IREC 2012, The International Renewable Energy Congress, renewable energy, Tunisia,

  SCOPES  

Wind Energy	Energy storage
Photovoltaic Energy	Energy  transfer
Solar Thermal Energy	Modeling and simulation
Hybrid Energy	Policies and regulation
Biomass Energy	Optimization
Hydraulic Energy	Energy saving
Nuclear Energy	Energy management
Sustainability	Prediction and forecast
Environment	System sizing
Materials and technologies	Energy Efficiency
Instrumentation and control	Fuel cells

KEYNOTES

 KEYNOTE 1: General Overview on Nuclear Energy and Renewable Aspects

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sümer ŞAHİN is Professor in Nuclear Engineering, University of Ege, İzmir, Türkiye (1981); Habilitation (Doçent-Dozent) in Physics, University of Ankara, Ankara, Türkiye; Doktor-Ingenieur (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. He has assumed ACADEMIC POSITIONS at Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye; Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye; King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland and Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye. Presently he is Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, ATILIM University in Ankara, Türkiye; EDITOR of the Journal “Energy Conversion & Management” and GENERAL CHAIRMAN of the 10^th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies.

KEYNOTE 2: Renewable Energy, Global Warming, and the Impact of Power Electronics

Eur-Ing Dr. Ahmed Faheem Zobaa received the B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical power and machines from Cairo University,Giza, Egypt, in 1992, 1997, and 2002, respectively. From 2007 to 2010, he was a Senior Lecturer in renewable energy with the University of Exeter,Cornwall, U.K.  He was also an Instructor from 1992 to 1997, a Teaching Assistant from 1997 to 2002, and an Assistant Professor from 2003 to April 2008 with the Department of Electrical Power and Machines and the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, where he has also been an Associate Professor since April 2008. Currently, he is also a Senior Lecturer in power systems with Brunel University, Uxbridge, U.K. His main areas of expertise are power quality, photovoltaic energy, wind energy, marine  renewable energy, grid integration, and energy management.

Dr. Zobaa is an Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology. He is also an Editorial Board member, Editor, Associate Editor, and Editorial Advisory Board member for many international journals. He is a registered Chartered Engineer, European Engineer, and International Professional Engineer. He is also a registered member of the Engineering Council U.K., Egypt Syndicate of Engineers, and the Egyptian Society of Engineers. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Energy Institute of U.K., the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers and the Higher Education Academy of U.K. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is a member of the International Solar Energy Society, the European Society for Engineering Education, the European Power Electronics and Drives Association, and the IEEE Standards Association.