Past conferences [archive]
| Conference | Location and Date | |
| ISGT Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Europe 2011 |
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Manchester (UK), 5 - 7th December 2011 |
| IRES 2011 - 6th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition |
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Berlin (D), 28 - 30th November 2011 |
| EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 | Amsterdam (NL), 29th November - 1st December 2011 | |
| SET plan 2011 | Warsaw (PL), 28 - 29th November 2011 | |
| Utility Scale PV Plant Optimization Conference | California (USA), 17 - 18th November 2011 | |
| PV TECH 2011 | Milan (I), 16 - 19th November 2011 | |
| The Solar Future: France | Lyon (F), 10th November 2011 | |
| Intelligents Cities Expo 2011 | Hamburg (D), 8 - 10th November 2011 | |
| JIEEC - International Electrical Equipment Conference |
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Bilbao (E), 26 - 27th October 2011 |
| Smart Grids and E-Mobility |
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Munich (D), 17 - 18th October 2011 |
| ELECTRICAL POWER QUALITY AND UTILIZATION -EPQU 2011 | Lisbon (PT), 17 - 19th October 2011 | |
| 16. Kasseler Symposium Energie-Systemtechnik |
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Kassel (D), 6 - 7th October 2011 |
| 16th International Conference on Intelligent System Application on Power Systems |
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Hersonissos, Crete (Greece), 25 - 28 September 2011 |
| ELECTRONICS - ET 2011 |
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Sozopol (BG), 14 - 16th September 2011 |
| PVSEC - European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition |
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Hamburg (DE), 5 - 9th September 2011 |
| ISES Solar World Congress 2011 |
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Kassel (DE), 28th August - 2nd September 2011 |
| Smart Grids week | Linz (A), 24 - 27th May 2011 | |
| Utility of the Future Europe & Middle East |
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Amsterdam (NL), 18 - 19th May 2011 |
| EEEIC - International Conference on Environmental and Electrical Engineering | Rome (I), 8 - 11th May 2011 | |
| SOLAREXPO 2011 | Verona (I), 4 - 6th May 2011 | |
| Microgen II - the 2nd International Conference in Microgeneration and Related Technologies |
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Glasgow (UK), 4 - 6th April 2011 |
| 4th International Conference on Integration of Renewable and Distributed Energy Resources |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA), 6 - 10 December 2010 |
ISGT. Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Europe 2011
5 - 7th December 2011, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester (UK)
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This 2nd IEEE PES international conference and exibition Innovative Smart Grid Technologies is organized in cooperation with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Manchester. The Conference will be an international forum for the participants to address and discuss the state-of-the-art innovation in smart grids. The Conference will feature sessions, panels and tutorials by international experts on smart grids. Submission of extended abstracts will close on 30th April 2011. |
IRES 2011 - 6th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition
28 - 30th November 2011, Berlin (Germany
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The IRES 2011 conference took place in Berlin 28 - 30th November 2011. European White Book on Grid-Connected Storage of DERlab was presented [1.025 KB] by Nicolas Martin (CEA-INES) at the first day of the conference 28th November at 16:30. Conference programme [1.133 KB] The 5th IRES conference took place in 20 - 21st November 2010 in Berlin. DERlab held there a workshop related to Grid-Connected Storage Systems. |
Kasseler Symposium
DERlab pre-conference event: Six Years Cooperation in the Network of Excellence
6 - 7th October 2011, Kassel (Germany)
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The Kasseler Symposium Energie-Systemtechnik (Kassel Symposium on Energy Systems Technology) which is organised by Fraunhofer IWES and held annually since 1996, is directed at engineering professionals. With invited lecturers addressing different themes every year, the symposium aims to provide an overview of the current state of the art, the latest trends and practical experience from the field of engineering and systems technology for the use of renewable sources of energy and distributed energy supply technology. DERlab celebrated the success of six years of collaboration among the members of the Network of Excellence in the pre-conference event on the 6th of October showcasing its developments and achievements. |
| Time | Title | Speaker(s) |
| 09:10 | Welcome and Introduction to DERlab Network of Excellence [1.089 KB] | Patrick van Hove, European Commission Philipp Strauss, Thomas Degner, Fraunhofer IWES |
| 09:30 | White Book on Grid-connected Storage [1.225 KB] | Elisabeth Lemaire, CEA INES |
| 09:50 | Network Protection Issues Facing High Penetration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) | Graeme Burt, The University of Strathclyde |
| 10:10 | Static Converters in Grids andTesting of Power System Services of DER [491 KB] | Per Noorgard, Risø DTU |
| 10:30 | Hardware in the Loop Testing of DER Components [1.083 KB] | Erik de Jong, KEMA |
| Break | ||
| 11:10 | PV Module Outdoor Performance Testing [788 KB] |
Nikos Hatziargyriou, ICCS/NTUA Diana Craciun, DERlab e.V. |
| 11:25 | DER Inverter Testing [2.025 KB] |
Dominik Geibel, Fraunhofer IWES Omar Perego, RSE |
| 11:40 | DER Training Courses and PhD Seminars [2.509 KB] | Joseph Mutale, The University of Manchester |
| 12:00 | Presentation DERlab association [1.295 KB] | Roland Bründlinger, DERlab e.V. |
| 12:15 | Closing |
Download the conference leaflet (PDF).
