Day 17 – First day at the Norwegian Business Center

Got to bed early yesterday, so was ready for beakfast at 6.30 this morning.

Accidenty, I met Drs. Ronald C. van Giessen, an expert in animal production chains (see DEiPAC), outside the breakfast hall, and before I knew it I was also introduced to opportunities in that area… (including growing mushroom on manure)

Was picked up at 8.30 by John Petter Gaustad and his wife and taken to the Norwegian Business House. There I met with Leif Dons and Christopher Ssewagudde, both responsible for the set-up and operation of the business networking facility.

First meeting of today was with already mentioned John Petter at g-teck. John has been in the business for a long time and was willing to share a lot of his practical experiences. Current product Portfolio also pretty impressive.

Next meeting was with Henry Luzinda at Ekorn Solar, one of the more active members of NREEG. Henry volunteered to follow me in the coming days and i.e. make the NREEG representation more powerful in meetings with the authorities and associations.

Third meeting was with the CREEC. We (me and Henry) initially met with two representatives, Wim Getkate and a colleague, both very experienced and full of insight in the mechanisms for successful implementation of new technology (e.g. energy efficient and clean burning biostoves ). We were invited to view their facilities for performance testing of biostoves and solar systems. Very impressive and not least important work!

Forth Meeting of the day was the Norges Vel Renewable Energy incubator office. Many intersting projects in the pipeline.