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<h1 style="font-size: 2em;margin: 0 0 10px;">Call For Papers<br>
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<h3 style="font-size: 1.17em;margin: 0 0 10px;">IRSEC'14 - IEEE co-sponsored Conference<br><b><font color="red">Previous IRSEC is indexed in SCOPUS </font></b><br>The 2nd International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference<br>Ouarzazate- MOROCCO, October 17-19, 2014.<br><a href="http://dfr.r.mailjet.com/link/x7gh/oniz1r4/3/-6My3IHJ0fYcpgqUdwiTsQ/aHR0cDovL21lZC1zcGFjZS5vcmcvaXJzZWM" style="border: none;">med-space.org/irsec</a><br><b>Submission deadline: June 30, 2014</b>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">The Mediterranean Space of Technology and Innovation (MSTI) with the partnership of the Moroccan Agency of Solar Energy (MASEN), German development cooperation (GIZ), and many other National and International intitutions organizes the second Edition of the International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC'14).</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">IRSEC'14 is an international scientific conference that provides an excellent opportunity for discussion and knowledge exchange for researchers, policy-makers, engineers and other specialists with an interest in issues related to renewable energy. It is supposed to spark discussion within the academic community and to bridge the gap between practitioners and experts.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">IRSEC'14 covers a wide range of topics related to renewable energy technology, energy efficiency, green energy, climate change and sustainable energy systems.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">We have the real pleasure to invite you to submit a paper to the 2nd International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC'14) which is taking place in the Moroccan "Hollywood" : the city of Ouarzazate in October 17-19, 2014.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">IRSEC'14 is an international scientific conference that provides an excellent opportunity for discussion and knowledge exchange for researchers, policy-makers, engineers and other specialists with an interest in issues related to renewable energy. It is supposed to spark discussion within the academic community and to bridge the gap between practitioners and experts.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">IRSEC'14 covers a wide range of topics related to renewable energy technology, energy efficiency, green energy, climate change and sustainable energy systems.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">IRSEC'14 is an IEEE technically co-sponsored conference. All papers will be submitted to IEEE for potential inclusion in IEEE Xplore and extended versions of selected papers will be published in special issues of international journals.</p>
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<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;margin: 0 0 10px;">TOPICS:</h2>
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<li>Solar Energy</li>
<li>Wind Energy</li>
<li>Sea Power</li>
<li>Hydroelectric Power</li>
<li>Thermal and Recycling</li>
<li>Biomass</li>
<li>Eco-Design</li>
<li>Transportation generation</li>
<li>Distribution Power System</li>
<li>Electricity storage</li>
<li>Energy harvesting</li>
<li>Renewable energy for IT equipments</li>
<li>Green technology</li>
<li>Energy efficiency</li>
<li>Smart Grid</li>
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<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;margin: 0 0 10px;">INVITED TALKS: <a href="http://dfr.r.mailjet.com/link/x7gh/oniz1r4/5/iv93Ky8r6bxwKp4CeayisQ/aHR0cDovL21lZC1zcGFjZS5vcmcvaXJzZWMvc3BlYWtlcnM" style="border: none;">med-space.org/irsec/speakers</a>
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<b>Modeling and Simulation of Thermal and Efficiency Behavior of Solar Panels</b><br><i>(Prof. <b>Said Ahzi</b>, University of Strasbourg - France)</i>
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<b>Energy Storage Initiative at Argonne National Laboratory</b><br><i>(Prof. <b>Emilio E. Bunel</b>, Argonne National Laboratory, IL - USA)</i>
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<b>First Principles Calculations: a Powerful Tool to Better Understand Electrode Materials for Li (or Na)-ion Batteries</b><br><i>(Prof. <b>Dany Calier</b>, University of Bordeaux - France)</i>
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<b>Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) in Morocco - a niche market with ample opportunities</b><br><i>(Prof. <b>Ahmed Ennaoui</b>, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie - Germany)</i>
