AWARDS

Categories:

  1. Honorary award for the distinguished contribution to the SDEWES conference,
  2. Best paper(s),
  3. Best poster(s),
  4. Loyalty award for most loyal participant,
  5. Most cited paper.
Criteria:
  • Best paper:
    1. Relevance to the conference
    2. Significance to the conference topics
    3. Originality of the paper
    4. Contribution to the state of knowledge
    5. Technical quality
    6. Presentation quality
  • Most cited paper:
    1. Highest score in: Number of citations during two calendar years following publication, divided by journal impact factor in the year of publication

Awards from the:

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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Yajun Deng

"Study on the Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow Patterns for Hydrogen Production from Electrolytic Water"

co-authored by: Zhenming Liu, Peng Wang, Bohong Wang, Dongliang Sun and Bo Yu

2. Jiaxiang Li

"A novel arrangement of metal fin heat recovery device in a dual channel wind scoop windcatcher system for reducing the building energy demand in temperate climates"

co-authored by: John Kaiser Calautit and Carlos Jimenez-Bescos

3. Mehdi Neshat

"Hybrid Wave-wind Energy Site Power Output Augmentation Using Self-adaptive Meta-optimisation Algorithm with Novelty Search"

co-authored by: Nataliia Y. Sergiienko, Leandro S.p. Da Silva, Erfan Amini, Mahdieh Nasiri, Seyedali Mirjalili, Amir Gandomi, Ossama Abdelkhalik and John Boland

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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Diana Snm Nasir

"SmartTURVENT: Conceptual and Feasibility Studies of Smart Hybrid Windcatcher and Turbine Roof Ventilator for Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Enhancement and Wind Energy Harvesting"

co-authored by: Ben Richard Hughes and Azlizawati Ibrahim

2. Elaine Vazquez

"Comparative Experimental Analysis between PVC Banners and Geomembranes as Waterproofing Layer for a Prototype of Green Roof"

co-authored by: Karen Santos, Mohammad K Najjar, Eduardo Linhares Qualharini and Carina Mariane Stolz

3. Julieth Stefany Garcia

"Assessment of energy transition for an integrated mass transportation system: the Colombian case"

co-authored by: Carlos Jaime Franco and Laura Cardenas

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The Honorary award for distinguished contribution to the SDEWES conference went to:

Prof. Nikola Ružinski

The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Analysis of PtGtX Systems with Metal Hydride Storage Based on Coupled Electrochemical and Thermodynamic Simulation

by: Michael Bareev-Rudy, Simon Meiswinkel, Malte Pfenning, Steffen Schedler, Barbara Schiffer, Gerd Steinebach and Tanja Clees

2. Rational Synthesis and Thermochemical Properties Regulation of Nanostructured YxSr1-xMnO3 Perovskite for Efficient CO2 Conversion

by: Boxi Geng, Bachirou Guene Lougou, Hao Zhang, Boshu Jiang, Yong Shuai, Lianxuan Wu and Ziyue Wang

3. Theoretical Analysis of Using Multiple Borehole Heat Exchangers for Production of Heating and Cooling Energy in Shallow Geothermal Reservoirs with Underground Water Flow

by: Amalia Lekić Brettschneider, Luka Perković, Tomislav Kurevija and Marija Macenić


The award for Best poster has been granted to:

1. Diana Lía Vullo

"Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approaches for Bacterial Aggregation Studies Towards the Improvement of Bioremediation Processes"

co-authored by: M. Alejandra Daniel, Andrea S. Gotting, Natalia Beraha and M. Florencia Carusela

2. Olamide Eso

"Thermal Performance Study of Different Phase Change Material Arrangements within a hybrid Windcatcher"

co-authored by: Jo Darkwa and John Kaiser Calautit

3. Christian Mikovits

"Potential Analysis of Agrivoltaics in Austria in the Context of Climate Change (PA³C³)"

co-authored by: Theresa Krexner, Iris Kral, Johannes Schmidt, Martin Schönhart, Thomas Schauppenlehner, Erwin Schmid, Andreas Gronauer and Alexander Bauer


The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Prof. Laura Vanoli

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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Critique review of renewable generation technologies and their impact on dynamic grid stability in power systems with 100% renewable generation

by: Faraedoon Ahmed, Aoife Foley, Sean Mcloone, Robert Best, Che Cameron and Dlzar Al Kez

2. Coupling a road solar thermal collector and borehole thermal energy storage for building heating: first experimental results

by: Alessandro Buscemi, Giuseppina Ciulla, Antonino D'Amico and Marco Beccali

3. Identifying the Foremost F-Gas Refrigerants for Vapor-Compression Technologies

by: Nicole Miranda, Giovani Palafox-Alcantar, Radhika Khosla and Malcolm Mcculloch


The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Prof. Sebastian Werle

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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Gone with the clouds: Estimating the water footprint of cloud computing in Europe

by: Francisco Javier Farfan Orozco* and Alena Lohrmann

2. Production of Activated Carbons From Waste Toward Utilisation in Adsorption Chillers: A Comparative Analysis

by: Agata Mlonka-Mędrala*, Karol Sztekler, Katarzyna Jagodzińska, Wojciech Kalawa, Tong Han, Wojciech Nowak and Łukasz Mika

3. Mitigation of Urban Particulate Pollution using Lightweight Green Roof System

by: Danka Kostadinović*, Marina Jovanović, Vukman Bakić, Nenad Stepanić and Žana Stevanović


