Dr. Richard Navarro, CEO of Renewable Ocean Energy, Inc, and inventor, has 14 inventions, 6 patents issued, 1 pending, 160 presentations, and authored Resurrection of the Blue Planet. He holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt U, School of Medicine, is a former professor, and serial entrepreneur with over 50 years of experience. He has a passion for protecting the Earth and finding innovative solutions to common problems and leads a team of engineers and business people.

Poseidon Hydroelectric System

Dr. Joaquin Ruiz is the Thomas R. Brown Endowed Chair, Director of Biosphere 2, Co-Director of the France-Arizona Institute, and Professor of Geosciences. Dr. Ruiz’ research addresses societal grand challenges related to water, environment and energy through large-scale experimentation and research at Biosphere 2, to seek critical solutions so that our planet can support our future generations. Under his leadership, Dr. Ruiz and his team at Biosphere 2, are transforming B2 into a collaborative and inclusive hub in a network that provides education, ideas, research, and innovations for sustainability from the U of A campus to the entire globe. Dr. Ruiz is a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists, and a member of the American Geophysical Union, the American Chemical Society, the Geochemical Society, the National Research Council of the National Academies of Science, and the Mexican Academy of Sciences. He was named a National Researcher by the Mexican government where he was recognized for his outstanding scientific contributions and efforts to enhance Mexico's scientific and technological capacity through collaborations with the UA and research institutions in Mexico. In 2018, the Mexican Secretary of State named Dr. Ruiz one of forty distinguished Mexican citizens living abroad who have brought distinction to the country. Dr. Ruiz received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Michigan and joined the U of A in 1983. Previous leadership roles include Department Head of Geosciences, Dean of the College of Science, Executive Dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Science, Vice President for Innovation, Vice President of Global Environmental Futures, and Executive Director of the Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum. He has served as President of the Geological Society of America, Secretary of the Volcanology Section of the American Geophysical Union, Councillor of the Geological Society of America, and as a National Science Foundation Panel Member for the Instrumentation and Facilities Program and the Centers for Excellence in Science and Technology Program, Associate Editor of the American Journal of Science, Geology, Revista, and Geofísica International of the Institute of Geology, UNAM.

The Role of Agrivoltaics in Sustainability

MARK BOMBERG, Technology D. (Lund U., Sweden 1974), D. Science in Engineering (Warsaw), technical coordinator of the virtual network Environmental Quality Management (EQM) Tech, U, Poland, 1965), is a Research Prof. at Mechanical Eng., Clarkson U, Potsdam NY, RD Manager of DFIE, Inc., Honorary Member of Building Enclosure Technology and Environment (BETEC) Committee of the National Institute of Building Science (NIBS) in Washington, DC. He worked at National Research Council of Canada (1975-2000) and was an Editor-in-Chief of J. Building Physics (1984-2018) He lives in Canada but works in the US and Europe. He was teaching in, the US, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Poland and China. He is a Guest Editor in Journals: Energies and Buildinngs (MPDI, Switzerland). Frontiers (Switzerland) and others. He received the highest awards in building physics in the US and Canada. His research is focused on popularization of science and includes heat, air and moisture, material science and durability of construction materials. He wrote more than 222 peer reviewed papers, 8 books, and 88,000 reads, with an Research gate scores of interest 1,200 (higher than 94% of environmental or architectural engineering but h index only 20).

Passive, Thermo-Active Cluster, technology for new and retrofitted residential buildings

C. Shah Kabir has over 40 years of experience in the oil & gas industry and about five years in academia. He has published extensively during his career, with a Google Scholar h-index of 52 and over 10,000 citations for over 135 journal articles and several books. Now, as a retiree, he focuses on continuing the investigative journey in renewable energy and carbon sequestration.

Power Generation with Two Complimentary Independent Sources: Solar Energy & Wellbore Closed-Loop Thermal Energy

Mark Apperley is Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Waikato. He has a background in electrical engineering, and in recent years his main research focus has been energy informatics, specifically the application of ICT in renewable and efficient energy utilization. His work in this area has included community energy systems, smart microgrids, and vehicle-to-grid technologies.

