GREENLIGHT-Symposium 2017

23. November 2017 -Offenburg University



Creating a global energy transition - Now!


Our world currently faces a number of existential challenges. Global warming is one of the most threatening. How we deal with it will decisively affect the lives of future generations. The consequences of social inequality and inadequate prospects for the future which many young people experience around the world every day are already tangibly affecting modern Germany. The GREENLIGHT symposium therefore wants to provide a platform allowing representatives of industry, academia and politics to share ideas about the energy transformation. At the same time, the student initiative GREENLIGHT for Morocco will be presented, combining the subjects of ‘sustainability’ and ‘support for self-help’ programs.

The keynote speech by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Lieber, Rector of Offenburg University, will present an organizational framework for Offenburg University student projects, highlighting the particular social responsibility of engineers in dealing with the efficient use of resources as well as the basic concept and objectives of the GREENLIGHT for Morocco initiative, developed together with the Madame-Ilsa- Foundation gUG.

The keynote speeches by Mr. Badr Ikken, General Director of the Moroccan research centre IRESEN, and Prof. Ph.D. Ahmed Ihlal (Ibn Zohr University Agadir) will present the latest developments, innovative concepts and implementation of sustainable energy policies in Morocco as well as the potential, opportunities and risks for Baden-Württemberg companies in the Maghreb.

In addition, presentations will be given on new cooperative concepts for the energy supply and smart homes interacting independently in the energy network, as well as the digitization of the power supply industry as a prerequisite for a successful transformation of energy management. Contributions on energy storage, solar energy concepts including aspects of interconnection between sectors and the practical implementation of solutions from the internet of things will show the potential a smart energy transformation can offer.

The event will close with a panel discussion featuring the previous speakers and Mr. Franz Untersteller, Member of the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament and Baden-Württemberg Minister for the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector, on how the transformation is to be structured and how appropriate visions for the future can be implemented.

Alongside the presentations, students and companies present innovative concepts and solutions in the GREENLIGHT village. Experts from industry, politics and research as well as students from Germany and Morocco are looking forward to having detailed and productive conversations with visitors and responding to their questions.

Contributions to the symposium program show that Baden-Württemberg takes a leading role in technology and has the potential to drive the energy transformation not just in Germany, but also internationally. Benefit from the ‘energy’ and knowledge of our experts and find out about new developments in sustainable energy production and using it efficiently, the impact of the internet of things, big data, streaming and digitisation for innovative energy management - be inspired and take part in the discussion.
We look forward to sharing the first GREENLIGHT symposium with you.

Warm regards

Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Michael Schmidt, Hochschule Offenburg
Dr.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Sternemann, Madame-Ilsa-Foundation gemeinnützige UG
  

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