Call for Abstract
World Renewable Energy FORUM
WREF-2012
& Exhibition, 13-20 May 2012
EmPowering the World with
Renewable Energy
WREN
Denver Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Joint Congress
World Renewable Energy Congress – (WREC- 12)
& The American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
Among the Sponsors
MISSION STATEMENT
With the accelerated approach of the global climatechange 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
application and 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. It is vital to focus on
renewable energy sources in combination with more
efficient use of energy and this must be addressed in all
future energy-related strategic decisions. Knowledge of
decision-making, economics, organization, rules and
regulations, policy issues, political processes, and
human actions and reactions is also crucial in energyrelated issues in order to control these developments
with the necessary conservation of energy resources and
the environment and without significant impacts on the
quality of life.
Prof Ali Sayigh – WREC/WREN – UK &
Dr Charles Kutscher – NREL- USA
Technical Committee Advisors:
Dr Larry Kazmerski- NREL, USA
Dr Stan Bull – NREL - USA.
Mr Robert Noun – USA
WREF Chairs:
Topics & WREC Technical Committee:
Solar Thermal & Desalination
Prof Phil C Eames – UK- C
Prof Robert E Critoph -UK
Dr Soteris Kalogirou- Cyprus
Ocean Power
Prof Bakr Bahaj- UK- C
Dr Ye Li (NREL)- USA
Dr William Batten- UK
Wind Energy
Prof Don Swift-Hook- UK- C
Mr David Milborrow- UK
Dr Ghanim Putrus-UK
Prof Gijs van Kuik-Netherlands
Biomass & Waste to Energy
Prof Giuliano Premier- UK- C
Prof Raf Dewil-Belgium
Prof Jan Baeyens- UK
Dr Jerry Murphy-Ireland
Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
Dr Jazaer Dawody- Sweden-C
Dr Gary Leeke- UK
Prof Derek Northwood- Canada
Dr Jinlong Gong- China
Dr Ulrich Schmidtchen-Germany
Geothermal Energy
Dr Thorsten Sigfusson- Iceland- C
Prof Ladislaw Rybach- Switzerland
Dr Denis Marcotte- Canada
Prof Louis Lamarche- Canada
Prof U Serpen- Turkey
Photovoltaics Technology
Prof Rolf Hanitsch- Germany- C
Prof Dr. Neelkanth G. Dhere - USA
Prof Virel Badescu- Romania
Prof Frederik Krebs- Denmark
Dr Keith Emery- USA
Dr Gilles Notton- France
Dr S Papathanassiou-Greece
Sustainable Building & Low Energy Architecture
Mr Bill Watts- UK- C
Dr Marija Todorovic- Serbia
Mr Douglas King- UK
Prof Bahram Moshfegh- Sweden
Prof Andrew Miller- UK
Prof Helena Coch- Spain
Policy & Sustanability
Dr Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes- Germany- C
Dr David Elliott- UK- C
Prof Manfred Fischedick- Germany
Dr Wilson Richerson- USA
Dr Stefan Schuring- Germany
Prof Jozef Paska- Poland
Dr Maria Dicorato- Italy
Energy Meteorology & Solar Materials
Prof John Boland- Australia- C
Dr Daryl Myers- USA
Dr Ricardo Aguiar- Portugal
Water and Hydro Power
Prof A Lejeune- Belgium-C
Dr Arthur Williams-UK
Dr Emilia Kondili- Greece
Gender & Sustainable Energy
Dr. Barbara C. Farhar- USA- C
Dr. Priyadarshini Karve – India
Shannon Cowlin, NREL, USA
Long Seng To, Australia
DATES TO REMEMBER
ABSTRACT: One page only – 15 December 2011
Acceptance notification: 20 January 2012
FULL PAPER: 6-pages only inclusive of everything.
Must be received by 5 March 2012
Early Bird registration 13 April 2012
Publication: This is a peer review Forum. 50 selected papers
will be published in sp. Issue of Renewable Energy Journal.
Contact Information:
World Renewable Energy Forum 2012
P O Box 362, Brighton, UK
Tel: 00 44-1273-625-643, Fax: 0044-1273-625-768
Email: asayigh@wrenuk.co.uk, www.wrenuk.co.uk
or
Ms Kate Hotchkiss, National Solar Conference Director
American Solar Energy Society
4760 Walnut Street, Suite 106
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Tel: 001303.443.3130, Fax: fax 303.443.3212
www.ases.org, Email: khotchkiss@ases.org
For registration, see ASES website