The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Dr. Ramchandra Bhandari

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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. A multi-objective optimization approach to design an integrated renewable energy system including exergorisk and reliability characteristics for sustainable operation

by: Shahzeb Tariq*, Usman Safder, Sungku Heo, Char Yoo

2. Thermo-economic assessment of flexible nuclear power plants in the UK’s future low-carbon electricity system: role of thermal energy storage

by: Abdullah Al Kindi*, Marko Aunedi, Antonio Pantaleo, Goran Strbac, Christos N. Markides

3. Multiple impacts of low-carbon technologies and their role in the decision-making for small investors

by: Michaela Makešova*


The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Prof. Skender Kabashi

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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Investigation of Synergies Between Water and Energy Sectors in North, East and Central African Power Pools – Soft Linking Between the Dispa-SET Model and LISFLOOD and TEMBA Models

by: Matija Pavičević*, Sebastian Busch, Matteo De Felice, Ignacio Hidalgo Gonzalez, Konstantinos Kavvadias, Sylvain Quoilin

2. Preparation and Thermophysical Property Analysis of Nanocomposite Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage

by: Bo Zhang, Jin Wang, Dan Zheng*, Li Yang, Bengt Sundé

3. Assessment of the water footprint for the European power sector during the transition towards a 100% renewable energy system

by: Alena Lohrmann*, Michael Child, Christian Breyer


The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Prof. Francesco Calise

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The Honorary award for distinguished contribution to the SDEWES conference went to:

Prof. Tarik Kupusović

The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Impacts of Urban Vegetation Barriers on the Outdoor-Indoor Traffic Pollution Dispersion in Naturally Ventilated Spaces Along Street Canyons

by: Paige Wenbin Tien*, Tianning Shao, Menghao Wu, Shuangyu Wei, Conrad Allan Jay Pantua and John Kaiser Calautit

2. Multi-objective optimization model EPLANopt applied at country level for energy transition evaluation and comparison with climate change scenarios

by: Matteo Giacomo Prina*, Giampaolo Manzolini, David Moser, Roberto Vaccaro and Wolfram Sparber

3. Sustainability Profit Optimization of the Supply Network for a Continental-Scale Biorefinery

by: Sanja Potrč, Lidija Čuček*, Mariano Martín and Zdravko Kravanja


The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Dr. Stanislaw Anweiler

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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Lei Liu

"A Novel Pricing Mechanism for Grid-friendly Sustainable Neighborhood Energy Trading"

co-authored by: Anula Abeygunawardana and Gerard Ledwich

2. Qiang Zou

"NResearch on hydrogen leakage diagnosis method for the hydrogen tank in fuel cell vehicles based on support vector machine"

co-authored by: Ying Tian and He Li

2. Peter Woodfield

"Use of Solar Thermal Energy for Pyrolysis of Waste Plastic"

co-authored by: Gregory Mclachlan and Van Dau

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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. João Paulo Rebechi Fraga

"Cost-benefit Analysis of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) Considering Ecosystems Services Benefits: Case of Study of Mangue River Watershed in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil"

co-authored by: Roberto Nonato Arruda, Luciana Guimarães, Beatriz Rohden Becker, Celi Kiyomi Okumura, Antonio De Oliveira, Aline Veról and Marcelo Miguez

2. Laura Mayol

"Numerical Weather Prediction Applied to Photovoltaic Generation: Sensibility Analysis of Radiation Forecasting"

co-authored by: Julián Cañellas, Elian Wolfram and Alejandro Otero

3. Milan Vujanović

"Numerical Modelling of Multiphase Reactive Processes and Pollutant Formation Using Flamelet Generated Manifold Approach and Coherent Flame Combustion Model"

co-authored by: Marija Stipic and Filip Jurić

The award for Best poster has been granted to:

Martin Olazar

"Effect of incorporation of lanthanide promoters on the performance of a Ni/Al2O3 catalyst in the in-line biomass pyrolysis-reforming process"

co-authored by: Laura Santamaria, Gartzen Lopez, Maider Amutio, Maite Artetx and Aitor Arregi

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The Honorary award for distinguished contribution to the SDEWES conference went to:

Prof. Jiří Jaromír Klemeš


The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Gwenny Thomassen

"A Review on Learning Effects in Prospective Technology Assessment"

co-authored by: Steven Van Passel and Jo Dewulf

2. Robert Černý

"Preparation of Self-heating Geopolymers Using Industrial Waste Products"

co-authored by: Václav Kočí, Michaela Petrikova, Jan Fořt and Lukáš Fiala

3. Usman Safder

"Sustainable power production by optimal energy recovery and waste treatment with PRO membrane based on a ChExPA (chemical exergy pinch analysis) – Industrial application in a sugar mill plant"

co-authored by: Pouya Ifae, Kijeon Nam and Changkyoo Yoo

The award for Best poster has been granted to:

1. Ofelia Araujo

"Simulation of Biogas Production from Agro-residues to Produce Bioenergy"

co-authored by: Israel Bernardo Poblete and Jose Luiz De Medeiros

2. Stanislaw Anweiler

"Algorithms for determination of the vector velocity field in a two-phase gas-liquid flow"

co-authored by: Grzegorz Ligus, Maciej Masiukiewicz and Marek Wasilewski

3. Ali Alouache

"Comparative Biosorption of Congo Red Dye and Hexavalent Chromium using Pleurotus Mutilus Biomass in Aqueous Solutions"

co-authored by: Ammar Selatnia and Boubekeur Nadjemi


The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Prof. Young-Kwon Park


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The Honorary award for distinguished contribution to the SDEWES conference went to:

Prof. Viacheslav Kafarov


The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Henrik Pieper

"Assessment of a Combination of Three Heat Sources for Heat Pumps to Supply District Heating"

co-authored by: Torben Ommen, Brian Elmegaard, Wiebke Brix Markussen

2. Giovanni Barone

"Air-based Photovoltaic Thermal Collectors: Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of a Novel Low-cost Protype"

co-authored by: Annamaria Buonomano, Cesare Forzano, Adolfo Palombo, Orestis Panagopoulos

