International Energy Week

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The first International Energy Week began yesterday in Santo Domingo with lectures and exhibits at the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel and President Leonel Fernandez in attendance. The conference presents a range of possible solutions to the current energy situation, with a focus on alternative fuels and renewable energy resources as a way of meeting the challenges of rising petroleum costs and climate change. Exhibits and presentations of solar, hydro and sun-based alternative energies are featured, as well as natural gas alternatives, solar panels, and fuels extracted from sugarcane and biofuels. Energy Week will run through this Friday. The conference is sponsored by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the United Nations, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the National Energy Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Thirty-eight guest speakers have come from abroad, 50 countries are represented, and there are 70 company exhibits in the International Energy Week.

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