Goran Strbac is a Professor of Energy Systems, with extensive experience in advanced modelling and analysis of operation, planning, security and economics of energy systems. He led the development of novel advanced analysis approaches and methodologies that have been extensively used to inform industry, governments and regulatory bodies about the role and value of emerging new technologies and systems in supporting cost effective evolution to smart low carbon energy future. He is currently Director of the joint Imperial-Tsinghua Research Centre on Intelligent Power and Energy Systems, Leading Author in IPCC WG 3, Member of OFGEM RIIO-2 Challenging Group, Member of the UK Smart System Forum, Member of the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Smart Networks for the Energy Transition, and Member of the Joint EU Programme in Energy Systems Integration of the European Energy Research Alliance. He co-authored 4 books and published over 200 technical papers.

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Philip W. T. Pong received a B.Eng. from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2002 with 1st class honours. Then he obtained a PhD in engineering at the University of Cambridge in 2005. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Magnetic Materials Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for three years. Currently he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His research interest focuses on the fault detection, predictive maintenance, and anomaly detection of power grid. He is the Founding Director of the Green Technology Research and Training Laboratory, leading the research and education activities of offshore wind energy at NJIT. Philip Pong is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET), a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP), a Fellow of the Energy Institute (FEI), a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE), a Fellow of the NANOSMAT Society (FNS), a chartered physicist (CPhys), a chartered engineer (CEng), a chartered energy engineer, a registered professional engineer (R.P.E. in Electrical, Electronics, Energy), and a Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE). He serves on the editorial boards for several IEEE and SCI journals.

Contactless Magnetic Sensing in Condition Monitoring and Anomaly Detection for Smart Grid: New Possibilities and Alternatives

Prof. Friedrich Grimm was born in Stuttgart in 1954. He studied architecture at the University of Stuttgart and at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1980. After having finished his studies in 1981, he worked as an employed architect and later on temporarily joined the scientific staff of the Institute for Building Construction at the University of Stuttgart. During his practice as a freelanced architect, since 1989 he took part in competitions and completed several multifamily houses in southern Germany. Due to a series of books, which he has written in the field of steel construction, edited by Ernst & Sohn in Berlin (2003), and one the subject of one family homes, edited by Callwey in Munich (2006), he was nominated a professor honorary in 2009 by the faculty one, for architecture and urban design at the university of Stuttgart. In 2016, he founded the RES- Institute as a completely independent think tank in the field of renewable energies. Since then he works with passion and endurance on projects matching the RES-Institutes obligation to provide blueprints for a friendly climate on earth. Several patents in the field of concentrated solar thermal systems led him into the field of optics where he invented a wide angel sensor, recording light signals with infinite depth of field in real time. Among his inventions there is also a new achromatic lens focusing light of different wave lengths, even x-rays. His latest invention relates to a quantum mechanical device which, making use of the electronic spin of quantum particles with spin number 1/2, to create a fluid dynamic equilibrium within an electromagnetically enclosed plasma of a fusion reactor, by a regular change of the spin's angular momentum.

Quantum mechanical device for the permanent enclosure of a plasma volume in a stellarator type fusion reactor

Willi Semmler is the Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development at the New School for Social Research, New York, and was a professor at American University, Washington, D.C., and Bielefeld University, Germany, and was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Vienna. He is an honorary doctor of the American University Europe-Fon and was an evaluator of research projects for the EU Commission and a visiting scholar at the ECB and the IMF while working for the IEO at the IMF. He is also a member of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, directed by Edmund Phelps (Nobel Laureate in Economics), a research associate at La Sapienza, Rome, and an associate editor of the journal Econometrics and Statistics and is co-editor of the Springer book series Dynamic Modeling and Econometrics in Economics and Finance. His research is on nonlinearities in economics and empirical macroeconomics, financial economics, and the economics of climate change. He has numerous journal and book publications, and his research has also appeared in publications of the World Bank, the IMF, the ECB, and ILO. He recently joined the Economic Frontiers Program as a Senior Guest Research Scholar at the IIASA, Laxenburg.