Local Consumption of Locally Generated Renewable Energy: Smart Community Microgrids and their Key Role in Electricity Grids of the Future.

Helena Belchior Rocha, PhD in Social Work, is an Assistant professor at ISCTE- University Institute of Lisbon in the Department of Political Science and Public Policies and subdirector of the Soft Skills Lab and Director of the Transversal Competences Nucleos. Integrated researcher at CIES, Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, linked to national and international research projects, namely 3 from Marie Curie Actions. She was pionner in Ecology and sustainability in Social Work creating the EcoSocial Model for intervention. Coordinator of the 1st year of Social Work Graduation,. Scientific Coordinator of the Cost Action Line - Digital Human Rights, and member of K-Peritia (culture expertize) Cost Action Line. Author of papers and communications at national and international congresses, in the areas of social work theory and methodology, environment, sustainability, community Intervention, ethics, human rights, social policies and Well-being, education and soft skills. Member of the Editorial Board of national/international journals. Member of Inclusive Policy Lab UNESCO. Award of the Development Networks Award - Project "Promotion of Education for Global Citizenship - UN17" (ISCTE-IUL / COI Foundation).

Renewable Energy and Climate Justice: Empowering Vulnerable Communities

Dr. Dai-Yeun Jeong is presently the Director of Asia Climate Change Education Center and an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sociology at Jeju National University (South Korea). He received BA and MA Degree in Sociology from Korea University (South Korea), and PhD in Environmental Sociology from University of Queensland (Australia). He was a Professor of environmental sociology at Jeju National University (South Korea) from 1981 to 2012. His past major professional activities include a Teaching Professor at University of Sheffield in UK, the President of Asia-Pacific Sociolog ical Association, a Delegate of South Korean Government to UNFCCC and OECD Environmental Meeting, etc. He has published 13 books including Environmental Sociology, and has conducted 95 environment-related research projects funded by domestic and international organizations.

A Desirable Framework for Establishing Climate Change Policy

Prof. Tokeer Ahmad is graduated from IIT Roorkee and Ph.D. from IIT Delhi. Presently, he is full Professor at Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi since 2019. Prof. Ahmad has supervised 16 PhD’s, 79 postgraduates, 10 projects, published 208 research papers, one patent and three books with research citation of 8285, h-index of 54 and i10-index of 166. Prof. Ahmad is active reviewer of 188 journals, delivered 182 Invited talks, evaluated 67 external doctoral theses and presented 133 conference papers. Prof. Ahmad is the recipient of CRSI Bronze Medal, MRSI Medal, SMC Bronze Medal, ISCAS Medal, Inspired Teacher’s President of India Award, DST-DFG award, Distinguished Scientist Award, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Excellence Award of Education, Teacher’s Excellence Award, Elected Member of National Academy of Sciences India and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK. Prof. Ahmad has been figured in World Top 2% Scientists for consecutive five years since 2020 in both coveted lists including career long by Stanford University, USA.

Semiconducting Advanced Heterostructured Nano-Catalysts for Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Monica Aguado Alonso Doctorate in Industrial Engineering from the Public University of Navarra. With more than 27 years of experience, she has developed her career in both the private and public sectors. Her expertise is focused on all aspects related to the grid integration of renewable energies. She is a Full Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Public University of Navarra and since 2003 she has been the Director of the Department of Grid Integration, Storage and Hydrogen at CENER. Author of numerous scientific publications, she has participated in many national and international expert committees and conferences, as well as in numerous national and European R&D projects. She is an evaluator for the European Commission. In addition, she combines her professional activity with her participation in STEM career outreach work as a mentor in different programs.

