ARE NEWSLETTER APRIL 2013

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Editorial

Marcus Wiemann Executive Director, ARE

GONE WITH THE WIND

Dear readers,

We are happy to devote this issue to small wind power (SW), a very appropriate topic taking into account that ARE’s Small Wind Campaign will come to an end in .

This initiative was launched one year ago with the objective of addressing the bottlenecks, such as the lack of information, that have been preventing decision-makers in developing and emerging countries from integrating this technology into their energy choices for rural communities.

To share its industry competences with the involved stakeholders, jointly with its wind members, ARE developed the position paper “The potential of small and medium wind energy in developing countries”. This first activity was followed by a number of very exciting events such as online webinar sessions, a side event at the 1st International Off-Grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IOREC) celebrated in Ghana and a Business Delegation to the Ivory Coast. Furthermore ARE could place a number of appreciated articles in prestigious international magazines.

In reality it is not only the market development obstacles faced by different types of renewable energies such as small wind but it is also the need for better understanding available sophisticated technological solutions to better bridge energy availabilities and needs. Therefore the Alliance will launch the ARE Energy Storage Campaign at Intersolar Europe in June. As we believe that this is another vital element for enabling sustainable energy access in rural areas. Now back to the Newsletter! In this issue, we will learn more about SW thanks to the contribution of I Love Wind, a NGO with activities in Tanzania. Moreover, the European Wind Energy Association will give us an interesting insight into the propects of the wind industry in emerging markets.

Also, please do not miss the latest news from the Alliance:. For example the Secretariat has been very busy the last two months to launch new services for members and to introduce the Alliance to key stakeholders in- and outside Europe.

Finally, we would like to warmly welcome our new members Bornay Aerogeneradores (Spain) and Sunna Design ().

Thanks for reading and until next time,

Marcus Wiemann

In Focus

AFRICA VEREIN

Afrika-Verein is the German-African Business Association for German companies and institutions with business interests in African countries. Afrika-Verein represents nearly 600 members, including the major German multinationals as well as many medium sized companies with trade links or investments in African countries.

A special focus of the activities of Afrika-Verein is given to the energy field. Almost all renowned German energy companies are members of our association; these include the sector of oil & gas (upstream, midstream, downstream), conventional power as well as renewable energies and energy efficiency. A series of business delegations, business days and conferences related to this topic are organized every year both in Germany and Africa. Our main event is the annual German-African Energy Forum, where senior African and German delegates present current developments and resulting business opportunities in the energy sector (www.energyafrica.de). Other events are regularly organized, e.g. with Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria or among others.

Furthermore, Afrika-Verein is a member of various initiatives on African Energy like the German- Nigerian Energy Partnership of the German Government and the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA). Afrika-Verein, on behalf of its member companies, aims at maintaining and broadening the activities in the energy sector and therefore extends a general invitation to all African Energy Ministries and Companies to organize business meetings and in-depth contacts with the German Energy Business.

Please find more information at www.africaverein.de and www.energyafrica.de

I LOVE WINDPOWER - TANZANIA

What is I Love Windpower – Tanzania?

I Love Windpower - Tanzania (ILWPT) is a NGO that has been stimulating economic activity in Tanzania in the field of locally produced wind turbines since 2010, providing knowledge of how to produce and install a small-scale wind turbine with local materials, and training on business models and maintenance aspects.

How does ILWPT achieve this goal?

ILWPT developed an intensive two-week master-class, the participants of which are a mixture of business men and women from the renewable energy sector, mechanical and electrical engineers, and craftspeople on the vocational level. These trainings have been very successful, since what they represent is a balanced mixture of theoretical background and learning-by-doing, and the wind turbines produced during the workshops have been distributed all over the country (click here for a map of where these turbines are currently installed). The training focused on the Piggott design, which has been chosen for its advanced technology. Theoretical lessons on the economic aspects are also included, as well as information on how to design a hybrid with solar-PV, especially suitable for the geography of Tanzania, a country known or: renowned for its unknown wind regime.

What do the participants receive? Technical issues of operation and maintenance are presented and studied by the participants. Furthermore, the installation of one or two fully-operating wind turbines at the end of the master- class give an enormous enrichment to the participants. One participant told us: "I've attended many trainings in my life, but this was the best! I have the feeling I really understand how to capture the energy from the wind. It is unbelievable that we build these wind turbines ourselves."