Sustainable Macroeconomics and Climate Risks

Pierluigi Siano (M’09–SM'14) received the M.Sc. degree in electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in information and electrical engineering from the University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, in 2001 and 2006, respectively. He is a Professor and Scientific Director of the Smart Grids and Smart Cities Laboratory with the Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno. Since 2021 he has been a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg. His research activities are centered on demand response, energy management, the integration of distributed energy resources in smart grids, electricity markets, and planning and management of power systems. In these research fields, he has co-authored more than 700 articles including more than 410 international journals that received in Scopus more than 18000 citations with an H-index equal to 65. In the period 2019-2022 he has been awarded as a Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering by Web of Science Group. He has been the Chair of the IES TC on Smart Grids. He is Editor for the Power & Energy Society Section of IEEE Access, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, IEEE SYSTEMS.

Energy Communities and the Energy Transition

Rizalman Mamat is currently working as a Professor & Director, Centre for Automotive Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Malaysia. He graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia for his bachelor and master’s degree in mechanical engineering. He then pursued his PhD degree in fuel and energy at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. His major research interests include alternative energy, heat transfer, combustion, internal combustion engine, and computational fluid dynamics. He has published more than 200 high impact journals with SCOPUS H-index of 66. He has supervised more than 20 postgraduate students in the field of renewable energy & heat transfer. He has completed more than 20 research projects and involves with many consultations project. He has been invited as visiting professor in various universities including: Lund University, Sweden, Karlsruhe University of Applied Science Germany, Southern Queensland University, Australia, Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherland, Ningxia University China, Prist University India, Syiah Kuala University, Abulyatama University, Malahayati University, Universitas Lampung, Iskandar Muda University, Serambi Mekah University, Gajah Putih University, Indonesia

Advanced Nanolubricant for Refrigeration System

Miguel is a standard bearer of the small-scale self-generation sector in Colombia and Latin America, a professional in Electronic Engineering, Technician in Photovoltaic Solar Energy, Specialization in Project Management, Official Master's Degree in Renewable Energy and Energy Projects, Own Master in Renewable Energy, Master Own in Energy Projects, ISO 50001 Internal Auditor, Diploma in RETIE-based Installations, Diploma in Successful Negotiation of Energy Contracts, Diploma in Project Management, Founder and CEO of Energy Power Green SAS; company with great experience in the implementation of solar energy projects in Colombia, Co-founder and Current President of the Colombian Association of Solar Energy - ACOSOL; The most important entity in the small-scale self-generation sector in Colombia, which has 120 affiliated companies in the value chain of the solar sector, has a track record of more than 11 years of solar experience, an expert in the regulation of solar small-scale self-generation and distributed generation, he has published articles in several specialized magazines in the renewable sector in Colombia and Latin America, as well as participated as a speaker in events of great importance such as Exposolar Colombia versions 2021, 2022 and 2023, Exposolar Peru versions 2021 and 2022, Energyyear Colombia versions 2021, 2022 and 2023, Latam Future Energy Colombia versions 2021 and 2022, Proyecta Solar Chile 2022, The Energy Expo Miami 2023, Expo Oil & Renewables Ecuador 2023, Centralized Generation Congress 2023 in Natal Brazil, among others.

Advances in small-scale self-generation in Colombia

The chemical engineer Michael Pittroff started 1990 to work with Solvay Interox in Munich, Germany. He was employed in the technical service for the environmental applications of hydrogen peroxide. 1993 Michael Pittroff worked as a research scientist in the environmental research group (Laboratoire Central ) of Solvay, Brussels Belgium. In 1996 Mr. Pittroff is employed as technical manager for SF6, S-Fluorides and 227 pharma in the technical service inorganic fluorides. He successfully developed various processes for gas separation and mixing, which have been patented and marketed in licence agreements. Mr Pittroff's innovative strength can also be illustrated by winning the Solvay Innovation Trophy and the 2nd European Recycling Award. In 2003 Mr. Pittroff joint the global marketing for Pharmaceutical propellants and Semiconductor Chemicals. 2006 he is Marketing Manager for Semiconductor Chemicals in Seoul, Korea. Mr. Pittroff and was in charge to build an electronic gases plant for F2/N2 and SF6. Since 2012 he returned to Solvay Germany and is global marketing manager for electronic gases and Fluorine. He is developing Solvaclean® and its application to replace PFCs and NF3 in Semiconductor and Photovoltaic applications. He has more than 40 Publications and holds several Patents.

