Call For Papers Topics
When submitting an abstract, you will be asked to select the theme for which you wish to submit your abstract. You can only choose between one of the 2 tracks below. We have listed some suggested topics for each tracks.
The themes and topics proposed are:
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STRATEGIC TRACK |
TECHNICAL TRACK
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| Market Structure & Regulation
• Regional market overviews
• Country spotlights
• Market regulation
• Market restructuring
• Pricing and tariffs
• Privatization strategies
• Environmental policy & regulation
• System planning
Strategic Planning
• Investment requirements for growth
• Security of supply
• Demand side management
• Fuel mix and availability
• Grid interconnections
• Utility management
• Outsourcing initiatives
• Project structures
Market Trends
• Fossil power generation
• Nuclear power generation
• Renewable power generation
• Power & water projects
• Cogeneration & distributed generation
• Skills shortages & localization
• Asset acquisition/ M & A
• Power trading & exchange
• Energy efficiency
Project Issues
• Financing options & structures
• Developer & contractor perspective
• Asset management
• Project management
• Risk management
• Contract negotiation & legal issues
• Bidding & Tendering
• Equipment price/availability
• Project case studies
Renewable Energy
• Policy & support mechanisms
• Financing renewable projects
• Legal framework
• Risk issues
• Project updates
• System Integration
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Fossil Fired Technology
• Gas turbine technology
• Operational flexibility
• Combined cycle technology
• Boilers & HRSGs
• Steam turbines
• CHP and trigeneration plants
• Integrated power and water plants
• Reciprocating engines & gensets
• Gasification
• Thermal power plants
• Carbon capture & storage
• Emissions control
• Power augmentation
Renewable Energy Technology
• Wind power
• Solar PV
• Solar thermal & CSP
• Biomass & biogas
Nuclear Power
• Large reactor designs
• Small modular reactors
• Steam turbines
• Supply chain
• Safety & security
Operation & Maintenance
• Maintenance & servicing
• Outage management
• Plant monitoring & diagnostics
• Plant optimization
• Refurbishment, repowering and life extension
• Instrumentation & control
• Training, research and education
• Water treatment
• Plant simulation
• Plant and cyber security
Transmission & Distribution
• Power system operation
• Energy management & conservation
• Smart grid technologies
• Network interconnections
• HVDC and FACTS
• SCADA systems and network control
• Substation design
• Transformer technologies
• Metering
• Assimilating nuclear and renewables
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All abstracts on water and wastewater must be submitted via the website of the collocated event WaterWorld Middle East at www.waterworldmiddleeast.com