The Prospects of Renewable Energy Investments in Jordan
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Venue: Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Al-Sadaqah hall
Address: Amman-Al-Jubiha-Ahmad Al-Tarawneh Street, Amman, Jordan
Day 1: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Opening session
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome and registration of participants
9:30 – 9:40 National Energy Research Center, Jordan (Eng. Walid Shahin, Director)
9:40 – 9:50 Princess Sumaya University for Technology (Prof. Mashhour Alrefai, President)
9:50 – 10:00 Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Dr. Petri Raivo, President)
10:00 – 10:10 Finpetra-project (Helena Puhakka-Tarvainen, Project Manager)
10:10 – 10:20 The Honorary Consul General of Finland in Jordan (Rakan N. Rsheidat, Consul)
10:20 – 10:30 Speech of the conference patronage (HRH Pricess Sumaya Bint El-Hassan)
Coffee break 10:30 – 11:00
11:00-13:00
Session 1: Current situation and opportunities of renewable energy sector in Jordan and Finland
- Current situation of renewable energy sector in Jordan (Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources)
- Current situation of renewable energy sector in Finland (University of Eastern Finland)
- Business opportunities and challenges in Jordan (Jordan Industrial Estates Company JIEC)
- Business opportunities and challenges in Finland (Finnish Business Angels Network FIBAN)
- Jordan Green Growth Plan (Global Green Growth Institute, GGGI)
- Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEEF)
Discussions
Moderator: Eng. Suhaib Ababneh (NERC)
Lunch break 13:00 – 14:30
14:30 – 16.30
Session 2: Business cases from Jordan and Finland I
- Jordan Wind Project Company (JWPC)
- Millenium Energy Industries, Jordan
- Inventor of Deep Collection® System and the leading manufacturer in the world for effective underground waste collection and recycling (Molok Ltd.)
- Valuable animal bones as energy and raw material (Coctio Ltd.)
- Shams Ma’an Solar Power Plant
- National Energy Research Center (Eng. Suhaib Ababneh)
Moderator: Dr. Laith Al-Rahahleh (Finpetra)
16:30 – 17:00 Wrap up and end of the first day
Day 2: Wednesday 10th October 2018
9:00 – 11:00
Session 3: Business cases from Jordan and Finland II
- Waste to energy project (UNDP)
- Finnish solar energy cluster (Solarworks Ltd.)
- Al-Samra CCGT Power Plant Jordan
- Water and energy saving solutions for large buildings (Energo Ltd.)
- Eco-living in an island in Finland (SKVY Ltd.)
Moderator: Eng. Nidal Abdalla (NERC)
11:00 – 11:15 Close of the conference
11:15 – 13:00 Brochures exhibition and one-to-one meetings (coffee and refreshments served)
Lunch break 13:00-14:30
14:00 – 17:00 Visit to energy research facilities and time for one-to-one meetings
For more information, please contact: helena.puhakka-tarvainen@karelia.fi
Background reading:
- Meet the Finnish companies in the delegation: Sustainable Solutions for Renewable Energy Sector
- Jordan National Green Growth Plan (download pdf)
- Ministry of Environment, Jordan: Green Economy (link to website and report)
- Ministry of Environment, Jordan: Environment reports (link to website and report)
- Business Finland Energy Program (link to website and materials)
- Business Finland: World Ideas in Energy (download pdf)