What do the authorities think?

The activity of ILWPT was received very positively by the Rural Energy Agency (REA), which is responsible for the electrification of Tanzanian rural areas without access to the grid. Electrification of these regions can be achieved more efficiently by installing a stand-alone wind/solar/genset- hybrid system instead of grid extension. Moreover, the Tanzanian Renewable Energy Association (TAREA) is promoting wind energy among their members who are, for the most part, only familiar with solar energy.

Is there real business?

Recently, ILWPT has founded one new spin-off company called Windpower Serengeti Ltd, and provided training and capacity building to four other SME's to such a level (consider rephrasing) that they all produced and sold their own small-scale wind turbines based on the Piggott-design and the principles acquired in the training. To produce and maintain these wind turbines in a sustainable way, training and capacity building is a key factor. ILWPT is glad that the Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) is considering incorporating the training of locally produced small-scale wind turbines into the Renewable Energy curriculum, with a focus on those areas of Tanzania that have a favourable wind regime. ILWPT is an active member of Wind Empowerment, which shares the same mission. Within this Worldwide Association, more than 25 organisations cooperate on the open-source knowledge of small-scale wind turbines for developing countries.

Contact details:

I Love Windpower – Tanzania: roland(at)i-love-windpower.com

Windpower Serengeti Ltd: windpower.serengeti(at)gmail.com

For further information, other Tanzanian companies involved in wind energy, NGOs and governmental institutes as mentioned above can also be contacted via these two email addresses.

MEMBER’S INTERVIEW

It is EWEA’s objective to facilitate national and international policies and initiatives that strengthen the development of European and global wind energy markets, infrastructure and technology in order to achieve a more sustainable and cleaner energy future. What are EWEA’s activities outside Europe? Are your members exploring business opportunities in developing countries and in emerging markets?

EWEA’s activities focus primarily on European markets, and yet on this continent there is a surprisingly high range of emerging markets. Earlier this year, EWEA published a report delving into Europe’s emerging markets, including some markets outside the (EU)’s borders. The conclusions were that, within the EU, the share of the EU’s annual wind energy installations in the newer member states (which are also wind energy’s emerging EU markets) grew from just over 2% in 2005 to 12.5% in 2011. The EU’s current key emerging markets are Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic. Beyond the EU itself, Turkey is a key emerging market. The government has set the very ambitious target of installing a total of 20 GW of wind energy by 2023. Currently, renewables account for 25% of electricity production, and Turkey aims to increase this figure to 30% by 2023. Europe-wide also has one of the best growth-rates for wind energy capacity, and one of the fastest-growing electricity sectors in the world – so it holds a lot of opportunity!

Croatia, soon to join the EU, is also a key wind energy emerging market. The country has a 35% renewables target in electricity consumption by 2020 and a 4.7 GW project pipeline in wind energy. It also has a good local supply chain for wind energy, but bureaucratic procedures to obtain approval for a wind farm are time-consuming and tiresome.

To the East of the EU, the Ukraine with its strong wind resources is another potential market. However, it lacks in ambitious renewable energy targets, access to finance is also difficult and the local content requirements currently in place may slow down the development of the industry.

While growth opportunities in the following countries are not expected in the near-future, there is potential in Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Russia.

Among your small wind activities, you have partnered with the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the NGO Renewable World to promote rural electrification. Could you elaborate on this project? This year, in the context of Global Wind Day – an annual day on June 15 meant to help discover wind energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to change our world – we are partnering with EWEA’s chosen charity Renewable World, which works on tackling poverty through renewable energy. Together, we are drawing attention to a rural electrification project in Tanzania (more info in the blog post) and asking people to donate to this project. Small scale projects like this one can help turn livelihoods around by bringing a renewable source of electricity to communities in some of the world’s poorest regions.

ARE has launched the Small Wind Campaign to tackle the bottlenecks that have been hampering the integration of small wind in decision makers' energy choices for rural communities. According to EWEA, which are these barriers and what needs to be done to promote this technology for rural electrification? As a European association, EWEA focuses on industrial-scale production of electricity for the grid rather than off-grid small wind. However, it is clear that in developing countries off-grid small wind has an important part to play in bringing electricity to remote communities, as well as to societies where grid infrastructure is completely absent.

