University hosts second annual Solar and Wind Power conference
A panel of experts will present their latest research findings at Edinburgh Napier’s second annual international Solar and Wind Power conference.
The free online conference on Tuesday March 15 will spotlight Global Trends and Developments in Renewable Energy.
Recent growth has been spectacular with solar and wind installations adding 80 per cent of all new electricity generation capacity in 2020. China is the big player on solar, with Europe leading the way in wind energy conversion.
Speakers at the WebEx event, which runs from 9.30am to 1pm, include –
Dr Taizo Masuda, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan: ‘Progress and prospects of vehicle integrated photovoltaics and efforts at Toyota’
Taizo received a BA degree and PhD from Keio University, Tokyo, in 2003 and 2010 respectively. Since 2005, he has been with the Toyota Motor Corporation. Between 2013 and 2015 he was a Visiting Scholar with Yale University. His research interests include photovoltaics and related technologies for automotive applications. He has been visiting professor at the University of Electro-Communications since 2020.
Mr Yusof Yusrizal, Managing Director, TNB Renewables, Malaysia: ‘Malaysia Renewable Energy Journey and Solar Development Models Around the World’
Yusof is a professional engineer with vast and diverse experience in renewable energy business development, asset management, short term electricity generation planning, long term generation expansion planning, design, installation, testing and commissioning. He has an MBA from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) and a General Certificate of Management from Melbourne Business School. Graduated from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) in 2000.
Prof Soteris Kalogriou, Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology, Cyprus University of Technology: 'Renewable Energy Systems: Current Status in the World and Prospects'
Soteris is a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Founding Member of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts. For more than 35 years he has been actively involved in solar energy research and particularly in flat plate and concentrating collectors, solar water heating, solar steam generating systems, desalination, photovoltaics, geothermal energy and absorption cooling. He is Editor-in-Chief of Renewable Energy and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Energy, and Editorial Board Member of another twenty journals. He is the editor of Artificial Intelligence in Energy and Renewable Energy Systems and McEvoy’s Handbook of Photovoltaics, and author of the books Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems and Thermal Solar Desalination: Methods and Systems.
More details about the full programme here
Profiles of the speakers here
Register to attend here
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