World Renewable Energy Congress 2009 – Asia, 19-22 May, Bangkok, Thailand

Created on 13 Jan 2009 by Patinya Kanthatham

The joint graduate school of energy and environment (jgsee) and cmp media (thailand) co. ltd. are pleased to announce the holding of the world renewable energy congress 2009 - asia (wrec 2009 - asia), during may 2009, in bangkok, thailand.the wrec 2009 - asia incorporates the third international conference on sustainable energy and environment (see 2009) and the renewable energy asia 2009 (re asia). these events will be co-located with entech and pollutec asia 2009 at the bangkok international trade and exhibition center (bitec).

There has been a phenomenal growth in the development of renewable energy worldwide over the past few years, both for heat and power, and transport for fuels. in 2007 alone, over 71 billion usd were invested in renewable energy capacity. although fossil fuels still contribute the largest share of total final energy at 79%, renewable energy, including traditional use of biomass and hydropower, contributes a non-negligible 18%, followed by nuclear at 3%.

However, many countries in asia, including thailand, are in the process of rapid economic growth which causes a dramatic increase in the demand for energy resources and services. the situation is aggravated by the continued hike in oil prices and the threat of climate change. therefore in the face of the twin issues of climate change and energy security, asian economies are at the center stage of accelerated development and deployment of renewable energy systems, be they bioenergy, biofuels, hydropower, wind or solar. despite impressive headway made in this direction, tremendous technical, social, financial and market barriers still exist for widespread application of renewable energy technologies. the removal of these barriers presents both technological and policy challenges.

For more information please visit

http://www.thai-exhibition.com/wrec2009asia/default.asp#