3. Gellio Ciotti

"Integrating industrial waste heat recovery into sustainable Smart Energy Systems"

co-authored by: Patrizia Simeoni, Mattia Cottes, Antonella Meneghetti, Gioacchino Nardin

Best Paper award

The award for Best poster has been granted to:

1. Ofelia Araujo

"Energy, CO2, Ethanol and Water Assessments of a High-Scale Sugar-Cane Based Biorefinery: Prelude of a Full Carbon Capture Scenario"

co-authored by: Raquel De Freitas Dias, Hudson Carminati, José Luiz De Medeiros

2. Antonio Rosato

"Simulation Models of an Electric-driven Smart Window: Energy and Visual Performances"

co-authored by: Sergio Sibilio, Giovanni Ciampi, Giuseppina Iuliano, Luigi Maffei, Michelangelo Scorpio, Manuela Almeida

3. Martin Pavlas

"Cost of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from residual municipal waste treatment"

co-authored by: Vlastimír Nevrlý, Ondřej Putna, Radovan Šomplák

Best Poster Award


The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Prof. Chun-Han Ko


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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Viktor Sebestyen

"Big data based strategic environmental assessment"

co-authored by: Miklós Bulla, Ákos Rédey, Janos Abon

2. Milana Guteša

"Fuel rich ammonia/hydrogen injection for humidified gas turbines"

co-authored by: Marco Osvaldo Vigueras-Zuniga, Marco Buffi, Tine Seljak, Agustin Valera-Medina

3. Huseyin Yavasoglu

"Experimental study of machine learning based advanced range estimation method for BEVs"

co-authored by: Yusuf Engin Tetik, Kursad Gokce

The award for Best poster has been granted to:

1. Nicola Moretti

"A vision for a cognitive campus network od universities: the learnscapes of Poveglia island"

co-authored by: Franz Bittenbinder, Che Liu, Fulvio Re Cecconi, Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue, Angelo Luigi Camillo Ciribini, Iva Kovacic

2. Viola Somogyi

"Investigation od Diclofenac Degradation in Different Matrices"

co-authored by: Béla Varga, Mónika Meiczinger, Endre Nagy, Endre Domoko

3. Žana Stevanović

"Influence od upgrading glass wall inside od building on thermal comfort"

co-authored by: Tamara Bajc, Mladen Tomic, Danka Kostadinovic

The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Mariusz Tanczuk


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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Henning Meschede

"Increased Utilisation of Renewable Energies through Demand Response in the Water Supply Sector – A Case Study"

by: Henning Meschede

2. Fausto Freire

"Life-Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Key Electricity Generation Systems in Portugal"

co-authored by: Jeremiah Kabayo, Pedro Marques

Third place is shared by two papers:

3. Liliana Rusu

"The wave and wind power potential in the western Black Sea"

by: Liliana Rusu

3. Assed Haddad

"Increasing energy efficiency of building envelopes towards nearly zero energy buildings integrating BIM and LCA"

co-authored by: Mohammad Najjar, Karoline Figueiredo

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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Lara Welder

"Spatio-Temporal Optimization of a Future Energy System for Power-to-Hydrogen Applications in Germany"
co-authored by: Severin Ryberg, Leander Kotzur, Thomas Grube, Martin Robinius, Detlef Stolten

2. Bernd Möller

"Heat Roadmap Europe – Identifying Local Heat Demand and Supply with a European Thermal Atlas"
co-authored by: Eva Wiechers, Urban Persson, Lars Grundahl, David Connolly

3. Giuseppina Ciulla

"Artificial Neural Network to support best configuration of Building Automation Control Systems for lighting"
co-authored by: Marco Beccali, Marina Bonomolo, Valerio Lo Brano, Michal Mrázek

Best Paper Award



The award for Best poster has been granted to:

1. Blanca Moreno

"The impact of Virtual Power Plant technology composition on wholesale electricity prices: A comparative study of some European Union electricity markets"
co-authored by: Guzmán Díaz, Fernando Anaya

2. Zafer Utlu

"Fabrication of AAO Templates Using Different Heat Storage Capacities Salts for Thermal Energy Storage Systems"
co-authored by: Behiye Yuksel, Bengisu Yilmaz, Devrim Aydın, Gokhan Orhan, Saffa Riffat

3. Chun-Han Ko

"Phytoextraction by Taiwanese chenopod and Napier grass for heavy metals and comparison with soil excavation by life cycle assessment for two contaminated sites"
co-authored by: Chih Chang, Bing-Yuan Yang, Jian-Ren Ho

The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Amela Ajanovic

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The Honorary award for distinguished contribution to the SDEWES conference went to:

Prof. Maria da Graça Carvalho


The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Sandro Sacchelli

"Agricultural Resilience to Climate Change Impact: a Nonlinear Optimization Model for Depiction of Best Adaptation Strategies in the Wine Sector"
co-authored by: Sara Fabbrizzi, Marco Bertocci, Enrico Marone, Silvio Menghini, Iacopo Bernetti

2. Zhilong Cheng

"Study on Partial Replacement of Solid Fuels with Methane for Improving Iron-ore Sintering Performance"
co-authored by: Shangshang Wei, Zhigang Guo, Yan Liu, Jian Yang, Qiuwang Wang

3. Carlos Ortiz

"Calcium Looping Process for Thermochemical Energy Storage in CSP Plants. Integration Assessment of Indirect Power Cycles"
co-authored by: Ricardo Chacartegui, Jose Manuel Valverde, Alessandro Alovisio, José Antonio Becerra Villanueva

