POLICY AND ENVIRONMENT
- Efficiency and conservation and policies.
- Renewable energy availability.
- Local and environmental concerns.
- Technology transfer.
- Financing requirements.
- Educational initiatives, Legislative benchmarks
SOLAR ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
- PV technology manufacture, testing and certification.
- PV Stand-alone systems and components.
- PV for utility rural development and grid connection.
- PV Markets and commercialization, financing schemes & national programs.
SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY
- Solar radiation prediction and analysis.
- Solar cooling, heating and rural applications.
- Solar thermal applications for power generation.
- Collector technology developments.
SOLAR & LOW ENERGY ARCHITECTURE
- External Environment;
- Building, Landscape design and urban communities and Comfort Productivity and Health Issues.
- Sustainable policy and social Issues.
- Building Simulation, Material and Design.
- Building refurbishment and integration of renewable energy; Case Studies
- Internal Environment
- Thermal, ventilation and air movement.
- Lighting operation and control.
WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATIONS
- Small, micro-generation and hybrid systems.
- Machines and wind farms.
- Offshore wind power.
- Wind resources and environmental issues.
- Connection and integration.
- National and regional programs.
- Economic and institutional issues.
BIOMASS CONVERSION
- Heat and electricity generation.
- Energy crops and Residues.
- Liquid fuels.
- Environmental impacts.
- Socio-economics; Case Studies.
- Gasification processes.
FUEL CELLS AND HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY
- Fuel cells technology advances electricity generation.
- Fuel cells technology advances for transportation.
- Hydrogen production for fuel processing and systems.
- Proven commercialization reports including economic and policy issues
MARINE /OCEAN ENERGY TOPICS
- Wave and tidal energy resources & their
characterization.
- Device modeling, testing and development.
- Device hydrodynamics, structural integrity
& environ mental analysis.
- Environmental impact assessment & standards.
- Balance of system - power take-off, sensors, controls & grid integration.
- Legislation, policy , finance and markets.
- Socio-economic assessment, education & training.
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