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ISES Solar World Congress 2007
“Solar Energy and Human Settlement”
Beijing, China, Sept 18-21, 2007

conf. website: www.swc2007.cn

After the Solar World Congresses 2003 (SWC2003) in Gothenburg, Sweden and 2005 (SWC2005) in Orlando, USA, and the celebration of the 50th anniversary of ISES in the same year, the International Solar Energy Society and the Chinese Solar Energy Society will hold the ISES Solar World Congress 2007 (SWC2007) in Beijing, China, from September 18 to 21, 2007.

The Chinese government has made the development of renewable energy a high priority in its strategy for national sustainable development. Ambitious targets have been set in its mid- and long-term planning, projecting a 10% contribution of renewable energies to the total energy mix in 2020. With the Renewable Energy Law passed on January 1, 2006, the utilization and strategic development of renewable energy in China has drawn worldwide attention and acclaim.

Congress Topics

1. Solar Energy and Society
1.1 Solar energy for Society’s progress
1.2 Impact of solar energy on the environment
1.3 Sustainability
1.4 National development plans, demonstration projects
1.5 Solar cities

2. Solar Buildings
2.1 Solar architecture
2.2 Building-integrated solar thermal and PV systems
2.3 Thermal environment: thermal comfort and ventilation
2.4 Visual environment: daylighting and low energy lighting
2.5 Building materials and components

3. Solar Collector Technologies and Systems
3.1 Solar collector materials
3.2 Collector technologies
3.3 Solar heating and cooling systems
3.4 Rural applications
3.5 Solar thermal industrial and agricultural applications

4. PV Technologies, Systems and Applications
4.1 Fundamental theories of solar cell functioning, new materials and ideas
4.2 Crystalline silicon solar cells and materials
4.3 Silicon base-thin film solar cells and materials
4.4 Compound thin film solar cells and materials (including dye sensitized solar cells)
4.5 Solar cell modules, PV systems, components of balance for systems and applications
4.6 BIPV and PV grid connection systems and technologies
4.7 Production technologies, equipment and management of solar cells
4.8 Space solar cell materials, devices and system engineering

5. Solar Thermal Systems and Applications
5.1 Solar thermal electrical power (system design, materials and components, system testing)
5.2 Solar cooking
5.3 Solar drying
5.4 Hot water
5.5 Ponds and other thermal applications

6. Wind Energy
6.1 Off-grid and hybrid systems
6.2 Grid-connected systems and wind farms
6.3 Offshore wind farms
6.4 Wind power in power systems

7. Biomass
7.1 Biomass gasification
7.2 Biofuels
7.3 Biomass electricity
7.4 Biomass briquettes
7.5 Economic and environmental assessment of biomass

8. Other Indirect Solar Technologies and Applications
8.1 Hydrogen energy
8.2 Small hydropower systems
8.3 Ocean energy
8.4 Geothermal
8.5 Hybrid systems

9. Resource Assessment
9.1 Resource assessment fundamentals
9.2 Modeling and estimation
9.3 Satellite-based resource assessment
9.4 Solar energy resources
9.5 Wind energy resources
9.6 Biomass resources

10. Storage, Fuels and Chemical Processes
10.1 Energy storage fundamentals
10.2 Thermal storage
10.3 Hydrogen storage and utilization
10.4 Renewable hydrogen generation
10.5 Fuels and chemical processes

11. Strategies and Policies
11.1 Commercialization strategies
11.2 National and regional policies and programs
11.3 Renewable energy laws
11.4 Renewable energy in developing countries

12. Marketing and Financing
12.1 Economics and financing
12.2 Marketing and commercialization
12.3 Social and economic values

13. Education and Training
13.1 Renewable energy education in university
13.2 General education and technical training
13.3 Service, maintenance and training

14. History of Solar Energy
14.1 The history of solar energy pioneers
14.2 The history of solar energy technology
14.3 The history of solar energy development
14.4 Future perspectives of solar energy