Africa - Wind Power Africa 2010 - Conference and Renewable Energy Exhibition

Dear Members, Associates and Friends,

May I invite you to join us and participate in the WIND POWER AFRICA 2010 Conference and Renewable Energy Exhibition taking place in Cape Town, South Africa from 12 -14 May 2010.

Africa, faced with serious lack of and dwindling fossil fuel resources, with large parts of the continent suffering from severe droughts and floods, is desperate for alternative energy sources.
The global gathering in Copenhagen last year has confirmed renewable energy as the future high priority obligation for the international community in the transition from fossil fuels and atomic energy to clean energies. This will particularly benefit the many millions living in the remote areas in developing countries and are suffering the most from the affect of global warming.

Wind energy has become widely recognised as a source of energy that can contribute substantially to a clean, affordable and sustainable energy supply system. Astonishing technological progress has been made by way of constantly improved, economically efficient, multi–megawatt wind turbines as well as new, innovative small scale offgrid applications. This has given wind energy a status as a future primary energy carrier, which will enable developing countries to leapfrog the negative effects of the fossil fuel dominated economies of the developed countries, which has resulted in
serious degradation of the global environment.

WIND POWER AFRICA 2010 will tackle the full range of wind energy subjects and will especially focus on developing strategies and instruments for wind energy in less– and non–industrialised countries of the world. The adaptation of successful technologies and strategies to specific regional and local conditions will be the central theme of our conference. The conference will address not only technology issues but also policy and regulatory aspects, funding, return on investment and environmental impact. Since wind alone cannot be seen to stand for rapid change in energy supply, a major Renewable Energy Exhibition will run alongside the conference, demonstrating synergies with and joint projects of a variety of renewable energy technologies.

The timing of this international event in South Africa is ideal in view of the recently introduced feed-in tariffs in South Africa, which in particular is acknowledged to be globally the most preferred partner country for CDM projects due to its high fossil fuel content of its electricity generation. In addition to countries in North Africa, there are also presently significant developments of large wind farms in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Best Regards,

Hermann Oelsner
President
African Wind Energy Association

More information on the WIND POWER AFRICA 2010:
Wind Power Africa 2010 is the premier international event on wind energy in Africa hosted by the African Wind Energy Association in partnership with other African and international organisations. A powerful networking platform, the event will bring together key African and international stakeholders from the public and private sectors with the aim to unlock Africa’s wind energy potential.

The opportunities for wind power in Africa and South Africa in particular are immense due to a favourable investment climate offering profitable feed-in tariffs for wind energy, tremendous CDM project potential, ideal natural conditions as well as increasing energy demand and capacity shortages in growing economies. Wind Power Africa 2010 will examine the current and future wind energy markets in Africa and highlight attractive business opportunities, with in depth analysis and country case studies.

Wind Power Africa 2010 will take place from 12-14 May 2010 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa featuring a high-profile Conference & Renewable Energy Exhibition, Site Visits, a Networking Cocktail, Gala Dinner and Spouses Programme over the 3-day period.

For more information please contact Trevor Sievert at ts@windfair.net