ISES Regional Conferences

Regional conferences promote the widespread application of solar energy technology. To steer development for all countries in a sustainable direction it is vital to strongly emphasize the application of solar energy within overall development strategies. Positive research results, successful marketing strategies and new, economically viable products are more likely to be quickly achieved and widely distributed in an environment where the exchange of information and experience is fully realised. ISES sees itself in this context as a focal point, providing a network within which different groups can exchange knowledge and obtain technical and scientific expertise.

EuroSun 2024

EuroSun 2024 Announced!

During the closing ceremony of EuroSun 2022, it was announced that EuroSun 2024 will take place in The Hague, Netherlands in September 2024.

EuroSun 2024 will be organized by ISES and the IEA SHC and will take place in the Fokker Terminal in The Hague, a former aircraft hangar turned into a state of the art CO2-neutral conference venue.

The Hague is home to over 160 institutions and NGOs as well as 120 embassies and foreign representations and the Permanent Court of Arbitration and International Criminal Court.

Locally, the conference will be organized by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency RVO, the Delft University of Technology, Holland Solar, TKI Urban Energy and the The Hague Convention Bureau (City of the Hague).

EuroSun 2022

EuroSun 2022 took place from 25 - 29 September 2022 in Kassel, Germany.

Organized by the International Solar Energy Society and the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme and hosted by the De­part­ment of So­lar and Sys­tems En­gi­nee­ring at the University of Kassel, this first in-person EuroSun conference since the COVID-pandemic welcomed 486 attendees from 54 countries all around the world.

Throughout the four conference days, attendees joined 5 plenary sessions, 10 keynotes, oral sessions across 20 conference themes, three poster sessions, workshops, technical sessions, and more.

In 2022, a special focus of the organizers was to support young scientists and students, and a wide range of events for these young attendees was offered such as the Masters Course in Solar Energy including free accommodation, free conference attendees for 75 students, a dedicated networking session for junior scientists and senior experts and much more.

The conference was made possible by the generous support from public supporters such as the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, the University of Kassel and the state energy agency of Hesse as well as by the conference Gold Sponsor Viessmann and the Supporting Sponsors Enersolve, Qconcept, Stadtwerke Kassel and the cdw foundation.

ASES SOLAR 2022

ASES SOLAR 2022, the 51st Annual National Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, ISES national section in the US will take place from June 21-24, 2022 in Albuquerque.

The congress will take place under the theme of Energy Transition with Economic Justice and will cover research across seven conference tracks: Energy Transformation; Economic Justice; Energy Policy; Grid Integration and PV Advances; Buildings Innovations; Clean Transportation and Education.

Learn more about the ASES SOLAR 2022 congress here!

EuroSun 2020

13th International Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry

01 - 03 September 2020 - Virtual Conference

 

EuroSun 2020 - it's a wrap!

Over 200 hundred attendees from countries all around the world attended the first-ever virtual EuroSun 2020 and the three conference days were packed with state of the art scientific presentations on the conference's 13 conference topics, networking sessions, workshops and more.

EuroSun 2020 offered a platform to discuss the latest developments with leading solar energy experts as well as policymakers and industry representatives. The programme included distinguished keynote speakers in plenary sessions, specialists meetings in breakout sessions and poster exhibitions as well as social events with the opportunity to network, meet old friends and to make new ones.

The Conference was organized by ISES in cooperation with the Cyprus University of Technology, the University of West Attica and supported by the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme.

Thank you to everybody who attended EuroSun 2020!

EuroSun 2018

12th International Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry

10. - 13. September, 2018
Rapperswil, Switzerland

Registration: http://www.eurosun2018.org/registration.html
Event Homepage: http://www.eurosun2018.org/home.html

This years welcoming message:
It is our great pleasure to invite you to EuroSun 2018 in Rapperswil, Switzerland.
This year’s conference will be held on the beautiful campus of the HSR University of Applied Science Rapperswil on Lake Zürich.

The worldwide success of renewable energy technologies, and solar energy in particular, is remarkable, and it is what we all work for. In many cases solar technologies are already the most economical way to produce electricity or heat. But there is still a very long way to go to achieve the goal of a 100% renewable energy supply. Efficiencies must improve and the costs of components and services must be reduced further. We need a shift to thinking in terms of systems and a better understanding of the interaction of the electricity, heat and mobility sectors.

In the last few years we have seen a growing competition between solar thermal technologies and solar electricity in the heating sector. It is not yet clear where that competition will lead us. Most certainly our future energy system will have a higher grade of electrification. On the other hand it seems likely that energy systems will be more stable and more efficient if a variety of technologies complement each other.
The EuroSun conferences focus on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry, covering both, heat and electricity.

We are pleased to announce that the EuroSun 2018 will be organized in cooperation with the Swissolar Solar Heating Conference, the 2nd SIGES Conference on the Simulation of Energy Systems for Buildings and the 8th International Conference on Solar Air Conditioning.

EuroSun 2018 will offer a platform to discuss the latest developments with leading solar energy experts as well as policy makers and industry representatives. The programme will include distinguished keynote speakers in plenary sessions, specialists meetings in breakout sessions and poster exhibitions as well as social events where you will have the opportunity to network, meet old friends and to make new ones.

For three days the campus of HSR in Rapperswil will host the “who ‘s who” in solar energy for buildings and industry. We look forward to welcoming you there for EuroSun 2018.

