| 16:30 | Open stage for announcements and partner search for new joint projects; closing |
| Strategies to implement the European Biofuels Directives | |
| 09:00 | Registration and coffee/tea |
| Morning Session | |
| Chair: Ann Segerborg-Fick, Swedish Energy Agency (STEM), Sweden | |
| 09:15 | Opening - Jan Kretzschmar, Vito, Belgium |
| 09:30 | EU Strategy on biofuels - Tom Howes, Energy and Transport Directorate-General, European Commission |
| Non technical barriers for the introduction of biofuels - Etienne Poitrat, ADEME, France | |
| Impact of biomass and biofuels on employment - Marc Timmer, EUFORES | |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 | Biofuels for transport: An international perspective - Lew Fulton, IEA/EET |
| Biodiesel in various European countries - Raffaelo Garofalo, European Biodiesel Board | |
| European production and distribution of bio-ethanol - Thomas Gameson, Abengoa | |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Session | |
| Chair: Ann Segerborg-Fick, Swedish Energy Agency (STEM), Sweden | |
| 14:00 | Environmental performance and cost issues of biofuels - Erik van den Heuvel, NOVEM, The Netherlands |
| Biodiesel production and distribution in Germany - Joosten Connemann, Ölmühle Leer, Germany | |
| Used frying oils for biodiesel production in Austria - Martin Mittelbach, K.F. University Graz, Austria | |
| 15:15 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 | Use of pure plant oils in vehicles - Klaus Elsbett, Elsbett |
| Advanced biofuels for transportation - René van Ree, ECN, The Netherlands | |
| Results of the OPET survey on biofuels strategies in Europe - Leen Govaerts, Vito, Belgium | |
| Technology assessment of biofuels in Belgium - Ina De Vlieger, Vito, Belgium | |
| 16:45 | Closing remarks of the day |