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<b>Preparing advanced III-V multi junction solar cells on different substrates</b><br><i>(Prof. <b>Thomas-Hannappel</b>, Head of Department of Photovoltaics, Institute of Physics, Ilmenau University of Technology - Germany)</i>
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<b>Energy and water security grand challenges: approach, advances and solutions</b><br><i>(Dr <b>Mohammad Ahmed Khaleel</b>, Executive Director, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Qatar)</i>
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<b>Rechargeable Na-ion batteries for large format applications</b><br><i>(Prof. <b>Shinichi Komaba</b>, Tokyo University of Science - Japan)</i>
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<b>Surface and interface characterization of chalcopyrite and related thin-film solar cell materials and structures using x-ray based spectroscopy</b><br><i>(Dr. <b>Iver Lauermann</b>, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fur Materialien und Energie, Germany)</i><br>
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<b>Design and synthesis of new solid catalysts as an integral part to the solutions of today's and the future's energy problems</b><br><i>(Dr. <b>Hadi Nur</b>, Ibnu Sina Institute for Fundamental Science Studies, UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia)</i>
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<b>Nanomaterial Design: Toward the Improvement of DSSC Solar Cell Efficiency</b><br><i>(Dr <b>Abdelhafed Taleb</b>, Chimie ParisTech, Pierre & Marie Curie University, Paris, France)</i>
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<b>Status and perspectives of lithium ion battery research</b><br><i>(<b>Prof. Rachid Yazami</b>, 2014' Draper Price Award Laureate, National Academy of Engineering, Washington DC, USA)</i>
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<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;margin: 0 0 10px;">WORKSHOPS:</h2>
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<i>WORKSHOP A</i> : Ab initio and density functional methods for designing new materials for solar energy conversion and storage</h3>
<h4 style="font-size: 12px;margin: 0 0 10px;">Co-chairs<br>
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<li>Prof. <b>Abdelilah Benyoussef</b>, Faculty of Sicences, Mohammed V Univ.Rabat, (Morocco)</li>
<li>Prof. <b>Sabre Kais</b>, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Doha (Qatar)<br>and Department of Chemistry and Physics, Purdue University (USA)<br>
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<i>WORKSHOP B</i> : Next-generation Li-ion batteries: Barriers Interfering with Reaching the Targets</h3>
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<li>Prof. <b>Ilias Belharouak</b>, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (Qatar)<br>and Argonne National Laboratory, IL (USA)<br>
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<li>Prof. <b>Ismael Saadoune</b>, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech (Morocco)<br>
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<br><h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;margin: 0 0 10px;">CO-CHAIRS:</h2>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">Mohamed Essaaidi<br>ENSIAS, Director<br>IEEE Morocco Section, Chair<br>+212 (0) 661 725 992<br>essaaidi@ieee.org</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">Youssef Zaz<br>Mediterranean Space of Technology and Innovation, President<br>Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, A. Prof<br>+212 (0) 662 102 167<br>zaz@med-space.org</p>
<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;margin: 0 0 10px;">DEADLINES</h2>
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<td>Submission deadline</td>
<td>: June 30, 2014</td>
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<td>Notification to authors</td>
<td>: July 31, 2014</td>
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<td>Final version due</td>
<td>: September 5, 2014</td>
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<td>IRSEC'14</td>
<td>: October 17-19, 2014</td>
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<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;margin: 0 0 10px;">CONTACT</h2>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">Youssef Zaz<br>irsec14@gmail.com<br>Phone: +212 (0) 662 102 167</p>
<h2 style="font-size: 1.5em;margin: 0 0 10px;">PREVIOUS EDITION IRSEC'13</h2>
<p style="margin: 0 0 10px;line-height: 1.3em;">Received papers : 234 from 36 countries.</p>
<b><a href="http://dfr.r.mailjet.com/link/x7gh/oniz1r4/6/IwHat9u1IzCBHXlTGd4fEA/aHR0cDovL2llZWV4cGxvcmUuaWVlZS5vcmcvc2VhcmNoL3NlYXJjaHJlc3VsdC5qc3A_bmV3c2VhcmNoPXRydWUmcXVlcnlUZXh0PWlyc2Vj" style="border: none;">103 papers in IEEE Xplore</a></b><br>
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