الأحد، 2 سبتمبر 2012

Desertec Award






 Desertec Best Paper Award

The Desertec Best Paper Award recognizes outstanding academic work related to the development of renewable energy in North Africa, the Middle East and Europe

Who can apply

All students or young researchers studying/researching at a university or research center based in North Africa, the Middle East or Europe are invited to participate in the award, regardless of degree level. Students who have recently graduated, and whose paper has been written since 2009, are also eligible for the award. The paper can be related to a published article, a Bachelor, Master or PhD thesis, or an independent research.

Paper subject: the paper should address one of the following topics

 Financing large-scale renewable energy projects – what are the success factors? How to strengthen local financial markets in MENA 

 Regional cooperation in MENA countries – best practices and perspectives

 Regulatory challenges to cross-border transmission lines – how to address these challenges

 Transmission lines – status of HVDC technology and perspectives, operational issues and
aspects of meshed HVDC supergrids

 Connecting North Africa and the Middle East with Europe – how can an integrated EUMENA power system be achieved

 Benefits of large-scale renewable energy projects and of an integrated system

 Public awareness and social acceptance of renewable energy in general

 Wind storm protection techniques

 Generation plant water consumption reduction techniques

The award: the authors of the 4 best papers will receive free entrance to the 3rd Dii Desert Energy Conference from 7th - 9th of November 2012 in Berlin and all travel expenses will be covered. Furthermore, the winners´ papers will be published on the Dii website and they will also have the opportunity to present a brief summary of their work during the conference. A further 6 authors will receive free entrance to the conference

The submission materials should include

      1Executive summary: 4 pages (Font: Arial 11), full version of the study should be available upon request
2Completed form with your contact data and name of your university/research center Click here here to access the submission form
 3Motivation letter: 1 page (Font: Arial 11) answering the following questions
 Why is your work relevant for Desertec
 Why do you want to participate/present your results at the conference
4. Your CV

Contact/Deadline

Please submit your application in English, and in PDF form, no later than 8th October 2012 to Vegas (vegas@dii-eumena.com, Tel: +49 89 340 77 05 82


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