EWEA is coordinating together with GWEC the Global Wind Day. Could you outline this event to us in more detail? Global Wind Day – on June 15 – is an annual event that allows people to discover the power of wind energy, and learn about its positive effects on our climate, job creation and security of energy supplies. Around the world, wind farms are open to the public, exhibitions and shows take place, and competitions from art to kite flying are held. This year, EWEA has launched a photo and story competition – if you are a budding photographer and have an idea for a photo and short text about what wind energy means to you, submit it here by May 5. Winners will be selected by a professional jury and the award-winning photos displayed in front of the European Parliament, as well as being published in EWEA’s Wind Directions magazine and Recharge. In the run-up to Global Wind Day, we are also publishing a series of wind energy stories on the Global Wind Day webpage, and the EWEA blog. From Thailand to the Czech Republic, stories focused on local people and communities where wind energy has made a difference. Lastly, although details are still to be confirmed, we will be launching a campaign on ending fossil fuel subsidies.

Meeting in San Marcos, Honduras

Nueva Virtud, Honduras

NEW MEMBERS

ARE is proud to welcome its new members:

BORNAY AEROGENERADORES

Country: Spain Website: www.bornay.com

Since 1970, Bornay Aerogeneradores has installed more than 4000 wind turbines in more than 50 countries. After four decades of constant evolution, Bornay has now become one of the leading international names in the manufacture of small-scale wind turbines, and this is because it knows how to blend technology, innovation, international market openings, serial production, and made-to- measure project solutions, combining diverse clean sources for energy self-sufficiency to supply electricity grids and contribute to distributed generation.

SUNNA DESIGN

Country: France Website: www.sunna-design.fr

Sunna is a young, innovative business that saw its start-up in India in 2010. Its head office is currently located in Bordeaux, France. As an LED solar lighting specialist, Sunna develops and produces stand- alone products and has created a smart grid solution dedicated to public lighting.

News from the Alliance

Marcus Wiemann, ARE Secretary General, was moderator during a session on rural electrification at the 7th German-Africa Energy Forum 2013 organised by the African Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft. This was the first time that rural electrification was included as a topic by its own in the programme.

ERNESTO MACÍAS, BUREAU MEMBER OF REN21

Ernesto Macías, President of ARE, has been elected Bureau member of REN 21. REN21 is the global renewable energy policy multi-stakeholder network that connects a wide range of key actors from governments, international organisations, industry associations, research institutes and civil society to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, policy development and joint action towards a rapid global transition towards renewable energy. REN21 promotes renewable energy to meet the needs of both industrialised and developing countries that are driven by climate change, issues of energy security, development and poverty alleviation.

The Bureau, headed by the Chair and supported by the seven Vice-Chairs of the Steering Committee as well as the Executive Secretary, makes decisions and exercises executive authority between meetings of the Steering Committee.

COMMUNICATIONS CLUB

The Alliance has officially launched the Communications Club (CC), a training initiative to support members with its communications activities. For the first CC Webinar, we had the collaboration of Amparo García Cifuentes and Ana Molés Forcada from Gopango Networks, who explained how members can use social media to promote their organisations and activities.

Gopango Networks is a Spanish company specialised in apps and games development for mobiles, online and mobile marketing, as well as web design. Founded two years ago, Gopango has already become a reference in their sector.

MEET THE EXPERTS WEBINAR: AFRICA ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE FUND (AECF) – RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION TECHNOLOGIES (REACT) WINDOW MOZAMBIQUE

ARE introduced Mr Hornberg, Programme Manager, who provided first-hand information about the requirements of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) – Renewable Energy and Climate Adaptation Technologies (REACT) window Mozambique.

UPCOMING EVENTS

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE ENERGY STORAGE CAMPAIGN AT INTERSOLAR EUROPE, 20 JUNE, MUNICH (GERMANY)

The Alliance is working towards making the most of its participation at Intersolar Europe.

This event will be the perfect occasion to launch the Energy Storage Campaign with a workshop on the topic, followed by the traditional ARE’s networking reception, which would not be possible without the support of our sponsors Studer Innotec and Trojan Battery. Both events will take place on the 20th of June. We are looking forward to meeting you there! Also, participants willing to know more about ARE and its activities will be able to meet some members of the team at Rahimafrooz’s stand in the Exhibition area.

