5th European PV-Hybrid and Mini-Grid Conference - Brochure (PDF 198 KB)

5th EuropeanPV-Hybrid andMini-Grid ConferenceApril 29th/30th, 2010Palau Firal i CongressosTarragona, Costa Dorada, Spainwww.otti.deOTTICall for Papers Registration via Fax: +49 941 29688-175th EuropeanPV-Hybrid and Mini-Grid ConferenceApril 29th/30th, 2010 in Tarragona, Spain (IPV 3222)I will participate.I will submit a paper.Interested in sponsorship.Interested in trade exhibition.Family nameFirst name Mr/Mrs/Ms/Dr/Prof.Phone FaxE-MailCompany/InstitutePostal addressInvoice addressPostal code/CityCountryMember number OTTIDate Signature/Company stampOTTI e.V. Renewable Energies, Wernerwerkstraße 4, D-93049 Regensburg, Germany Fax: +49 941 29688-17Registration ConditionsYou will receive the relevant papers and confi rmation as soon as we have your registration. The fees are exempt from value-added tax (VAT) and are payable in full upon receipt of the invoice. Payment must be received no later than 14 days before the conference begins (it has to be settled in EURO). All bank charges have to be covered by the transmitter OTTI reserves the right to refuse admission if the amount has not arrived, unless said amount is paid by cheque on the day. In case transferring occurs later than 14 days before the conference, please keep a copy of the transfer order ready and show it in the organisation offi ce at the conference. OTTI reserves the right to change the programme at short notice for urgent reasons. There is no charge for cancellations made at least 35 days before the event starts. If the booking is cancelled 34 days before the start of the conference a service charge of € 120,00 will be made. For later cancel-lations (14 days before the conference starts) the complete conference fee will be charged. All cancellations must be in writing. It is possible to send a substitute delegate at any time without additional cost, but we need a written message about the change 4 days before the conference starts. Legal domicile and place of fulfi lment is Regensburg, Germany.Tarragona: the ancient Tarraco, a city with more than 2000 years of history, was one of the most important capitals of the Roman Empire. The UNESCO named Tarra gona as World Heritage.Conference Location:Organisation:Organisation CommitteeEckardt GüntherGabriele Struthoff-MüllerOTTI e.V.Renewable EnergiesWernerwerkstraße 4,93049 Regensburg, GermanyPhone +49 941 29688-29Fax +49 941 29688-17gabriele.struthoff-mueller@otti.deConference VenuePalau Firal i de Congressos de TarragonaTarragona Trade-Fair and Congress CentreArquitecte Rovira, 2 43001 Tarragona, SpainPhone: +34 977 245 577 +34 977 249 788 Fax: +34 977 243 408info@palaucongrestgna.comwww.palaucongrestgna.comConference FeeIf registered until March 14th, 2010 | after March 14th, 2010Per Person: € 700,- | 780,-Member of OTTI/EPIA, EUREC: Per Person: € 600,- | 650,-Reduced fee for presenters: Per Person: € 360,-From third participant on, every other participant of your company profi ts from our 15% discount on the conference fee. Fees cover the admission to all sessions, invitation to all coffee breaks, two conference lunches, a dinner, the conference procee-dings and CD-Rom.AccommodationPlease book your accommo-dation as soon as possible by yourself.www.booking.comSupported by:www.epia.orgwww.eurec.beIEA (International Energy Agency)www.iea.org© Trama TecnoAmbientalwww.otti.deTopics of the ConferencePapers are invited on the following topics:1. Field Experience- Operation and Maintenance- Socio Economics- Sustainability2. Systems Technology- PV-Hybrid- PV-Wind Hybrids- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)- Advanced Management Technologies- Standardization3. Components- Storage Technologies- Power Electronics- Power Generation4. Simulation and Sizing5. Political, Economic and Regulatory Frameworks6. Education and Training7. Economical Feasible Projects8. Social and Behavioural AspectsPapers will be presented orally and in poster sessions. All accepted papers will be published in the proceedings volume and on CD-ROM. The abstract, in English, should include: Full title, author’s full name, affi liation, address, phone/fax/e-mail, name and affi liation of co-authors, topic, kind of presentation (oral or poster), a brief summary including the purpose, methods, approach, results and conclusions of the presented work. The whole on ONE sheet A4. In addition, authors may add up to 1 expla-natory page to facilitate the reviewer’s assessment.The submission of your abstract implies a compulsory participation in the conference and presentation of your paper or poster. With the acceptance of your abstract you are automatically registered for the conference. It is not possible to cancel once acceptedDeadline for submissions of abstracts:October 5th, 2009Please upload your abstract in our review system under:http://review.otti.euBefore Christmas you will receive an e-mail with the result of the evaluation.If you are accepted please upload the ready for printing manuscript (8 pages) in our review system by March 1st, 2010Presenters will get the reduced fee of € 360,00.ProgrammeThe two-day programme for this conference will comprise of• Invited lectures• Oral presentations• PostersLanguage of the conference will be English.Conference Chairmen Tandem:Xavier Vallvé, Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA), Barcelona, SpainGonzalo Piernavieja, Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), Canary Islands, SpainScientifi c Committee:Prof. Dr. Sabry Abdel Mottaleb, EgyptDr. Houda Ben Jannet Allal, FranceProf. Dr. Fernando Antúnes, BrasilJean-Louis Bal, FranceRoland Barthez, FranceDr. Osman Benchikh, FranceHendrik Bindner, DenmarkGeorg Bopp, GermanyJohn Chadjivassiliadis, GreeceDr.