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List of Invited Speakers at WREC XI, Abu-Dhabi, 2010
Dr Mansur M. Abahusayn
Consultant, Expert in Water and Agriculture, Saudi Arabia
Presentation Title:
Groundwater Resources and Potential Role of Renewable Energy in the GCC Potable Water Sector
Prof Mohsen Aboulnaga
Advisor – Environment and Infrastructure, Strategy and Policy Dept.,
Prime Minister’s Office, UAE
Presentation Title:
Climate Change: The Need for Low-carbon and Sustainable Cities
Dr Lawrence Agbemabiese
Programme Officer, UNEP, Paris, France
Presentation Title:
Using advance market commitments to stimulate demand for renewable energy in Africa: Critical requirements and success factors
Mr Martin Alder
BEng DMS MCIWEM MCIMgt MICD AMIMechE, Optimum Energy Ltd,
Wind Direct and Chairman of WREN
Presentation Title:
European Wind Energy Progress and Achievement
05-Aug-10 Page 1 of 27
Dr Khaled A. Al-Sallal
School of Architectural Engineering, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE
Presentation Title:
Energy Saving in the UAE Residential Buildings
Dr Hamda A. Al-Thani
Director, NEWRC National Energy and Water Research Center, Abu Dhabi
Water and Electricity Authority, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Presentation Title:
Photovoltaic Activities at NEWRC and UAE
Dr Rajeewa (Rajiv) Arya
Moserbaer Photovoltaic (MBPV), New Delhi, India
Presentation Title:
Solar Energy Technology and Opportunities in India
Prof AbuBakr S. Bahaj
University of Southampton, Sustainable Energy Research Group, School
of Civil Engineering and the Environment, Southampton, UK
Presentation Title:
Energy, Buildings and Climate Change
Dr George Baird
School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Presentation Title:
Thermal comfort conditions in sustainable buildings – results of a worldwide survey of users perceptions
05-Aug-10 Page 2 of 27
Mr Nigel Banks
MEng (Hons) CEng MCIBSE, Associate Director, AECOM, Leeds, UK
Presentation Title:
The use of weather and climate change information in building design
Mr Irvin Barash
President of Vencon Management, Inc. New York, USA
Presentation Title:
Renewable Energy for Sustainable Economic Growth
Dr Osman Benchikh
Head of Energy Programme, UNESCO, Paris, France
Presentation Title:
Renewable Energy: Perspectives and Challenges
Dr Syham Bentouati
Technology Advisor for Petroleum Development Oman
Presentation Title:
Energy Saving and Renewable Energy in Oman Petroleum Industry
Prof John Boland
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Australia,
Australia
Presentation Title:
Decision making under uncertainty in the integration of renewable energy systems into the electricity grid
05-Aug-10 Page 3 of 27
Mr Tony Book
J.P., B.Sc., F.Inst.M., M. IDM.
Presentation Title:
Solar Water Heating
Prof Stefano Brandani
Institute for Materials and Processes, School of Engineering, University
of Edinburgh
Presentation Title:
Capturing CO2 from the Air: Does It Make Sense?
Prof Celio L. Cavalcante Jr.
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brasil
Presentation Title:
Adsorption and Heterogeneous Catalysis Studies Applied for Biodiesel Processing
Dr Dorota Chwieduk
Vice President of the Polish Society of Energy and Environment, Poland
Presentation Title:
Prospects of solar thermal technologies
Prof Sergio Colle
LABSOLAR, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University
of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Presentation Title:
Renewable energy impacts on electric power generation, sustainable buildings, and mobility in Brazil
05-Aug-10 Page 4 of 27
Mr Bradley D. Collins
Executive Director of American Solar Energy Society, Boulder, USA
Presentation Title:
American Solar Energy Society for Promotion of Renewable Energy in US and Beyond
Dr Andrew Cruden
Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Presentation Title:
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology
Prof Erik Dahlquist
Malardalen University, Energy Engineering, Sweden
Presentation Title:
How to develop a sustainable fossil fuel free Stockholm-Malardalen region
Dr Mathieu David
LPBS, Universite De La Reunion
Presentation Title:
ZEN (Zero Energy) building in tropical climates
Prof Tony Day
BEng (Hons) PhD CEng MCIBSE FEI, South Bank University, London, UK
Presentation Title:
1 - Building a state-of-the-art low carbon teaching and research facility2 - Achieving carbon savings through regional planning policies
05-Aug-10 Page 5 of 27
Mr Jan De Decker
Energy Strategy and Policy Department of 3E, Belgium
Presentation Title:
Review of the various proposals for the European Offshore Grid
Dr Neelkanth G. Dhere
Program Director Florida Solar Energy Center, UCF, USA
Presentation Title:
Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 Thin Film Solar Cells
Dr Ramesh Dhere
NREL, Golden, Colorado, USA
Presentation Title:
Overview of Research and Development of CdTe/CdS Solar Cells
Dr Habib El-Habr
Director and Regional Representative of UNEP/ROWA, Bahrain
Presentation Title:
UNEP Regional Programme for West Asia
Prof Kajsa Ellegård
Technology and Social Change, the Tema department, Linköping
University, Sweden
Presentation Title:
Daily Energy consumption patterns of household in a Rural Area of Sweden
05-Aug-10 Page 6 of 27
Dr Ali M. El-Nashar
Expert and Consultant on Water Desalination, Alexandria, Egypt
Presentation Title:
The use of renewable energy in desalination
Prof Dr Ahmed Ennaoui
Project and Group leader, Physical Chemistry and thin film solar cells,
Helmholtz-Center Berlin Germany
Presentation Title:
Recent progress in scaling up highly efficient Cadmium free Cu-chalcopyrite solar modules
Dr Rodrigo Escobar
University Santiago, Chile
Presentation Title:
Solar Energy Resource Assessment in Chile: Inluence of Uncertainty in the Levelized Electricity Cost of Concentrated Solar Power Plants
Mr Arno A. Evers
Chairman the Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells
Presentation Title:
Fitting it all together: On the way - to a real hydrogen society
Dr Barbara C. Farhar
Senior research associate, University of Colorado, USA
Presentation Title:
Energy and Gender Equitable Development
05-Aug-10 Page 7 of 27
Dr Lorenzo Ferrari
Assistant Professor “Sergio Stecco” Department of Energy Engineering,
University of Florence, Italy
Presentation Title:
Critical aspects in the design of a small-size Darreius wind turbine
Dr Dörte Annemarie Fouquet
Director Renewable Energy Foundation, Senior Partner Kuhbier, Germany
Presentation Title:
Policy Instruments for Renewable Energy
Dr Sten Tronæs Frandsen
Senior Scientist, Wind Energy Division, Riso National Laboratory for
Sustainable Energy, DTU, Denmark
Presentation Title:
Offshore wind farms: an obvious climate mitigation option
Dr Guohui Gan
University of Nottingham, UK
Presentation Title:
Follow the flow and make better predictions of solar-assisted natural ventilation
Prof H.P. Garg
Director General , Babu Banarsi Das Institute of Technology, India
Presentation Title:
Energy Outlook-Key Trends with reference to renewable energy in India
05-Aug-10 Page 8 of 27
Dr Jan Geiss
Secretary General of EUFORES, Brussels, Belgium
Presentation Title:
Renewable energy policies in the European Union – paving the way towards 2020: Overview with a special focus on smart buildings
Dr Sanaz Ghazi
Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Presentation Title:
An Alternative approach for the prevention of deforestation using Renewable Energies as substitute
Prof Herbert Girardet
Co-founder of World Future Council, Hamburg, Germany
Presentation Title:
Renewable energy for Cities
Prof Ashwani K. Gupta
University of Maryland, College park, MD, USA
Presentation Title:
Clean and Sustainable Future Power Generation
Dr Muhammad R. Hajj
Director of Graduate Studies ESM Department, Virginia Tech, USA
Presentation Title:
Aeroelastic Modeling and Analysis of Wind Turbine Blades
05-Aug-10 Page 9 of 27
Dr Neveen Hamza
The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape in Newcastle
University, UK
Presentation Title:
Energy Conservation and Saving in Buildings
Dr Ali Hamzeh
Damascus University, Syria
Presentation Title:
Impact of integrating wind energy generators with the host electrical grid
Dr Falah S. Hasoon
Senior scientist at NREL and professor at Colorado School of Mines,
Golden, Colorado, USA
Presentation Title:
Progress on Thin Film Ternary and Multinary Semiconductor Compounds
Prof Neil Hewitt
University of Ulster, UK
Presentation Title:
Advances in Vapour Compression Air Conditioning for High Developments and Hot Climates
Mr Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes
Board Member of German Renewable Energy Federation, Berlin, Germany
Presentation Title:
Renewable Energy: Paving the Way towards Sustainable Energy Security - Lessons learnt from Germany -
05-Aug-10 Page 10 of 27
Dr Bob Howlett
University of Brighton, UK
Presentation Title:
Smart Sustainability: The link between intelligent systems and sustainability
Mr Amolak S. Hunjan
BSc Eng CEng MIEE MIKE, BIPV Manager and Director, London, UK
Presentation Title:
Building Integrated PV-boundless possibilities
Dr Mohammed Salah-Eldin Imbabi
Founder of Centre of Excellence at Aberdeen University, the Centre for
Clean Technology in the Built Environment (CCTBE), UK
Presentation Title:
Dynamic Breathing Building (DBB) systems, combining buildings’ comfort with energy saving
Dr Pierre Ineichen
University of Geneva - Energy Group, Carouge, Switzerland
