(The following topics include but are not limited to)
Theme One: Energy grid
Renewable energy, including modeling, operation, control and integration
Solar power system
Integration of renewable energy technologies with smart grids
Energy and Power Engineering
Energy Efficiency and Management Energy storage, fuel cell technologies and trends
Thermal and power engineering
Clean development mechanism
Thermal hydraulics and safety analysis of nuclear reactors
Non-stationary thermodynamics and engineering applications
Heat and mass transfer theory and application of biomass energy
Simulation control and integration in energy power system process
Clean and efficient combustion, energy saving and emission reduction
Energy materials and energy technology
Energy security and energy systems
Energy conversion and energy efficiency
Energy analysis and energy transfer
Clean coal and fossil fuels
Biomass energy engineering
Energy chemical engineering
Motors and transformers
The development of smart grids
Electric vehicle charging technology and system integration
High pressure system
Modeling and simulation
Cyber-physical smart grid modeling and demand response management
Electric vehicle
Grid to Car (G2V) and Car to Grid (V2G)
Industrial automation and control
Power Quality (PQ)
Theme 2: Environment and Materials Science
Environmental material
Materials Science and Engineering
nanomaterials
New energy materials
Biological materials and biological devices
optics
Electronic and magnetic materials
Composite, hybrid and multifunctional materials
Metals and alloys
Environmental protection green material
Nanoporous material
Polymer material
Green catalytic chemistry
Photovoltaic material
Silicon material
Material synthesis and processing technology
Material surface and interface
Material failure and protection
Metallurgical engineering
Electrical materials
Pollution control
Ecosystem management
Solid waste management
Environmental management
Water resources management
Wastewater discharge management
Water quality modeling
Environmental nanotechnology
Geographic information systems, statistics and remote sensing
Environmental remote sensing application
GIS is used for environmental assessment
Wastewater and sludge treatment
Water treatment and reclamation
Industrial wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment of wetlands
Ecosystem restoration
Biological filtration of harmful gases
Soil remediation/phytoremediation