Mission Statement

With the accelerated approach of the global climate-change point-of-no-return the need to address the pivotal role of renewable energy in the formation of coping strategies, rather than prevention, is more crucial than ever. Sustainability, green buildings, and the development of the large-scale renewable energy industry must be at the top of all development, economic, financial and political agendas. The time for action has arrived. Prevention and questioning how and why we face this great challenge is a luxury we can no longer indulge. We welcome the establishment of the long overdue International Renewable Energy Agency which we hope will work side-by-side with similar intergovernmental agencies striving for the adoption of renewable energies.

Congress Topics

Biomass Conversion Technology (BM)

• Heat and electricity generation
  
• Energy crops and residues
  
• Liquid fuels
  
• Environmental impacts
  
• Socio-economics and case studies
  
• Gasification processes
  

Energy and Gender Equitable Development (EGED)

• The use of biofuels to expand access to energy in rural areas
• Energy as women’s business
  
• Program design, implementation, and evaluation
  
• Cooking, health, sanitation, and water impacts
  
• Climate and energy justice
  

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology (FC)

• Advances in the science and technology
• Proven commercialization reports including economic and policy issues
  
• Hydrogen technology for fuel and electricity
  

Geothermal Applications(GA)

Low Energy Architecture (LEA)

• Urban environments: master-planning and infrastructure
• Climate: the challenge of adaptation
• Construction: green building materials and techniques
  
• Energy consumption: low carbon technologies
  
• Human behaviour: expectations and energy use
  
• Assessment: monitoring and case studies
  

Marine/Oceanenergy (MOE)

• 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
  

Photovoltaic Technology (PV)

• Solar Cell Technology
  
• BOS 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 programme
  

Radiation and Solar Materials (RA)

• Radiation measurement, modelling, simulation and equipment
  
• Meteorological data relevant to solar application
  
• Solar Materials, spectrally selective materials, measurement and modelling
  
• Glass and glazing products, switchable materials
  

Solar Thermal Applications (ST)

• Collector technology
  
• Rural applications
  
• Solar cooling
  
• Solar thermal applications
  
• Solar electric power generation
  

Wind Energy Applications (WE)

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

Policy & Strategy

• Status of renewable energies – globally, regionally, locally
  
• Scenarios for future growth of renewable energy: aiming at 100%
  
• Renewable energies in the economic and financial crisis for sustainable economic growth
  
• The renewable energy mix: wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass and more
  
• Renewable energies and climate change mitigation
  Renewable energies and poverty reduction and energy security
  
• International and supra-national institutions and organizations fostering renewable energy
  
• Main drivers and main barriers for rapid growth of renewable energies
  
• Legal and financial framework conditions for investment security
  
• Smart grids, super grid, off-grid: decentralized and/or large scale
  
• Policies for renewable energies in different sectors and different regions: local, regional and national
  

Abstract Submission

Abstracts are to be submitted electronically as a one-page abstract with black font colour on white background. Abstracts must be formatted as follows:

• All margins should be set to 25 mm.
• The required type face is Times New Roman.
• All text should be fully justified in 11 pt bold face (style: Normal).
• Use 12 pt bold lowercase for main headings and leave an empty line between paragraphs. Use only one level of heading in the abstract, do not use subheadings.
• References should only be presented in your full paper, not in the abstract.
• Include concise conclusions or recommendations at the end of your abstract. Avoid long sentences.
• Please have the English grammar and spelling checked before submitting your abstract.
• Abstracts should be NO LONGER THAN 150 words on one page.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is March 26, 2010. All abstracts need to be submitted in PDF format via the online submission portal. Authors may be requested to make revisions if deemed necessary by the reviewers. The acceptance of the abstracts will be communicated to the contact author no later than April 20, 2010. More information on the format of full papers is given in the conference brochure.

Please note: Abstracts must be submitted in PDF format.

> Submit abstract in PDF format to the WREC XI online submission portal

Once you have submitted your abstract you may log-in to the online review system to check on the review progress.

> Log-in to the online WREC XI paper review system

Invited Speakers

A range of invited speakers from various backgrounds spanning the WREC topics will be presenting their most recent work at WREC XI. The following documents contain information about the invited speakers and their presentation topics for the 2010 congress.

> Invited speakers presenting at WREC XI (list of speakers with photos) [pdf - 950 KB]
> Invited speakers presenting at WREC XI (full list of speakers with CVs) [pdf - 1880 KB]