20th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies

SET2023

Held 15 to 17 August 2023 in Nottingham

The programme
Venue
Monica Partridge Building, Nottingham
Conference Chair
Professor Saffa Riffat
Co-Chair
Professor Mark Gillott
Organised by
Hosted by
15 to 17 August 2023

How the
conference ran.

Keynote lectures each morning, parallel sessions through the afternoons, posters between them, and the awards at the gala dinner.

Find your session
Day 1

Tuesday 15 August 2023

  • Keynote 1 The Journey to Net Zero Cities Professor Lucelia Rodrigues, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Keynote 2 Are Mini Grids the Way Forward to Provide Energy Access to 800 Million People by 2030? Professor AbuBakr Bahaj, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
  • Keynote 3 Microplastics and nanoplastics pollution: Challenges and way forward Professor Ashok Pandey, Indian Institute for Toxicology Research, India
  • Keynote 4 The energy transition will require a strong systems view Professor Peter Lund, Aalto University, Finland

Opening ceremony · Poster session · Parallel sessions

Day 2

Wednesday 16 August 2023

  • Keynote 5 Digital twins for decarbonisation Don McLean, Integrated Environmental Solutions, Scotland
  • Keynote 6 Conversion of waste to energy and resource Professor Chi-Hwa Wang, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Keynote 7 Development of wake model and yaw-control simulation models validated by experiments for optimized wind power generation Professor Hongxing Yang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Parallel sessions · Poster session · Gala dinner and awards

Day 3

Thursday 17 August 2023

  • Keynote 8 Storytelling of the flat-panel ground heat exchanger: pros and cons of an intuitive shape Professor Michele Bottarelli, University of Ferrara, Italy
  • Keynote 9 Study on the multi-functional application of BIPV/T system Professor Ji Jie, University of Science and Technology of China, China
  • Keynote 10 Key technologies for innovative solar driven heating and cooling systems Professor Xudong Zhao, University of Hull, United Kingdom

Poster session · Parallel sessions · Closing ceremony

SET2023

Keynote lectures

Open a lecture for the speaker's biography, the chair and when it was given.

Keynote 1 · Tue 15 Aug Professor Lucelia Rodrigues University of Nottingham, United Kingdom The Journey to Net Zero Cities

Tue 15 Aug, 10:30-11:15 · Chair: Professor Saffa Riffat

Keynote 2 · Tue 15 Aug Professor AbuBakr Bahaj University of Southampton, United Kingdom Are Mini Grids the Way Forward to Provide Energy Access to 800 Million People by 2030?

Tue 15 Aug, 11:15-12:00 · Chair: Professor Saffa Riffat

Keynote 3 · Tue 15 Aug Professor Ashok Pandey Indian Institute for Toxicology Research, India Microplastics and nanoplastics pollution: Challenges and way forward

Tue 15 Aug, 16:45-17:30 · Chair: Professor Lucelia Rodrigues

Keynote 4 · Tue 15 Aug Professor Peter Lund Aalto University, Finland The energy transition will require a strong systems view

Tue 15 Aug, 17:30-18:15 · Chair: Professor Lucelia Rodrigues

Keynote 5 · Wed 16 Aug Don McLean Integrated Environmental Solutions, Scotland Digital twins for decarbonisation

Wed 16 Aug, 09:00-09:45 · Chair: Professor Mark Gillott

Keynote 6 · Wed 16 Aug Professor Chi-Hwa Wang National University of Singapore, Singapore Conversion of waste to energy and resource

Wed 16 Aug, 09:45-10:30 · Chair: Professor Mark Gillott

Keynote 7 · Wed 16 Aug Professor Hongxing Yang Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Development of wake model and yaw-control simulation models validated by experiments for optimized wind power generation

Wed 16 Aug, 14:30-15:15 · Chair: Professor Peter Lund

Keynote 8 · Thu 17 Aug Professor Michele Bottarelli University of Ferrara, Italy Storytelling of the flat-panel ground heat exchanger: pros and cons of an intuitive shape

Thu 17 Aug, 09:00-09:45 · Chair: Professor Hongxing Yang

Keynote 9 · Thu 17 Aug Professor Ji Jie University of Science and Technology of China, China Study on the multi-functional application of BIPV/T system

Thu 17 Aug, 09:45-10:30 · Chair: Professor Hongxing Yang

Keynote 10 · Thu 17 Aug Professor Xudong Zhao University of Hull, United Kingdom Key technologies for innovative solar driven heating and cooling systems

Thu 17 Aug, 12:30-13:15 · Chair: Professor Saffa Riffat

Invited speakers
  • Michael Farnsworth Stormsaver Ltd, UK
  • Zafer Ure PCM Products Ltd, UK
  • Junho Oh Hanyang University, South Korea
  • Chin Huai Young National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei
  • Ibrahim Pamuk Lentatek Ltd, Turkiye
  • Shuli Liu Beijing Institute of Technology, China
  • Hasila Jarimi Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Muhyiddine University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
  • Beatrice Pulvirenti University of Bologna, Italy
  • Ray Luke Solar Ready Ltd, UK
  • Amin Al-Habaibeh Nottingham Trent University, UK
  • Zhongzhu Qiu Shanghai University of Electric Power, East China Electric Power Design Institute, China
The programme

Find your session

The parallel sessions, by day, with the room and the time. The full programme carries every talk, the poster sessions and everything else the days held.

