Israel Sustainable Energy Society Annual Meeting 16 February 2015 Ben Gurion University ISES-2015 Building 51 - Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology 09:30-10:00 Gathering and Registration 10:00-10:15 Opening and greetings Session1: 10:15-10:45 Renewable Fuels Invited lecture: Making Fuels from Carbon Dioxide and Water – Can It Be Economical? Karni Jacob - Weizmann Institute 10:45-11:00 Computational modeling of two-step bioethanol production: Marine macroalgae Ulva sp. study Edward Vitkin - Technion 11:00-11:15 Combustion Simulations of Nitrogen Based Renewable Fuel Bar Mosevitzky - Technion 11:15-11:30 Rational Design of Distributed Marine Biorefineries: Thermodynamics, Technology, and Sustainability Implications for Developing Countries. Alexander Golberg- Tel Aviv University Session 2: 11:30-12:00 Energy Storage Invited lecture: Contemporary approach of energy storage usage Dov Berger- Ormat 12:00-12:15 Thermodynamic analysis of a solar thermo-electro-chemical storage (TECS) system Erez Wenger- Tel Aviv University 12:15–12:45 Invited lecture: Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) for Improved Power Quality Shuki Wulfus - Bar Ilan University 12:45 – 13:00 ISES General Meeting - ‫אסיפה כללית של האגודה‬ 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break Session 3: 14:00-14:30 Solar Thermal Invited lecture: Solar air receivers for operation at above 600 °C and integrated with packed-bed thermal storage Aldo Steinfeld- ETH Zurich, Switzerland 14:30-14:45 Model and Analysis of ceramic foam solar volumetric receivers Jonathan Grey- Tel Aviv University 14:45-15:00 Annual analysis of solar hybrid steam injection gas turbine (STIG) cycle Guy Polonsky – Tel Aviv University 15:00-15:15 Investigation and Simulations of a Hybrid Vapor Compression and Liquid Desiccant A/C System Mika Reichel -Technion 15:15-15:30 Hybrid Desiccant Air Conditioning Powered by Low-Grade heat Yigal Evron-Technion 15:30–15:45 Coffee break Session 4: 15:45-16:00 PV Contacts Configuration for Novel Photoelectric-Thermionic Solar Cells Sandovsky Rama, Avi Kribus - Tel Aviv University 16:00-16:15 High Open-Circuit Voltage Cells Based on Organic Lead Halide Perovskites Nir Klein-Kedem- Weizmann Institute 16:15-16:30 Investigation of ZnO nano-structures for energy generation Alex Axelevitch- Holon Institute of Technology 16:30-17:00 Invited lecture: Renewable Role in Israel's Power Future Rona Sarfaty - Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy & Water resources