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Keynote lectures
During WREC 2011 keynote lectures were given by a number of international professionals, specifically invited for their expertise in the field of renewable energy.
The keynote lectures were presented according to the following schedule. Scroll down or click on the names in the schedule to see details about the presenter, as well as lecture title, abstract or paper and presentation material.
Keynote speakers
Dr Morad Atif
National Research Council - Institute for Research in Construction (NRC-IRC), Canada
Topic: Low-Energy Architecture
Title: Near-Zero Energy and Carbon Emissions in Buildings & Communities: R&D and Innovation Projects
Dr Morad Atif is Director General of NRC-IRC. He is also the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems.
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Prof. AbuBakr S. Bahaj
Sustainable Energy Research Group, University of Southampton, UK
Topic: Marine and Ocean Technology
Title: Energy from the Oceans: A New Era in Electricity Production?
AbuBakr S Bahaj is Professor of Sustainable Energy at the University of Southampton. His research interests include ocean energy conversion (resources, technologies and impacts), photovoltaics, energy in buildings and impacts of climate change on the built environment.
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Prof. Kornelis Blok
Ecofys, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Topic: Sustainable Cities and Regions
Title: Pathway to a fully sustainable global energy system by 2050
Prof. Blok is Director of Science at Ecofys and holds a chair in Sustainable Energy at Utrecht University. He was a lead author for the Third and Fourth Assessment Reports of the IPCC. He has extensive research and consultancy experience in the field of energy efficiency improvement and clean energy production.
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Dr Sarah Darby
Environmental Change Institute (ECI),
Oxford University, UK
Topic: Energy End-Use Efficiency Issues
Title: Households as Energy End-Users - And More
Sarah Darby is a Senior Researcher and the deputy leader of the Lower Carbon Futures programme of the Environmental Change Institute,
Oxford University. Her research centres around learning and behaviour in relation to energy use, and socio-technical energy systems.
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Prof. André P.C. Faaij
The Copernicus Institute, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Topic: Bioenergy Technology
Title: Bioenergy in a Sustainable Future; Results on Bioenergy in the IPCC-SRREN
André Faaij is Professor in Energy System Analysis at Utrecht University. His research interests include energy system and scenario analysis, bioenergy and other renewables, alternative transport fuels, CO2 capture and storage, and technological learning and innovation in energy systems.
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Prof. Thomas B. Johansson
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), Lund University, Sweden
Topic: Global Energy Assessment
Title: A New Global Energy Agenda for a Rapidly Changing World
Prof. Johansson was Director of IIIEE, Lund University, from 2001 through 2009. He is currently Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Energy Assessment.
Curriculum vitae - Presentation |
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Dr Lawrence L. Kazmerski
National Center for Photovoltaics, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA
Topic: Photovoltaic Technology
Title: Solar Photovoltaics: Technology, Performance, and Costs (Or how high and how low?)
Lawrence L. Kazmerski is Executive Director, Science and Technology Partnerships at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado - having served as Director of the National Center for Photovoltaics for the period 1999-2008.
Curriculum vitae - Abstract |
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Prof. Jacques Kimman
New Energy, South University, the Netherlands
Topic: Sustainable Cities and Regions
Title: The Road Towards Energy Neutral Cities
Jacques Kimman is professor in New Energy at South University, Herleen, The Netherlands. He is also the leader of the subtask Energy Efficient Cities of Annex 51 of the International Energy Agency (IEA). His research focuses on for example transition management and the integration of solar energy in the built environment.
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Prof. Julia King
Aston University, UK
Topic: Sustainable Transports
Title: Decarbonising Road Transport - the UK's Approach
Prof. King is since 2006 Vice-Chancellor of Aston University. She has been appointed as the UK's Low Carbon Business Ambassador and is also a member of the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and of the World Economic Forum Automotive Industry Agenda Council.
Curriculum vitae - Abstract - Presentation
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Mr Per Laurell
Gävle Energi, Sweden
Topic: Sustainable Cities and Regions
Title: A Community-owned Energy Company: Its Role in Renewable Energy and As a Driving Force for Regional Development
Per Laurell is the CEO of Gävle Energi AB, the Gävle region's own energy company.
Curriculum vitae - Abstract - Presentation
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Mr Anders Lewald
Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden
Topic: Bioenergy Technology
Title: Large Scale Demonstration Projects in Sweden
Anders Lewald is Head of Transport Unit at the Swedish Energy Agency. The main mission for the Unit's work is to finance RD&D in the area of renewable fuels and energy efficiency of road transport.
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Prof. Björn-Ola Linnér
Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research (CSPR), Linköping University, Sweden
Topic: Climate Change
Title: The new era of climate policy: Spurring energy transition through side-effects
Björn-Ola Linnér is professor in Water and Environmental Studies and at the CSPR at Linköping University. He is actively involved in the international climate negotiations. His recent publications analyse policy integration between climate policy and sustainable development objectives, transnational governance and utopian/dystopian thought in climate science and policy.
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Prof. Lena Neij
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), Lund University, Sweden
Topic: Policy Issues
Title: Towards Sustainable Energy Policy
Lena Neij is Professor and Director at IIIEE at
Lund University. Her research is focused on the dynamics of the energy system and the analysis of governance and policies for more sustainable development.
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Prof. Brian Norton
Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Ireland Topic: Solar Thermal Applications
Title: The Centenary of Solar Collectors for Heating Water
Prof. Norton is President of the Dublin Institute of Technology. He is also President of the Solar Energy Society of Ireland.
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Mr Mattias Philipsson
The Tekniska Verken Group, Linköping, Sweden
Topic: Bioenergy Technology
Title: Waste as a Renewable Energy Source - A Success Story
Mr Mattias Philipsson is the CEO of Usitall. Usitall is an independent waste-to-energy developer that specialises in establishing strong and attractive projects based on modern and proven waste-to-energy technology. Usitall is a part of the Tekniska Verken Group.
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Prof. Ali Sayigh
World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) - World Renewable Energy Network (WREN), UK
Title: Innovative Technologies & Priority Research in
Renewable Energy (World Renewable Energy Soon will be Number one Energy in Use Globally)
Prof. Sayigh is the Chairman of WREC and the Director General of WREN. He is also Chairman of the Iraq Institute of Energy, Editor-in-chief of Renewable Energy, Fellow of the Institute of Energy and Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
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Prof. Ernst Worrell
The Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Topic: Industrial Energy Efficiency
Title: The Next Frontier to Realize Industrial Energy Efficiency
Prof. Worrell is Professor in Energy, Resources & Technological Change at Utrecht
University. His research interests include science and technology policy focused on energy, resource and environmental
management, as well as technology, economic and policy development issues particularly
related to industrial development.
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