  • S1 Session 1 A03 13:30
  • S2 Session 2 C14 13:30
  • S3 Session 3 C17 13:30
  • S4 Session 4 C15 13:30
  • S5 Session 5 A03 15:30
  • S6 Session 6 C14 15:30
  • S7 Session 7 C17 15:30
  • S8 Session 8 C15 15:30
  • S9 Session 9 A03 10:45
  • S10 Session 10 C14 10:45
  • S11 Session 11 C17 10:45
  • S12 Session 12 C15 10:45
  • S13 Session 13 A03 12:30
  • S14 Session 14 C14 12:30
  • S15 Session 15 C17 12:30
  • S16 Session 16 C15 12:30
  • S17 Session 17 A03 16:00
  • S18 Session 18 C14 16:00
  • S19 Session 19 C17 16:00
  • S20 Session 20 C15 16:00
  • S21 Session 21 A03 11:00
  • S22 Session 22 C14 11:00
  • S23 Session 23 C17 11:00
  • S24 Session 24 C15 11:00
Open the full programme
The second night

The Gala Dinner.

19:00

Dining Room, Derby Hall, with live music and the raffle draw

The Society's awards
Who ran it

The committee

  • Conference Chair Professor Saffa Riffat President of WSSET
  • Co-Chair Professor Mark Gillott University of Nottingham

Organising committee

  • Ms Zeny Amante-Roberts University of Nottingham
  • Ms Celia Berry University of Nottingham
  • Mr Johnny Mistry University of Nottingham
  • Dr Ziwei Chen University of Nottingham
Scientific committee
  • Ahmed Freewan Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
  • Ali Kilicarslan Hitit University, Türkiye
  • Andrei Chamchine University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
  • Andrew C Eloka-Eboka University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Arif Hepbasli Yasar University, Türkiye
  • Armando Oliveira University of Porto, Portugal
  • Beatrice Pulvirenti University of Bologna, Italy
  • Cagri Kutlu University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Chi Hwa Wang National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Chris Benson University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Devrim Aydin Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus
  • Ehsan Baniasadi University of Isfahan, Iran
  • Hasila Jarimi Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Hiroshi Yamaguchi Tohoku University, Japan
  • Hongbing Chen Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China
  • Hongfei Zheng Beijing Institute of Technology, China
  • Hongxing Yang Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
  • Ibrahim Dincer Ontario Tech University, Canada
  • Ji Jie University of Science and Technology of China, China
  • Jihad Awad Ajman University, United Arab Emirates
  • Jitiporn Wongwatcharapaiboon Thammasat University, Thailand
  • Jiufa Chen Southeast University, China
  • Jo Darkwa University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • John Calautit University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Li Shao University of Reading, United Kingdom
  • Liben Jiang University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
  • Lizhi Zhang South China University of Technology, China
  • Mahmut Sami Buker Solimpeks Solar, Türkiye
  • Mardiana Idayu Ahmad Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Mat Santamouris University of Sydney, Australia
  • Michele Bottarelli University of Ferrara, Italy
  • Muhyiddine Jradi University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
  • Norhayati Mat Wajid Public Works Department of Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Parham Mirzaei Ahranjani University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Pei Gang University of Science and Technology of China, China
  • Peter Lund Aalto University, Finland
  • Risto Kosonen Aalto University, Finland
  • Xiaofeng Zheng University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Yanan Zhang University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Young Chin-Huai National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • Yuehong Su University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Yuri Aristov Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Russia
  • Zafer Utlu Halic University, Türkiye
  • Ziwei Chen University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
The venue

Monica Partridge Building,
Nottingham.

On University Park, with the lectures in Lecture Theatre A03 and the parallel sessions in the rooms along the corridor.

University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2QH

Getting there

East Midlands Airport is 14 miles away, about 20 minutes by car, and Birmingham Airport is 50 miles. Nottingham railway station is 2 miles from the campus, which sits off the M1 at junction 25.

The evenings

The welcome reception was held on the mezzanine at the Orchard Hotel, and the gala dinner and awards ceremony in the dining room at Derby Hall.

Nottingham Monica Partridge Building, Nottingham Monica Partridge Building, Nottingham Monica Partridge Building, Nottingham Monica Partridge Building, Nottingham
After the conference

Where the papers go.

SET2023 Proceedings

The papers were published in the University of Nottingham Research Repository.

The serial

Aims and scope, author guidelines, publication policies and every volume the Society has published.

SET Proceedings

Affiliated journals

Selected papers are recommended to the Society's affiliated journals after peer review.

The journals
Delegates at SET2023
Photographs

Nottingham, 2023.

Delegates in Lecture Theatre A03, Monica Partridge Building, August 2023

Next

SET2024, Shanghai.

12 to 14 August 2024

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