The award for Best poster has been granted to:

1. Francesco Calise

"Solar Heating and Cooling Systems for Residential Applications: a Comparison among Different System Layouts and Technologies"
co-authored by: Annamaria Buonomano, Cesare Forzano, Adolfo Palombo and Maria Vicidomini

2. Kenichi Matsumoto

"Historical Energy Security Analysis for EU Countries"
co-authored by: Michael Doumpos, Kostas Andriosopoulos

3. Saroj Sundar Baral

"Kinetics, Isotherm and Mechanism Study of Treatment of Cr(VI) Contaminated Waste Water by using Sorghastrum Nutans(L)Nash-Natural Grass"
co-authored by: Surendran Ganesan and Saroj Sundar Baral

The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Lidija Čuček

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The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Giuseppina Ciulla

"A Survey on Energy Performance of the Non-residential Public Building Stock in Southern Italy; Toward a Decision Support Tool
for Refurbishment Actions"

co-authored by: Marco Beccali, Valerio Lo Brano, Alessandra Galatioto, Marina Bonomolo and Enrico Spera

2. Masoud Rokni

"Plant Performance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems Fed by Alternative Fuels"

3. Guido Pleßmann

"Outlook on South-East European power system until 2050: Least-cost decarbonization pathway meeting EU mitigation targets"
co-authored by: Philipp Blechinger

The award for Best poster has been granted to:

1. Benedetto Nastasi

"Energy Analysis of Different Chemical Storage Options for Carbon Recycling Purposes"
co-authored by: Beatrice Castellani, Umberto Di Matteo, Elena Morini, Mirko Filipponi and Federico Rossi

2. Stanisław Anweiler

"The Concept of Autonomous Power Supply System fed with Renewable Energy Sources"
co-authored by: Waldemar Fedak, Roman Ulbrich, Bartłomiej Jarosz

3. Hung-Yee Shu

"Reaction Kinetic Study of Eosin B Wastewater Degradation and Mineralization by UV/persulfate Process "
co-authored by: Cheng-Yi Li and Meng-Ke Tsai

The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Sanja Filipović

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The Honorary award for distinguished contribution to the SDEWES conference went to:

Prof. Kemal Hanjalić


The award for Best paper has been granted to:

1. Georgios Gourlis

"Thermal Simulation and Analysis for Energy Optimisation of Existent Industrial Facilities"
co-authored by: Iva Kovačić

2. Qing Zeng

"Integrated Energy Flow Analysis in a Harmonized Natural Gas and Electricity Network with Bi-directional Energy Conversion"
co-authored by: Jiakun Fang, Jinghua Li and Zhe Chen

3. Qiuwang Wang

"Investigation on Combined Multiple Shell-pass Shell-and-tube Heat Exchanger with Continuous Helical Baffles"
co-authored by: Jianfeng Yang and Min Zeng

The award for Best poster has been granted to:

1. Stanisław Anweiler

"Multicopter Platform Prototype for Environmental Monitoring"
co-authored by: Dawid Piwowarski

2. Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi

"A new Framework for Design of Cost-Effective Hybrid Power Systems using Power Pinch Analysis"
co-authored by: Nor Erniza Mohammad Rozali, Wai Shin Ho, Zainuddin Manan, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš and Mohammad Yusri Hassan

3. Şiir Kilkiş

"Comparative Analysis of the Metabolism of Mobile, Micro-Communities in International Airlines"
co-authored by: Şan Kilkiş

The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Dr. Anes Kazagić

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The Honorary award for distinguished contribution to the SDEWES conference went to:

Prof. Ivo Šlaus


The award for Best paper has been granted to: (in no particular order)

Branimir Škugor
"Dynamic Programming-based Optimisation of Charging an Electric Vehicle Fleet System Represented by an Aggregate Battery Model"
co-authored by: Joško Deur


Behnam Zakeri
"Maximum Feasible Renewable Energy for Finland and Related Techno-Economic Implications"
co-authored by: Sanna Syri and Samuli Rinne


Leif Gustavsson
"Dynamic Impacts of Forest Residues on Primary Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
co-authored by: Sylvia Haus, Carina Ortiz, Roger Sathre and Truong Nguyen


The award for Best poster has been granted to: (in no particular order)

Veera Gnaneswar Gude
"Sustainable Algal Microbial Desalination Cells"
co-authored by: Bahareh Kokabian


Şiir Kilkiş
"Energy System Analysis Tool for Exergy Transition Planning in Pilot Net-Zero Exergy Districts"


Michael Walmsley
"California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires 33% renewable electricity generation by 2020 - Dream or Reality?"
co-authored by: Timothy Walmsley and Martin Atkins


The Loyalty award for devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Dr. Iva Kovačić

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Three awards have been granted during the 1st SEE SDEWES Conference in Ohrid, one in each of the following categories:

  • Best paper
  • Best South East Europe paper
  • Best student paper

The award for Best paper has been granted to:

Wojciech Kostowski
"Energy and Exergy Recovery in a Natural Gas Compressor Station – A Technical and Economic Analysis"
co-authored by: Jacek Kalina and Paweł Bargiel


The award for Best South East Europe paper has been granted to:

Mirko Stojiljković
"Greenhouse Gasses Emission Assessment in Residential Sector through Buildings Simulations and Operation Optimizations"
co-authored by: Marko Ignjatović and Goran Vučković


The award for Best student paper has been granted to:

Simon Parkinson
"Incorporating Climate Change Resiliency into British Columbia's Long-term Electricity Resource Strategy"
co-authored by: Ned Djilali

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The Honorary award for exceptional contribution to regional outreach of the SDEWES conference and successful cooperation between the Thermal Science journal and the Conference went to:

Prof. Simeon Oka


The award for Best paper of the SDEWES2013 conference went to: (in no particular order)

Michael Walmsley, Timothy Walmsley, Martin Atkins
"Carbon Emissions Reduction and Net Energy Generation Analysis in the New Zealand Electricity Sector through to 2050"

Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi, Carmen Lee Kar Mun, Kim Yau Lee, Zainuddin Manan, Duncan M. Fraser
"Targeting the Maximum Heat Recovery For Systems With Heat Losses and Heat Gains"

Sanja Kalambura, Nives Jovičić*, Dejan Kalambura, Ana Špehar, Nives Jovičić
"Sustainable Energy Recovery of slaughter house waste"

Jose Maria Ponce-Ortega, Luis Lira, Medardo Serna-González, Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi
"Optimal Design of Process Energy Systems Integrating Sustainability Considerations"

Manuel Welsch, Mark Howells, Mohammad Hesamzadeh, Brian O Gallachoir, Paul Deane
"Enhancing Flexibility in Energy System Models - Incorporating short-term constraints into long-term models"


The Best poster award for an outstanding poster presentation of the submission entitled of the SDEWES2013 conference went to:
(in no particular order)

Milan Milutinović, Nenad Kranjčević, Joško Deur
"Multi-mass Dynamic Model of a Variable-length Tether Used in a High Altitude Wind Energy System"

Chun-Han Ko, Bing-Yuan Yang, Ya-Nan Wang, Wen-Hua Chen, Wen-Song Hwang, Yuan-Po Yang, Ming-Hsun Cheng, Hsin-Tai Chen
"Potential of bioethanol production from Taiwanese chenopod (Chenopodium formosanum)"

Hon Loong Lam, Chun Hsion Lim, Wendy Pei Qin Ng
"Novel Biomass Classification with Element-Value Method"


The Loyalty award for his devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Prof. Holger Schlör


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The Honorary award for distinguished contribution to the SDEWES conference went to:

Acad. Jordan Pop-Jordanov


The award for Best paper of the SDEWES2012 conference went to: (in no particular order)

Dan Zhu, Shu Tao, Xinrong Li
"Time Trends of and Effects of Global Climate Chang on Residential Energy Consumption and Emissions of Pollutants"

Elvis Ahmetović, Zdravko Kravanja
"Simultaneous optimization model for the synthesis of heat-integrated process water networks"

Sung Kim
"Improving National Water Management Efficiency for Sustainable Future by Technology Development in the Republic of Korea"

Şiir Kilkiş
"Net-Zero Targets for Increasing Rational Exergy Management in Buildings and Districts"

Anes Kazagić, Izet Smajević, Nihad Hođžić
"Synergy Effects of Co-combustion Coal with Wooden Biomass at 110 MWe Power Station Kakanj Unit 5"


The Loyalty award for devoted participation in the series of the SDEWES conferences went to:

Dr. Daniel Beysens

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The Honorary award for distinguished contribution to the SDEWES conference went to:

Prof. Naim Afgan was the key person and driving force for starting the Conference in 2002 in Dubrovnik. He was the first chairman of the International Scientific Committee. His contribution has been appreciated and acknowledged by all conference participants during this time. His ideas and international connections assured and directed development of the Conference to the present level.
The Awards Committee has decided to ask Prof. Naim Afgan to accept this award.


The award for Best paper of the SDEWES2011 conference went to: (in no particular order):

*Massimo Moser, Franz Trieb, Tobias Fichter
"Potential of Concentrating Solar Power Plants for the Combined Production of Water and Electricity in MENA Countries"

*Kenny Vanreppelen, Tom Kuppens, Theo Thewys, Sonja Schreurs, Robert Carleer, Jan Yperman
"Activated carbon by co-pyrolysis and steam activation from particle board and melamine formaldehyde resin: production, adsorption properties and techno economic evaluation"

*Aidid Chee Tahir, Rene Banares-Alcantara
"An ontology-based semantic representation of energy policy goals in the optimisation of electricity generation mixes"


The award for Best poster of the SDEWES2011 conference went to:

*Murat Kilic, Murat Akdogan, Esin Apaydin-Varol, Ayşe Eren Putun
"Removal of phenol from aqueous solutions onto activated carbon derived from bean crop waste by chemical activation"


The award consists of a certificate and a fee waiver for the next conference SDEWES13. The Awards Committee reserves the right to grant more than one award in each category, in case of close competition.

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The award for Best paper of the SDEWES2009 Conference went to:

Martina Flörke, Ilona Bärlund, Ellen Teichert
"Future changes of freshwater needs in the electricity production sector: a European study"

Paola Acevedo, Leonardo Acevedo Duarte, Viatcheslav Kafarov
"Joint application of Process System Engineering, Life Cycle Assessment and Economic Evaluation for sustainable biodiesel production from palm and castor oil"

Antonio Valero, Alicia Valero, Amaya Martínez
"A prediction of the exergy loss of world's mineral reserves in the 21st century"

Maarten Krol, Pieter R. van Oel, Marjella J. de Vries, Jose C. de Araujo
"Small reservoirs and sustainable water use under global change"

Most cited paper:

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Score : 2.919
Ayman ElshkakiCorresponding author
, Ester van der Voet, Veerle Timmermans,
Mirja Van Holderbeke

Dynamic stock modelling: A method for the identification and estimation of future waste streams and emissions based on past production and product stock characteristics

Energy, Volume 30-8, 2005

Score : 2.919
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C. A. Cardona AlzateCorresponding author
, O. J. Sánchez Toro

Energy consumption analysis of integrated flowsheets for production of fuel ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass

Energy, Volume 31-13, 2006

Score : 4.278
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Henrik LundCorresponding author