Presentation Title:
Solar resource knowledge: from measurements to derived data
Dr Kenneth Ip
Centre for Sustainability of the Built Environment, University of Brighton,
Brighton, UK
Presentation Title:
Environmental effect of living plants on buildings
05-Aug-10 Page 11 of 27
Dr Mark Jentsch
Sustainable Energy Research Group, University of Southampton, UK
Presentation Title:
Climate Change adapted simulation weather data: implications for cities in hot, arid climates of the Middle East
Prof Hong Jin
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Presentation Title:
Strategies of Rural Housing Integrated Renewable Energy Technology in China
Prof Thomas B. Johansson
Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Change, Lund
University, Sweden
Presentation Title:
Global Energy Assessment
Prof John K. Kaldellis
Technological Education Institute of Piraeus, Greece
Presentation Title:
The wind energy REVOLUTION: From a complementary energy source to a leading priority in the global energy scene
Dr Soteris Kalogirou
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences and
Engineering of the Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
Presentation Title:
Solar Thermoelectric Power Generation in Cyprus-Selection of the best System
05-Aug-10 Page 12 of 27
Ms Gail Karlsson
ENERGIA Advisor, USA
Presentation Title:
Energy and Gender in Latin America and the Pacific Region
Dr Priyadarshini Karve
Samuchit Enviro-Tech (SET) Pvt. Ltd, India
Presentation Title:
Commercialisation of Improved Biomass Fuels and Cooking Devices in India
Dr Lawrence L. Kazmerski
Executive Director S & T Partnerships, NREL, Denver, USA
Presentation Title:
Renewable Energy and Solar Photovoltaics: The Revolution Begins ...
Mr Sami Khoreibi
Chief Executive Officer, Enviromena Power Systems
Presentation Title:
Solar Opportunities in the Middle East
Dr Bakr Hamza Khoshaim
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Power & Energy
Consultant, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Presentation Title:
Regional Outlook on Carbon Footprint and Energy Usage in the Region
05-Aug-10 Page 13 of 27
Dr Jong-dall Kim
Research Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, National
University, Kyungpuk, Korea
Presentation Title:
Energy Challenges for Green Development Model in Korea/Asia
Dr Emilia Kondili
Mechanical Engineering Department, TEI of Piraeus, Greece
Presentation Title:
Οptimization methods and tools for sustainable water resources management. Experiences and trends.
Dr Sumathy Krishnan
North Dakota State University, USA
Presentation Title:
A Step towards Sustainability – using novel techniques in solar cooling
Dr Chuck Kutscher
Principal Engineer, Manager of Thermal Systems Group, NREL, USA
Presentation Title:
Climate Change and the Role of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.
Ms Despina Kyprianou Serghides
Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Presentation Title:
The Wisdom of our Ancestors Lessons from Traditional Cypriot Architecture for Energy Efficient and Indoor Comfort
05-Aug-10 Page 14 of 27
Dr Lisa Lamont
Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Presentation Title:
Renewable Energy in the United Arab Emirates – A need for Action
Prof Philippe Lauret
University of La Reunion, La Reunion
Presentation Title:
Bayesian statistical analysis applied to solar radiation modelling
Prof Heekwan Lee
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Incheon, South
Korea
Presentation Title:
Energy management vs. indoor air quality issue in metropolitan subway environments
Dr Harry Lehmann
Federal Environment Agency of Germany, Dessau, Germany
Presentation Title:
100% Greenhouse Gas Free Society in 2050 – the role of renewables
Prof Andre Lejeune
University of Liege, Belgium
Presentation Title:
Hydropower Progress and Achievement
05-Aug-10 Page 15 of 27
Prof Baizhan Li
Professor of Built Environment, Chongqing University, P. R. China
Presentation Title:
An Introduction of Geothermal Water-Source Heat Pump Technologies Applied in a Building in Chongqing in China
Ms Christine Lins
Secretary General of European Renewable Energy Counsel, Brussels,
Belgium
Presentation Title:
RES Policy Framework in Europe, RES Directive – the most ambitious law on renewable energy world-wide and RES Technology roadmap
Dr Elke Lorenz
Senior scientist, Energy Meteorology Unit, Energy and Semiconductor
Research Laboratory, Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg,
Netherlands
Presentation Title:
Role of resource assessment for an increasing use of solar energy
Mr Colin Mallett
BSc MSc CEng MIET, Founder and CEO, Trusted Renewables Ltd,
Friston, UK
Presentation Title:
Network-Enabled Intelligent Photovoltaic Arrays
