Events

Asia Clean Energy Forum 2019

17 June 2019 to 21 June 2019

Manila

Philippines

ACEF strives to be one of the leading clean energy events in the Asia region, and it focuses on bringing together a diverse community of practitioners and implementers to identify, discuss and address the key clean energy challenges we face in the region. ACEF 2019 focused on the challenge of effectively using knowledge to increase the scale and speed of clean energy deployment.

Since 2006, ACEF has been bringing together a diverse mix of stakeholders including project developers, financial institutions and investors, non-profits, entrepreneurs, government officials, donors and program managers, and civil society and academia, to exchange experiences and engage in spirited discussions on how we can accelerate progress to build a clean energy future for Asia. This year's Forum brought together nearly 1,600 people from 78 countries across Asia and other parts of the world to share their experiences in addressing a wide range of issues facing the clean energy sector.

Program and Learning Materials:

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Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
18 Jun 2019	Opening Plenary	Welcome Remarks: The Power of People through Partnership In this presentation, Mr. Bambang Susantono introduced the theme of ACEF 2019: Partnering for Impact, by focusing on the role of all stakeholders in partnering...	Bambang Susantono
18 Jun 2019	Opening Plenary	Welcome Remarks	Chang-Seob Kim
18 Jun 2019	Opening Plenary	Partnering to Deliver the Clean Energy Future In this presentation, Mr. Keisuke Sadamori discussed the trend in global energy demand, the shifting energy investment spending patterns, and the global...	Keisuke Sadamori
18 Jun 2019	Opening Plenary	Stories of Impact	Yongping Zhai
18 Jun 2019	Opening Plenary	Disrupting the Energy Future In this presentation, Mr. Amory Lovins highlighted an energy system transformation from the Age of Carbon to an Age of Silicon. Silicon microchips, telecommunications...	Amory Lovins
18 Jun 2019	Opening Plenary	The Exclusive Benefits of Inclusive Development In this presentation, Ms. Fiza Farhan highlighted why optimal development pathways can only be accomplished by including all segments of society. She ...	Fiza Farhan
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.1: Urban Energy Planning for Smarter Utilities	Urban Energy Planning for Smarter utilities In this scene-setting presentation, ADB's Stephane Bessadi emphasized the need to transform the urban utility model. He cited examples of energy use and...	Stephane Bessadi
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.1: Urban Energy Planning for Smarter Utilities	Designing Water and Used Water Schemes to Generate Energy and Minimize Energy Use Water/Used Water Utilities are significant power users but also have the opportunity to generate their own power and design facilities which are more ...	Adrian Marsden
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.1: Urban Energy Planning for Smarter Utilities	Future-Proof Strategy for Electric Cooperatives to Integrate More Renewables into their Supply Portfolio The Philippines has close to 150 cooperatives and private distribution utilities, which are responsible for power supply for households and industry on...	Ville Rimali
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.1: Urban Energy Planning for Smarter Utilities	Renewable Energy Implementation Toolkit Development and Demonstration in South Asia: Sri Lanka The Global Environmental Institute (GEI) has developed a Renewable Energy Implementation (REI) toolkit that evaluates, implements and scales-up renewable...	Qingchan Yu
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.1: Urban Energy Planning for Smarter Utilities	Tapping the Power of Predictive Analytics to Optimise the Use of Green Energy and Reducing Cost of Energy for Smarter Utilities	Arun Kumar (Kreate Energy)
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.2: Scaling Up E-Mobility as a Platform for Sustainable Urban Transportation	Scaling Up E-Mobility as a Platform for Sustainable Urban Transportation Electrification of transport modes is already a global trend.In this scene-setting presentation, ADB's Ki-Joon Kim makes a case for electric vehicles (...	Ki-joon Kim
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.2: Scaling Up E-Mobility as a Platform for Sustainable Urban Transportation	Potential role of Electric Utilities in Supporting Transport Electrification in Sri Lanka This presentation analyzes the potential role of electric utilities in supporting Transport Electrification (TE) in Sri Lanka. It outlines the barriers...	Tisura Gamage
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.2: Scaling Up E-Mobility as a Platform for Sustainable Urban Transportation	Sustainable Mobility in the Public Transport Sector -- The Philippines The Philippines government decision to replace more than 4,000,000 old polluting Public Transport vehicles (PUVs) is commendable. In the longer term, ...	Robin Hughes
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.2: Scaling Up E-Mobility as a Platform for Sustainable Urban Transportation	Enabling Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations in India The global electric vehicle sales are on the rise have surpassed 1 million units in 2017. As per the International Energy Agency's (IEA) estimates, there...	Apurva Chaturvedi
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.2: Scaling Up E-Mobility as a Platform for Sustainable Urban Transportation	Partnering for Clean Air City Mobility and Green Transportation Many countries will ban fossil fuel scooter/motorcycle between 2025 and 2035, pushing an annual number of approximately 70 million 2-wheeler worldwide...	Gordon Yu
18 Jun 2019	Session 1.2: Scaling Up E-Mobility as a Platform for Sustainable Urban Transportation	Blockchain’s Potential for Solar Powered EV Charging Stations Electric Vehicles (EVs) are hailed as a silver bullet to reduce carbon emissions in smart cities. However, EV charging can destabilize the grid by spiking...	Lathika Chandra Mouli
18 Jun 2019	Session 2.1: Sustainable Energy for Water Supply and Sanitation	Water Ownership in the Age of Changing Climate Patterns Water, electricity, and food are significant vulnerabilities worsened by climate change. Providing for survival now requires independent ownership over...	James Symons
18 Jun 2019	Session 2.1: Sustainable Energy for Water Supply and Sanitation	Creating Water and Sustaining Life through Carbon Neutral Technology: Creating Fresh Water from Sea Water By 2030, global demand for freshwater will exceed supply by 40%. But right now, in any 24-hour period, 844,000 people are without water and as a result...	David Reavley
18 Jun 2019	Session 2.1: Sustainable Energy for Water Supply and Sanitation	DHouse: A Sustainable Innovation of Passive Traditional Systems of Bahay Kubo, Designed for Urban Resilience DHouse is an existing modern shelter built in a flood-prone city designed to address anticipated problems that affect the ecology of the built environment...	Luisa Daya-Garcia
18 Jun 2019	Session 2.1: Sustainable Energy for Water Supply and Sanitation	Energy Screening Tool and Methodology This presentation underscores the need to care about the energy use of water and wastewater systems. It also highlights the Energy Utilization Screening...	Stephane Bessadi
18 Jun 2019	Session 2.2: Sustainable Energy Use for Water: Focus on Irrigation	Hydro-Economic Modeling to Address Trade-offs between Food Production and Biofuels Food production, energy generation, and water supply systems are inextricably linked. Achieving clean energy goals requires careful consideration of the...	Benjamin Lord
18 Jun 2019	Session 2.2: Sustainable Energy Use for Water: Focus on Irrigation	Using Irrigation Canals to Electrify Remote Villages The proprietary Helios microgrid has been demonstrated in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. HeliosAltas Corporation demonstrated how a combination of micro...	Michael Carroll
18 Jun 2019	Session 2.2: Sustainable Energy Use for Water: Focus on Irrigation	Achieving Energy, Water and Food Sustainability through Agricultural Demand Side Management Water, energy and food security are three vital sleaze factors that decide the existence and development of a nation. A recent study done in Karnataka...	Meghana Jayakumar
18 Jun 2019	Session 2.2: Sustainable Energy Use for Water: Focus on Irrigation	Data-driven Strategies for Sustainable Deployment of Solar Pumps Solar pumps present an opportunity to extend access to irrigation in Asia. The presentation highlighted The Council's multi-pronged research on identifying...	Shalu Agrawal
18 Jun 2019	Session 3.1: Planning and Building for Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth	The Intersection of Climate, Energy, Health for the Hope of Lasting Peace In 2017, the Marawi City Siege in Mindanao, Philippines led to months of military combat displacing many people and disrupting the city’s electricity ...	Philline Donggay
18 Jun 2019	Session 3.1: Planning and Building for Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth	Enhancing Power Sector Resilience in the Lao PDR: Assessing Vulnerabilities and Planning for Resilience The Lao PDR recognizes the vital role that the power sector plays in powering economic development and to becoming a regional power exporter. A resilient...	Yevang Nhiavue
18 Jun 2019	Session 3.1: Planning and Building for Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth	The Strategic Mitigation Adaptation and Resilience (SMART) Tool: Integrating Planning Objectives in Southeast Asia and Pacific Countries Developing long-term low emissions development strategies (LT-LEDS) provides an opportunity for Asia-Pacific countries highly vulnerable to the impacts...	Megan Argyriou
18 Jun 2019	Session 3.1: Planning and Building for Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth	Innovative Finance for Sustainable Energy Access: Lessons from the World’s First Result-Based Loans in the Energy Sector – an Independent Verifier’s Perspective ADB is supporting PLN, theIndonesian state electricity company, with the world’s first result-based lending (RBL) programs in the energy sector to help...	Architrandi Priambodo
18 Jun 2019	Session 3.1: Planning and Building for Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth	Hybrid Renewable Energy System in Remote Area of Sumba Island	Elisabeth Rianawati
18 Jun 2019	Session 3.2: Going Beyond Solar Home Systems: Scaling Up Micro-grids and Mini-grids	Assessing the Impact of Renewable Energy Based Microgrids on Local Development and the SDGs: Insights from the Philippines The Cobrador Island Solar – Diesel Hybrid Project is one of ADB’s outstanding projects and led to increased service hours (24 hours per day), affordability...	Paul Bertheau
18 Jun 2019	Session 3.2: Going Beyond Solar Home Systems: Scaling Up Micro-grids and Mini-grids	Microgrids for Access and Resiliency in the Pacific: Key Issues and Lessons The Clean Energy Solutions Center (CESC) is partnering with the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility to support the region’s development of micro-grid...	Jaquelin Cochran
18 Jun 2019	Session 3.2: Going Beyond Solar Home Systems: Scaling Up Micro-grids and Mini-grids	Reimagining Puerto Rico: The Mini Gird Transformation PREPA has developed a power system transformation plan calling for separating the territory into 8 autonomous mini-grids that would operate independently...	Kyle Datta
18 Jun 2019	Session 3.2: Going Beyond Solar Home Systems: Scaling Up Micro-grids and Mini-grids	Women-Centric Mini-Grid Enterprises in South Asia: Micro Hydropower in Nepal and Pakistan Renewable energy mini-grids are becoming a widely accepted solution for cost-effective and reliable energy access. Hydro mini-grids in Nepal and Pakistan...	Ranisha Basnet
18 Jun 2019	Session 4.1: Global and Regional Trends in the Financing of Clean Energy	AIIB’s Sustainable Energy Strategy and Financing The presentation gives a brief introduction to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)'s Sustainable Energy Strategy, energy investment portfolio...	David Morgado
18 Jun 2019	Session 4.1: Global and Regional Trends in the Financing of Clean Energy	Financing Hybrids – Creating PPAs That Cover Integration of Renewables, Storage and Thermal An increasing trend in clean energy is hybridized plants, which are especially applicable for distributed or off-grid generation in developing countries...	Malin Ostman
18 Jun 2019	Session 4.1: Global and Regional Trends in the Financing of Clean Energy	Moral Hazard of Renewable Energy Economic Incentives: A Private Sector Perspective Investors need certainty. Yet, government incentives are public policy-based goods. Public policy is not law and can change at any moment. Change in government...	Kelly Hewitt
18 Jun 2019	Session 4.1: Global and Regional Trends in the Financing of Clean Energy	Unlocking International Crowd-Investment for the Indian Clean Energy Market Finance is a significant challenge for clean energy projects in developing countries. Simultaneously, the crowd-investment industry is rapidly growing...	Bhaskar Deol