Renewable energy strategies for sustainable development

Energy, Volume 32-6, 2007

Score : 7.252
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Henrik LundCorresponding author
, Brian Vad Mathiesen

Energy system analysis of 100% renewable energy systems—The case of Denmark in years 2030 and 2050

Energy, Volume 34-5, 2009

Score : 10.162
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Brian Vad MathiesenCorresponding author
, Henrik Lund, Kenneth Karlsson

100% Renewable energy systems, climate mitigation and economic growth

Applied Energy, Volume 88-2, 2011

Score : 6.365
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Aoife FoleyCorresponding author
, Barry Tyther, Patrick Calnan, Brian Ó Gallachóir

Impacts of Electric Vehicle charging under electricity market operations

Applied Energy, Volume 101, 2013

Score : 4.181
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Reinhard HaasCorresponding author
, Georg Lettner, Hans Auer, Neven Duic

The looming revolution: How photovoltaics will change electricity markets in Europe fundamentally

Energy, Volume 57, 2013

Score : 2.644
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Esin Apaydin-VarolCorresponding author
, Sevgi Polat, Ayse Eren Putun

PYROLYSIS KINETICS AND THERMAL DECOMPOSITION BEHAVIOR OF POLYCARBONATE - A TGA-FTIR STUDY

Thermal Science, Volume 18 - 3, 2014

Score : 2.454
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Silvie Hartmann, Lukáš Koval’, Hana Škrobánková, Dalibor Matýsek, Franz Winter, and Amon Purgar

"Possibilities of municipal solid waste incinerator fly ash utilisation"

Waste Management & Research, Volume 33 - 8, 2015

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Alexander Feil, Thomas Pretz, Michael Jansen and Eggo Thoden van Velzen

"Separate collection of plastic waste, better than technical sorting from municipal solid waste?"

Waste Management & Research, 2017

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Krzysztof Fijalkowski, Agnieszka Rorat, Anna Grobelak, Malgorzata J. Kacprzak

"The presence of contaminations in sewage sludge – The current situation"

Journal of Environmental Management, 2017

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Umberto Berardi, Lamberto Tronchin, Massimiliano Manfren and Benedetto Nastas

"On the Effects of Variation of Thermal Conductivity in Buildings in the Italian Construction Sector"

Energies, 2018

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María Herrando, Antonio M. Pantaleo, Kai Wang and Christos N. Markides

"Solar combined cooling, heating and power systems based on hybrid PVT, PV or solar-thermal collectors for building applications"

Renewable Energy, 2019


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  • The "Summer School on Energy Planning of 100% Renewable Energy Systems" , held from September 2 to 6, 2024 at the Inter University Center, Dubrovnik, was focused on energy and climate modeling of smart energy systems along with dynamic modeling of relevant ecological, economic, sociological and technical parameters.
    24 participants from 16 different countries took part in the summer school. In addition to acquiring new knowledge, the participants used the full potential of the summer school and had a lot of fun, met new friends, colleagues or possible partners in future projects and research!

  • The updated list for citation year 2022 includes 18 members of the SDEWES International Scientific Committee in the 2% of the most influential scientists in the world today!
    SDEWES Centre proudly congratulates to Annamaria Buonomano, Francesco Calise, Raf Dewil, Neven Duić, Kemal Hanjalic, Soteris A. Kalogirou, Şiir Kılkış, Walter Leal Filho, Henrik Lund, Christos Markides, Brian Vad Mathiesen, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Antonio Piacentino, Rodney A. Stewart, Petar Sabev Varbanov, Subhas K. Sikdar, Qiuwang Wang and Xiliang Zhang for this great achievement.
    The list has been made and updated by a group of researchers from Stanford University led by professor John Ioannidis. They surveyed scientists around the world from different fields using Scopus database. separate data are shown for career-long and single year impact. Both lists are available here.

  • Povjerenstvo Međunarodnog centra za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša (SDEWES Centre) odabralo je tri najbolja diplomska rada studenata Fakulteta strojarstva i brodogradnje za 2022./2023. Autori najboljih radova su 1. Karlo Kvaternik, 2. Marko Starčević i 3. Jan Karl Ormuž. Prvoplasirani će biti nagrađen s novčanom nagradom od 1.000,00 EUR bruto, a drugo i trećeplasirani imaju pravo na besplatnu kotizaciju za jednu od SDEWES konferencija koje će se održati 2024. godine. Čestitamo!

  • Međunarodni centar za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša (SDEWES Centre) raspisuje natječaj za nagrađivanje diplomskih radova studenata Fakulteta strojarstva i brodogradnje Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Pravo prijave imaju svi studenti s diplomskim radom obranjenim u akademskoj godini 2022./2023. s ocjenom izvrstan i s temom iz područja održivog razvoja energetike, voda i okoliša. Prva nagrada se sastoji od novčane nagrade u iznosu 1.000,00 EUR bruto. Prijave se šalju zaključno sa 16. listopada 2023. godine na email: diplomski@sdewes.org. Potrebno je poslati ispunjen obrazac za prijavu, diplomski rad i prijepis ocjena diplomskog studija.

  • Povjerenstvo Međunarodnog centra za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša (SDEWES Centre) odabralo je tri najbolja diplomska rada studenata Fakulteta strojarstva i brodogradnje za 2021./2022. Autorice najboljih radova su 1. Ivana Mikulić, 2. Jelena Brlić i 3. Klara Mihaljević. Prvoplasirana će biti nagrađena s novčanom nagradom od 5.000,00 HRK, a drugo i trećeplasirana imaju pravo na besplatnu kotizaciju za konferenciju SDEWES2023 koja će se održati u Dubrovniku 2023. godine. Čestitamo!

