The call for abstracts to present work at SWC2019 has been launched. The event will be held in Santiago, Chile, from November 4 to 7 this year and is expected to attract more than 500 attendees, including scientists, academics, and industry and government professionals from over 35 countries.
The Solar World Congress is organized by the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme of the International Energy Agency (IEA SHC), and SERC Chile as the local organizer. The SWC2019 director is UCH professor Roberto Román, a member of the Academic Outreach Committee of SERC Chile.
The deadline for abstract submission is February 28. The themes and topics covered by SWC2019 are the following:
Solar heating and cooling technologies
Solar heating and cooling applications
Solar and renewable electricity
Energy storage for heating and electricity
Solar energy policy and markets
Energy systems and sector coupling
Off-grid systems and energy access in remote locations
Solar architecture and building integration
Solar resource assessment and energy meteorology.
Clean water technologies
Special topics: Renewable energy cities, Renewable energy for mobility, Community energy programs, Sustainable practices in the mining industry, and History of solar energy
SWC2019 will include a wide selection of presentations, trade exhibitions, and public policy discussions regarding energy systems and the requirements imposed by climate change.
Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Energy: From left to right, Rodrigo Palma, director of SERC Chile; Professor José Miguel Cardemil; Roberto Román, SWC2019 director; Dave Reneé, ISES president; Susana Jiménez, Minister of Energy; Gabriel Prudencio, leader of the Renewable Energy Division of the Ministry of Energy