18 Jun 2019	Session 4.2: The Role of Governments in Enabling Clean Energy Financing	Role of Governments in Enabling Clean Energy Financing This presentation discussed how the United Kingdom and the City of London have established itself as a predominant center for green finance, by establishing...	Camilla Fenning
18 Jun 2019	Session 4.2: The Role of Governments in Enabling Clean Energy Financing	Scaling Renewable Energy Investments	Gavin Templeton
18 Jun 2019	Session 4.2: The Role of Governments in Enabling Clean Energy Financing	Malaysia: Measures by the Public Sector to Support Financing for Renewables	Wei-nee Chen
18 Jun 2019	Session 4.2: The Role of Governments in Enabling Clean Energy Financing	Street Lighting Project in Tacloban City: Financed via loan through ESCO Energy efficiency (EE) finance, due to its small volumes, technical complexity and multiple stakeholders involved, needs public support. The ASEAN Center...	Rustico Noli Cruz
18 Jun 2019	Session 5.1: Novel PV Applications and Reaching Grid Parity	2009-2019 China’s National Solar Photovoltaic Policy Framework – 10 years of Lessons Learned This presentation illustrated the People's Republic of China’s lessons learned of its 2009-2019 PV policy from an enabling framework perspective. It presented...	Frank Haugwitz
18 Jun 2019	Session 5.1: Novel PV Applications and Reaching Grid Parity	Ocean Sun - A Unique Solution for Floating Solar Ocean Sun is a novel approach to the emerging floating solar industry based on Norwegian photovoltaic and maritime competence. This presentation provided...	Are Gloersen
18 Jun 2019	Session 5.1: Novel PV Applications and Reaching Grid Parity	Mapping Opportunities for Utility-Scale Renewables: The Southeast Asia Renewable Energy Data Explorer The RE Data Explorer is an innovative web-based platform that allows users to visualize and analyze spatial data on solar and wind energy resource, technical...	Aloysius Damar
18 Jun 2019	Session 5.1: Novel PV Applications and Reaching Grid Parity	Solar Energy: It's Not Just Electricity The presentation acknowledges the role Solar Energy has played in transforming the Electricity sector around the globe and its indispensability to the...	Shishir Seth
18 Jun 2019	Session 5.2: Ocean Energy in the 21st Century	Achieving 100% Renewable Energy Using New Offshore Floating Solar Technology Offshore solar is a unique alternative clean energy source. For island nations and densely populated coastal areas, floating solar at sea might be the...	Harald van Hoeken
18 Jun 2019	Session 5.2: Ocean Energy in the 21st Century	Making Brownfields Blue: Catalyzing Sustainable Investment in the Ocean Economy with Rigs-to-Reefs Offshore energy development has led to the installation of thousands of offshore structures in the world’s oceans, including about 1400 in Asia, most ...	Emily Hazelwood
18 Jun 2019	Session 5.2: Ocean Energy in the 21st Century	Solar Boats: A New Paradigm to Respectfully Sail the Seas Many Asian countries rely heavily on the ocean as a principal source of income, mainly from fishing and tourism. While clean mobility has the spotlight...	Julien Mélot
18 Jun 2019	Session 5.2: Ocean Energy in the 21st Century	From France to the Philippines: Pioneering Tidal Stream Energy The San Bernardino Ocean Power Project is a transformative initiative carried out by H&WB (Filipino project developer) and SABELLA (French technology...	Jean-Christophe Allo

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
19 Jun 2019	Finance Plenary: Financing Paris Aligned Pathways to the Energy Future	Introductory Comments	Lotte Schou-Zibell (ADB)
19 Jun 2019	Finance Plenary: Financing Paris Aligned Pathways to the Energy Future	Scene Setting: Reimagining a Sustainable World Through the Lens of Impact Investing In this presentation, Mr. Rai introduced the concept of impact investing, and how it institutionalized microfinance. He also highlighted problems in the...	Vineet Rai
19 Jun 2019	Finance Plenary: Financing Paris Aligned Pathways to the Energy Future	BDO's Pathway to the Clean Energy Future This presentation gave a brief overview of BDO's portfolioin the Philippines' clean energy space. It also discussed some of the bank's strategies in financing...	Eunjoo Park-Minc
19 Jun 2019	Finance Plenary: Financing Paris Aligned Pathways to the Energy Future	Hybrid Social Solutions: Gridless Solar Network Transforming Rural Communities Hybrid Social Solutions is an organization that is building a gridless solar network in the Philippines to transform rural communities. From diesel and...	Jim Ayala
19 Jun 2019	Finance Plenary: Financing Paris Aligned Pathways to the Energy Future	ADB’s Private Sector Renewables in Asia In this presentation, Mr. Michael Barrow gave an overview of ADB's Pacific Renewable Energy Project. The project encourages private sector investment ...	Michael Barrow
19 Jun 2019	Finance Plenary: Financing Paris Aligned Pathways to the Energy Future	Stories of Impact In this presentation, ADB's Woochong Um highlighted ADB's commitment to reducethe bank's carbon emissions from its operations. In particular, he highlighted...	Woochong Um

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.3: Heating and Cooling for Buildings in Cities	Scene Setting: Green Buildings and Eco-Districts Financing and Implementation Mechanisms How do you promote green building, energy efficiency, performing cooling, and heating methods in countries/cities that are lacking capacity? In this presentation...	Arnaud Heckmann
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.3: Heating and Cooling for Buildings in Cities	Smart Low-Carbon District Heating and Cooling for Seoul Seoul, a 10 million population city, is implementing various policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency. Seoul has a high...	Yunsoung Kim
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.3: Heating and Cooling for Buildings in Cities	Waste is Cool! How 'First Mile' Waste Solutions can Cool the Smart Cities of the Future The need for cooling grows dramatically with rising prosperity and global temperatures. But what does that have to do with waste? 70% of the world’s waste...	Aditya Sharma
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.3: Heating and Cooling for Buildings in Cities	Impact on Cooling Demand with Building Efficiency Programme The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) is an initiative taken by the Government of India to promote energy efficiency in the commercial building...	Smita Kudarikar
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.3: Heating and Cooling for Buildings in Cities	Integrating Demand Side Management in Urban Cooling Systems This presentation shared the insights into the demand response scheme at the industrial customers in Singapore. This real case illustrated the benefits...	Yang Liu
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.4: New Energy Solutions: Multi-Benefit Opportunities for Cities	Scene Setting	Bruce Dunn (ADB)
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.4: New Energy Solutions: Multi-Benefit Opportunities for Cities	Strengthening Co-Benefits of Health, Climate Change and Air Quality Improvement in Energy Investments in Asian Cities Asia and the Pacific have the highest number of air pollution deaths in the world. The health effects were estimated to cost US$ 1.7 trillion in 2016, ...	Emma Marsden, Glynda Bathan
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.4: New Energy Solutions: Multi-Benefit Opportunities for Cities	PRC’s Carbon Market: Accelerating a Green Economy in the People's Republic of China and Reducing Global Emissions Adopting a carbon emission trading system provide a theoretical way to solve the problem of inefficient allocation of carbon emission rights and may bring...	Yifei Zhang
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.4: New Energy Solutions: Multi-Benefit Opportunities for Cities	Integrating Renewable Energy through Participative Local Energy Planning Globally, cities use 75% of the world’s energy, emitting 75% of all its GHG emissions. Yet most cities do not engage directly in planning for their power...	Angela Consuelo Ibay
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.4: New Energy Solutions: Multi-Benefit Opportunities for Cities	Soot-Free Transport in ASEAN Countries Diesel emissions are a human carcinogen, according to the World Health Organization. Diesel engines produce 99 percent of transport-sector emissions of...	Adelaida Roman
20 Jun 2019	Session 1.4: New Energy Solutions: Multi-Benefit Opportunities for Cities	Realizing Smart Cities This presentation discussed the strategies for realizing the Smart Cities, based on the initiative being undertaken ASEAN Smart City Network (ASCN). It...	Anbu Anbumozhi
20 Jun 2019	Session 2.3: Sustainable Water Use for Energy: Floating Solar Photovoltaics	Floating Solar—What’s the Potential in South East Asia? Lessons Learned from the United States To ensure reliable, affordable, and sustainable future power supplies many countries in Southeast Asia are exploring options for new generation. Floating...	Carishma Gokhale-Welch
