5th European PV-Hybrid and Mini-Grid Conference

Location:	Tarragona, Spain	Phone: +49 941 29688-29 Fax: +49 941 29688-17 E-mail: gabriele.struthoff-muellerotti.de
Website:	www.otti.de/veranstaltung/id/5th-european-pv-hybrid-and-mini-grid-conference.html

Start Date:

29-Apr-2010

End Date:

30-Apr-2010

Focus:

Photovoltaic

International / National:

International

Exhibitors Last Time:

Times Held Before:

4

Exhibition Visitors Last Time:		M2 Cost Small Booth:
Conference Participants Last Time:		Conference Ticket Cost:	€780

Description:	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 European Conference, which will take place at a crucial moment, where changes are shaping the electricity generation and distribution paradigm 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 universality, and the value of PV technology is its capacity to convert it into clean 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 field that involves scientists, engineers, sociologists, economists and entrepreneurs of the public as well as the private sector, the academics as well as the field experience. 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 field 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. Moreover, 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 numerical 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 looking forward to the opportunity to share with you all the exciting ongoing progresses in these fields and hope to meet you at the Conference. Papers are invited on the following topics: 1. Field Experience ·Operation and Maintenance ·Socio Economics ·Sustainability 2. Systems Technology ·PV-Hybrid ·PV-Wind Hybrids ·Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) ·Advanced Management Technologies ·Standardization 3. Components ·Storage Technologies ·Power Electronics ·Power Generation 4. Simulation and Sizing 5. Political, Economic and Regulatory Frameworks 6. Education and Training 7. Economical Feasible Projects 8. Social and Behavioural Aspects
Last Update:	29-07-2009

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