SmartGrids and E-Mobility
17 - 18th October 2011, Munich (Germany)
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Papers for the 3rd SmartGrids and E-Mobility Conference are invited on the following topics: + Smart Grids Initiatives in Europe + Business Models for Smart Mobility + Smart Integration Technologies and Components + Electric Vehicles and Storage + Integration of Plug-In-Vehicles + Pilot- and Demonstration Projects Download the conference leaflet [344 KB] . |
JIEEC - International Electrical Equipment Conference
26 - 27th October 2011, Bilbao (Spain)
Technical topics of JIEEC conference: Electrical equipment for electrical networks and emerging solutions such as mass energy storage as a grid management tool, and the new opportunities that can arise with the deployment of electrical vehicles. In 2011 the conference focuses specially in SMARTGRIDS.
Organised by: TECNALIA-Energia, the Energy Division of TECNALIA Technological Corporation
16th International Conference on Intelligent System Application on Power Systems
25 - 28 September 2011, Hersonissos, Crete (Greece)
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The ISAP2011 Conference welcomes papers on intelligent systems application to Electric Power and Energy Systems (Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Markets, Operations, and Planning). Download the call for papers. Organized by: National Technical University of Athens |
ELECTRONICS - ET 2011
14 - 16th September 2011, Sozopol (Bulgaria)
ET 2011 is organized by Technical University of Sofia, Faculty of Electronic Engineering and Technologies, Bulgaria and Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
The conference is directed to the electronics scientists, industrial specialists, young researchers and PhD students. The topics of the conference are circuits and systems, education in electronics, electronic systems in measurement and control, quality and reliability in electronics, embedded systems and power electronics.
PVSEC - European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
5 - 9th September 2011, Hamburg (Germany)
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The EU PVSEC is one of the world's most imoprtant international conferences in the field of Photovoltaics. The EU PVSEC will provide the most inspiring platform for dialogue and information exchange across the World. Topics of the conference include: advanced photovoltaics: new concepts and ultra-high efficiency, wafer-Based Silicon solar cells and materials technology, thin film solar cells and other subjects. |
ISES Solar World Congress 2011
28th August - 2nd September 2011, Kassel (Germany)
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The SWC 2011 brings together the leading scientists, universities and companies from the most important solar research institutes and universities world-wide. It offers the solar community an interesting and exciting exchange platform on the latest developments in the fields of solar energy. About 1000 researchers, engineers, architects, climatologists and students are expected to participate. As a side event of the ISES congress DERlab is organizing the workshop: Harmonising outdoor testing procedures for PV. Deadline for registration is 30th of June. |
Utility of the Future Europe & Middle East
18 - 19th May 2011, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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High-level utility and energy industry executives, financial analysts and EU government officials involved in the energy sector will gather at the KEMA Utility of the Future conference to discuss the opportunities and challenges involved in transforming the energy future. This event provides a view from the top and opportunities for leaders to connect with other leaders as they seek to build for the future. Results of pilot projects will also be shared, showing transition pathways towards a sustainable future. You will gain insight into developments in the electricity and gas markets and actively participate in the discussions. |
Microgen II - the 2nd International Conference in Microgeneration and Related Technologies
4 - 6th April 2011, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (United Kingdom)
The theme of the Microgen conference is enabling a highly distributed energy future, focusing on the potential and role in future energy systems of thermal and electrical microgeneration technologies such as PV, solar thermal, heat pumps, micro CHP (including fuel cells), biomass boilers and micro wind.
The 2nd conference was held in 4 - 6th April 2011 in the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (United Kingdom).
See also DERlab events in connection with the conference:
* 5th April: DERlab workshop on Power System Services #3 (in the industry day of the conference)
* 7th April: DERlab seminar for PhD students and Young researchers (following the conference)
4th International Conference on Integration of Renewable and Distributed Energy Resources
6 - 10 December 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
This conference is a major event for the DER network integration community and covers Australia, Japan, North America and Europe. DERlab members have been supporting its organizing since its beginning.
The 4th conference was held in 6 - 10 December 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA). DERlab was the co-organizer of a workshop "R&D Collaboration for DG-Ready Grid Architecture" (see the workshop programme here [62 KB]
). The challenges, the research and different strategies were discussed with examples from all around the world. What is needed for the transformation of traditional grid architecture and operation to a DG-ready grid with a high level of distributed generation resources?
Please check below the presentations of the session (R&D Collaboration for DG-Ready Grid Architecture Workshop):
Welcome [204 KB]
Agenda [59 KB]
Australia Smart Grid Trials ––Influences Goals & StrategiesInfluences Strategies [548 KB]
by Grahame Foulger
Decentralized Energy Management and Virtual Power Plants [1.797 KB]
by Robert Welch
Coordination and Acceleration of Standards for Smart Grid-Distributed Generation [2.279 KB]
by Allen Hefner
Overview of strategies and goals of smargrid in Europe [1.219 KB]
by Debora Coll-Mayor
System services from DER - resolving the conflict of interest between DSO and TSO [2.752 KB]
by Oliver Gehrke
Metamorphosis of Power Distribution [1.113 KB]
by Werner Coppye
An Introduction, installation requirements and Smart Grid relationshi [1.334 KB]
p by BeyWatch
The rest of the presentations are available in the conference webpage.
The 5th conference will be held in Germany in 2012.