Opportunity - Call for applications and papers: Autumn School on SDG 7 and Special Issue for Journal Discover Energy

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Title

Call for applications and papers: Autumn School Infratrain on SDG 7 and Special Issue for Journal Discover Energy

Organization

Technische Universität Berlin, Workgroup for Economic and Infrastructure Policy

Type

Training Courses (Duration: 5 days)

Sector

• Grid
• Humanitarian Energy
• Mini-grid
• Solar
• Wind
• Off-grid
• Other
• Climate Change
• Energy Access
• Financing and Business Models
• Policy and Regulation
• Renewable Energy

Country

• Germany

Eligibility/Description

In cooperation with our academic partners, we are very glad to announce the 19th year of the InfraTrain, a series of events in infrastructure research and policy training designed for graduate scholars, as well as for practitioners wanting to catch up with the recent research methodologies. InfraTrain thus addresses:

− Advanced Master students − PhD students, post-docs, and other scholars from universities and research institutions − Junior staff from ministries, regulatory agencies, and other governmental bodies − Young practitioners from industry, consulting firms, and financial companies dealing with infrastructure issues

The core elements of each InfraTrain are the Training Sessions, which cover a specific topic. Each participant chooses one session for the entire week. Experienced faculty and practitioners lecture on a focused topic, propose exercises and computer simulations, and discuss theory and policy issues. Training Sessions are accompanied by seminars, where participants present and debate either their PhD theses or other current work in smaller groups Students in a Master or PhD program will receive a graded certificate corresponding to 6 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) upon the completion of a term paper resulting from the training course. (for students of TU Berlin, this will count as module 70158 “Operations Research - Graduate Autumn School (OR-AUT)”. A follow up project with a potential publication is planned.

This year’s call for participation is linked to a call for papers: We invite all potential candidates to submit abstracts that, after participation in the Infratrain and revisions, will be submitted to the Special Issue of the Journal “Discover Energy”, under the title: “The Future of Renewable Energy Systems: Top-down and Bottom-up Technical-economic Modeling of Energy Systems, Energy Access (“mini-” and “micro-”grids), and Technological Development“ (see https://link.springer.com/collections/ihfdehifjb).

Training Sessions 2024

1) Electricity Access, Microgrids, Swarm Electrification and SDG7 This session will address electricity access, microgrids, and swarm electrification in the context of SDG7. We will provide insights to our participants into the potential benefits and challenges associated with decentralized renewable energy solutions, the impact of renewable energy technologies on energy access and the development of low-income communities. We will explore case studies and analyze the socio-economic impacts to shed light on the role of decentralized grids in promoting energy access, enhancing energy security, and fostering sustainable development. As the world transitions towards a more sustainable energy future, technological foresight plays a crucial role in shaping policy decisions and investment strategies. Therefore, we will also examine potential trajectories of renewable energy technologies, their scalability, and their integration into existing energy systems. By analyzing future scenarios and considering the socio-economic implications, we want to transmit our participants valuable insights in the sustainable energy transition.

Trainer: Dr. Kristin Dietrich and Dr. Georg Heinemann (Technische Universität Berlin), Dr. Ana Tovar (TRAJECTS fellow, Bogota, Columbia), Prof. Sebastian Groh (Solshare and BRAC University, Bangladesh), Daniel Phillip (Microenergy International) Junior trainers: Khadidja Sakhraoui, Nadji Agadi, Enno Wiebrow (Technische Universität Berlin ), Charles Muchunku (Kenia)

2) Energy System Modeling The course provides an introduction to modeling multi-carrier energy systems with a focus on renewables, sector integration, and decarbonization scenarios. As an introduction, the course covers the technical basics and societal background of energy system modeling, as well as the current state of the art. Following the general introduction to the field of energy system models, various special features of integrated energy system models and their applications will be presented and discussed. In this context, over the course of the week, a small energy system model will be created from scratch and continuously expanded to include more functionalities and introduce new concepts. The open-source programming language Julia will be used for the creation of the model. The participants study the basic principles of the energy sector in the current context of restructuring towards a fossil-free energy supply by 2050 and its common challenges, focusing on sector coupling and integration of renewable energy sources. Participants learn to apply the common academic methodology in energy economics, techno-economic analysis using numerical optimization in sample cases during the course and in a term paper after the training. The term papers will focus on different topics and analyze different aspects of the energy system. Applicants should have a background in energy system analysis, some experience in numerical modeling, and basic skills in Julia programming.

Trainer: Dr. Konstantin Löffler (Technische Universität Berlin, NTNU Trondheim) Junior trainers: Nikita Moskalenko, Jonathan Hanto, Philipp Herpich (Technische Universität Berlin )

Applications:

Participation in InfraTrain is free of charge. Participants will be provided with course and training materials. Particular emphasis is placed on young researchers (Masters, PhD students, post-Docs) and practitioners from industry, consulting, etc. If you are interested in participating, please send your CV including fields of scientific interest until August 16, 2024, via the application form.

For applying please visit our Congeno website:

https://events.tu-berlin.de/de/events/01902bd1-3aca-7de7-91cd-318e31d01ab6?scopeFilter%5Bpublicly_visible%5D=true&scopeFilter%5Bhidden_in_lists%5D=false&scopeFilter%5Bended%5D=false

Deadline

2024/08/16

URL

https://www.tu.berlin/wip/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungsreihen/infratrain-autumn-school