20 Jun 2019	Session 2.3: Sustainable Water Use for Energy: Floating Solar Photovoltaics	Where Sun Meets Water: Latest Global Development Trends Regarding Floating Solar and Research Updates from SERIS Floating PV Testbed in Singapore The interest in floating photovoltaic power plants (FPV) has grown rapidly in recent years. In many established and emerging markets, such as Japan, South...	Thomas Reindl
20 Jun 2019	Session 2.3: Sustainable Water Use for Energy: Floating Solar Photovoltaics	Building Trust in Floating Solar Through Quality and Reliability Since its early development in 2010, Floating Solar has gained more and more popularity. With more than 1 GWp of the project installed, it is now recognized...	Harold Meurisse
20 Jun 2019	Session 2.3: Sustainable Water Use for Energy: Floating Solar Photovoltaics	Challenges and Opportunities of Floating Solar PV in Asia Pacific The installed capacity of floating solar is expected to grow exponentially over the next two decades. The Asia Pacific region, due to its often-complex...	Iñaki Pérez
20 Jun 2019	Session 2.3: Sustainable Water Use for Energy: Floating Solar Photovoltaics	Environmental Impacts of Floating Solar Panels on Water Bodies There has been a global trend of increasing deployment of floating solar panels (floatovoltaics) on water bodies over the last few years. Drivers for ...	Ian Jones
20 Jun 2019	Session 2.4: Sustainability Lessons in Hydropower, Offshore Wind, and Pacific Utilities	How Renewables Can Optimize Water-Energy-Food Tradeoffs in the Mekong Basin Through deepening solar, wind, and biomass contributions to power mixes in the countries of the Mekong Basin and rethinking how hydropower and cross-border...	Brian Eyler
20 Jun 2019	Session 2.4: Sustainability Lessons in Hydropower, Offshore Wind, and Pacific Utilities	The Use of EFlows Assessments in Basin-Planning and Design of Hydropower Operating Rules Environmental Flows (EFlows) are a vital way of mitigating the effects of human developments on rivers and estuaries, and thus for managing water resources...	Alison Joubert
20 Jun 2019	Session 2.4: Sustainability Lessons in Hydropower, Offshore Wind, and Pacific Utilities	A Lesson Learnt: The Operation of Community-Based Micro-Hydro Power of Wangan Aji Community participation is a key factor for sustainable clean energy deployment. Micro-Hydro Power (MHP) built in Wangan Aji is one of the success stories...	Chayun Budiono
20 Jun 2019	Session 2.4: Sustainability Lessons in Hydropower, Offshore Wind, and Pacific Utilities	Using the Second-Mover Advantage: How Asia Could Leverage a Decade of European Offshore Wind Developments Offshore wind energy is maturing quickly and on the verge of becoming one of the most competitive renewable energy technologies. European projects in ...	Paul Elsner
20 Jun 2019	Session 2.4: Sustainability Lessons in Hydropower, Offshore Wind, and Pacific Utilities	A Paradigm Shift for Sustainable Energy in the Pacific As large sums are invested in renewable power in the Pacific, these investments’ sustainability is uncertain if the viability of SOE power utilities is...	Llyr Rowlands
20 Jun 2019	Session 3.3: Innovative and Inclusive Microfinance for Renewable Energy	SAIJA- A Trailblazer in Clean Energy in Rural India	Rashmi Sinha (Saija Finance Private Limited)
20 Jun 2019	Session 3.3: Innovative and Inclusive Microfinance for Renewable Energy	Creating Clean Energy Entrepreneurs through Affordable Financing Transportation is an essential part of economic growth. But petroleum-fueled vehicles have created serious health problems for citizens in all major Indian...	Rakesh Dubey
20 Jun 2019	Session 3.3: Innovative and Inclusive Microfinance for Renewable Energy	Sustainable Business Models for MFIs to Deliver Renewable Energy The Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation's (NWTF) success story on achieving scale and sustainability for their solar program focuses on two aspects: ...	Raymond Serios
20 Jun 2019	Session 3.3: Innovative and Inclusive Microfinance for Renewable Energy	Innovative and Inclusive Microfinance for Renewable Energy by Greenlight Planet Apart from the lack of access to the electrical grid, rural communities in the Philippines pay much more for electricity than almost anywhere in Southeast...	Sanaullah Fathi
