APFREE e s s e n t i a l s 1 Arab Platform For RE & EE Int. NGO Launch Feb. 2010 registered Apr 2012 Stakeholders Governments Private PARASTATE Academia from Europe & Arab region collaborate in Trans-Mediterranean Technology Exchange btw Arab countries (10 in Africa / 12 in Asia) in RE & EE
APFREE after e you s s forget e n everything t i a l s 2 professional &-Policy-makers Opinionmedia scholars OSE* CSO CAPTURING 1-Transition 2-CC 3-Industries 4-JOBS 5- business-societal transformations 6-trainings 7-GeoPolitics 8-research 9-SMART GRID * Organisations of Social Economies
R A T I O N A L E 3 Address in ARAB Countries * ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES * FEED-in-TARIFF * BASICS FOR SMART GRID & R.E.
int. NGO, APFREEE is comfortable addressing controversial ENERGY issues (Electricity Subsidies FEED-in-TARIFF) since government can be under tremendous political/electoral pressures and private actors might find themselves under financial obligations. 4
COMMISSIONS.5 APFREEE beating heart, within which is the power to create, nurture and transform
CONVENTIONAL COMMISSIONS6 Solar // Wind & tide // E.E. Geothermal Bio-energy GHG emissions Policy
7 BREAKTHROUGH Smart Grids & Smart Cities: Enable RE integration Commission
BREAKTHROUGH8 Electricity Supply& Demand Management Commission
BREAKTHROUGH9 Social Economy & Employment Commission
10 BREAKTHROUGH Water Commission
Enhance Understanding & add perspectives on 11 Water and Energy Nexus Support Arab, European and international actors in providing examples & knowledge applicable at the global scale
explore the role of energy production in the context of climate change & 12 conflicts btw sustaining ecosystem services and electricity generation examine perceptions of renewable energy as equivalent to sustainable energy
13 collect and document best practices to improve energy generation processes and to reduce negative ecosystem impact along the water related energy production chain provide policy advise based on Int. experiences with the ability to serve as guiding influence in European development assistance
Each comprise 2 sub-commissions: - One addressing the issues of innovations markets and, emerging markets research, applied researches - One addressing the issues of fundraising approaches and priorities, funding resources and, emerging finances donors, networking and rationales for financing 14
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ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS17 1.) MR. KARL KELLNER (BELGIUM) "DG ENERGY" EUROPEAN COMMISSION 2.) MR. MARTIN HILLER (AUSTRIA) DIRECTOR GENERAL REEEP 3.) MR. ROBERTO VIGOTTI (FRANCE) DIRECTOR ELECTRICITY DIVISION, OBSERVATOIRE MÉDITERRANEEN DE L ÉLECTRICITÉ 4.) MR. JOSÉ LUIS CASADO (SPAIN) DIRECTOR, FUNDACIÓN HABITEC CENTRO TECNOLOGÍAS, ENERGÍAS Y CONSTRUCCIÓN PARA HÁBITAT 5.) MR. EL HABIB EL ANDALOUSSI (E.U.) DEPUTY TEAM LEADER PAVING THE WAY FOR THE MEDIERANEAN SOLRA PLAN 6.) MR. FLORENTINE VISSER (GERMANY) GIZ INTERNATIONAL SERVICES 7.) MR. ANTONIO PERDICHIZZI (ITALY) ENERGY EFFICIENCY BERGAMO Univ
COMMISSIONS HEADS INTERIM 1.) MR. RIYAD HODALI (DG PALESTINIAN SOLAR SOCIETY) SOLAR POWER 2.) MR. HERVE RANNOU (ITEMS CHAIR, FRANCE) : SMART GRIDS & SMART CITIES: ENABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION 3.) MR. AYOUB ABU DAYYEH (CHAIR JORDANIAN SOCIETY ENERGY CONSERVATION and SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT) ENERGY EFFICIENCY 4.) MS. MARINKA VIGNALI (BIOENERGY CHAIR, ITALY) : BIOENERGY 5.) MR. KAMEL ESSEGHAIRI (TALLFORE CHAIR, TUNISIA) : ENERGY, SOCIAL ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT 6.) MR. BANDAR ALHASSAN (GREEN STATIONS CHAIR, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA) : GHG EMISSIONS 7.) MR. KHALED KHALIL (ARAB CENTER FOR TOURIST MEDIA, EGYPT) : WATER 8.) MR. MOSTAFA SOFIYA (MINISTRY OF ELECTRICITY AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES - DIRECTOR PLANNING & EVALUATION, LIBYA) : POLICY 18
INTERIM MANAGEMENT19 1.) VIGOTTI EUROPE MILED AFRICA BANDAR ASIA CHAIRPERSONS 2.) DR. KAMEL ESSEGHAIRI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - TUNISIA 3.) DR. MARINKA VIGNALI TECHNICAL MANAGER - ITALY 4.) DR. RIYAD HODALI ASIA COORDINATOR PALESTINIAN AUTH. 5.) MR. MOSTAFA SOFIYA AFRICA COORDINATOR - LIBYA 6.) DR. AMIRA JABRANI Assistant Executive Director - TUNISIA
INTERIM MANAGEMENT 20 1.) MR. ABDULAZIZ S. H. F. ALSEBAEI (KUWAIT SECRETARY OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN UNION OF ARAB JOURNALISTS) GOLF COUNTRIES COORDINATOR (SAUDIA, KUWAIT, OMANE, QATAR, EMIRATES AND BAHRAIN) 2.) MR. ABDUSSAAM MANSOOR AL JANAD SENIOR WIND POWER MANAGER YEMEN MINISTRY ELECTRICITY & ENERGY NON-GOLF COUNTRIES COORDINATOR (YEMEN, PALESTINE, JORDAN, IRAQ, SYRIA AND LEBANON) 3.) MR. ATIF GHOUNDOUR (EGYPT) DIRECTOR OF TRAINING & FOREIGN RELATIONS - ARAB ACADEMY FOR TRAINING AND CONSULTATIONS: COORDINATOR OF EGYPT AND SUDAN
21 Tunisian ALLiance For Renewable Energies TALLFORE
Arab Platform for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency المجمع العربي للطاقة المتجددة وكفاءة الطاق Towards a greener future THANK YOU 22 Dr. Kamel Esseghairi APFREEE Executive Director Président Tunisian NGO Women For Sustainable Development Chairperson Tunisian Alliance For Renewable Energies BP 377. (7 rue Remada) 2000 Bardo. Tunis Tunisia Mob +216 24 310455 Dir/Fax +216 71 510714 Email Kamel.Esseghairi@gmail.com SKYPE kamel esseghairi FB www.facebook.com/kamel.esseghairi