Replacement of NF3 in cleaning for the Solar panel production

Prof.(Dr.) S.K Tripathi is a Physics & Dean, Research and Development Professor at Mahatma Gandhi Central University. Our research group is actively engaged in value addition and conversion of biowaste materials for sustainable and renewable energy applications. In brief, biowaste materials are utilized in the production, optimization and storage of sustainable and renewable fuels including bio CNG, bio PNG, Hydrogen and Methane, suitable for domestic cooking, transportation and electricity generation. Simultaneously, activated charcoal, quantum dots and graphene like materials are derived from the wastes for its application in the fabrication of energy storage and conversion devices which includes rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors and solar cells. Furthermore, several nanomaterials including metallic nanoparticles, noble metal oxides, quantum dots are synthesized by adopting green synthesis methods for its application in water treatment, sensing devices, biosensors, fluorescence and energy applications. In a nutshell, our research group is actively engaged in transforming waste to wealth by utilizing technology driven system, indigeneously developed for research purposes.

Utilization of biowaste/organic waste for renewable energy applications

Jacob, is a SDG advocate, Environment & Safety professional with decades of work experience in the Petroleum & Energy industries for Africa, Asia and the Middle East. He’s an Awardee - Africa Safety (AfriSAFE) Professional of the year. Author - ‘The Science of Wellbeing (Exploring Behavioral Change for Safer Decisions in the Workplace)’, and, Climate Action educator - TeachSDGs, United Nations global Take Action Global project, creating a roadmap to a world where better humanity is introduced and explored in every classroom on earth. Jacob is the founder, Jacobs Bureau - a company with service portfolio in; control & application technologies, hydropower systems, plasma & pyrolyzer (waste to energy) technologies, markets and consulting. And also founder, Safety Health Environment Project - a Sub-Saharan Africa organization dedicated to promoting the Zero Harm Initiative, and achieving Zero Waste Goal, Climate Action programs and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations in vulnerable communities in Africa. He completed Educational Programs / Technical Courses on; Renewable Energy Scheme, University of Pennsylvania; and, Oil & Gas Operations and Markets, Duke University, United States.

Plasma - Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant Technology

A graduate of electrical engineering from the Islamic University of Gaza in 2022, currently training at Palestine Telecommunications Company-Paltel, obtained a high school excellence scholarship from the Islamic University of Gaza after graduating from high school in 2017 with a grade of 94%, participated in "The 8th International Engineering Conference on Renewable Energy & Sustainabilitythe" and "The 9th IUG engineering meeting in 2023" in IUG, very interested in scientific research and seeks to complete his studies in the field of Renewable Energy.

DC off-Grid PV System to Supply Electricity to 50 Boats at Gaza Seaport

Fatah BOUFOUDI holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in energy, from the University of Mouloud Mammeri in Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria. He is the author of several scientific articles and participates in numerous research projects. His fields of interest are renewable energies, in particular solar energy, optimization and performance improvement of nanofluid-based solar power plants, and technical-economic and environmental studies. Mr BOUFOUDI has a keen interest in scientific research and sustainable development.

Investigation of the Thermophysical Properties of Nanofluids Based on Metal Oxides: Application in Concentrated Solar Power Plants

Dr. Ayodeji Olalekan Salau received a B.Eng. degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering from Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. He received his MSc and PhD degrees in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Nigeria. He is a registered professional engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and a member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). Dr. Salau serves as a reviewer for numerous reputable international journals, and is a Co-Chair and technical program committee member for various conferences. Dr. Salau has authored/co-authored about 125 articles in a number of reputable international conferences, book series, and major international journals. He has authored 3 books. His research interests include research in the fields of computer vision, image processing, signal processing, machine learning, and power systems engineering. He is the recipient of the Quarterly Franklin Membership given in 2020 by the Editorial Board of London Journals Press for top quality research output. In addition, Dr. Salau’s paper was awarded the best paper of the year 2019 in Cogent Engineering. Furthermore, he is the recipient of the International Research Award on New Science Inventions (NESIN) under the category of “Best Researcher Award” given by Science Father in 2020. He is the recipient of the International Best Researcher Award given by the ISSN International Science & Technology Awarding body (IISTAC-2022) in 2022. He was also awarded the Young Scientist Award by the International Research Awards on Science, Technology and Management, INSO in 2022. Also, he was awarded the best researcher award for the year 2020-2022 by the Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Nigeria. According to the SCIVal (SCOPUS-Elsevier) analysis/ranking of academics, Dr. Salau is among the most productive researchers in Nigeria (no. 28). Presently, Dr. Salau works at Afe Babalola University in the Department of Electrical/Electronics and Computer Engineering.

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