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Tue 17 Apr

08:30 - 09:30

Registration

09:30 - 09:40

Opening Statement

Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Director General
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

09:40 - 11:15

Enabling Energy Technologies for the Smart Grid, Session Chair: Dr. Yaser Abudulraheem

09:40 - 10:00 Transition Towards a Sustainable Energy System with Large Renewables Share:
Challenges and Opportunities
J. Poortmans
imec

10:00 - 10:25 Towards the Ultimate Si Solar Cell and Module
Ivan Gordon
imec

10:25 - 10:50 Recent Results of the Collaboration Between Kuwait University & Imec on Si Solar Cells
M. Ghannam, Y. Abdulraheem
Kuwait University

10:50 - 11:15 The New Kid on the Block: Perovskites
T. Aernouts
imec, including the collaboration with Kuwait University on Perovskites

11:15 - 11:45

Break

11:45 - 13:00

Enabling Energy Technologies for the Smart Grid, Session Chair: Dr. Fotouh Al-Ragom

11.45-12.10: Show (Miniaturized) Power Electronic Circuits Will Contribute to the Development of DC- Nanogrids within Commercial and Residential Buildings (J. Driesen, imec, including evolution of imec-work on GaN-on-Si)

12.10-12.35: Photovoltaics within the Context of The GCC Region (H. Goverde, imec)

12.35-12.55: Energy Yield Modelling and What-If Experiments for PV Modules in Kuwait (Dr. Bader Al-Dalali, Kuwait University)

12.55-13.00: Conclusions Day 1 (J. Poortmans, imec)

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:00

Networking between interested parties, imec and EnergyVille

Wed 18 Apr

08:30 - 09:30

Registration

09:30 - 11:30

Development and Control of Distributed Multi-Energy Networks, Session Chair: Prof. Abdullatif Ben Nakhi

9.30-9.55: The Use of Data Analytics to Estimate and Predict the Energy Network State (M. Strobbe, Ghent University)

9.55-10.15:  The Use of IOT-Devices to Support and Predict the Energy Network State (R. Dumont, imec)

10.15-10.40: Overview of QEERI-Activities and Demos Towards a Sustainable Energy System (Representative of QEERI, M. Vermeersch)

10.40-11.05: The Potential of Shallow and Deep Geothermal Energy (Ben Laenen, VITO)

11.05-11.30: Overview of Masdar-Activities and Demos Towards a Sustainable Energy System (Adel Gougam, Masdar)

11:30 - 12:00

Break

12:00 - 13:00

Development and Control of Distributed Multi-Energy Networks, Session Chair: Dr. Mishal Al-Gharaballi

12.00-12.20: Development of Electricity Grid Models and Scenarios to Support Decision Making of Grid Operators on Short and Long Term (D. Van Hertem, KU Leuven, including the grid emulation capabilities and highly interconnected network infrastructure of EnergyVille)

12.20-12.40:  Storage as Enabler to Deal with Intermittency and Recent Developments at Imec on Solid-State Batteries (B. Put, imec)

12.40-12.50: Example of an Integrated Demonstration Project Proposal on Near-Zero Energy Greenhouses for Kuwait (P. Pieters, Dirk Saelens, Yehya AlHadban, Imec/EnergyVille, KU Leuven/EnergyVille, KISR) 

12.50-13.00: Closing Remarks (J. Poortmans - imec & Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin - KFAS)

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:00

Networking between interested parties, imec and EnergyVille