Congress on Energy Research and Development
Topics of Interest
Symposium 1: Conventional Energy Systems and the Energy Transition
Key themes:
- Efficiency in conventional power generation systems
- Advanced combined-cycle and high-efficiency cogeneration technologies
- Nuclear technologies for electricity generation
- Environmental impact and life-cycle analysis of energy systems
- Energy policy, regulation, and energy markets
- Energy transition
Symposium 2: Decarbonization and New Technologies
Key themes:
- Renewable energy expansion and power system conditions
- Emerging technologies
- Energy security
- Alternative energy sources
- Smart grids and microgrids
- Electric mobility and infrastructure (V2G—Vehicle-to-Grid)
- Electrification and industrial mobility
- Environmental impact of new technologies
Symposium 3: Energy Storage and Flexibility
Key themes:
- Electric grid flexibility
- Green hydrogen and derivatives
- Batteries
- Thermal storage
- Energy security
- Capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2)
Symposium 4: Collaboration and Energy Innovation
Key themes:
a) Business models and energy governance
- Business models for emerging energy technologies
- The circular economy applied to the energy sector
- Energy governance and regulation for innovation
- Energy markets and new commercialization schemes
- Energy communities and cooperative models
b) Financing and investment for energy innovation
- Public investment funds for energy projects
- Financing for energy startups
- Technology acceleration programs
- Financial instruments for the energy transition
c) Technology transfer and commercialization of knowledge
- University-industry technology transfer
- Patents, licensing, and intellectual property
- Technology readiness level (TRL)
- Success stories in technology commercialization
d) Innovation ecosystems and cross-sectoral activity
- Triple helix: academia-industry-government
- Energy technology clusters
- Integration of energy supply chains
- Technology collaboration platforms
- Technology parks and innovation hubs
e) Energy, society, and sustainable development
- Social impact of energy technologies
- Energy for community development
- Energy innovation in rural communities
- Energy justice and access to energy
- Energy education and culture
f) Technology-based entrepreneurship in energy
- Energy startups
- Open innovation in energy
- Development of energy technology products
- Energy incubators and accelerators
- Cases of scientific and technological entrepreneurship