  • The updated list for citation year 2021 once again includes 19 members of the SDEWES International Scientific Committee in the 2% of the most cited scientists in the world today!
    SDEWES Centre proudly congratulates to Annamaria Buonomano, Francesco Calise, Raf Dewil, Neven Duić, Kemal Hanjalic, Soteris A. Kalogirou, Şiir Kılkış, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš, Walter Leal Filho, Henrik Lund, Brian Vad Mathiesen, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Antonio Piacentino, Rodney A. Stewart, Petar Sabev Varbanov, Subhas K. Sikdar, Qiuwang Wang, Jinyue Yan and Xiliang Zhang for this great achievement.
    The list has been made and updated by a group of researchers from Stanford University led by professor John Ioannidis. They surveyed scientists around the world from different fields using Scopus database. separate data are shown for career-long and single year impact. Both lists are available here.

  • Međunarodni centar za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša (SDEWES Centre) raspisuje natječaj za nagrađivanje diplomskih radova studenata Fakulteta strojarstva i brodogradnje Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Pravo prijave imaju svi studenti s diplomskim radom obranjenim u akademskoj godini 2021./2022. s ocjenom izvrstan i s temom iz područja održivog razvoja energetike, voda i okoliša. Prva nagrada se sastoji od novčane nagrade u iznosu 5.000,00 HRK bruto. Prijave se šalju zaključno sa 6. studenim 2022. godine na email: diplomski@sdewes.org. Potrebno je poslati ispunjen obrazac za prijavu, diplomski rad i prijepis ocjena diplomskog studija.

  • Project 'COASTENERGY' was declared the best EU project in Croatia in the category 'Contribution to science and innovation'. In this year's selection for the "Best County EU" project in Croatia, among 37 other candidates, the winner in the "Contribution to science and innovation" category was the Istrian County project COASTENERGY - Blue energy in ports and coastal urban areas. The project also won third place according to the popular public votes. SDEWES Centre participated in the project as a project partner in charge of the WP3.

  • Povjerenstvo Međunarodnog centra za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša (SDEWES Centre) odabralo je tri najbolja diplomska rada studenata FSB-a za 2019./20. te za 2020./21. Autori najboljih radova su Dino Kovačević u ak. godini 2019./20. te Dominik Rašić u ak. godini 2020./21. Prvoplasirani će biti nagrađeni s novčanom nagradom od 5.000,00 HRK svaki, a drugo i trećeplasirani imaju pravo na besplatnu kotizaciju za bilo koju od SDEWES konferencija u 2022. godini. Čestitamo

  • 20 members of the SDEWES International Scientific Committee were listed among the 2% most influential scientists in the world today in the updated list for citation year 2020. The list has been made and updated by a group of researchers from Stanford University led by professor John Ioannidis. They surveyed 100,000 top scientists using Scopus database and classified them into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields.
    “We have created a publicly available database that provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator”, the authors explained.
    Separate data are shown for career-long and single year impact and can be browsed here.
    SDEWES Centre proudly congratulates to our ISC members for this important achievement.
    Naim Afgan, Annamaria Buonomano, Francesco Calise, Mario M.G. Costa, Raf Dewil, Neven Duić, Kemal Hanjalic, Soteris A. Kalogirou, Şiir Kılkış, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš, Walter Leal Filho, Henrik Lund, Brian Vad Mathiesen, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Antonio Piacentino, Rodney A. Stewart, Petar Sabev Varbanov, Qiuwang Wang, Jinyue Yan and Xiliang Zhang and we look forward to your future work!

  • Međunarodni centar za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša (SDEWES Centre) raspisuje natječaj za nagrađivanje diplomskih radova studenata Fakulteta strojarstva i brodogradnje Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Pravo prijave imaju svi studenti s diplomskim radom obranjenim u akademskoj godini 2019./2020. te u akademskoj godini 2020./2021. s ocjenom izvrstan i s temom iz područja održivog razvoja energetike, voda i okoliša. Prva nagrada se sastoji od novčane nagrade u iznosu 5.000,00 HRK bruto. Prijave se šalju do 5. studenog 2021. godine na email: diplomski@sdewes.org ili osobno / poštom na SDEWES Centre, Ivana Lučića 5, 10000 Zagreb. Potrebno je poslati ispunjenu prijavnicu, diplomski rad i prijepis ocjena diplomskog studija.

  • Međunarodni centar za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša (SDEWES Centre) raspisuje natječaj za nagrađivanje diplomskih radova studenata UNIZAG FSB-a. Pravo prijave imaju svi studenti s diplomskim radom obranjenim u akademskoj godini 2018./2019. s ocjenom izvrstan i s temom iz područja održivog razvoja energetike, voda i okoliša. Prva nagrada se sastoji od novčane nagrade u iznosu 5.000,00 HRK bruto. Prijave se šalju do 30. rujna 2019. godine na email: diplomski@sdewes.org, potrebno je poslati ispunjenu prijavnicu, diplomski rad i presliku indeksa (naslovne stranice sa slikom te stranice s ocjenom diplomskog rada)

  • „Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems“ published Volume 7, Issue 2 (for June 2019). Read more at the journal home page.

  • International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems engaged in specific R&D activities that address the problems common for the countries of the East and Southeast European and Mediterranean regions is seeking fellow at the Scientific Research Associate level n the field of mechanical engineering who will perform experimental research work within the domain of the division’s work program.

  • „Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems“ published Volume 7, Issue 1 (for March 2019). Read more at the journal home page.

