Short Course and Workshops on April 27th, 2009

8.00am - 1.00pm
Short Course - Developing geothermal low-enthalpy projects in Germany
Official language is German. With a sufficient number of interested international participants, the short course will be translated simultaneously into English.

2.30pm - 6.00pm
Please Notice: Workshop I and II exist in parallel!

Workshop I: Geothermal projects worldwide - lessons learned
Official language of workshop I is English.

Workshop II: GeotIS
Official language of workshop II is German.

Conference on April 28th, 2009

All speeches and discussions will be translated simultaneously into English and German.

9.00am - 10.15am

Welcome address
DR. JOCHEN SCHNEIDER, Enerchange

Key Note Speech
Worldwide development of geothermal energy
PROF. LADISLAUS RYBACH, International Geothermal Association (IGA)

Emerging markets: Turkey

Geothermal energy production in Turkey
Potentials, status quo and perspectives
ORHAN MERTOGLU, Geothermal Energy Association of Turkey (TJD)

Financing geothermal projects in Turkey
Gurmat Geothermal Power Plant
JOHN F. WOLFE, West LB

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10.15am BREAK
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10.45am - 12.45pm
Please Notice: Forum I and II exist in parallel!

Forum I: Probability of success - Strategies of risk mitigation of geothermal projects
Chairman: DR. ERNST HUENGES, German Research Centre of Geosciences Potsdam

Keynote Speech: Geothermal exploration success: using data
and best practices from the oil and gas industry
DR. JAN-DIEDERICK VAN WEES, TNO-NITG, division Geo-Energy

Case Study I: Realization of geothermal projects-covering a risk and
financing from the investors point of view
DR. CHRISTIAN JOKIEL, Hochtief PPP solutions

Panel discussion
   DR. JAN-DIEDERICK VAN WEES, TNO-NITG, division Geo-Energy
   DR. CHRISTIAN JOKIEL, Hochtief PPP solutions
   DR. CHRISTIAN HECHT, Hot Rock Engineering
   DR. ALBERT GENTER, G.E.I.E. Exploitation Minière de la Chaleur

Forum II: Power plant engineering: Kalina and ORC and the field of application

Keynote Speech: Overview of power station technology and its field of
application
KATHRIN ROHLOFF, TU Hamburg-Harburg

Case Study I: Application of Kalina technology in geothermal
power plants
GESTUR BÁRDASON, Exorka International

Case Study II: 1000 MW experience with innovative geothermal
power plant technologies
HILEL LEGMANN, Ormat Systems

Panel discussion
   NORBERT HARTLIEB, enpros consulting
   HILEL LEGMANN, Ormat Systems
   GESTUR BÁRDASON, Exorka International
   ATHANASIOS TSOUBAKLIS, Hochtief

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12.45pm LUNCH
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2.00pm - 2.45pm

The three instruments of financial support for geothermal
projects in Germany
   The Renewable Energy Sources Act, the market incentive programme
and the new KfW credit programme to minimize geothermal drilling risk
   DR. KARIN FREIER, Federal Environment Ministry
   PETER HASENBEIN, Kfw Bankengruppe
   STEPHAN JACOB, Munich Re

3.00pm - 5.00pm
Please Notice: Forum III and IV exist in parallel!

Forum III: Project financing from a technical and economical point of view
Chairman: HERIBERT STERR-KÖLLN, Sterr-Kölln & Partner

Keynote Speech: Geothermal development in times of financial crisis
  THOMAS ENGELMANN, KGAL

Panel discussion
   MATTHIAS KLIESCH, MARSH
   THOMAS ENGELMANN, KGAL
   CHRISTIAN SCHOLZ, IGA TEC
   WALDEMAR MÜLLER-RUHE, GF Anger`s Söhne
   BERNHARD GUBO, GEOenerie Bayern
DR. OLAF HEIL, RWE Innogy

Forum IV: Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Hot-Fractured-Rock Technology

Keynote Speech: HFR -projects in Southern Germany
DR. WOLFGANG BAUER, 360plus

Case Study: One years experience from the geothermal plant in Soultz-sous-forêts and conclusions on the reservoir
ALBERT GENTER, G.E.I.E. Exploitation Minière de la Chaleur

Panel discussion
DR. WOLFGANG BAUER, 360plus
DR. RALPH WEIDLER, Q-con
ULLRICH BRUCHMANN, Federal Ministry for the Environment
ALBERT GENTER, G.E.I.E. Exploitation Minière de la Chaleur

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5.00pm BREAK
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5.30pm - 6.30pm
Closing lectures and visions

Forum I: Probability of success

Forum II: Power plant engineering

Forum III: Project financing

Forum IV: Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)

Closing Cocktail

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