COGEN Europe '97 - Decentralized cogeneration and the climate change challenge

The fourth annual conference and exhibition of the European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration (COGEN Europe) will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on 15-16 October 1997. This year's conference will focus on the theme "Decentralized cogeneration and the climate change challenge".

The conference programme will include:

- Keynote overviews on the European Commission's "Cogeneration strategy for Europe" and the crucial link between combined heat and power (CHP) and climate change limitation;

- Preliminary findings of the major COGEN Europe/European Commission study on the environmental impact of cogeneration;

- Independent and radical views on the future shape of the energy industries and the place of cogeneration within them;

- A review of the cogeneration technologies which are set to emerge in the next century;

- How to finance your cogeneration projects in Central and Eastern Europe, the region where the greatest environmental benefits can be achieved;

- A debate and discussion on the priorities for new power plants - is decentralized cogeneration the best solution?
For further information, please contact:

COGEN Europe
98 rue Gulledelle
B-1200 Brussels
Tel. +32-2-7728290; Fax +32-2-7725044
E-mail: COGEN_Europe@compuserve.com