Day 1 :
Keynote Forum
Anita Nouri
Green Energy Solutions & Sustainability LLC, UAE
Keynote: Regional waste management strategies–opportunity for sustainable development LFG power generation
Time : 10:00-10:50
Biography:
Anita Nouri is a Founding Partner and CEO of Green Energy Solutions & Sustainability LLC a Dubai based Waste Management Company that was established in 2011 to support the development of sustainable waste management and landfill gas projects in the region. The flagship project, Al Qusais landfill is under the jurisdiction of Dubai Municipality, and is currently the only landfill in the Middle East to produce power from landfill gas. “As entrepreneurs we are proud of this project, our goal is not to create more landfills but to optimize the existing ones and create a source of power. Al Qusais Landfill project is registered as a CDM project with the UNFCCC project #8269. Green Energy Solutions & Sustainability LLC has a signed ERPA with Norway that is able to monetize the Carbon Credits. In January at the World Future Energy Summit, a Contract was signed with Tadweer Center of Waste Management in Abu Dhabi to implement a Landfill Gas to Energy project that will be operational by the end of 2018. “The target is Zero Waste and included in this is our target to utilize the existing landfills to supply a source of power.” Anita Nouri has been a speaker at many events in the region and has achieved several awards for the work she has done. GESS is targeting landfills and providing environmental solutions
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Keynote Forum
Ali Abu Odeh
Khawarizmi International College, UAE
Keynote: Latest trends in nanotechnology
Time : 11:10-12:00
Biography:
Ali Abu Odeh working currently as a Lecturer at Khawarizmi International College, United Arab Emirates. Prior to this position, I worked in the college of engineering in United Arab Emirates University and Qatar University. I earned my Ph.D. degree in Nanoelectronic Engineering from University Malaysia Perlis in January 2018. My master degree was in Electrical and Computer Engineering from New York Institute of Technology since 2007. At the Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE) of University Malaysia Perlis, I gained exposure to research in solar cell and biosensor applications. I published many ISI and Scopus indexed papers with impact factor. I’m an editorial board member of International Journal of Nanotechnology and Application (IJNA). Also, I served as a reviewer, session chair and committee member of many conferences. I received two awards for my researches in University Malaysia Perlis.
Abstract:
The rapid universal energy crisis, environmental pollution, and human impact on the climate accelerate the search for new material to evolve renewable energies which have different characteristics such as environment-friendly, cost-effective and highly efficient. These issues motivate researchers around the globe to develop new solutions for replacing the traditional fossil-based energy resources and studying different materials to enhance their structural and optical properties for using them effectively in solar cells, sensors, and other applications. Nanotechnology acquiring a lot of attention currently and large expectations have been built in the academic community as well as industry and investors to fabricate and evolve new structures at the nanoscale as well as adjusting their parameters such as energy band gap and efficiency to produce novel materials and devices in many applications and different fields. The purpose of this presentation is to cover the most recent advances of nanotechnology in sustainable energy applications. Solar cells are described as the most significant example of the contributions of nanotechnology in the energy sector which is the ultimate solution to one of the great challenges of our lifetime, i.e., the production and use of energy, without compromising our environment.
