🌞 A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in my 3rd International Conference on Sustainable and Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry, #EuroSun2024, held in sunny Limassol, Cyprus! The event was co-organized by the International Solar Energy Society ISES and the SHC TCP - IEA Technology Cooperation Programme on Solar Heating and Cooling.
It was an incredible honor to attend my first #ISES Board Meeting, where I met amazing fellow Board Members and experienced colleagues. We discussed ISES's path and goals for the upcoming years, had an insightful presentation from Dana Niculescu from Elsevier about ISES's flagship Journals — Solar Energy and Solar Energy Advances (which recently got its first Cite Score 🙌 ), and kicked off our committee work (with regular ice cream breaks at Anita’s 🍦).
The conference began with the #YoungISES Get Together and Solar Speed Dating, where alongside Aline Kirsten and Gurleen Kaur, Ph.D., we introduced ISES to a lively audience of young (and not-so-young 😊) attendees, and brought together solar experts and students to discuss the latest trends in solar energy research. Special thanks to the solar experts who joined us: Andreas Hauer, Viktoria Martin, Andreas Häberle, Genene Tessema, Andreas Kazantzidis, Valérie Séjourné, Maria Herrando Zapater, Michael K.H. Leung, Saman Nimali Gunasekara, Chiel Boonstra, Caroline Hachem, Jianhua Fan, Klaus Vajen, and Corry de Keizer.
During the following days, I had the chance to present our latest work on "Techno-economic analysis of PVT absorber designs for ground source heat pump integration", co-authored with Nelson Sommerfeldt. I was also proud to see two of our talented master students at Energy at KTH whom I had the pleasure to supervise during their thesis, Ellen Louise Nicholson and Alonso Conejos Lopez, present our collaborative work with DualSun and DualSun Nordic on outdoor testing of #solarPVT collector prototypes.
Another highlight was the first meeting of the new IEA SHC Task on PVT Heating Systems, led by Dr. Korbinian Kramer, which is planned to kick off next year. Reach out if you’re interested in joining!
Additionally, we had a technical to the PROTEAS Research Facility of The Cyprus Institute, which provided a hands-on look at the latest solar energy research innovations being carried out on the island. 🌞
Lastly, we celebrated the announcement of upcoming ISES conferences: Solar World Congress 2025 #SWC2025 in Fortaleza, Brazil, on the week leading to COP 30 in Belem, and #EuroSun2026 in Freiburg — marking 30 years since the first EuroSun, also held in the solar capital of Germany.
A shout out to the ISES HQ team, especially Arabella Liehr and Melina Hanhart, for ensuring both the Board Meeting and the Conference were smooth and unforgettable experiences.
🙌 Feeling energized to continue contributing to this exciting field and advancing solar energy research!💡
#SolarEnergy #SustainableEnergy #PVT #HeatPump #IEA