Finally, on the 20th of June, ARE - jointly with its members SMA, Fraunhofer and Sunlabob -will give several presentations on decentralised grid-systems.

Further details will be circulated shortly.

THE RENEWABLE ENERGY HOUSE OPEN DAY, 26 JUNE, ()

As in previous years, the Renewable Energy House will open its doors to all visitors willing to learn more about renewable energies. REH hosts Europe's leading renewable energy sector associations and organisations, including ARE with its focus on off-grid solutions in developing countries and emerging markets. The Alliance is looking forward to informing attendees about the benefits off-grid renewable for rural electrification and the importance of electricity access.

UPCOMING WIND EVENTS

UPCOMING WIND EVENTS Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on June15. It is a day for discovering wind, its power and the possibilities it holds to change our world. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) coordinate the Global Wind Day through a network of partners. The day started as a European one in 2007 and went Global in 2009. On June15, thousands of public events will be organised all over the world.

SMALL WIND CONFERENCE 2013, 18-19 JUNE, STEVEN POINTS (US)

The Small Wind Conference (SWC) had its genesis in 2004 at an informal gathering of wind energy professionals at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association’s annual fair. The current SWC coordinating committee and a few more key players saw the need for an event that would support honest, open dialogue between installers and manufacturers of home-scale wind-electric systems.

RENEWABLEUK, 5-7 NOVEMBER, BIRMINGHAM (UK)

This event offers three days of conference sessions, extensive exhibitions, and side events addressing the industry’s policy and technical developments. The event also features the annual RenewableUK Careers Fair, Gala Dinner and the International Small & Medium Wind Conference.

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

PHAESUN’S EXPERT OFF-GRID WORKSHOP AND AWARDS, 13 - 14 SEPTEMBER, MEMMINGEN (GERMANY)

ARE is happy to announce the launch of the Off-grid Experts Award 2013 organised by our member Phaesun. These Awards are looking for companies, institutions and individuals that have set inspiring examples in driving forward the energy revolution with off-grid power or have made sustainable experiences in the field of energy autonomy. ARE Board is supporting this Award as a jury in two of the four categories. For the third time, Phaesun is also inviting to the international off-grid scene to the Off-Grid Experts Workshop in Memmingen. Visitors can expect a two days programme fully packed with Off-Grid expertise: lectures, do-it yourself-workshops, discussions, exhibitions by manufacturers and institutions, an electro motocross race, etc.

ACP-EU PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY, 15 - 19 JUNE, BRUSSELS (BELGIUM)

ARE will be present with a stand at the ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly, which will take place in the European Parliament. This will be an opportunity for the Alliance to explain its activities in encouraging off-grid energy solutions for rural electrification in developing countries.

3RD SYMPOSIUM ON SMALL PV-APPLICATIONS, 17 – 18 JUNE, ULM (GERMANY)

The 3rd Symposium organised by OTTI on Small PV Applications for rural electrification and its commercial use will take place on June 17-18 in the University of Applied Science in Ulm, Germany. ARE is a supporting organisation of this event, which is also an official Intersolar Europe Conference side event.

For further information, please visit this link.

EUROPEAN UNION SUSTAINABLE ENERGY WEEK (EUSEW), 24 – 28 JUNE

 EUSEW High Level Policy Event: Hydropower: Investing in a sustainable future, 25 June, Brussels (Belgium) Location: Committee of the Regions. Organised by ESHA, HEA-E and Eurelectric. Limited seats. Please register at eusew.eu or contact ESHA (info(at)esha.be)  High Level Policy Event: Facilitating energy storage to allow fast growth of sustainable energy, 26 June, Brussels (Belgium) Organised by ESHA, WIP Renewables and EASE Limited seats. Please register at eusew.eu or contact ESHA (info(at)esha.be)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND STUDIES

POOR PEOPLE’S ENERGY OUTLOOK 2013

Practical Action has launched the Poor people’s energy outlook report 2013, with support from partners including GIZ, UNDP and the World Bank. In line with ARE's mandate, it focuses on energy for community services and illustrates the difference that improved energy access can make to health, education and public infrastructure.

GLOBAL WIND REPORT – ANNUAL MARKET UPDATE

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its Annual Market Update, with a comprehensive snapshot of the global wind industry at the end of 2012, along with a 5-year forecast up to 2017.