INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE 2011

Date: 14-16 January 2011

Venue: Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai

DAY 1: 14 JANUARY 2011

09.00 hrs - 10.00 hrs Registration

10.00 hrs - 11.00 hrs Inagural Session

HALL 1:
SESSION - 2: ROUND TABLE I - FINANCING/POLICY ISSUES ON RE

Chairperson: Tmt. R. Qudsia Gandhi, IAS, CMD/PFC

11.00 – 12.30 hrs PANELISTS
1. Thiru. P.W.C.Davidar, IAS,
Principal Secretary to Government
Information Technology & Energy, GoTN
2. Thiru. C.P.Singh, IAS
Principal Secretary
CMD, TNEB LTD & TANGEDCO
Chairman, TANTRANSCO
3. Thiru. S.Kabilan, IAS
Chairman, TNERC
4. Thiru. Sunil Palival, IAS
CMD, TIDCO
5. Thiru. Shanmugam, IAS
Secretary, Finance, GoTN
6. Thiru. Manivannan IAS., MD, KREDL
7. Thiru. Deenadayalan, Member, CERC
8. CMD, Representative, REC
 9. Thiru. D.P.Kumaresan, MD, Century Consulting Group
10. Tmt. Rupa Devi Singh, MD, PXIL
11. Thiru. Siva, Director, Crystal Solar
12. Dr.Velraj, Professor, Anna University
13. Dr.Madhialagan, Professor, TANUVAS
14. Thiru. P.Vaidyanathan
Senior Commercial Specialist, Office of Consulate General of US
15. Thiru. Surendra Pimparkhedar, Senior Associate Fellow, WISE

HALL 1:
SESSION - 3: SOLAR SCENARIO – AN OVERVIEW
12.30 - 13.30 hrs Chairperson: Thiru P.W.C.DAVIDAR, IAS
Principal Secretary, Energy, Tamilnadu
1. Global Solar Scenario -
Impact of JNNSM on Global Solar Market
Thiru. Christian Brillinger,
MD, M/s. Phocos India Solar Pvt Ltd
2. Road Map to TamilNadu
Thiru. Surendra, Senior Associate Fellow, WISE
3. Solar Insolation in India – Assessment and forecasting
Thiru. C.R.Anbalagan,
Business Development Director, 3 Tier India Pvt.Ltd, Bangalore

13.30 - 14.30 hrs LUNCH

HALL 1:
SESSION 4 : RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES & POWER TRADING
14.30 - 16.00 hrs Chairperson: Thiru. Deenadayalan, Member, CERC
1. Power Trading - Market Development
Thiru. Jayant Deo, Managing Director, IEXL
2. Power and Renewable Energy Certificate Trading
Thiru. Kapildev, Manager, Business Development,
M/s. Power Exchange India Ltd.,
3. Understanding Renewable Energy Certificate &
Restructuring Sale of Renewable Energy
Thiru. Vishal Pandya,
RE Connect Energy solutions, Bangalore
16.00 - 16.15 hrs TEA BREAK

HALL 1:
SESSION - 5: SPV POWER PLANTS
16.15 - 17.30 hrs Chairperson: Thiru. Manivannan, IAS,
Managing Director, KREDL
1. Grid Interactive and Off-Grid SPV Power Plants.
Thiru. P.Ponsekar,
GM, Reliance Industries Ltd., Solar Group, Bangalore
2. Solar Tracking Systems
Thiru. Steve Belkin,
COO, Sunflower Solutions, US
3. VRLA & GEL Batteries for PV Systems
Thiru. T.Venugopal, General Manager, HBL
4. Case Study on First 5 MW Grid connected
SPV Power Plant in Tamil Nadu
Thiru. K.N. Subramaniam, CEO, Moser Baer

HALL 2:
SESSION – 1: Renewable Energy & Climate change Mitigation

11.00 - 12.30 hrs Chairperson: Thiru. V.Subramanian, IAS (Retd)

Former Secretary, MNRE
1. Renewable Energy - Global Scenario by
Thiru. Mark LM Quinn,
Executive Chairman, M/s. Clenergen Corporation, UK
2. Renewable Energy and REC Trading –
International Experience by
Thiru. Stephen, USA
3. GE 1.6-82.5 - Global Industry Workhorse
Thiru. Hari Menon, Business Leader, GE

Hall 2 :
SESSION – 2: PANEL DISCUSSION - BALANCE OF PV SYSTEMS
12.30 – 13.30 hrs Chairpersons: Thiru. Chellappan,
MD, Numeric Power Systems Ltd,
Thiru. K.E. Ragunathan, MD., Solkar Solar
 Panelists
1. Inverters

a. Numeric Power Systems Ltd., Chennai

b. Thiru. Venkateswaran,
Head for Renewable Sales & Market, Converteam
c. Thiru. K. Senthil kumar,
Head PV Inverters - Technical,
Bonfiglioli Transmissions Private Limited, Chennai
d. Thiru. Saravanraman,
Manager, R & D & Engg Amara Raja Electronics Ltd.
2. Batteries
a. Amara Raja Batteries Ltd
b. Thiru. T. Venugopal,
GM,HBL, Power Systems Ltd., Chennai
3. Thiru. Damodaran, Siechem Cables.

13.30 - 14.30 hrs LUNCH

HALL 2:
SESSION -3: PANEL DISCUSSION
WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT & INCREASING WIND POWER POTENTIAL IN INDIA
14.30 – 16.00 hrs Chairperson: Thiru. C.P.SINGH IAS,
CMD, TNEB LTD
Co Chairperson: Thiru. D.V.Giri,
Chairman, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association
Panelists
1. Wind Power Policy –Thiru. Dilip Nigam, Director/MNRE
2. Dr.Sreevalsan,
Unit Chief, Wind Resource Assessment Unit, CWET
3. Thiru. K.Kasthoorirangaian,
Chairman, Indian Wind Power Association
4. Thiru. N.Ramani,
Head, Strategic Business Development,
Southern Region, Suzlon Energy Ltd

16.00 - 16.15 hrs TEA BREAK

HALL 2:
SESSION -4: PANEL DISCUSSION
WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS – TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT & CERTIFICATION
16.15 - 17.30 hrs Chairperson: Dr. Gomathi Nayagam,
Executive Director, C-WET

Co Chairperson: Thiru. Madhusudan Khemka,

MD, Regen Powertech P. Ltd.
1. Thiru. Senthil Kumar,
Unit Chief, Standards & Certification Unit, CWET
2. Thiru. M.T. Kesari,
Senior General Manager, Technical Leitner Shriram Mfg Ltd
3. Thiru. S.A.Mathew,
Unit Chief, Testing Unit, CWET

Hall 3:
SESSION -1: SPV CELL TECHNOLOGY
11.00 – 12.30 hrs

1. Crystalline Silicon Technology,

Thiru. S. Ravi, Deputy General Manager,
BHEL, Bangalore.
2. Thin Film Technology,
Dr. Mohan Bhan,
VP, Engg. & Tech. (Thin Films)
M/s. Moser Baer Solar Ltd., Greater Noida
3. CPV Technology
Thiru. Ilangovan,
MD, Consun Energy Solutions, Bangalore
4. Recent Developments in PV Materials,
Simplifying Silicon PV’s Value Chain
Thiru. Siva, Crystal Solar Inc, California