-Ing. Christian Dumbs, FrancePhilippe Jacquin, FrancePatrick Jourde, FranceProf. Dr.-Ing. Werner Kleinkauf, GermanyKlaus Knecht, GermanyPhilippe Malbranche, FranceJean-Christian Marcel, FranceProf. Dr. Didier Mayer, FranceBernard McNelis, United KingdomPietro Menna, BelgiumProf. Dr. Sener Oktik, TurkeyDr. Wolfgang Palz, BelgiumNikos Papadopoulos, CyprusGonzalo Piernavieja, SpainDr. Christos Protogeropoulos, GreeceDr. Manuel Sánchez-Jiménez, BelgiumFernando Sánchez Sudón, SpainProf. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmid, GermanyProf. Dr. Petra Schweizer-Ries, GermanyRobert Soler, FranceDipl.-Ing. Philipp Strauss, GermanyDr. Stathis Tselepis, GreeceXavier Vallvé, SpainProf. Dr. Rakwichian Wattanapong, ThailandYou will meet:Users of renewable energy systems and mini-grid, users involved in rural electrifi cation, manufacturers and suppliers of renewable energy systems and energy storage technology, energy consultants, public utilities, users from developing countries, development programme specialists, energy policy makers, other attendees.Call for PapersConference Focus:• Development and Application of Technologies• Exchange of Results and Ideas• Know-how Transfer• Identifi cation of R&D Needs• Presentation of Field ExperienceChairmen’s Message:The 5th European Conference on PV-Hybrid Systems and Mini-grids will be held in Tarragona, Spain, on April 29th/30th, 2010.We have the pleasure to invite you to actively participate in this Euro-pean Conference, which will take place at a crucial moment, where changes are shaping the electricity generation and distribution para-digm of the future. Among the major driving forces of this transition are the development of both PV Hybrid systems and their integration into micro- and mini-grids for high penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES).One of the main assets of solar radiation as energy source is its univer-sality, and the value of PV technology is its capacity to convert it into cle-an electricity anywhere at any size. For this technology, the tremendous opportunities and challenges are to provide electricity supply to rural villages and scattered population, to refurbish, with PV hybrids, diesel power plants operating in existing remote villages and islands as well as increasing the security of supply in interconnected mini-grids. This universality is further broadened by adequate hybridization with small wind, biomass and other renewable energy sources and by sharing a common approach in both industrialized and developing countries. In European insular regions, like the Greek Archipelagos or the Canary Islands, with weak electrical systems, territorial protections and other barriers to the development of conventional grids, these distributed generation technologies are already being taken into consideration by energy policy makers and constitute excellent laboratories for testing technological, social and regulatory aspects that can be transferred to developing areas around the world as well as to continental systems. PV hybrids are a growing comprehensive fi eld that involves scientists, engineers, sociologists, economists and entrepreneurs of the public as well as the private sector, the academics as well as the fi eld expe-rience. Moreover from the technological point of view it offers a unique opportunity of cross-fertilization with other emerging technologies like smart-grids, hydrogen, electricity storage, and grid- connected PV, etc.After the success of the previous 4 events we encourage submission of papers that contribute to broaden and share the knowledge in this area. The topics of the conference include fi eld experience and systems’ technology based on PV as well as small wind hybrid generation and concepts for the implementation of mini-grids. Developments in system components, advanced storage and back-up will be addressed. Moreo-ver, new strategic approaches for optimizing design and operation will be presented. Issues of special interest will include possible synergies that could arise from the combination of mini-grid schemes with nume-rical weather forecast models, demand management, communication (ICT) technologies and socio-economic issues.High volatility of fossil fuel markets and the need to mitigate GHG emissions are stressing the need to look for ways to increase the use of indigenous clean renewable energy sources. PV-Hybrid systems and Mini-grids are a tool to contribute towards these objectives. We are loo-king forward to the opportunity to share with you all the exciting ongoing progresses in these fi elds and hope to meet you at the Conference.Chairmen Tandem:Xavier Vallvé, Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA), Barcelona, SpainGonzalo Piernavieja, Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), Canary Islands, Spain txt_adress: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 2: 0: 1: 3: 0: 4: 0: 5: 0: 6: 0: 7: 0: 8: 0: 9: 0: 10: 0: 11: 0: 12: 0: ctrl_participate: 0: 1: 2: 3: