Online program available for Solar World Congress 2017
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The joint conference takes place in less than 2 weeks at the Jumeriah Hotel at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi. There is still time to register. We hope you can join! |
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Program View the daily program of the conference here. |
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Welcome reception A welcome reception for all registered participants will take place at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology on Sunday 29 October at 17:00 - 19:00. We welcome all participants to join and enjoy a tour of Masdar City and light refreshments. |
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Registration is still open!
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Technical tour to Shams-1 site Located in western Abu Dhabi, Shams 1 is the largest renewable energy project in operation in the Middle East. It occupies 2.5 square kilometers and has a capacity of 100 megawatts. The solar field has 768 parabolic trough collectors to generate clean, renewable electricity. The technical tour will take place on Sunday 29 October 2017. All conference participants and guests are invited and welcome to join. The technical tour is an extra cost (USD75) and may be purchased during registration. If you have already registered, please log in again and add the technical tour. |
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Workshop: Connecting young professionals with the future of solar |
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By collaborating on a workforce preparation session during the joint conference, the Global Solar Council and Student Energy will provide a unique opportunity for connecting young people with the skills, experience, and networks they need to succeed in the solar workforce. This workshop is open for all registered participants of the SWC 2017 / SHC 2017. There is no extra charge to attend this workshop. |
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Keynote speakers: Prof. He Tao, China National Solar Testing Center (China) Mr. Jan Erik Nielsen, SolarKey Int. (Denmark) Prof. Dr. Klaus Vajen, University Kassel (Germany) Dr. Stephen D. White, CSIRO (Australia) Dr. Nicolas Calvet, Masdar Institute (UAE)Trends in Concentrated Solar power with integrated thermal energy storage Mr. Rabindra Kumar Satpathy, Emami Power (India) Dr. Maria Wall, University of Lund (Sweden) Dr. Andreas Sizmann, Bauhaus Luftfahrt (Germany) Prof. Eicke Weber, ISES Vice President Dr. David Renné, ISES President (USA) Mr. Geoff Stapleton, GSES (Australia) Mr. Mohammad A. El-Ramahi (UAE) |
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Welcome ceremony speakers include:
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| H.E. Mr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Cabinet Member and Minister of Climate Change and Environment |
Mr. Adnan Amin International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA |
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Ms. Nicole Iseppi Terrawatt Initative |
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Mr. Mark Senten Engie |
Mr. Bertrand Fontaine Sunoptimo |
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Ms. Bärbel Epp Solrico |
Mr. Cédric Philibert International Energy Agency (IEA) |
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Mr. Adam Kohler Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Saudi Arabia |
Mr. Robin Welling TiSUN |
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Dr. Alexander Ritschel Masdar Institute |
Dr. Rodrigo Palma Universidad de Chile |
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Prof. Ali Sayigh World Renewable Energy Network |
Ms. Helvi Ileka Namibia University of Science and Technology |
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Mr. Doug McClenahan CanmetENERGY Research Centre |
Ms. Jodie Roussell Global Solar Council |
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Mr. Werner Weiss Institute for Sustainable Technologies |
Dr. Henning Wuester IRENA |
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Prof. Eicke Weber International Solar Energy Society |
Mr. Cornelius Matthes IPP Building Energy |
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Mr. Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF) |
Dr. Harish Hande SELCO India |
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Prof. Liu Yanfeng Chinese Renewable Energy Society (CRES) |
Mr. Hans-Josef Fell Energy Watch Group |
| View speakers biographies on the SWC 2017 website. | |
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We look forward to seeing you in Abu Dhabi! www.swc2017.org and www.shc2017.org
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