POWER SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY: A NECESSITY FOR ACHIEVING THE ENERGY TRANSITION OBJECTIVES

Dr. Woo Hyoung Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, FL, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from The University of Cincinnati, USA in 2009. Dr. Lee specializes in the development and application of electrochemical sensors for detecting water contaminants, as well as in advanced water and wastewater treatment and bioenergy production using nanotechnology and biotechnology. He is a registered professional engineer and currently serves as a member of the U.S. EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors’ Social and Community Science Subcommittee.

Smart Green – Bioelectrochemical Hydrogen Production Technology

Prof. Ahmed Al-Salaymeh is a distinguished Jordanian expert in mechanical engineering, renewable energy, and sustainable development. A professor at the University of Jordan, he founded its Master's programs in Renewable Energy and in Environmental Technology & Climate Change. He served as President of the National University College of Technology (2020–2024) and held key roles including Director of the Water, Energy and Environment Center. Prof. Al-Salaymeh has led projects with GIZ, UNDP, and others, and has contributed to national energy policy, the WEFE nexus, and digital transformation. He has over 50 scientific publications and is a recognized regional and international speaker.

Renewable Energy, Energy Storage Systems and Smart Meters

Hen Friman holds Ph.D. and Master's degrees from Bar-Ilan University. His master's thesis investigated the effect of Cyt1Aa on prokaryotes, and his Ph.D. research focused on energy production from aromatic chemical degradation of bacteria Using "Bio-Fuel Cells". Since 2012, Dr. Friman is research and lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering. He is currently the academic director at the Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Excellence Center at the HIT - Holon Institute of Technology. Dr. Friman developed an innovative teaching method for a "paperless" laboratory in the field of solar, wind, and water energy. He also managed the "Energy Supervisor" training program at HIT. He was part of the team responsible for developing "Pre-Project and Developing Soft Skills for Engineers" for the undergrad B.Sc. students. The purpose of the course is to define and improve the "toolbox courses" that will provide students with employability skills - Teamwork, effective management of time, risk and quality control, design excellence, and presentation excellence Dr. Friman's research interests include renewable energy, fuel cells, microbial fuel cells, water and wastewater treatment, chemical engineering, ecological education, and academic collaboration.

Engineering Education for Advancing Renewable Energy Awareness

Amela Ajanovic is Associated Professor in Energy Economics at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien). She is a lecture and faculty member of the postgraduate MSc Program “Renewable Energy Systems”. She holds a master degree in electrical engineering and a PhD in energy economics at TU Wien. Her main research interests are alternative fuels and alternative automotive technologies as well as sustainable energy system and long-term energy scenarios. She has been guest researcher at the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) in Amsterdam and at the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris working on the World Energy Outlook, as well as a guest lecturer at the Technical University of Prague. She has been involved in many national and international research projects, and her work has been published in the leading scientific peer- reviewed international journals. She has also served as a guest editor on several occasions and is an associate editor of different scientific journals. She is an active member of various academic and scientific committees and associations.

Perspectives of green hydrogen in the transition to a low-carbon transport system

Lars is a serial entrepreneur, global Cleantech impact investor, and advisor with over 30 years of rich international business experience in the Cleantech sector, including the decarbonization of Industries with Solar Thermal Heat. His dedication to accelerating the growth of clean technology companies and solutions since 2006 has created remarkable benefits for people, the planet, and profit. These benefits include exponential growth for cleantech companies, increased awareness of environmental challenges, and showcasing leading Cleantech companies globally, resulting in faster green transition. Lars founded the Green Solutions Magazine and was awarded the most innovative initiative in the world by the CleanTech Region Impact Group, inspiring and influencing companies, entrepreneurs, cities, regions, and countries, thereby demonstrating the tangible impact of his work. As a respected strategic advisor, speaker, and moderator, Lars Ling has left an indelible mark on the Cleantech sector. His role as a mentor and panelist, guiding and supporting countless individuals, is equally significant and serves as an inspiration to many, underscoring the profound impact of his guidance. His innovative ventures, such as the transformative Green Solutions World Tour and founding Nordic Impact Week and Green Solutions Magazine, have not only motivated many but also instilled a sense of hope and optimism for the future of Cleantech and humanity. With an impressive collection of awards and accolades, Lars is crafting an enlightening book that explores the monumental $33 trillion potential of exponential clean technologies. This book, by Will, is poised to shape the future of Cleantech and the green transition and is expected to be a bestseller and a game-changer.

