INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF ENTERPRISES (ICPE) Dr Štefan Bogdan Šalej, Director-General

 ICPE is an international intergovernmental organization with headquarters in Ljubljana (Slovenia)  It originates from the International Center for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries, set up on a United Nations initiative in 1974 with 45 developing countries as its member states from Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa  Later in 1997, the formal name of the Center was changed to International Center for Promotion of Enterprises  Organizational structure: slim, clean and lean ABOUT ICPE

Vision:  To become a hub of excellence in financial and social responsibility performance for public enterprises Mission:  To pursue and promote international cooperation in areas related to the transfer of technology, sustainable entrepreneurship and promotion of knowledge-based societal change through research, training, consultancy and information services in these fields  To become an important partner for efficient and productive public enterprise management with the participation and interaction of a broad range of stakeholders ICPE VISION & MISSION

 Sunlight reaching the land surface of the Earth: ~ TW (much more than current global energy use 26 TW)  Today's civilization could be run on solar energy on Earth alone (but price of photovoltaic cells must decrease)  Global Biomass production: plant material growing on the Earth is equivalent to ~ 100 TW (but competition with food production is an issue; hydrogen producing bacteria are probably a better solution)  Geothermal global potential: 44 TW (but most of it can’t be captured economically)  Wind energy global potential: about 80 TW (but not very predictable)  Hydropower: still available, however there are environmental side effects RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES

Selected renewable energy indicators Selected global indicators Investment in new renewable capacity (annual) billion USD Existing renewable power capacity, including large-scale hydro 1,0701,1401,230 GWe Existing renewable power capacity, excluding large hydro GWe Wind power capacity (existing) GWe Solar PV capacity (grid-connected) GWe Solar hot water capacity GWth Ethanol production (annual) billion liters Biodiesel production (annual) billion liters Countries with policy targets for renewable energy use

 Solar energy - thin film technology (on Earth today, in the deserts within a decade, in space within 2-3 decades)  Nuclear fusion (ITER, experimental power plant within 4 decades)  Hydrogen producing bacteria (great potential, genetic modification probably necessary, timeline unknown)  … (new discovery?)  Potential cooperation: Microwaves research for energy transport Transfer of information, knowledge and know-how Transfer of technologies from developed to developing countries PERSPECTIVES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

 Existence of the Low Carbon Transformational Technologies  Joint research and partnerships  Transfer of technologies - from whom to whom  Emerging world to developing world - ODA and Technologies Transfer LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGY

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