Topics

Climate Change Issues (CC)

Chair: Prof. Björn-Ola Linnér, Sweden

• Models and scenarios
• Climate change mitigation
• Climate change adaptation
• Carbon sequestration
• Renewable energies and climate change mitigation

Policy Issues (PI)

Chair: Prof. Lena Neij, Sweden
Co-chair: Dr. Luis Mundaca

• Energy policies matching global needs
• Local level energy policies
• Energy policies directed to households
• Energy policies directed to industries
• Planning issues with focus on low and efficient energy use
• Main drivers and main barriers for rapid growth of renewable energies
• Legal and financial framework conditions for investment security
• Policies for renewable energies

Energy End-Use Efficiency Issues (EEE)

Chair: Prof. Mats Söderström, Sweden

• Modelling, measurements, simulation and optimization of energy technologies and processes
• Energy conservation, behavioural issues, energy efficient technology applications, HVAC etc.
• Energy management and energy programs
• Household as energy end-user
• Industry as energy end-user

Sustainable Cities and Regions (SCR)

Chair: Prof. Jacques Kimman, the Netherlands

• Infrastructures for low energy use
• Sustainable energy use in cities and regions
• Local level sustainable energy use
• Energy conservation programs in cities
• Urban environments: masterplanning and infrastructure
• Status of renewable energies - regionally, locally

Low-Energy Architecture (LEA)

Chair: Prof. Hazim B. Awbi, UK

• Construction: green building materials and techniques
• Energy use: low carbon technologies
• Human behaviour: expectations and energy use
• Assessment: monitoring and case studies
• Low energy buildings
• Living in low energy buildings
• Energy efficient heritage buildings
• Passive solar buildings

Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE)

Chair: Prof. Lars J Nilsson, Sweden

• Modelling, measurements, simulation and optimization of industrial processes
• Process efficiency, heating and cooling applications, CHP and excess heat recovery
• Industrial symbioses
• Energy management and energy programs
• Fuel cells

Sustainable Transport (ST)

Chair: Prof. Jan-Eric Sundgren, Sweden

• Low carbon vehicles, electric and hybrid vehicles, solar vehicles
• Transportation planning and management
• Interaction between transport and energy sectors
• Transport and social sustainability
• Sustainable transport policies and governance

Photovoltaic Technology (PV)

Chair: Prof. Larry Kazmerski, USA

• Solar cell technology
• Balance of system components
• PV manufacture, testing and certification
• Stand alone systems
• PV for rural development
• PV in the built environment
• Utility and grid connection issues
• Markets and commercialisation
• Financing schemes
• National programmes

Solar Thermal Applications (STH)

Chair: Prof. Ewa Wäckelgård, Sweden

• Solar thermal electricity
• Solar heating and cooling systems
• Solar components
• Collector technology
• Rural applications

Wind Energy Applications (WE)

Chair: Prof. Ola Carlsson, Sweden

• Technology and system aspects
• Wind resources environmental impact
• Machines and wind farms
• National and Regional programmes
• Offshore wind power
• Economic and institutional issues
• Connection and integration
• Small, micro-generation and hybrid systems

Bioenergy Technology (BE)

Chair: Prof. Bo Svensson, Sweden

• Bioenergy resources
• Heat and electricity generation
• Gaseous and liquid fuels
• Environmental impacts
• Socio-economics and case studies

Marine and Ocean Technology (MO)

Chair: Prof. AbuBakr S. Bahaj, UK

• Wave and tidal energy resources, measurement, modelling and characterisation
• Device modelling, testing and development
• Device hydrodynamics, structural integrity, survivability and the marine environment
• Environmental impact assessment, protocols and standards
• Balance of system - power take-off sensors and control; grid integration
• Towards multiple device deployments and commercialisation
• Legislation, policy instruments, finance and markets
• Socio-economic assessment, education and training

Geothermal Applications (GA)

Chair: Prof. Gudni Johannesson, Iceland

• Geothermal heating and heat pumps
• Environmental impacts and sustainability
• Binary cycle geothermal plant
• Power plants
• Ocean thermal energy conversion

Hydropower Applications (HP)

Chair: Dr Arthur A. Williams, UK

• Hydraulic engineering issues
• Turbines and generators
• Construction and design issues
• Small and micro scale hydropower
• Environmental impact assessment

Fuel Cells (FC)

Chair: Prof. Per Alvfors, KTH

• Fuel cell technology
• Fuel cell applications

European Workshop (EW)

Chair: Mr Anders Wijkman, Sweden