Decarbonization of Industries with AI and Solar Thermal Heat

Aritra Chakrabarty a PhD student at Michigan Technological University (MTU) in the Environment and Energy Policy (EEP) program. My research focuses on analysis of energy justice and gender justice implications of renewable energy systems in the Global South, using an ethnographic methodology framework.

Addressing energy equity in India’s energy trilemma: All talk no Action

Maha Fawzy Anber is an Associate Professor of Architecture and Interior Architecture, specializing in environmental design and energy efficiency in buildings. She has published extensively in high-ranked international journals and has contributed significantly to research on sustainable design, AI-driven energy optimization, and smart lighting systems. Currently, she serves as the Sustainable Design Manager at Pinnacle Misr, where she focuses on integrating innovative sustainability strategies into architectural projects. She also holds key academic and advisory roles, including Reviewer at Oxford University Press and Springer journals, and Adjunct Associate Professor at the German International University. With a Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering, Maha is dedicated to advancing sustainable building practices and fostering international collaboration in architectural research and education.

Enhancing Renewable Energy Efficiency: The Impact of IoT-Based Automatic Solar Panel Cleaning

Kennedy Muchiri is a self-motivated and enthusiastic researcher specializing in renewable energy technologies and electronics. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics with a specialization in Renewable Energy from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and a Master’s degree in Electronics and Instrumentation from Kenyatta University, Kenya. Muchiri is a dedication researcher and a writer. He has made his publications in peer- reviewed journals, including the Scientific African Journal, Hindawi Journal of Renewable Energy, SciencePG – International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy, and the Journal of Agriculture Science and Technology, among others. His Ph.D. research received funding from the Kenya National Research Fund (NRF/1/MMC/450), underscoring the significance of his contributions to the field. He also serves as a peer reviewer and has earned recognition for his commitment to maintaining high academic standards in research and publication. In addition to his research work, Muchiri is passionate about education. He is a part-time lecturer at JKUAT, Machakos University, Multimedia University of Kenya, and Mount Kenya University. Beyond academia, he serves as a Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) examiner in Physics and currently holds the position of Dean of Studies at his workplace, reflecting his leadership and commitment to academic excellence.

Development of a wind-solar PV Hybrid System for Small-Scale Power Generation in Low Wind Speed Regimes in Kenya

Dr. Pooja Parvathy Preetha is a distinguished environmental and water resources engineer, currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at Alabama A&M University, USA, since 2020. With a deep commitment to advancing environmental sustainability, Dr. Preetha’s academic and professional journey has been marked by significant achievements and contributions to the field of water resources engineering. Dr. Preetha holds a Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, specializing in water quality modeling, from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). She also earned a Master’s in Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT), and another Master’s in Civil Engineering from UAH, further strengthening her expertise in the field.

Advancing Sustainable Land Management Through Remote Sensing Enhanced Soil Erodibility Modeling for Resilient Coastal Watersheds

Cristina Alonso Egido holds a Chemical Sciences Degree from the University of Burgos. With over 15 years of experience as a Process Engineer, she has worked in the R&D, technology and production departments in various companies. She has been responsible for environmental management, quality control and activities in different laboratories. Since September 2023, she is part of the Engineering Unit at the Spanish National Hydrogen Center (CNH2), where she has had a leader role on the European Arenha Project. Her responsibilities include engineering, project management, commissioning and operation. Moreover, she has carried out validation of prototypes and test benches for hydrogen production, ammonia synthesis, ammonia storage and ammonia decomposition.

Ammonia as an energy carrier. ARENHA Project (“Advanced materials and Reactors for ENergy storage tHrough Ammonia”)