June 24, 2010
SMEThermal 2011: Call for papers
All component manufacturers, production equipment suppliers, material suppliers, engineering companies and reserchers in the solar thermal sector are invited to submit a presentation for the internatinal conference SMEThermal 2011 which will take place on 10 February 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
The abstract should explain the key issues to be covered in the presentation and their relevance for the conference. The abstract should not be longer than one page. It should be accompanied by short biographical information about the author.
Contributions may be submitted that address the following topics:
Production:
Optimization of processes, handling of materials, innovations, new automated process developments, quality control options, new production equipment solutions
Quality and Reliability of materials:
Long-term durability of materials (test results), quality improvements in the coating of absorbers and glass covers, improved quality standards of suppliers
New materials:
Innovations in tank and collector production such as aluminum for tubing, plastic for absorbers, insulation materials for tanks as well as collectors and corrosion protection in tanks
Costs:
Cost reduction potential along the value chain, price evolution for raw materials and intermediate products
Guidelines for submitting a paper:
Selection criteria are: the relevance of the topic for the participants of the SMEThermal conference and the neutrality of the presentation. Company and product presentations will not be considered.
Due to the limited number of speaking slots available, and due to the need of creating an equilibrated programme treating different issues from different point of views, it cannot be excluded that some relevant and high quality abstracts might not find a place in the programme.
Program advisers
Bärbel Epp, Managing Director of solrico, and Raffaele Piria, Senior Consultant of the Berlin-based consultancy eclareon are again responsible for the conference's program.
Deadlines:
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 July 2010
Notification of acceptance or refusal: October 2010
Submission of PowerPoint documents for the conference proceedings: 15 December 2010
Time available for presentations: Speakers will have 10 to 15 minutes for their presentation, limited to 20 slides per presentation.
Company presentation: 3 of the 20 slides are allowed for company or personal presentation.
Free admission for speakers: Authors of accepted papers will be registered for the conference free of charge.
Conference proceedings: All presentations will be included in the conference proceedings distributed at the event to all participants on a USB flash drive.
If you want to submit a paper, please click here.