Subjects, Speakers and Schedule

ISUenergy 2011 will be two weeks of highly intensive training in the interdisciplinary areas of photovoltaics and solar thermal.

 

Subjects of the school are:

  • Solar cells & materials, photovoltaic systems and applications
  • Low and high temperature solar thermal
  • Solar architecture
  • Geothermal energy
  • Energy storage
  • Political, social and economical aspects of renewable energies


Who will give the seminars?

Confirmed speakers:

  • Prof. Dr. F. Baumgartner (ZHAW - Züricher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften)
  • Dr. D. Gstöhl (Institut für Architektur und Raumentwicklung, Universität Liechtenstein)
  • Dr. E. Huenges (GFZ - Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum)
  • Prof. Dr. S. Kennedy (Masdar Institute)
  • Dr.-Ing. H. Kerskes (ITW -Institut für Thermodynamik und Wärmetechnik, Universität Stuttgart)
  • Dr. I. Lauermann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin)
  • Dr. M. Loock (University of St. Gallen)
  • Prof. Dr. M. Ch. Lux-Steiner (Free University Berlin, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin)
  • Prof. Dr. F. Mattern (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
  • Dr. N. Meyer (Soltecture GmbH)
  • Prof. Dr. R. Pitz-Paal (RWTH Aachen, DLR - German Aerospace Center)
  • Prof. Dipl.-Arch. D. Schwarz (Institut für Architektur und Raumentwicklung, Universität Liechtenstein)
  • Prof. Geoffrey Thün (Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan)
  • Prof. Dr. S. Wagner (Princeton University)

Tentative schedule:

So 21 Aug

Mo 22 Aug

Tu 23 Aug

We 24 Aug

Th 25 Aug

Fr 26 Aug

9:00 – 10:40

Fundamentals of solar radiation
(Prof. Pitz-Paal)

Solar tower technology
(Prof. Pitz-Paal)

PV system components
(Prof. Baumgartner)

Solar thermal energy - basics and components
(Dr. Kerskes)

Solar thermal energy - heating and cooling applications
(Dr. Kerskes)

10:50 – 12:30

Photovoltaic devices: the basics
(Dr. Lauermann)

Heat storage
(Prof. Pitz-Paal)

Geothermal energy II
(Dr. Huenges)

Business model design and competitiveness of renewable energy firms (Dr. Loock)

Strategies for overcoming the power of routines in energy decisions (Dr. Loock)

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

14:15 – 15:55

Parabolic trough technology (Prof. Pitz-Paal)

Practical workshop

Practical workshop

Practical workshop

Practical workshop

16:00 – 17:40

Arrival till 18:00

Geothermal energy I
(Dr. Huenges)

18:00: Welcome Address & Barbeque (Prof. Lux-Steiner)

break for dinner

break for dinner

break for dinner

break for dinner

20:15 public lecture

North house: responsive envelopes for northern climates (Prof. Thün)

Geothermal energy
(Dr. Huenges)

Electro mobility
(Prof. Baumgartner)

Starting a PV company
(Dr. Meyer)

afterwards visit to observatory

Sa/So 27/28 Aug

Mo 29 Aug

Tu 30 Aug

We 31Aug

Th 1 Sep

Fr 2 Sep

9:00 – 10:40

PV power plants
(Prof. Baumgartner)

Solar architecture
(Prof. Schwarz)

Extending energy access and the role of renewable energy I (Prof. Kennedy)

Silicon solar cells
(Prof. Wagner)

Extending energy access and the role of renewable energy II (Prof. Kennedy)

10:50 – 12:30

Building integration of solar technologies: facade systems (Prof. Thün)

Building simulations with TRANSYSlite
(Dr. Gstöhl)

Building ecosystems thinking: a distributed approach
(Prof. Thün)

PV research infrastructure and the European SOPHIA-project
(Dr. Lauermann)

Thin-film solar cells
(Prof. Wagner)

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

14:15 – 15:55

free for

Excursion

Group project

Group project

Group project

Test

16:00 – 17:40

outdoor activities

Presentation of group projects


break for dinner

break for dinner

break for dinner

break for dinner

break for dinner

20:15 public lecture

Smart Grids: An overview of en-abling technologies and innovative applications (Prof. Kennedy)

Smart ICT for smart energy (Prof. Mattern)

Energy storage & battery
(Prof. Wagner)

Sustainable building design (Prof. Schwarz)

Farewell Party