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6th European Conference onPV-Hybrids andMini-GridsApril 26th/27th, 2012Centre de Congrès Le ManègeChambéry, Francewww.otti.euOTTICall for Papers Registration via Fax: +49 941 29688-17Chambery is close to the French Alps near Lac du Bourget. Once capital of Savoie, the ancient town is famous for its Chateau and its 15th century Cathedral. Chambery can be reached via Lyon Airport (75 km) and Genève Airport (90 km). The TGV operates daily from Paris (3h) and Lyon (1h).Conference LocationOrganisationOrganisation CommitteeEckardt GüntherGabriele Struthoff-MüllerOTTI e.V.Renewable EnergiesWernerwerkstraße 4,93049 Regensburg, GermanyPhone +49 941 29688-29Fax +49 941 29688-54gabriele.struthoff-mueller@otti.deConference VenueCentre de Congrès - Le Manège331 rue de la République73000 Chambéry Phone: +33 04 79 33 30 30 Fax: +33 04 79 85 88 78congres@mairie-chambery.fr www.chambery-congres.frPhoto CreditsPage 1: G.Garofolin, Mairie de Chambéry, FrancePage 2: INES, Le Bourget du lac/Jean Claude Riffl ard - CEA, France Map: Agence Economique de la Savoie, FranceConference FeeIf registered until March 14th, 2012 | after March 14th, 2012Per Person: € 740,- | 820,-Member of OTTI and supporting organizations: Per Person: € 640,- | 690,-Reduced fee for presenters: Per Person: € 380,-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 byV-B-2011-04-016th European Conference on PV-Hybrids and Mini-GridsApril 26th/27th, 2012 in Chambéry, France (IPV 3734)I will participate.I will submit a paper.I am interested in sponsorship.I am interested in trade exhibition.Family nameFirst name Mr/Mrs/Ms/Dr/Prof.Phone FaxE-MailDepartment/PositionCompany/InstitutePostal addressPostal code/City/ CountryCompany/InstitutePostal addressPostal code/City/ CountryEconomic sector Number of employees Member number OTTIDate Signature/Company stampOstbayerisches Technologie-Transfer-Institut e.V. (OTTI), Wernerwerkstraße 4, D-93049 Regensburg, GermanyRegistration ConditionsYou will receive the relevant papers and confirmation as soon as we have your regis-tration. 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 co-vered 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 trans-ferring occurs later than 14 days before the conference, please keep a copy of the transfer order ready and show it in the organisation office 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,- will be made. It is possible to rebook once without extra charge. All can-cellations 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 before the conference starts. Legal domicile and place of fulfilment is Regensburg.Invoice address (if it differs from registration adress)© Fraunhofer ISE, PV Wind-hybrid System, Qinghai, Chinawww.otti.deTopics of the Conference 2012Papers are invited on the following topics:1. Political, Economic and Regulatory Frameworks2. Business models3. System components- Storage Technologies- Power Electronics- Power Generation4. System technology- PV-Hybrid systems with any energy source - Simulation and Sizing- Standardization5. Energy Management and grid control- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)- Energy Management Strategies - Metering and Grid / Load Control6. User interaction- Training programmes- Social and Behavioural Aspects7. Field experience and lessons learnt- Operation and Maintenance- Socio Economics- SustainabilityPapers 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 li-ation, 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 explana-tory 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 14th, 2011Please upload your abstract in our review system under:https://review.otti.euYou will receive an e-mail with the result of the evaluation in December.If you are accepted please upload the ready for printing manuscript (8 pages) in our review system by March 1st, 2012.Presenters will get the reduced fee of € 380,00.ProgrammeThe two-day programme for this conference will comprise of• Invited lectures• Oral presentations• PostersLanguage of the conference will be English.Conference Chairmen TandemGeorg Bopp, Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg, GermanyDr. Jens Merten, INES Institut National de l‘Energie Solaire, Le Bourget du lac, FranceScientifi c CommitteeProf. 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, FranceProf. Nikos Hatziargyriou, GreecePhilippe Jacquin, FranceProf. Dr.-Ing. Werner Kleinkauf, GermanyKlaus Knecht, GermanyJean-Christian Marcel, FranceProf. Dr. Didier Mayer, FranceBernard McNelis, United KingdomPietro Menna, BelgiumDr. Jens Merten, FranceProf. Dr. Sener Oktik, TurkeyDr. Wolfgang Palz, BelgiumNikos Papadopoulos, CyprusGonzalo Piernavieja Izquierdo, SpainDr. Christos Protogeropoulos, GreeceProf. 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 meetUsers 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 MessageThe chairmen tandem is happy to invite you to the 6th European Conference on PV-Hybrid Systems and Mini-grids in Chambéry close to the French Alps.This type of systems has been developed to fi nd solutions for the electrifi ca-tion of rural regions and islands and provide an enhanced electricity service. In comparison to village electrifi cation with solar home systems a central PV-Hybrid System reduces the specifi c electricity cost and enables us to provide a grid equivalent service to the users. This cost reduction is achieved by the aggregation of the expensive system components - the photovoltaic generator, the batteries, and the power converters - which are mutualised. It is this grid equivalent service which is a crucial condition for starting up economic activities in rural regions, which improve wealth and reduce emi-gration. This is why PV hybrid systems and Mini-grids are an important tool to achieve the millennium development goals. However, hybrid systems and minigrids are more complex, and there are many exciting topics to be addressed in this conference to fi nd cost effi cient solutions for reliable systems:• The higher investments for these systems need more efforts to be done on fi nancial engineering. The political framework conditions are crucial: are the available subsidies for rural electrifi cation designated to grid exten-sion only, or are hybrid systems suffi ciently accepted? • We need sustainable business models which cope with the high upfront investments, the need of a regular collection of fees from the user, which assure the regular on-site maintenance, and which are able to accumulate funds for the replacement of the battery. • We need system components which are cheap, robust, reliable, and which should be easily maintained by a local technician on site. Local manufac-ture would be great.• We need hybrid systems that work and use any kind of locally available energy sources. What are the novel examples for hybrid systems and minigrids?• Even the best system components will not work when they do not work together as a system. The key words are here Energy Management and grid control for the long term and short term system control. These are also issues concerning the smartgrids although the stand alone hybrid systems started long before the word smart grid has been invented. The smart grid people surely can learn a lot from PV hybrid systems and minigrids, what can we learn from them?• The user interaction with the system is crucial for its functioning, and there is no success without user satisfaction. How does the user use the system? How does he learn the limits and possibilities of the system?• Finally, we need news on the lessons learned from fi eld experience The conference location of Chambéry has not been only chosen for its beau-tiful settings. Just a jump away, there is the solar innovation campus housing INES, the National Institute of Solar Energy, which will be happy to receive you for a technical visit We are looking forward to welcoming you in ChambéryYour chairmen tandem:Georg Bopp, Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg, GermanyDr. Jens Merten, INES Institut National de l‘Energie Solaire, Le Bourget du lac, France ctrl_participate: 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: 1: 13: 0: 14: 0: ctrl_member: 0: 1: 2: btn_form: 0: 3: