On 12 December 2011 the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS) together with the Central Europe Energy Partners (CEEP) and in cooperation with the Atlantic Council of the US hold an event in Berlin to present two new studies on the Future of Clean Coal Technologies and CCS.

The presentation in Berlin was the follow-up event in September, where Frank Umbach of EUCERS and Pamela Tomski of the Atlantic Council presented their draft studies for the first time and we welcomed amongst others James F. Wood from the U.S. Department of Energy, Milton Catelin the CEO of the World Coal Association, John McElroy of RWE npower, Joan MacNaughton of Alstom, Marcin Bodio of CEEP and more experts from the industry, academics and politics.

The event this Monday, 12 December 2o11 was introduces by Tobias Kempermann the head of EWE representation in Berlin as well as Friedbert Pflüger (Director EUCERS), Pawel Olechnowiz (Chairman CEEP) and John Lyman (Director Energy at Atlantic Council). We welcomed EU Commissioner Oettinger and Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economy in Poland, Professor Maciej Kaliski at the EWE Offices near the Brandeburg Gate in Berlin.

Please click here for the Commissioner’s speech!

Following the keynotes Frank Umbach presented the EUCERS/CEEP study and Pamela Tomski presented the Atlantic Council Study:

Please click here for the EUCERS/CEEP study

Please click here for the Atlantic Council study

Afterwards there was time for discussion, before everyone left the EWE offices with their fantastic view on the Brandenburg Gate and Quadriga.

This will be the last event of EUCERS in 2011 and we would like to wish all EUCERS friends and supporters happy holidays and a good start in the New Year 2012!