Keynote Forum
Abdul Ghani Olabi
University of Sharjah, UAE
Keynote: Hydrogen and fuel cell developments
Time : 12:00-12:50
Biography:
Prof Olabi received his M.Eng and Ph.D. from Dublin City University, since 1984 he worked at different national and international institutes such as; National Research Centre-Italy “CNR”, Research Centre of FIAT-Italy “CRF”, Dublin City University “DCU” and Institute of Engineering and Energy Technologies “IEET” at UWS. Prof Olabi has supervised postgraduate research students (10 M.Phil and 32PhD) to successful completion. Prof Olabi has edited more than 20 proceedings, and has published more than 350 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and international conferences, in addition to more than 25 book chapters. In the last 4 years Prof Olabi has patented 2 innovative projects. Prof Olabi is the founder of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection SEEP, www.seepconference.com and the International Conference on Materials Science and Smart Materials. He is the Subject Editor of the Elsevier Energy Journal, Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia of Smart Materials (Elsevier), Editor of the Reference Module of Materials Science and Engineering (Elsevier), Editor in Chief of Renewable Energy section of Energies and board member of a few other journals. Prof Olabi has coordinated different National, EU and International Projects. He has produced different reports to the Irish Gov. regarding: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells and Solar Energy
Abstract:
Targets established by the European Union for 2020, have introduced a huge attention for theelectrical energy management, starting from its sustainable production, researching and developing new production technologies based on renewable power sources, to its correct use and storage. In base of different applications, and often in base of the concrete availability of these sources, there are several energy storage systems used today worldwide, each one based on a different electricity transformation principle (mechanical, thermal, electrical or chemical). During the last decades, a lot of technologies have been developed, using new materials and new concepts in order to satisfy the overall and specific applications requirements. This talk concerns with the developments of Proton Exchange Membrance “PEM” Fuel Cell and it application. The talk will include the relation between universities and Enterprise on research developments, with a number of examples relate to Renewable Energy
- Green Chemistry and Catalysis | New Trends in Green Chemistry| Nanotechnology and Green Catalysis | Green Synthesis Designing | Biocatalysis| Green Chemistry and Polymer Technology |Green Chemistry in Pharmaceuticals
Location: Dubai
Chair
Abdul Ghani Olabi
University of Sharjah, UAE
Co-Chair
Swapnil Dharsekar
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India
Session Introduction
Brajadulal Chatopadhyay
Jadavpur University, India
Title: Development of green fly ash geopolymer for sustainable construction: A journey from green house to green home through bacterial catalyst
Time : 13:50-14:20
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Abstract:
Amer Al-Hinai,
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Title: Dispatchable renewable generation: A step towards high renewables penetration
Time : 14:20-14:50
Biography:
Dr. Amer Al-Hinai is the director of the Sustainable Energy Research Center (SERC) and Associate Professor at Sultan Qaboos University. He started his reseaAmer Al-Hinai is the director of the Sustainable Energy Research Center (SERC) anDr. d Associate Professor at Sultan Qaboos University. He started his research career as a research assistant at the Advanced Power & Energy Research Center at West Virginia University, Morgantown, the USA during his postgraduate studies. His main research topic was related to the control and operation of distributed generation. In addition, he was part of a research team for several projects funded by different US institutions such as Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and National Energy Technology Laboratory. Dr. Amer has carried out more than 33 industry- funded research projects, with total funds exceeded 3 million USD, related to energy savings, power system analysis, power system quality and transient stability of power systems. His research funding agencies include but not limited to Petroleum Development Oman, Occidental Oman, Petrofac, Authority for Electricity Regulation Oman (AER), Muscat Electricity Distribution Company, Oman Electricity Transmission Companyrch career as a research assistant at the Advanced Power & Energy Research Center at West Virginia University, Morgantown, the USA during his postgraduate studies. His main research topic was related to the control and operation of distributed generation. In addition, he was part of a research team for several projects funded by different US institutions such as Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and National Energy Technology Laboratory. Dr. Amer has carried out more than 33 industry- funded research projects, with total funds exceeded 3 million USD, related to energy savings, power system analysis, power system quality and transient stability of power systems. His research funding agencies include but not limited to Petroleum Development Oman, Occidental Oman, Petrofac, Authority for Electricity Regulation Oman (AER), Muscat Electricity Distribution Company, Oman Electricity Transmission Company
Abstract:
