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Congress Details:

Date: 25-30 September 2010
Place: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Congress Patronage: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi
Organisers: Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), United Arab Emirates and World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) Brighton, UK

Among the Congress Sponsors are:

National Energy and Water Research Center NEWRC, UAE (Platinum Sponsor)
Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority, UAE
The Center of Waste Management Abu Dhabi, UAE
Elsevier Science Ltd, the Netherlands
European Commission, Brussels
ISESCO, Morocco
National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL, USA
Professional Engineering Publishing, UK
UNESCO

Organised by:

Supported by:

Background

At the 9th WREC Congress in Florence, Italy held in September 2006 the Council of WREC/WREN voted to hold the World Renewable Energy Congress XI in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (September 2010).

Abu Dhabi Environment Agency and WREN have agreed the theme of the Congress and the associated Exhibition to be: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT: Green Buildings and Renewable Energy Options.

The Congress is under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi.

> Download congress press release as pdf file [24 KB]
> Download congress press release as doc file [216 KB]

Dates to Remember

Abstract deadline:	26 March 2010
Notification of acceptance:	20 April 2010
Full paper deadline:	7 June 2010
Early bird registration ends at:	30 July 2010

Congress Registration

Please use the congress registration form provided below for registering for WREC XI in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Registration forms can be sent either by post, fax or email.

Registration includes: coffee / tea breaks and lunch every day, congress programme, CD-ROM proceedings, congress badge, congress bag, gala dinner and free visit to the congress exhibition.

Please note: There is no one day registration. Registration is the same for one or multiple days.

Congress rates (all in Euro)
	before 30 July 2010	after 30 July 2010
Full Congress Week	€ 400	€ 500
Invited Speaker, Member of WREN	€ 300	€ 400
Student (full time students with valid ID only)	€ 200	€ 200

> Download congress registration form [pdf - 28 KB]

Accommodation, Airport Transfers and Visa

Congress Solutions International (CSI) have been appointed as the Official Accommodation and Travel Organizers for World Renewable Energy Conference 2010, 25th – 30th September 2010, Abu Dhabi.

For your ease of travel and stay in Abu Dhabi during the conference, CSI has negotiated preferential rates for hotel accommodation at the Armed Forces Officers Hotel (Conference hotel) and other hotels in the vicinity which can be booked online and instantly confirmed. Please click here to view the list of official hotels and terms and conditions.

CSI can also assist the WREC 2010 attendees to apply for a UAE entry visa through the online system in place along with chauffer driven transfers to and from Abu Dhabi or Dubai International Airport to the official hotel. Please click here to view the UAE visa regulations.

To proceed with booking your hotel, visa and airport transfers, please click here

For all inquiries regarding accommodation, airport transfers and visa please contact:

Mr Kaushik Rathod
Senior PCO & Events Executive
Congress Solutions International
Sheikh Zayed Road, P O Box 7631, Dubai, UAE
Tel: 9714 – 303-4775
Fax: 9714 – 303-4030
Email: kaushik.rathod@emirates.com or csi@emirates.com

Congress Exhibition

Please view the WREC XI exhibition brochure for further information on the exhibition and the application form for exhibition space. All congress exhibition inquiries must be addressed to:

Mr David Hirst
Conference & Events Manager
Congress Solutions International
Sheikh Zayed Road, P O Box 7631, Dubai, UAE
Tel: 9714 – 303-4773
Fax: 9714 – 303-4030
Email: david.hirst@emirates.com or csi@emirates.com

> Download congress exhibition brochure [pdf - 4443 KB]

Full Paper Submission

Abstract submission to WREC XI is now closed. Full papers of accepted abstracts must be submitted no later than June 7, 2010. Only those papers received by the deadline will be published in the conference proceedings CD-ROM. All papers which have been submitted and acknowledged via PROSE or by Prof Sayigh, and which have not received a rejection note, have been accepted. Authors should proceed immediately with their registration.

Please use the paper template given below for preparing your paper. It contains all the instructions required for formatting and submitting your paper.

> Download WREC XI paper template as doc file [91 KB]
> Download WREC XI copyright release form as doc file [24 KB]

All papers have to be submitted via the electronic submission portal. Please remember to have the English grammar and spelling checked before submitting your paper. Upload the following publication files for the full paper submission:

an MS Word version of the submitted abstract,
an MS Word version of the full paper in camera-ready form,
a PDF copy of the full paper in camera-ready form,
a scanned signed copyright release form.

Papers from contributors must be accompanied by a deposit of one hundred Euros, (100 EURO) payable to “World Renewable Energy Congress” using one of the following payment options: credit card, bank transfer or cheque. Please look at your abstract acceptance email for further details on these payment options. Please note that invited speakers do not have to pay a deposit. For questions concerning your payment please address: asayigh@wrenuk.co.uk.

> Log-in to the online WREC XI paper system

(Your login details are given in the email that was sent to you on acceptance of your abstract.)

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

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 - 1045 KB]
> Invited speakers presenting at WREC XI (full list of speakers with CVs) [pdf - 2073 KB]

Towards Sustainable Environment - A Low Energy Architecture Competition for Students

A prestigious student competition is being staged in conjunction with the World Renewable Energy Congress XI, 25-30 September, Armed Forces Officers Club, Abu Dhabi in 2010. Schools of Architecture in the Gulf Countries (GCC) are invited to submit undergraduate project work which responds to the Congress theme: Towards Sustainable Environment. Entries shall showcase a building design project completed during the course of undergraduate studies in the years 2009 or 2010. The designs may be for any type or size of building, but the buildings must be located in the GCC Region. The winners will be awarded as First Prize: $1000, Second Prize: $500, and Third Prize: $250 and the projects will be displayed in the accompanying exhibition.

Those wishing to enter the competition must register their interest no later than 1st March 2010 and the final date for receipt of submissions is 1st June 2010. Registration and submission should be sent to the address shown on the announcement poster.

> Announcement poster for more details about the competition criteria, rules and registration

Chairman of Organising Committee
H.E. Mr Majid Al-Mansouri, Secretary General, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi

Chairman of the Technical Committee
Professor Ali Sayigh, Chairman of the World Renewable Energy Congress and Director General of WREN, UK.

Coordinator of the Technical Sections
Prof AbuBakr Bahaj, University of Southampton, UK.

Chairman of Exhibition Committee
Dr Ahmed Khider, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Technical Committee Advisors
Dr Osman Benchikh – UNESCO, France
Dr Larry Kazmerski – NREL, USA
Mr Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes – BEE, Berlin, Germany
Mr Pradeep Chaturverdi – New Delhi, India
Prof Zhang Xiao-Ping – Shanghai Institute of Energy, Shanghai, China
Dr Faiq Billal – ISESCO, Rabat, Morocco
Dr Mahmoud Abdulrahim – EAD, UAE
Dr Ahmed Khider – EAD, UAE
Mr Philip R Wolfe – REA, UK
Dr Falah Hasoon – NREL, USA