Agenda & Thematic Areas

Agenda

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Proceedings of RESEE2018

Renewable Energy Sources

  • Renewable energy Technologies
  • Biomass, bio-energy and bio-economy
  • Local Production of Biofuels
  • Forestation
  • Energy storage technologies
  • Geothermal Technologies (heating and cooling)
  • Photovoltaics
  • Power systems
  • Mini grids and off-grid distribution systems
  • Concentrated solar power technologies
  • Smart networks
  • Energy networks (Electricity and district heating and cooling)
  • Wind energy floating technologies and storage
  • Hybrid energy systems (RES + Conventional Generations)
  • Solar heating and cooling
  • Solar desalination
  • Solar monitoring for hot water and smart applications
  • Monitoring in energy systems
  • Forecasting
  • Electrification of healthcare facilities
  • Rural electrification
  • Grid Integration
  • Demand Response and Demand Side Management
  • Renewable Energy in Transport and the role of electrification
  • The future of Renewable Technology (Hydrogen initiative)
  • Self-Consumption and Isolated micro-grids
  • Heat Process in Industrial Section
  • The role of reserves in the Electricity Market
  • Clean cooking
  • Solar home systems
  • Pay-as-you-go off grid solutions

Energy Efficiency and Policy

  • Energy co-generation
  • Energy recovery
  • Energy management and economics
  • Automation of energy systems
  • Energy and the built environment
  • Bioclimatic design of buildings and public spaces
  • Smart cities, smart grids and smart meters
  • Building management systems
  • Heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems
  • Sustainable transport
  • Zero emission buildings
  • Energy policy, economics and planning
  • Energy and climate change
  • Environmental impact
  • Energy investment financing
  • Energy efficiency in buildings case studies: High-rise, Marinas, Offshore Activities

New Challenges

  • Security of energy supply by diversifying energy sources
  • Renewable Energy Communities and Active Consumers
  • Carbon capture and storage technologies, Natural Gas as a bridging fuel to hydrogen
  • Digitalization and Blockchain technology in the Energy Sector
  • The importance of the weather forecast in the future Energy Markets.
  • Artificial Intelligence and smart applications
  • The Internet of Things, Zero Marginal Cost Renewable Energy
  • Fourth Industrial Revolution
  • Smart charging for electric vehicles and e-mobility
  • Financing small Scale Renewable Projects (there is a possibility to co-organize this section with EU at a high level)
  • Case Study of UN Projects and the target towards 2030 (high level)
  • The integration of RES in small islands and isolated areas (Open Market Vs Regulated Market)
  • New Emerging Technologies and applications (Hydrogen, Ammonia, Carbon Capture and Storage, Floating PVs and Winds, Solar Cooling)
  • Energy Storage Solutions, SWAT analysis
  • Hard to Decarbonize Sectors and Energy Security, TRANSPORT Sectors.
  • Energy Modelling and Data to Deal – How to attract investments from Energy Models and studies NECP, NDC, Sustainable Goals, Long Term Strategy (High Level)
  • Digitalization in the Energy Sector, Energy as a Service, the role of electric vehicles, etc.
  • Solar Water Heaters and Heat Pumps; their role in energy Transition (District heating and cooling)
  • Energy Poverty and Energy Communities with RES (case studies and examples)
  • Licensing Procedures, how to speed up, best practices (case studies)

Planning and Research in Energy and Environment

  • Long Term Energy Planning
  • Large scale research facilities
  • Pilot and demonstration projects
  • Training and certification schemes
  • Impact Assessment of various policies and measures
  • Circular Economy
  • Fundamentals of Energy Regulation
  • Pricing Environmental Pollution (taxation versus support versus tariff regulation)

The New EU Directives towards 2030:
Policy Session & the REMAP results

  • Governance: Energy and Climate Plans
  • The recast of the RES Directive, International Electricity Market challenges
  • Pathways towards 2030 & 2050
  • Electricity Interconnection challenges and the role of the Renewables.
  • Cost-effectiveness of national economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions abatement measures
  • Electricity Tracking in Hybrid Systems (The role of Guarantee of Origins)