WWEC 2011 aims at presenting the latest technologies, services and policies for wind energy and renewable energies in general, as well as local and regional energy planning and much more. A special focus will be on how to harvest the abundance of renewable energy in the deserts of this world and thus Convert Deserts into Powerhouses.

WWEC 2011 is this year’s meeting point for the international wind energy community of technology providers, researchers and policy makers to discuss future research directions towards a better understanding of the wind energy and renewable energy systems. This meeting gives ample opportunities to present and discuss research results which will be supported by various panels and several keynote speeches with special emphasis on public dialogue. In addition to plenary sessions for accepted papers, a number of poster sessions will be held.

Conference Topics

1. Wind turbine technology, systems, and components
2. Renewable energy system integration and optimization
3. Industrial strategies and creation of local manufacturing capacities
4. Wind farm planning
5. Wind resource assessment and prediction
6. Monitoring, operation and maintenance of wind farms
7. National policies on wind energy and renewable energy sources, barriers, incentives
8. Financing models: Equity, loans, carbon finance
9. Community power: Ownership models
10. International frameworks and programmes
11. Training and education
12. Water desalination
13. Small & Hybrid systems and storage
14. Other renewable energy technologies

Important Dates

Deadline for Paper Abstract Submission	30 January 2011
Deadline for Paper Abstract Reviews	15 February 2011
Notification of the Accepted Papers to the first Author	28 February 2011
Deadline for Submission of the Full Papers and Pre-registration for the Authors	15 October 2011
Deadline for the receipt of presentation material electronically	15 October 2011

Please send your paper to info@wwec2011.net with the subject: Paper for WWEC 2011