At SWC 2021, a range of forums will be offered covering a wide range of renewable energy topics. A congress forum is a 90-minute moderated session that provides diverse points of view and stimulates audience discussion on a specific topic that is either within a congress theme, across several themes, or on renewable energy topics not directly covered by the congress themes.
Stay tuned to learn more about the forums offered at SWC 2021 - information will be added below as it becomes available.
Forums Overview
09:30am
- Monday, 25. October 20219:30am to 11:00am
Mass Storage to Support 100% Renewable Energy
Mass storage is required to support electricity systems with 50-100% variable solar PV and wind. This forum will discuss the options, together with estimations of the amount of storage needed to support a 100% renewable electricity system. The…
12:00pm
- Tuesday, 26. October 202112:00pm to 1:30pm
Forum: Women Leading the Global Energy Transition
Gender diversity drives innovation, opens new pathways for technology deployment, brings valuable perspectives to social and economic development, and provides a richer pool of talent for key and emerging industries. In…
07:00pm
- Tuesday, 26. October 20217:00pm to 8:30pm
ISREE-14 Forum: Renewable Energy Transformation Essential Education
ISREE-14 explores the latest developments and new initiatives in renewable energy education worldwide and discusses the best ways to educate the general public on pathways toward a more sustainable, environmentally-friendly and just world. In…
07:30pm
- Wednesday, 27. October 20217:30pm to 9:00pm
The New Solar Resource Handbook
In spring 2021 the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) Photovoltaic Power Systems (PVPS) Task 16 released the Third Edition of the “Best Practices Handbook for the Collection and Use of Solar Resource Data for Solar Energy Applications". …
07:00pm
- Thursday, 28. October 20217:00pm to 8:30pm
A Unique Global Dataset: Cost and Market Trends of Large Solar Heat Systems in the Industrial, Energy and Service Sector
Supply chain maturity and project economies of scale have driven down costs in key solar thermal markets around the world. For example, Mexico, Denmark and Germany are mature markets with an established professional supply chain resulting in…
03:30pm
- Friday, 29. October 20213:30pm to 4:30pm
Renewable Transformation Challenge Forum
About the Renewable Transformation Challenge:
Started in 2017, the objective of the Elsevier-ISES Renewable Transformation Challenge Promotion (“Challenge”) is to recognize and honour outstanding work encouraging…