20 Jun 2019	Session 3.3: Innovative and Inclusive Microfinance for Renewable Energy	Universal Access to Energy – The Future As of 2018, India claims to have achieved 100% electrification across all states. This does not necessarily translate to the continued supply of power...	Mayukh Choudhury
20 Jun 2019	Session 3.4: Innovations in End-use Applications	Evidence of the Impact of Energy Access on Wellbeing: Measuring the Immeasurable While development literature often discusses the critical importance of electricity access and clean cooking to improve economic and social well-being...	Lana Zaman
20 Jun 2019	Session 3.4: Innovations in End-use Applications	Social Enterprise Solutions Servicing Rural Communities and Sustainable Tourism Development in Indonesia Local start-up Sumba Sustainable Solutions are partnering with rural women to reduce their domestic workload using solar-powered corn and rice mills in...	Sarah Hobgen
20 Jun 2019	Session 3.4: Innovations in End-use Applications	Tackling Inclusion and Scale to Reach the Last Mile for Rural Poverty Alleviation: Key Insights from Asian Examples in the Poor People's Energy Outlook 2018 Leaving no one behind is a core theme for the energy access sector and relates directly to the potential for energy access programs to inclusively address...	Pooja Sharma
20 Jun 2019	Session 3.4: Innovations in End-use Applications	Trust Counts: World Bank Bangladesh Clean Cooking Program Around 80% of the households in Bangladesh use solid fuels for cooking. Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) affects 132 million people and contributes to 107,000...	Amit Jain
20 Jun 2019	Session 3.4: Innovations in End-use Applications	Going Beyond Solar Home Systems Most Solar Home Systems available in the market are low power solutions typically up to 100 watts, that can run lights, fans, and a small TV. Cygni has...	Venkat Rajaraman
20 Jun 2019	Session 4.3: Financing of Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects	Powering Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Projects in Africa, Asia and the Middle East The presentation highlighted the key trends and nuances in the financing of renewable energy projects acrossAfrica, Asia, and the Middle East region. ...	Anand Rohatgi
20 Jun 2019	Session 4.3: Financing of Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects	Extending Innovative Finance to MSMEs for Large Scale Solar Rooftop Distributed Generation While it is easy for large developers to access finance, Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) face huge challenges due to their balance sheet and...	Somesh Kumar
20 Jun 2019	Session 4.3: Financing of Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects	Barriers and Enablers to Renewable Energy Financing and Investment for Grid-connected Wind and Solar	Andrew Kindle (ICF)
20 Jun 2019	Session 4.3: Financing of Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects	Liability Risks to Clean Energy Projects Liability risk is a key climate risk affecting financial stability. Litigation trends reveal that liability risk arises in three broad ways: (i) rights...	Briony Eales
20 Jun 2019	Session 4.3: Financing of Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects	Developing a Direct Power Purchase Agreement Mechanism in Viet Nam Corporate entities with facilities in Asia are increasingly interested in procuring renewable power to meet sustainability targets, hedge against power...	Gary Zieff
20 Jun 2019	Session 4.4: Crossing the “Valley of Death”: Impact and Venture Capital Investments in Early-stage Clean Energy Firms	Navigating the Valley of Death: Some Thoughts from an Investor Perspective Renewables will dominate new investments in power for the next 25 years. An estimated $2 trillion is expected to be infused in equity in wind & solar...	Vignesh Nandakumar
20 Jun 2019	Session 4.4: Crossing the “Valley of Death”: Impact and Venture Capital Investments in Early-stage Clean Energy Firms	NEPRA : Rising from the Ashes Within three months of raising its seed round of capital, cleantech startup Nepra encountered the 'cliff of death' following a fire that reduced its facilities...	E N Venkat
20 Jun 2019	Session 4.4: Crossing the “Valley of Death”: Impact and Venture Capital Investments in Early-stage Clean Energy Firms	Crossing the Valley of Death: Key Factors to Attract Impact and Venture Capital in Early Stage Clean Energy Businesses Using real-life examples in the solar and energy efficiency space in South East Asia, this presentation highlighted key factors which make business attractive...	Bence Szegedi