  • Povjerenstvo Međunarodnog centra za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša (SDEWES Centre) odabralo je tri najbolja diplomska rada studenata FSB-a za 2017./2018. Autori najboljih radova su Dino Golubić, Anja Ćeranić i Hrvoje Stančin. Prvoplasirani, Dino Golubić bit će nagrađen s novčanom nagradom od 5.000,00 HRK a druga dva kandidata imaju pravo na besplatnu kotizaciju za SDEWES konferenciju u listopadu, 2019. godine. Čestitamo!

  • „Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems“ published Volume 6, Issue 4 (for December 2018). Read more at the journal home page.

  • Međunarodni centar za održivi razvoj energetike, voda i okoliša (SDEWES Centre) raspisuje natječaj za nagrađivanje diplomskih radova studenata UNIZAG FSB-a. Pravo prijave imaju svi studenti s diplomskim radom obranjenim u akademskoj godini 2017./2018 s ocjenom odličan i s temom iz područja održivog razvoja energetike, voda i okoliša. Prva nagrada se sastoji od novčane nagrade u iznosu 5.000,00 HRK bruto. Prijave se šalju do 30. rujna 2018. godine na email: diplomski@sdewes.org, potrebno je poslati ispunjenu prijavnicu, diplomski rad i presliku indeksa (naslovne stranice sa slikom te stranice s ocjenom diplomskog rada)

  • „Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems“ published Volume 6, Issue 3 (for September 2018). Read more at the journal home page.

  • „Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems“ published Volume 6, Issue 2 (for June 2018). Read more at the journal home page.

  • „Energy Conversion and Management“ published a May 2017 Special Issue. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • „Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems“ published Volume 6, Issue 1 (for March 2018). Read more at the journal home page.

  • „Energy - The International Journal“ published a special issue dedicated to 2016 Conferences on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • „Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews“ published Volume 82, Part 2 (for February 2018), dedicated to SDEWES2016 Conference. Read more at the journal home page.

  • „Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems“ published Volume 5, Issue 4 (for December 2017). Read more at the journal home page.

  • „Journal of Environmental Management“ published a special issue. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • SDEWES Centre has awarded the best graduate theses in the past academic year of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in the field of sustainable development of energy, water and the environment systems. A committee consisting of Prof. Nataša Markovska, Prof. Nikola Ružinski and Prof. Aleksander Zidanšek made a decision on the three best graduate theses and the best authors are Mario Majdandžić, Luka Pavlinek and Vanja Kušen. Best thesis author, Mario Majdandžić will receive a cash prize in the amount of 5,000 HRK and the other two authors will receive a fee waiver for one of SDEWES conferences in 2018. Congratulations!

  • „Energy, Sustainability and Society“ published a special issue dedicated to 8th Dubrovnik conference, held in Dubrovnik in 2013. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • „Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems“ published Volume 5, Issue 3 (for September 2017). Read more at the journal home page.

  • Project FosterREG - Second in the series of workshops "How to plan, finance and manage the projects with integrated energy efficiency measures in urban regeneration" took place in Osijek.
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  • „Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems“ published Volume 5, Issue 2 (for June 2017). Read more at the journal home page.

  • Project FosterREG - First in the series of workshops "How to plan, finance and manage the projects with integrated energy efficiency measures in urban regeneration" took place in Zagreb.
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  • „Journal Thermal Science“ published a special issue. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • „Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy“ published a special issue. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • „Energy - The International Journal“ published a special issue. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • The International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES Centre) in cooperation with Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture conducts awarding of master’s theses in the field of sustainable development of energy, water and the environment of UNIZAG FSB students. All graduate students that have defended their thesis in academic year 2015/2016 are eligible for contest. Applications need to be sent by September 1st, 2016. Contest details are below.

  • SDEWES Centre has awarded the best graduate theses in the past academic year of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in the field of sustainable development of energy, water and the environment systems. A committee consisting of Prof. Nataša Markovska, Prof. Nikola Ružinski and Prof. Aleksander Zidanšek made a decision on the three best graduate theses and the best authors are Dominik Dominković, Nikola Matak and Karlo Kupres. They will be rewarded with a fee waiver for a SDEWES conference of their choice, and the best thesis author will also have fully paid transport costs and accommodation during the selected conference. Congratulations! Full decision is available here.

  • FosterREG website has been launched! FosterREG aims at enhancing public capacity at local, regional and national levels to plan, finance and manage integrated urban regeneration for sustainable energy uptake.

  • „Energy Conversion and Management“ published a special issue. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • The International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES Centre) in cooperation with Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture conducts awarding of master’s theses in the field of sustainable development of energy, water and the environment of UNIZAG FSB students. All graduate students that have defended their thesis in academic year 2014/2015 are eligible for contest. Applications need to be sent by September 1st, 2015. Contest details are below.

  • „Waste Management & Research“ published a special issue. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • World Academy of Art and Science published an invitation to the SDEWES2015 Conference in Dubrovnik.

  • Croatian portal Europski fondovi announced the SDEWES2015 Conference in Dubrovnik (in Croatian).

  • „Applied Energy“ published a special issue dedicated to 8th Dubrovnik conference. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • „Management of Environmental Quality“ published a special issue dedicated to 8th Dubrovnik conference. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • Out of top 5 downloaded Energy papers, 2 are from SDEWES special issues!

  • „International Journal of Sustainable Water and Environmental Systems“ published a special issue dedicated to 8th SDEWES conference. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • „Energy - The International Journal“ published a special issue dedicated to 8th SDEWES conference. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • „Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal“ published a special issue dedicated to 8th Dubrovnik conference. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • „Journal Thermal Science“ published a special issue dedicated to 5th Dubrovnik conference. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.

  • „Applied Energy“ published a special issue dedicated to 8th SDEWES conference. See more SDEWES special issues in the journal here.