Grand Renewable Energy 2018 - International Conference and Exhibition

Sunday, 17. June 2018 to Friday, 22. June 2018

Pacifico Yokohama, Japan

Welcome message from the organizing committee: The Paris Agreement in COP21 is the agreement applicable to all participants of parties for the first time in history and serves as a turning point with an eye toward a decarbonized society. Under the Agreement, the greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced dramatically to almost zero by the end of this century. With this long-term goal in the Paris Agreement, it is important for us to accelerate strategic efforts and initiatives carbon emission reduction in energy demand and supply.

The practical challenge to achieve is low- carbonization of energy supply, energy conversion, and energy conservation including smart integration of renewable energy in maximum both in supply and demand sides. Financial strategy, policy initiatives and advanced technology development must be associated with them. Intelligence and cutting edge technology are indispensable in the fields of electricity, electronics, mechanics, physics, chemicals, biology, architecture, civil, mathematics, meteorology, sociology, systems, finance, and integrated management. We have great expectation and feel glad to have discussion about these crucial issues through the 900 papers’ presentation covering 12 areas of renewable energies. Plenary session by the invited speakers, more than 15 experts, from all over the world are also programmed. International exhibition is held in parallel. We, Organizing Committee, welcome all those participating in Grand Renewable Energy 2018 Conference, and look forward to seeing in Yokohama.

http://www.grand-re2018.org/english/index.html

EuroSun 2016

11th International Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry

12.-14. October 2016

Palma de Mallorca

International Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry

ISES, AEDES and the University of the Balearic Islands are pleased to announce the 2016 edition of EuroSun, the ISES European solar energy congress.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

  • Solar Architecture and Net Zero Energy Buildings
  • Solar Heat for Industrial Processes
  • Thermal Storage
  • Solar Thermal Systems: Domestic Hot Water, Space Heating and Cooling
  • Solar Assisted District Heating and Cooling and Large Scale Applications
  • Testing & Certification
  • Solar Thermal Collectors and Solar Loop Components
  • PV and PVT systems for buildings and industry
  • Solar Resource
  • Solar Education
  • Renewable Energy Strategies and Policies

View the proceedings of the EuroSun 2016 here: http://proceedings.ises.org/?conference=eurosun2016

View video interviews which were taken at the EuroSun 2016 on the ISES YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHMZ2tGVXsM9sikwxaXRLGE2WIAKR7B9X

EuroSun 2014

16 - 19 September 2014

Aix-Les-Bains, France

Solar energy and solar buildings are fundamental pillars to achieving a transition to a renewable energy society. While Europe is 6 years from 2020 when the binding targets of the 3x20 will be evaluated, technologies under development today should be common place in this horizon.

To bring light to the latest developments, the scientific and organizing committees invited scientists, engineerings and policy makers to Aix les Bains, France to participate in EuroSun 2014, a European solar energy conference, organized jointly by ISES Europe and INES.

The conference proceedings are available in the ISES Conference Proceedings Database.

ISES Asia Pacific 2014 - Grand Renewable Energy Conference & Exhibition

27 July - 1 August 2014
Tokyo, Japan

The importance of the renewable energy technology has been growing significantly since the beginning of the 21st century and will continue throughout this century.

The Grand Renewable Energy 2014 (GRE2014) international conference, which follows the two conferences of RE2006 and RE 2010 was held in Japan. The Organizing Committee carried out extensive activities for the success of GRE2014 with our continuous slogan "Advanced Technology Paths to Global Sustainability". Many prominent experts and organizations concerned with renewable energy participated in the committee, in the fields of academia, industry, and government, not only in Japan but also from the various countries of the world.

Expectations have been growing worldwide for renewable energy technologies as a solution for energy and global environment issues; issues projected to become more evident and serious during the 21st century. According to some long-term projections, renewable energy may satisfy half of the worlds energy needs by 2050. This would put renewable energy on the same level of importance as conventional energy. Moreover, more aggressive forecasts predict that renewable energy might supply two-thirds of the worlds energy by 2100.

We, the specialists involved in the field of renewable energy technologies today, should accept this challenge and respond to these ambitious targets this century. Doing so will influence our direction and quality of life in the future. Knowing that renewable energy is a peaceful energy resource present everywhere on earth should inspire us to further its development and dissemination. At this important time in history, you are invited to contribute to the progress of renewable energy technologies. This conference was a joint event organized together with the International Solar Energy Society-Asia Pacific.

www.grand-re2014.org/eng-conf

EuroSun 2012

18 - 21 September 2012
Opatija & Rejika, Croatia

The biennial ISES Europe Solar Conference, with the overarching theme “Solar Energy for a Brighter Future”, addressed solar energy as the most important and reliable energy source for our future. The conference brought together science, industry, academia and governments to discuss the latest cutting-edge technology advancements and business opportunities in the solar fields.  Rijeka and Opatija are neighboring cities in the unique location on the coast of Croatia, famous for its rich cultural heritage and technical history. 

5th ISES Latin American Regional Conference 2012 & IV Brazilian Solar Energy Congress (VI CBENS)

18 - 21 September 2012
Sao Paulo, Brazil

This joint event brought together researchers, professionals and students of all renewable energy sectors in the Latin American region, to learn about the development of the renewable energy technologies.