20 Jun 2019	Session 4.4: Crossing the “Valley of Death”: Impact and Venture Capital Investments in Early-stage Clean Energy Firms	Developing Partnerships for Sustainable Cleantech Financing in Southeast Asia The ‘missing middle’ or ‘valley of death’ is a common cause of cleantech startup stall, needing to access debt and equity in the $20,000 to $500,000 range...	Cecile Dahome
20 Jun 2019	Session 5.3: Bioenergy and Waste-to-Energy	Plastics to Power™, Conversion of Marine Debris and Non-Recyclable Waste to Power and Clean Water, the PtP Energy System PtPtm Energy Systems LLCis a Plastics to Power™ Conversion Technology, a barge-mounted or shore-based system to provide wide regional elimination of marine...	Adam Aleksander
20 Jun 2019	Session 5.3: Bioenergy and Waste-to-Energy	Rice Straw to Biogas (R2B) Project - Reflections and Lessons Learned Rice is the world's number one food crop and Asia accounts for 91% of global production. For every kilogram of rice, a kilo or more of straw is produced...	Craig Jamieson
20 Jun 2019	Session 5.3: Bioenergy and Waste-to-Energy	Development of Community-Based Hybrid Renewable Energy in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija Under a scheme of community-based renewable energy, a 10-MW solar farm will co-locate with 5.0 MW Biomass project with organized people's participation...	Ruth Briones
20 Jun 2019	Session 5.3: Bioenergy and Waste-to-Energy	Implementation of Waste to Energy as a Sustainable Urban Energy Solution in Sri Lanka The national perspective of waste to energy (WtE) option as a sustainable urban energy solution in Sri Lanka is explored. Recently, the government has...	Thusitha Sugathapala
20 Jun 2019	Session 5.4: Renewable Heating, Cooling, and Storage	Global Energy Transformation - The Crucial Role of Renewable Heating, Cooling, and Storage The global energy transformation requires a holistic energy system transition not just for electricity supply, but also a deep and fundamental change ...	Nicholas Wagner
20 Jun 2019	Session 5.4: Renewable Heating, Cooling, and Storage	Power Without Combustion: Proposal for Clean Marine Energy and other Diesel Prime Movers The problem of disruptive technologies is that they are - disruptive, making existing technologies obsolete. This, in turn, triggers resistance from the...	Hans-Henning Judek
20 Jun 2019	Session 5.4: Renewable Heating, Cooling, and Storage	Second-Life Opportunities for Retired EV Li-Ion Batteries Electrification of industrial non-road mobile equipment and passenger electric vehicles, categorically referred to as EVs in this study, are creating ...	Chih-Ting Lo
20 Jun 2019	Session 5.4: Renewable Heating, Cooling, and Storage	Renewstable® : Clean, Firm and Stable Power HDF Energy is an Independent Power Producer dedicated to Clean Firm Power generation called Renewstable® power plants. This presentation discussed the...	Mathieu Gèze
20 Jun 2019	Session 5.4: Renewable Heating, Cooling, and Storage	De-risking Geothermal Production Well Drilling through Cutting-Edge Science The high risk and cost associated with exploration and production well drilling is a well-known barrier to exploitation of geothermal energy – a major...	Peter Leary
20 Jun 2019	Session 5.4: Renewable Heating, Cooling, and Storage	MWS - The Biggest Advance in Wind Power Ever The Madson Wind System (MWS) & MWS Air-Steel Battery are the biggest improvement in Wind Power ever. MWS harvests Wind Energy as Compressed Air (not...	Charles Madson
20 Jun 2019	ACEF Lunch Talk	Scaling up Clean Energy in Southeast Asia: From Concept to Reality
20 Jun 2019	ACEF Special Event	Knowledge Dim Sum with Entrepreneurs
20 Jun 2019	Closing Plenary: Leveraging Disruption for Sustainable Impact	Youth for Asia Keynote Presentation
20 Jun 2019	Closing Plenary: Leveraging Disruption for Sustainable Impact	Innovating for a Carbon Smart Future In this scene-setting presentation, Jennifer Holmgren emphasized the need to re-think the carbon economy, as well as the need to put carbon only where...	Jennifer Holmgren
20 Jun 2019	Closing Plenary: Leveraging Disruption for Sustainable Impact	Electric Vehicles as Disruption for Sustainable Impact The need to find more sustainable options to power demand for personal mobility is greater than ever, and the automotive industry is currently undergoing...	Atsushi Najima
20 Jun 2019	Closing Plenary: Leveraging Disruption for Sustainable Impact	Closing Remarks	Bambang Susantono (ADB)