BIOGREEN 2010 Call for Papers
Replacing the classical energy with alternative renewable energy (green energy), such as bioenergy, eolian energy, or solar energy is an ecological and economic trend that suggests important socio-economic advantages: using native renewable resources, increasing of self-sufficiency rate of energy and promoting use of clean energy, and that way, polluting emissions to the air will be reduced.
Bioenergy is renewable energy derived from biological sources, to be used for heat, electricity, or vehicle fuel. Biofuel derived from plant materials is among the most rapidly growing renewable energy technologies. In several countries corn-based ethanol is currently the largest source of biofuel as a gasoline substitute or additive. Recent energy legislation mandates further growth of both corn-based and advanced biofuels from other sources. Growing biofuel demand has implications for U.S. and world agriculture.
Eolian energy is currently used throughout the world on a large scale. In the past decade, its evolution shows its acceptance as a source of generation, with expressive growth trends in the energy matrices in the countries where this source is used Eolian energy is renewable and has very low environmental impact. To generate it, there are no gas emissions, no effluent refuse, and no other natural resources, such as water, are consumed.
Photovoltaic technology makes use of the energy in the sun, and it has little impact on the environment. Photovoltaics can be used in a wide range of products, from small consumer items to large commercial solar electric systems.
BIOGREEN 2010, The First International Conference on Advances in Renewable and Sustainable Energies, bring together the challenging technical and regulation aspects for supporting and producing renewable energy with less or no impact on the ecosystems. There are several technical integration barriers and steps for social adoption and governmental legislation to favor and encourage this kind of energy.
The conference deals with technical papers presenting research and practical results, industrial small- and large-scale systems, challenging applications, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific topics on renewable energy, such as those being discussed in the standard fora or in industry consortia, survey papers addressing the key problems and solutions on any of the topics, short papers on work in progress, and panel proposals.
Energy-intensive technologies
Energy-intensive devices
Energy-intensive services and applications
Energy-intensive mission-critical applications
Energy-intensive safety applications
Telecommunications energy efficient solutions
Energy control and optimization in data centers
Interfaces for energy interchange
Energy bioscience
Bioenergy, biopower, biofuels
Energy transduction systems
Ocean tides energy
Vibration based, piezoelectric, and nanogenerators
Eolian production systems
Storage for eolian energy
Integration between eolian systems and classical energy systems
Independent and corporate producers
Plant and non-medical microbial systems
Thermo-chemical conversion of biomass fuels
Feedstock development (switchgrass, miscanthus, etc.)
Biomass depolymerization
Fossil fuel bioprocessing
Cleaner energy from renewable plant materials
Ethanol plants and bio-refineries
Green energy technologies and economic models
Chemistry and nanotechnology to improve biodiesel production
Potential of mitigation of atmospheric change through the development of herbaceous energy crop
Development of accessible mechanistic mathematical models
Environmental effects on photosynthesis to plant productivity
Social acceptability of energy crops
Economic, environmental, and social challenges for renewable energy