Dr Xavier Mathew
Senior scientist, Centro de Investigación en Energía, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México, México
Presentation Title:
CdTe Prospect and future development
05-Aug-10 Page 16 of 27
Ms Julie Anne McLaughlin
Head of Origansation for South East Asia, EON Climate & Renewables
GmbH, Selangor, Malaysia
Presentation Title:
Experiences and lessons learned in developing renewable energy projects
Prof Andrew Miller
Head of the Centre for Sustainability, Brighton University, Brighton, UK
Presentation Title:
Green Buildings Materials and Techniques
Prof Bahram Moshfegh
Division chairman of energy systems, mechanical engineering
department, Linkoping University, Sweden
Presentation Title:
New Energy Efficient Ventilation System
Dr Helio Moutinho
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado, USA
Presentation Title:
Characterization of CdTe Thin Films and Devices Using Scanning Probe Microscopy and Electron Backscatter Diffraction
Prof Dr Helmut F.O. Müller
Greenbuilding Research and Development, Germany
Presentation Title:
1 - Advanced Daylighting by Micro Structured Components2 - Energy Efficient Museum Buildings
05-Aug-10 Page 17 of 27
Mr Ammar Munir
Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), UAE
Presentation Title:
PV Grid Connection in the UAE
Dr Luke Myers
Sustainable Energy Research Group, University of Southampton, UK
Presentation Title:
Design of 1st-generation marine current energy converter arrays
Dr Marialena Nikolopoulou
Director of EDEn, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering,
University of Bath, UK
Presentation Title:
Understanding people in open spaces: can it enhance our adaptive capacity under climate change?
Prof Brian Norton
President of Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Presentation Title:
The interdisciplinary scope of solar energy applications development
Dr Gilles Notton
Université de Corse - UMR CNRS, Ajaccio, France
Presentation Title:
Hybrid wind/PV energy systems
05-Aug-10 Page 18 of 27
Mr David Porter Obe
Chief Executive Association of Electricity Producers
Presentation Title:
Renewable Energy Policy, Incentives and Barriers
Prof Dato’ Dr Mohd. Yusof Hj. Othman
Director, Institute of Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia
Presentation Title:
Renewable Energy in Malaysia Issues and Challenges
Prof Alan Penn
Dean, the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College
London, UK
Presentation Title:
Sustainable Urbanity: the spatialisation of society and economy
Dr Enio Bueno Pereira
Space Research, Brazil
Presentation Title:
The impacts of global climate changes on the wind power density in Brazil
Dr Giuliano C. Premier
Faculty of Advanced Technology, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Presentation Title:
Integration of biohydrogen, biomethan and bioelectrochemical systems
05-Aug-10 Page 19 of 27
Prof Ishwar K. Puri
Virginia Tech, USA
Presentation Title:
Implications of Emerging Research for Innovations in Energy Technologies
Dr Wiktor Raldow
Director of Energy Conversion & Distribution, System, EU
Presentation Title:
European Electrical Grid Initiative
Prof Dr Pogaku Ravindra
Professor of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, School of
Engineering and Information Technology, University Malaysia Sabah
Presentation Title:
Green (Cellulosic) Biofuels-Challenges and Opportunities
Mr Wilson Rickerson
Meister Consultants Group, Boston, USA
Presentation Title:
Reinventing energy service delivery? Institutional innovation and the rise of the Sustainable Energy Utility
Dr Barbara Ridley
Institute for Sustainable Systems and Technologies, School of
Mathematics & Statistics, University of South Australia
Presentation Title:
Forecasting wind energy at 5 minute intervals using Lebesgue Integrals
05-Aug-10 Page 20 of 27
Prof Renato Rizzo
Department of Electrical Engineering University of Naples Federico II,
Italy
Presentation Title:
Electrical Systems in Wind Energy
Prof Dermot J. Roddy
Professor of Energy, Newcastle University
Presentation Title:
Biomass and Biofuel Production
Mr Leon Rost
Urban designer, Porto, Portugal
Presentation Title:
Turbine City – a combination of Tourism and Energy
Dr Thomas Rüschen
Global Head Asset Finance & Leasing, Deutsche Bank
Presentation Title:
Financial Innovation for the Renewable Energy Industry
Prof Ricardo Rüther
LABSOLAR - Laboratorio de Energia Solar, Universidade Federal de
Santa Catarina / UFSC, Brazil
Presentation Title:
The potential of building-integrated, grid-connected PV in warm climate developing countries - Policy issues and showcase projects Solar Soccer Stadia and Solar Airports
05-Aug-10 Page 21 of 27
Prof Wasim Saman
