Political Career:
Since 2009 Member of the German Bundestag (Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment)
Since 2001 Vice-Chair of the Free Democratic Party Brandenburg
1990-1994 Member of the Landtag Brandenburg (Committee on Transport, Building and Urban Affairs)
Since 1990 Engaged in local politics in Oberspreewald-Lausitz (Brandenburg)
Professional Career:
Since 1999 Professor for architecture/civil engineering/safety and hazard defence at Magdeburg university of applied sciences
1997-1999 Lecturer at Lausitz university of applied sciences and Magdeburg university of applied sciences
1989-1990 City Manager in Lübbenau
1987-1989 Director of town planning in Lübbenau
1986-1987 Head of building services engineering at German Postal Services
Education:
1987 Doctorate in building services engineering
1982-1987 Scientific assistant at Cottbus college of engineering
1977-1982 Studied at the Technical University of Dresden in the department of energy conversion and building services engineering
About me :
Officially appointed and sworn expert for Cottbus Chamber of Crafts and Trades;
Member of Brandenburg Chamber of Engineers;
Mentor within the framework of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s scholarship programme
Abstract :
Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues and fellow experts,
I am very pleased to be with you today at this important international conference.
First of all I would like to introduce myself, my name is Prof Martin Neumann. I am the spokesman on research policy of the parliamentary group of the Free Democratic Party and a rapporteur for technological development in the work group of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment in the German Parliament.
The Free Democratic Party (FDP), of which I am a member, aims to protect the environment by supporting and promoting renewable energies.
In the past renewable energy was considered to be a luxury which only a few countries were able to afford. However, by now the importance of renewable energies has been widely recognized.
In Germany we are trying to develop all kinds of renewable energies to reach our aims. It is vital to cooperate closely with other countries and their specialists like you here in Jordan.
By the end of 2020 we expect the renewable energies to make up 20% of Germany’s total energy requirement.
We cannot achieve this target if we work on our own.
That is why it is crucial to exchange experience and expertise with other countries.
Especially here in Jordan there are excellent preconditions for developing and using renewable resources.
From my point of view and from my own experience with some Jordanian experts in Germany I believe it is not difficult for us to achieve a lot in this field together.
Just look around and you will notice that many things in our environment could be much better.
Jordan is in the fortunate position of having different and rich renewable energy resources, e.g. Solar Energy and Wind energy.
As we all know traditional energy resources will not last for ever, which is why we have to start using renewable energy resources efficiently and immediately. I am optimistic that Jordan will have more energy than it actually needs.
Finally my Party colleagues send you their very best regards. In German we say viele Gruesse und viel Erfolg …..
Thank you very much.