Held from 31 October-4 November 2011, SIEW 2011 focused on the theme "Securing Our Energy Future ". It was attended by over 20,000 participants--5,000 more than the previous year.

Key speakers included:

• Nobuo Tanaka: Former Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)
• S Iswaran, Minister, Prime Minister's Office & Second Minister for Home Affairs & Trade and Industry, Singapore
• Jose D Rene Almendras, Secretary of Energy, the Philippines
• YB Senator Dato' Sri Idris Jala, Minister in Prime Minister's Office & Chief Executive Officer, PEMANDU, Malaysia
• Mohamed Bin Dha'en Al Hamili, Minister of Energy, UAE
• Peter Voser, CEO, Royal Dutch Shell
• José Gabrielli, CEO, Petrobras
• Gao Jifan, CEO, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy

Spotlight on SIEW 2011

• 20,000-plus participants attended
• Over 80 countries represented
• About 550 exhibitors took part
• Asia Smart Grid, PV ASIA PACIFIC EXPO and EMART Asia were new shows added to the lineup
• Nobuo Tanaka delivered the Singapore Energy Lecture, with the Opening Address delivered by S Iswaran, Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Home Affairs and Trade and Industry

Initiatives announced

• Official opening of A*STAR's Experimental Power Grid Centre, one of the largest in the world
• The region's first floating photovoltaic pilot project at Tengeh Reservoir
• Public consultation on the regulatory framework for electricity import by end of 2011
• Renault-Nissan Alliance that will introduce the Renault Fluence Z.M. and Nissan Leaf to the Electric Vehicle test-bed
• Appointment of Singapore-based consortium, Daily Life Renewable Energy and OKH Holdings, to design, build, own and operate the micro-grid test-bed on Pulau Ubin

SIEW 2011 materials & resources