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VIDULKA ENERGY WEEK
 
- Theme -
 
- Duration -
11 to 14 August 2011
 
- Venue -
BMICH, Bauddalokah Mawatha, Colombo 07
 
 
ABOUT VIDULKA
 
Vidulka Energy Week 2011 is organised by the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority in collaboration with the Ministry of Power and Energy. It’s a national annual exhibition.  It aims at:
                 1. Popularising energy and technology
                 2. Recognising and awarding energy endeavours
                 3. Increasing awareness
                 4. Sharing local and regional experiences
                 5.  Promoting applications in sustainable energy
                 6.  Creating markets for energy products and services
                 7. Networking
 
 
SPONSORS
 
  Platinum Sponsor
 
 
  Gold Sponsors
 
 
  Silver Sponsors
 
 
  Electronic Media Sponsors
 
 
  Print Media Sponsors
 
   
   
 
 
 
EVENT CALENDAR
 
Vidulka Energy Week is combination of three events.
01.
National Energy Award Scheme
02.
Energy Exhibition
03.
Energy Symposium
 
Event Calender
 

11-Aug

Award Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
National Energy Efficiency Award
Best Energy Service Company Award
Closing Ceremony
 
11-Aug Exhibition
Official Opening
12-Aug Exhibition
Day 1
School students, Technocrats
Future Energy Managers Opening Ceremony Session 1 Session 2  
13-Aug Exhibition
Day 2
General Public
An Energy Conscious Nation Opening Ceremony Session 1 Session 2  
14-Aug Exhibition
Day 3
General Public
A Greener Sri Lanka Opening Ceremony Session 1 Session 2  
 
 
01.  National Energy Award Scheme
 
This Award Scheme recognises organisations that achieve substantial savings through the implementation of energy efficiency practices within their establishments. Awards are presented to organisations in the service sector, manufacturing sector and healthcare. Awards will also be presented to honour the efforts and contribution of the Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) in promoting conservation of energy and to recognise individuals who have advanced, and expanded access to power and energy in Sri Lanka promoting the use of innovative approaches related to energy.
 
The Award scheme would have two categories
National Energy Efficiency Award
Best Energy Services Company (ESCO) Award
 
02. Energy Exhibition
 
The exhibition will include more than 100 commercial and institutional stalls, giving a wide coverage on energy information, technologies, products, services...etc. The stalls will cater to the needs different groups and will provide opportunity for networking.  The exhibition will also be a unique opportunity for energy efficient product dealers to educate the general public on their products. Further, a special emphasis will be given to provide quality products at a reasonable/affordable price to the general public.The exhibition targets school students, engineers, technocrats, industrialists, architects, investors, policy makers and the general public.
 
03. Energy Symposium
 
The National Energy Symposium is organised as a part of the Vidulka Energy Week. The thematic areas of the symposium include: Energy efficiency, conservation and management National energy security Green buildings Renewable energy technologies, opportunities and frontiers Rural energy applications Industrial energy
 
The Symposium will be conducted in parallel to the exhibition, covering three key areas.
 
     (a) Future Energy Managers
This will provide opportunity for school students to present innovative ideas on energy conservation and details of the successful projects they have carried out in school.
 
     (b) An Energy Conscious Nation
Case studies would be presented on energy efficiency improvement activities carried out by ESCOs, role and experience of investors and research work of university academic/ senior researchers.
 
     (c) A Greener Sri Lanka
Resource development including best practices projects, Geographical Information System (GIS) applications in renewable energy (RE), experiences and role of project developers, funding experiences and investors in developing RE, etc. will be covered in the related sessions.
 
 
VISITOR PROFILE
 

Vidulka Energy Week expects a great variation in its audience, ranging from investors, industrialists, engineers, architects, policy makers, school students and general public.  The following chart depicts the visitor profile of Vidulka Energy Week 2010. The stalls were a main attraction to the student population and general public, which accounted for 50%.

 
 
Vidulka Energy Week 2011 expects a larger representation of foreign participants due to the increased regional involvement this season. 
 
What do they look for?
A random survey conducted during Vidulka Energy Week 2010 indicates that electricity services access points, technology exhibits and knowledge on energy conservation including ‘how to reduce your energy bills’ were the most sought after items. These three items were sought by all visitors (100%). Energy efficient appliances were the second highest sought after item, with a score of 70% of visitors. The following chart summarises the survey results.