The Chilean Path to Green Power

4—5 September 2012, Intercontinental, Santiago, Chile

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Thank you to all who participated in The Chilean International Renewable Energy Congress (CIREC) 2012.

CIREC 2013 will take place on 4-5 September 2013 in Santiago. For information on this event, please click here

Browse this website for a review of the 2012 event.

With abundant renewable resources, growing energy needs and a rejection of conventional energy, the Chilean market is poised to flourish over the next ten years. Gathering together more than 300 expert buyers, solution providers and advisors operating within the market, CIREC delved into the key issues, challenges and oppourtunities in this growing market

Global investors explored the potential of the market and assess investment opportunities
Global and local developers met to find out about current progress and assess new technologies and ideas
The Chilean Government outlined their strategy for encouraging investment into a renewable, sustainable energy sector
Leading wind, solar and geothermal equipment manufacturers and technology suppliers provided their expertise drawn from international projects

60 developers, financiers and experts made up the speaking faculty, including:

	Carlos Barría Head of the Renewable Energy Division Ministry of Energy		Eric Ahumada Vice President, Business Development Transelec Read his interview
	Juan Carlos Olmedo Board Member CDEC-SIC Read his interview		María Paz De la Cruz, Executive Director, Centro de Energías Renovables
	Javier A. MarreroVice President - Asset Management AEI Services LLC		Cristian Herrera Country Manager, Chile Enel Green Power
	Paolo Pietrogrande Chairman Element Power Solar		Juan Walker President Atacama Solar
	Peter Barnett Managing Director, Chile Hot Rock Limited		Shinji Yamamoto Chief Investment Officer IFC
	Lennart Fagerberg Managing Director Brazil & Chile E.ON Read his interview		Santiago Rodríguez Agúndez Manager Partner Ingenostrum
	Fernando FerreyraSenior Developer Pattern Energy		Dr. Gerardo Hiriart General Director ENAL Read his interview
	Luis Meersohn Country Manager SOLAIREDIRECT		Cristián Sjögren Chief Executive Officer Solar Chile
	Diego Morata Director Andean Geothermal Centre of Excellence		Pablo Pastene Director of Solar Energy and Climate Change FUNDACIÓN CHILE
	Gustavo Boetsch General Manager Kaltemp Read his interview		Santiago Arias Director of Operations Torresol Energy
	David Perez CW & Infrastructure, Product Manager Leadcom		Paul Schiodtz General Manager, Chile Methanex
	Jaime Milic Founding Partner and Managing DirectorBansud Capital		Carlos Berner Manager Santiago Climate Exchange
	Thomas Stetter Director, Latin America First Climate Group Read his interview		Karina Zárate Executive Director SoWiTec Energías Renovables
	Sergio Versalovic Quiroga Analyst Centro de Energías Renovables		George Humphrey Partner Andrews Kurth LLP Read his interview
	Rodrigo Saez Rojas Chief Executive Officer Enorchile		Daniel Mallo Managing Director, Project and Structured Finance – Energy Société Générale Read his interview
	Ivan Oliveros Vice President, Latin America Project Finance Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation		Carlos Faúndez Executive Director Ecoingenieros Read interview
	Gonzalo Ruiz de Angulo Gómez Director, Project Finance LATAM BBVA		Arman V. Lapus Project Director, Latin America EDC (Energy Development Corporation)
	Javier Arellano Country Manager Solarpack		Juan J. Payeras Principal Investment Officer, Infrastructure Department IFC
	Boris Westphal Managing Director Suntrace		Lynn Tabernacki Managing Director; Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Overseas Private Investment Corporation
	John Lefebvre President Suntech America Read his interview		Iván Furones Chief Development Officer Director Procurement & Construction Element Power Solar
	Brian Schmidly Chief Operating Officer Rio Grande SolarNetwork Co-ordinator DESERTEC Read his interview		Linhui Sui, Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Scientist, ET Solar
	Sebastián Leyton Pérez Attorney Morales & Besa Read his interview		Carlos Lagos Chief Executive Officer Consorcio Eolico
	Jon Boneta Renewable Energy Team Leader JEMA		Carlos St. James President Latin American & Caribbean Council on Renewable Energy Read his interview

	Fernando Hentzschel CER Analyst Centro de Energías Renovables		Lilian Núñez Commercial Manager SeaWIND
	Idris Tayebi Country Manager, Chile DEUMAN		Douglass Sims Project Finance Specialist Natural Resources Defense Council
	Elizabeth Robberechts Investment Officer Inter-American Development Bank		Nicolas Caussade Coudeu Procurement and Contracts Manager Antofagasta Minerals
	Mario Larenas Gonzales Lawyer Antofagasta Minerals		Eusebio Güell Founder and Managing Partner SI Capital
	Greg Dunne Chief Executive Officer Less Carbon		Marco A. Northland Chief Executive Officer and Director Etrion