Penetration of renewables in global electricity generation is expected to rise to 30% by 2022, mainly due to growth in wind and solar generation capacity. Power generated from these renewable resources is replacing power from conventional powerplants due to their priority dispatch status and low marginal cost. Integration of renewables in the power system introduces new challenges that arise from variability of generation, reactive power scarcity, change of power injection pattern, fault behavior and asynchronous nature of renewables. This research focuses on the intermittency of the renewable resources. The current practice to utilize the available renewable energy resources for power generation is just as a means to reduce fossil-fuel consumption. This is mainly related to the inherent variability and non-dispatchability of renewable energy resources. Such a practice poses a threat to the power system reliability and requires utilities to maintain power-balancing reserves to match the variable supply from renewable energy resources and demand power levels. Maintaining these reserves for renewable generation imposes additional cost for the utility and jeopardize the economic value of renewable energy projects. Accordingly, enhancing the integration of renewable power generation from wind and solar into the traditional power network requires the mitigation of the vulnerabilities posed to the grid as a result of the intermittent nature of these resources. An Energy Management System (EMS) determines suitable operating points based on the available resources and limitations. EMS may be employed at different levels of the power systems, from the generation level down to the consumer loads. While the dispatch of conventional power generation depends on EMS, such a tool has not been yet developed for renewable energy generation. An EMS for renewable generation should consist of 4 key units, i.e. weather forecaster, power aggregator, scheduler and real time controller. Further elements may also be added to an EMS for renewable generation depending on the applications and available equipment. Employing an EMS in a hybrid wind-solar powerplant with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) can enable provision of dispatchable power from renewable generation by using the synergy of the wind and solar generation as well as the charge and discharge capability of BESS. EMS, collectively, utilizes forecasting models for wind speed and solar irradiance in addition to optimization techniques to determine suitable power set-points for BESS, wind and solar farms. The main objective of EMS is to make full use of the complementary nature of the wind and solar generation whilst using minimal energy storage capacity to ensure power fluctuation mitigation and high-power supply reliability over a given time interval (settlement period)). As implied, two roles are defined for BESS, in such a configuration, smoothing the power output of the renewable powerplant and alleviating the power curtailment.
Shan Salahudeen
Mohammed Al Naboodah Group, UAE
Title: Green growth and sustainable development through smart cities
Time : 14:50-15:20
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Krishna Chatopadhyay
Jadavpur University, India
Title: Nanocurcumin mediated amelioration on cellular and genotoxic complications of nicotine toxicated female population
Time : 15:40-16:10
Biography:
Krishna Chattopadhyay has completed her PhD from the Department of Physiology, (2002) and Postdoctoral studies from the Department of Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, India. Presently, she is working in the Chemistry Department of Jadavpur University as a Women Scientist, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and also associated with School of Community Science and Technology, IIEST, Shibpur, India as Guest Faculty. She has published several papers in reputed national and international journals and delivered talks in many international conferences. Her field of interest is nicotine toxicity, diabetes and natural antioxidants
Abstract:
Nicotine, the addictive component of tobacco severely affects our health by aggravating damages both at cellular and genetic levels. The effect is more prominent in female population because women are more susceptible to nicotine-induced toxicity due to their low innate immunity. Curcumin, a nontoxic bioactive agent of turmeric significantly reduces nicotine-induced toxicity both at cellular and genetic levels. The clinical implication of native curcumin is hindered in the target cells due to its low aqueous solubility, poor bioavailability and poor pharmacokinetics. The problem was tried to overcome by preparing nanocurcumin (Cur-NPs) with a view to improve its aqueous solubility and better therapeutic efficacy against nicotine-induced toxicity. Female albino rats of Wistar strain were daily exposed to effective dose of nicotine (2.5 mg/kg, body weight injected subcutaneously) and supplemented with effective dose of curcumin (80 mg/kg body weight orally) or nanocurcumin (4 mg/kg body weight orally) for 21 days. The preventive efficacies of curcumin and nanocurcumin were evaluated against the changes in liver function enzymes, kidney function parameters, lipid profiles, lipid-peroxidation, anti-oxidant status and tissues damage, etc. The altered hemoglobin content, DNA content, DNA damage in blood cells due to nicotinic stress were significantly ameliorated by supplementation of nanocurcumin. Results revealed that nanocurcumin more effectively ameliorated the nicotine-induced toxicities at much lower concentration both at cellular and genetic levels due to its higher aqueous solubility and more bioavailability. The Cur-NPs can be used as a potential therapeutic agent for better efficacy against nicotine-induced toxicities than native curcumin.
Swapnil Dharsekar
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India
Title: Trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide as promising extractant for extractive desulfurization from liquid fuel
Time : 16:10-16:40
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Christian Williams
Kawasaki, UK
Title: An overview to the aviation green biofuel approval route within ASTM D755
Time : 16:40-17:10
Biography:
Christian William s has pursued BSc with honors in Organic and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Glamorgan in Wales, UK. He started his career as a Bench Chemist and working his way to senior management and consultancy roles for some of the most respected corporations globally.