Full-length papers are invited in the following tracks. The keywords are mentioned as suggestions for authors. Submissions are welcome in any research topics related to energy.
A. Advanced Conventional Energy Technology
A.1 Clean Coal and CCS
Materials for carbon capture, storage, and utilization; conversion economics; carbon capture and conversion by biochemical / biological processes; adsorption and remediation; absorption and recovery processes; optimization of carbon capture and conversion processes.
Advanced coal technologies for sustainable use of coal; utilization of low rank coals; combustion of coal; coal-to-liquids; coal-to-chemicals; coal-to-gas.
A.2 Oil And Natural Gas
New materials and chemicals for processing of oil, gas, and petrochemical products; shale gas; natural gas hydrates, Enhanced oil gas recovery.
A.3 Advances In Nuclear Energy
Nuclear reactors; reactor physics; reactor thermal-hydraulics; reactor control; nuclear fuel cycle; nuclear power plants; progress towards controlled fusion; low / intermediate temperature applications of plasma; safety and economics.
A.4 IC Engines
Internal combustion engines; utilization of alternate fuels.
B. Renewable And Non-Conventional Energy Technology
B.1 Solar Thermal
Non-concentrating and concentrating collectors; concentrating solar power; solar thermal energy for industrial process heat; solar thermal applications (drying, desalination, cooking, cooling, refrigeration, water heating); solar passive heating and cooling.
B.2 Solar PV
PV cell materials and devices; fundamental studies on materials and systems modelling of PV cells; reliability and performance of PV modules; planning and design of PV power projects; performance monitoring, operation, and maintenance aspects of PV power projects.
B.3 Biomass And Biofuels
Biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas; combustion; gasification; pyrolysis; torrefaction; HTL; biomass-to-liquid; bio-oil; bio-char.
B.4 Waste-To-Energy
Plastic pyrolysis; solid waste to energy; sewage waste to energy.
B.5 Wind, Hydro, And Ocean Energy
On-shore and off-shore wind power; repowering wind farms; ocean / tidal energy; micro, mini, and small hydro power systems.
B.6 Fuel Cells
Fuel cells for stationary and mobile applications; catalysts and materials for fuel cells.
B.7 Grid Integration Of Renewables
Grid integration of renewables (solar PV, wind, hydro, etc.); system integration of renewables; power system operation and control; power electronics for renewables; grid code regulation; demand side response; forecasting resource availability and electricity output of solar and wind power projects for scheduling.
B.8 Microgrids And Smart Grids
Architecture; topologies; control; power electronics; power quality; protection; wide area measurement and control, distributed generation.
C. Electric Mobility
Electric vehicle (EV) policy and regulation; EV integration; EV smart charging; EV infrastructure; power electronic for EVs; Renewable energy integration and EVs; Battery management system; EV drive train system.
D. Energy Storage
D.1 Thermal Energy Storage
Modelling and design of thermal energy storage (sensible, latent heat) systems; materials for thermal storage; phase change materials; encapsulation; charge-discharge cycles; thermocline storage; novel storage concepts.
D.2 Thermochemical And Hydrogen Storage
Modelling and design of thermochemical energy storage systems; hydrogen storage (compressed, liquid and solid state storage); materials for solid state hydrogen storage; modelling and design of hydrogen storage systems.
D.3 Electrochemical Storage
Storage materials; electrode materials and components for batteries (catalysts, membranes, etc.); Li-batteries and beyond Li-ion batteries; battery management systems; safety and reliability; modelling, design, and simulation (electrode / electrolyte interface phenomena, novel materials, electrode poisoning).
E. Energy Policy, Economics And Management
Energy policy; systems modelling and analysis; energy resources, procurement, integration, and optimization; energy auditing; energy benchmarking.
Energy economics; financing of energy projects; incentives for promoting sustainable energy options; hybrid / integrated systems; polygeneration systems; multi-vector energy systems.
Energy management; demand side management; energy efficiency; energy efficient built environment; thermal performance of buildings; net zero energy buildings; energy efficient cooling of electronic devices.
F. Energy, Environment And Society
Environmental impacts of energy use; life cycle analysis; sustainability analysis; carbon footprint; land and water footprint; sustainable energy solutions for industrial and commercial sectors.
Rural electrification; energy access; energy poverty (rural, urban); gender and energy; energy-water nexus; clean cooking; green transportation (land, sea, air); social acceptance of clean energy initiatives.
G. Industry Innovations In Energy
This special track is dedicated to the participants from industry who are involved in research and development in the energy sector and contribute to the innovation in any energy related area. The participants may present their work in any of the research topics mentioned here.
Submissions are also invited on novel methodologies for product design and development, new products, design and analysis of energy systems and equipment from industry perspective, energy efficiency measures in industry and the associated financial impacts, energy benchmarking, sustainable practices, etc.
H. Sector Coupled Energy System
The onset of renewable energies had arrived with its variation and intermittencies. Promotion of renewable energy through various storage technologies and stable multi generation energy concepts is need of the hour with simultaneous GHGs’ reduction. To efficiently integrate this variable energy, a coupling of the power sector to the residential, transport, industry, and commercial/trade sectors to even including cross-energy-carrier integration in terms of energy vectors is often promoted as sector coupling.
The submissions are invited for optimal integration of energy vectors and optimal operations of cross integrated energy segments which are (but not limited to) whole system approach to energy along with challenges, opportunities, strengths, and threats, redefining and cross linking in energy sector, Power-to-X (P2X) and X-to-Power (X2P) concept (where ‘X’ stands for gas, hydrogen, liquid, methane, mobility, etc.), System-of-systems based modelling and optimization of multi vector energy system, Use of energy storage technology as a link (vector-specific storage and vector-coupled storage), Optimal, flexible, reliable operation and planning of whole energy systems and associated market challenges.
I. Energy Education
Sustainable intelligence and cyber security, multi-defined energy systems and collaborations, data analysis and system dynamics integration, green energy infrastructure
