International Conference
The Decarbonisation of the Energy Sector
in the Mediterranean Region and Middle East
The Role of CSP
29th NOV - DEC 1st 2018
The Cyprus Institute, NTL Building
NICOSIA, CYPRUS
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The Mediterranean and Middle East face potentially alarming consequences from climate change, as all relevant scientific studies show. Given the geopolitics of the area, the repercussions could be of global significance unless anticipatory actions are taken. Having been recognised as a "hotspot" in terms of climate impacts, the need for mitigation and especially adaptation measures is urgent.
Because of its vast solar potential, the region can benefit greatly from the significant opportunities arising from the necessary transition to a low-carbon economy. The challenges, but also the opportunities, of decarbonisation of the Energy Sector in the Mediterranean and Middle East are immense.
The planned conference is intended to provide a stimulating dialog among leading Policy Makers, Scientists, Industry Leaders and other Stakeholders from around the world on the role of Concentrated Solar Thermal technologies in contributing to addressing these challenges in the Mediterranean and Middle East.
‘The Decarbonisation of the Energy Sector in the Mediterranean and Middle East – The Role of CSP’ Conference will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 29th November to 1st December 2018. We invite you to participate and contribute to this important conference.
The planned conference is intended to provide a stimulating dialog among leading Policy Makers, Scientists, Industry Leaders and other Stakeholders from around the world on the role of Concentrated Solar Thermal technologies in contributing to addressing these challenges in the Mediterranean and Middle East.
‘The Decarbonisation of the Energy Sector in the Mediterranean and Middle East – The Role of CSP’ Conference will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 29th November to 1st December 2018. We invite you to participate and contribute to this important conference.
Registration for Online Attendance to the Conference
This conference will be run in a hybrid-format so that so that both attendees and speakers will be able to participate either in person or online, according to what suits them best.
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International Scientific Committee
| Costas N. Papanicolas (Chair) Professor, President of the Cyprus Institute and Director of the Energy Division The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus |
Rabia Ferroukhi Deputy Director at Knowledge, Policy and Finance International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) |
| Manuel Blanco (Co-Chair) Professor, ERA Chair in Solar Thermal Technologies for the Eastern Mediterranean, Energy Division The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus |
Daniel Feuermann Professor at the Department of Solar and Environmental Physics Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel |
| Kimon A. Antonopoulos Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece |
Gilles Flamant Scientific Director of SOLSTICE Laboratory of Excellence, Processes, Materials and Solar Energy National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS-PROMES), France |
| Derek Baker Co-Director of ODAK, Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department, Center for Solar Energy Research and Applications (GUNAM) Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey |
Suhil Kiwan Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Energy Center Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan |
| Julian Blanco Director at Plataforma Solar de Almeria, Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT-PSA), Spain |
Chuck Kutscher Fellow at the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), USA |
| Nicolas Calvet Assistant Professor, Chair of the Masdar Institute Solar Platform of the Concentrated Solar Power and Thermal Energy Storage Unit Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates |
Alexander Mitsos Professor, Direktor at IEK-10 Systems Energy Engineering, Forschugszentrum Juelich, Laboratory for Process Systems Engineering (AVT.SVT) |
| Manuel Collares Renewable Energies Chair at the Institute for Advanced Studies and Research University of Évora, Portugal |
Fabio Maria Montagnino Director and Coordinator of Research at the Solar Living Lab (SoLL) Consortium for the Application of Research and the Creation of Innovative Enterprises (ARCA), Italy |
| Luis Crespo President of the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA) |
Cédric Philibert Senior Analyst at the Renewable Energy Division International Energy Agency (IEA) |
| Simona De Luliis Researcher at the Department of Energy Technologies Energia Nucleare ed Energie Alternative (ENEA), Italy |
Robert Pitz-Paal Director of the Institute of Solar Research German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Germany |
| Wesley Stein Solar Research Leader at the Solar Group Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
Local Organising Committee
| Manuel Blanco (Chair) Professor, ERA Chair in Solar Thermal Technologies for the Eastern Mediterranean, Energy Division The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus |
Nicolas Jarraud Assistant Vice President for Institute Affairs The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus |
| Aristides Bonanos Assistant Professor, Energy Division The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus |
Georgios Kirkos Scientific Coordinator, Energy Division The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus |
| Nestor Fylaktos Associate Research Scientist The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus |
Pavlos Tsiartas Head of Communications The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus |
| Chariklia Hephaestou Executive Assistant The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus |
Conference Topics
- General overview of the climate change challenges and strategies to address them
- The role of energy transition in mitigating and adapting climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle-East (EMME)
- The Technological Frontier as it applies to the EMME Region
- Hydrocarbon’s and Renewables: Conflicts and Opportunities
- Regional and International Approaches
Contact Information
For more information contact Mr. George Kirkos at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at +357 22 208 744
Download the conference brochure.
The conference is organised under the ‘Cyprus Solar Thermal Energy Chair for the Eastern Mediterranean (CySTEM)’ and the ‘Networking for Excellence in Solar Thermal Energy Research (NESTER)’ projects that have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
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Additional Info
- Date: Thursday 29 November - Saturday 1 December 2018
- Time: All day event
- Speaker: See events page for more details