University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Presentation Title:
Towards Zero Energy Homes Down Under
Mr Bruno Schmitz
Head of Unit, DG Research, European Commission
Presentation Title:
International Cooperation on Renewable Energy Research EU Prospective
Mr Stefan Schurig
Director Climate Energy, World Future Council, Germany
Presentation Title:
FIT for Future - How a Feed in Tariff (FIT) and other policies can boost the renewable energy sector
Prof Li Shao
Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University,
Leicester, UK
Presentation Title:
Passive ground cooling/heating systems for low energy buildings
Prof Ralph Sims
Massey University as Professor of Sustainable Energy, and Director,
Centre for Energy Research
Presentation Title:
Biomass and Biogas A Global Scenario
05-Aug-10 Page 22 of 27
Mrs Maryam Singeri
Izad University, Architecture and Art Department, Tabriz, Iran
Presentation Title:
Sustainable locality Design Criteria in Tabriz
Dr Saran Paul Sohi
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Presentation Title:
New biochar-based soil management strategies as a combined tool for bioenergy, climate change mitigation and enhanced crop production
Prof Dr Kamaruzzaman Bin Sopian
Director of Solar Energy Research Institute, Malaysia
Presentation Title:
Recent Advances in Photovoltaic Thermal Solar Collectors
Dr Bhushan Sopori
Principal Engineer at NREL, Denver, USA
Presentation Title:
Silicon Solar Cells
Dr Benjamin K. Sovacool
National University, Singapore
Presentation Title:
(1) The first is a look at the social barriers to renewable energy in the United States, and what they mean for policy. (2) A look at the avian mortality issue
across wind, coal, and nuclear systems
05-Aug-10 Page 23 of 27
Dr Don Swift-Hook
Secretary of Board of Trustees, WREN, UK
Presentation Title:
The Case for Renewables apart from Global Warming
Prof Tianwei Tan
Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
Presentation Title:
Recent Development of Biorefinery in China
Dr Julie Teel
Center for Energy & Environmental Security at the University of Colorado
Law School, USA
Presentation Title:
Mr Alexandros N. Tombazis
Hon. FAIA, Architect, Athena, Greece
Presentation Title:
Learning from the past to create Architecture of the Future
Assoc Prof Theocharis Tsoutsos
Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete
(TUC)
Presentation Title:
Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy Sources in Greece
05-Aug-10 Page 24 of 27
Prof Nick Tyler
Head of Department and Professor of Civil Engineering, University
College, London, UK
Presentation Title:
Making best use of renewable in clean transport
Dr Wilfried G.J.H.M. van Sark
Science, Technology and Society, Copernicus Institute for Sustainable
development and Innovation, Ultrecht, The Netherlands
Presentation Title:
Luminescent Solar Concentrators - a low cost photovoltaics alternative
Mr Jakob von Uexküll
Chair of the Management Board of the World Future Council Foundation
Presentation Title:
Breaking the Funding Deadlock, Creating new money to finance climate security and climate justice
Prof Ewa Wäckelgård
Uppsala University, Sweden
Presentation Title:
New development of spectrally selective solar-absorbing coatings for low and intermediate temperature applications
Dr Beth J. Xiang
North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China
Presentation Title:
Wind Energy Programme in China
05-Aug-10 Page 25 of 27
Dr Runming Yao
University of Reading, UK
Presentation Title:
Numerical and experimental studies of an integrated strategic simulation model for urban microclimates
Prof Yigzaw G. Yohanis
School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Presentation Title:
The thermal and economic performance of long-term solar energy storage
Mr Isao Yukawa
Adviser KYOCERA Corporation, Japan
Presentation Title:
Development of Photovoltaic Industries and Programme in Japan
Dr Ahmad Zahedi
Associate Professor, Head of Electrical and computer Engineering,
James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
Presentation Title:
Renewable Energy Progress in Australia
Prof Wim Zeiler
Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Presentation Title:
Green Buildings: a question of the right BEAT( Building Environmental Assessment Tools)?
05-Aug-10 Page 26 of 27
Prof Kai Zhang
National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Power Generation
Equipment, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China
Presentation Title:
Development of biomass gasification and Programme in China
Dr Bernard Wilson Zingano
Director, Zingano and Associates, Lilongwe, Malawi
Presentation Title:
Architectural and Building development in Malawi
05-Aug-10 Page 27 of 27