| Organizer(s) |
Fiseha Tesfaye, Metso Metals Oy, Åbo Akademi University
Lei Zhang, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Donna P. Guillen, Idaho National Laboratory
Ziqi Sun, Queensland University of Technology
Alafara Abdullahi Baba, University of Ilorin
Neale R. Neelameggham, IND LLC
Mingming Zhang, Baowu Ouyeel Co. Ltd
Dirk E. Verhulst, Consultant, Extractive Metallurgy and Energy Efficiency
Shafiq Alam, University of Saskatchewan
Mertol Gokelma, Izmir Institute of Technology
Camille Fleuriault, Eramet Norway
Chukwunwike Iloeje, Argonne National Laboratory
Kaka Ma, Colorado State University |
| Scope |
The reliance on fossil fuels for energy is unsustainable and has released an unprecedented amount of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere. The continual research and development effort into clean and sustainable energy technologies is of paramount importance to ensure the responsible progress of human civilization and innovations. The symposium is open to participants from industry, government and academia and will focus on energy efficient technologies including innovative ore beneficiation, smelting technologies, and recycling and waste heat recovery, 'smart cool materials' for abating Urban Heat Islands as well as emerging novel energy technologies. The sessions will also cover various technological aspects of sustainable energy ecosystems, processes that improve energy efficiency and reduce thermal emissions. Contributions from all areas of non-nuclear and non-traditional energy sources are encouraged.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
• Emerging Technologies for Renewable Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage
• New Concepts or Devices for Energy Generation, Conversion, and Distribution
• Waste Heat Recovery and Other Industrial Energy Efficient Technologies
•'Smart Cool Materials' for Urban Heat Island Mitigation (such as cool roof infrared reflecting material, and low temperature heat absorbers for use in air conditioner condensers - like 'Endothermic Materials')
• Energy Education and Energy Regulation
• Scale-up, Stability, and Life-Cycle Analysis of Energy Technologies and Improvement of Existing Energy-intensive Processes
• Theory and Simulation in Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage
• Design, Operation, and Optimization of Processes for Energy Generation and Conversion of Energy Carriers
• Energy Efficiency Improvement in Process Engineering (e.g., for biomass conversion and improved combustion) and Electrical Engineering (e.g., for power conversion and developing smart grids)
• Thermoelectric/Electrolysis/Photoelectrolysis/Fundamentals of PV Emission Control and Conversion
• Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Systems
• Methodologies for Reducing the Cost of Energy Materials Production
• Circular Economy and Developing Resource Efficiency Model for Cutting Down the Transport from Remote Places
• Materials Extraction and Processing Steps for Enhancing Energy Efficiencies in Batteries, Supercapacitors, and Energy Efficient Cells
• Foundational Industry (metals-alloys, chemicals, refractories, cement) and Energy Economy and Role of Mineral Extraction |