Topic: “The Potential of Renewables Worldwide and in Europe”.

Presenter: Bent Soerensen, Professor of Physics at Roskilde University.

Professor of Physics, Roskilde University, Cand. scient. (M.Sc.), physics and mathematics (1965), Lic. scient. (Ph.D.) degree in physics from the Niels Bohr Institute (1974), Diploma in Advanced Management, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France (1991), Research Associate and Associate professor at NORDITA & Niels Bohr Institute (1965-1980), Technical Director, COWIconsult, Consulting Engineers and Planners (1988-1991), Independent consultant at NOVATOR Advanced Technology Consulting (1972-), Professor of physics at Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Roskilde University (1980-). Sabbatical appointments: 1967-1993: Yukawa Research Institute for Fundamental Research, Kyoto, Japan, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut des Sciences Nucléaires, Grenoble, France, Université 1 de Grenoble, Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado, Australian Commonwealth Department of Education, Canberra, University of New South Wales, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Photovoltaic Centre, Sydney, Australia.

Projects: Tanzanian Village Energy Study funded by Nordic Africa Inst., Danish Technology Council projects, overall manager of Cowiconsult R&D projects totalling 40 man-years per year. Manager of leadership training and educational programmes, advanced problem solving techniques, knowledge dissemination and quality control. Research evaluation of Gothenborg University, Human Ecology. Danish Government Energy Research Programme (Life-cycle analysis of present Danish energy system and scenarios for the future. Global energy scenarios), Danish Energy Agency (International Photovoltaic Cooperation, Life-cycle analysis of present and future Danish energy systems, Import/export policy and renewable energy, Global greenhouse warming mitigation scenarios, Hydrogen as future energy carrier in the Danish energy system, Photo electrochemical cell development). Commission of the European Communities' projects on Externalities in Fuel Cycles (Joule II), Long-term integration of Renewable Energy sources into the European Energy System - and its potential economic and environmental impacts (RENA), Integration of Wind Energy into the National Energy Systems of Denmark, Wales and Germany as Illustrations of Success Stories for Renewable Energy (RENA), Environmental risks (ENV). Electric Utilities' Public Service Obligation (Second generation photoelectrochemical cells), Nordic Research (Biohydrogen).

Presentations: About 500 presentations at international conferences, technical and scientific seminars and symposia.

Publications: About 500 monographies, articles in scientific journals, technical reports and conference contributions.