Energy provides a forum for the energy industry and related disciplines, trades and sectors that serve power generation. The committee involves all relevant entities in finance, infrastructure development, equipment, technologies, construction, law and research. It explores and discusses topics of common interest and organizes appropriate speaker programs, seminars and trade/business delegations.

Sub-Committees:
ADB (Asian Development Bank), Alternative Energy, Capital Formation, Climate Change, Emissions, Energy Sources, Environment/Corporate, Issues and Policies, Legal Issues, Power Generation, Research/Government Relations, Technology

Power/Energy Links:
AmCham Singapore- Energy Committee (http://asp.amcham.org.sg/committees/energy.html)
AmCham Bangkok- Energy Committee (http://www.amchamthailand.com/acct/asp/cmtedetails.asp?SponsorID=61&CmteID=110)
Asia Pacific Energy Forum (www.apef.com)
Independent Power Producers Forum (www.ippfpowerasia.com)

Committee Meeting:
Energy Committee meets on the third Monday of each month.

Committee Chair: Colin Tam

Committee Vice Chair: Sean Purdie

UPCOMING AMCHAM ENERGY COMMITTEE MEETING
With Guest Speaker: Professor George So, Vice President, China Energy Association
Topic: Reaching a Green Future 綠色使命, 来自大地呼唤-刻不容緩: Thin Film PV Technology - an Idea for Implementation under the Innovation Circle in Hong Kong/Shenzhen 薄膜太陽能技術發展-深港創新圈的成果
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HOSTED BY: Colin Tam, Energy Committee Chair
WHEN: Monday, March 15, 2010 from 12:30pm to 2:00pm
WHERE: AmCham Conference Room, 1904 Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH
AmCham will provide coffee and tea. There are convenient sandwich shops in the ground floor lobby of the Bank of America Tower and Hutchison House.
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Dear Energy Committee Members,
We are delighted to have Professor George So, Vice President, China Energy Association, as our guest speaker at our Monday, March 15 meeting. He will discuss Reaching a Green Future: Thin Film PV Technology - an Idea for Implementation under the Innovation Circle in Hong Kong/Shenzhen.

DETAILS
The climate change issue has caused global warming and its effects resulted in dramatic consequences such as rising sea levels, tornados, floods, famine, methane being released from permafrost, among many others. The growth opportunity in the renewable energy sector is enormous, particularly in the areas of wind and solar power. Today, under the Hong Kong-Shenzhen innovation circle, both governments are attracting multinational hi-tech companies in an effort to create renewable energy hubs and to provide much needed green jobs.

Last year in August, Premier Wen Jiabao announced that he would take steps to curb the overcapacity and redundant investment in six industries - polysilicon used in the PV sectors are among one of them. The thin-film Photovoltaic technology has been recently compared to the traditonal polysilicon technology. In this presentation, we will explore the advantages of thin-film and its potential growth in the PV industry.


ABOUT THE SPEAKER
George So is currently the General Manager and Global Director of Sales of DuPont Apollo Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont China Limited. In 1997,George joined DuPont China Limited as Area Manager, Engineering Polymers and eventually move to a General Manager position to oversee the Engineering Polymers business in Greater China. In 2003, he was seconded to the Corporate as the General Manager of Corporate Marketing,Greater China, using One DuPont approach to service the fast growing China market. In early 2009, he was seconded to his current position. In his community service, starting in 2001, 2003 and 2007, the Foshan Municipality of the Guangdong Government,PRC invited George to be the member of the 8th, 9th and 10th Guangdong Foshan People’s Political Consultative Conference. In April 2009, He was appointed to be the Vice-President of the Shenzhen Solar Energy Society. In August the same year, He was appointed to be the Vice-President of the China Energy Association in China. In 2004, 2006, and 2008, He was appointed by the Hong Kong SAR Government to be the member of the Advisory Board of Hong Kong Accreditation Society, part of the Innovation Technology Commission.

As seating is limited, it is essential to confirm your attendance in advance, by completing the booking form and sending it to Christy Li at the Chamber.



Looking forward to seeing you there,

Colin Tam
AmCham Energy Committee Chair

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