Programme

The three-day conference program will include keynote speech, invited lectures, mini-symposia and parallel sessions.

English will be the official language of the conference for both oral and poster presentation.

Please note that all food served for the duration of the conference are halal, seafood and vegetarian options

Download: Full Conference Programme

SET 2015 Conference Programme

Time Day 1 - Tuesday 25th August 2015
09:00

Registration

Great Hall Foyer at the Albert Hall (North Circus Street, NG1 5AA)
(registration will be open from 15:00hrs Monday 24th August)

09:30

Official Opening: Professor Sir David Greenway

Great Hall

09:40

Chairman Welcome: Professor Saffa Riffat

Great Hall

10:00

Keynote Speaker 1: Professor Matheos Santamouris

Urban Warming: Evidence, Impacts and Mitigation

Chair: Professor Saffa Riffat

Great Hall

11:00

Coffee Break & Poster Session A

Osborne Suite

11:30

Session 1: Biofuels & Biomass

Great Hall

Chair: Yanjun Dai

Session 2: Heating and Cooling Systems

Balmoral Gallery

Chair: Xudong Zhao

Session 3: Sustainable and Resilient Cities

City Suite

Chair: Edward Ng

Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Public

Osborne Lounge

Chair: Chris Twinn

12:30

Lunch Break

Osborne Suite

13:30

Session 5: Building Energy Systems

Great Hall

Chair: Osmann Sari

Session 6: Heating and Cooling Systems

Balmoral Gallery

Chair: Enzo Zanchini

Session 7: Energy Demand and Use Optimization

City Suite

Chair: Spencer Dutton

Session 8: Energy and Environment Security

Osborne Lounge

Chair: Mahroo Eftekhari

14:50

Coffee Break & Poster Session B

Osborne Suite

15:20

Session 9: Low-carbon/ Low-energy Technologies

Great Hall

Chair: Michele Bottarelli

Session 10: Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Balmoral Gallery

Chair: Li Shao

Session 11: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

City Suite

Chair: Patrick James

Session 12: Energy and Environment Policies

Osborne Lounge

Chair: Sharaf Bannaga

16:40

Keynote Speaker 2: Professor Tianshou Zhao

Innovating Energy Storage Technologies for a Sustainable Energy Future

Chair: Dr Lucelia Rodrigues

Great Hall

17:40 Comfort Break
18:00

City walk to the Nottingham Castle: Robin Hood

Great Hall Foyer

18:30 Group photo at the Nottingham Castle grounds

18:45

19:00

19:10

 

Civic Reception with the Lord Mayor of Nottingham

Nottingham Castle Long Gallery

Message from the Chair: Professor Saffa Riffat

Welcome to Nottingham by the Lord Mayor Councillor Jackie Morris

Drinks & Nibbles

 

20:30 Free Evening - (consult the registration desk if you want to join us for an informal dinner)

 

Time Day 2 - Wednesday 26th August 2015
09:00

Keynote Speaker 3: Professor Edward NG

Sustainable Living in Compact Urban and Built Environment in the Tropics

Chair: Professor Brian Ford

Great Hall

10:00

Session 13: Biomass Systems

Great Hall

Chair: T S Zhao

Session 14: Smart and Responsive Buildings

Balmoral Gallery

Chair: Clito Afonso

Session 15: Green and Sustainable Buildings

City Suite

Chair: Sanghoon Lim

Session 16: Solar Energy

Osborne Lounge

Chair: Liben Jiang

11:00

Coffee Break & Poster Session C

Osborne Suite

11:30

Session 17: Biomass & Biofuels

Great Hall

Chair: Chi-Hwa Wang

Session 18: Phase Change Materials

Balmoral Gallery

Chair: Shuli Liu

Session 19: Green Buildings and Materials

City Suite

Chair: Wail Al-Rifaie

Session 20: Solar Energy

Osborne Lounge

Chair: Hongfei Zheng

12:30

Lunch Break

Osborne Suite

13:30

Session 21: Solar Energy

Great Hall

Chair: Ji Jie

Session 22: Solar Energy

Balmoral Gallery

Chair: Yijun Yuan

Session 23: Smart and Responsive Buildings

City Suite

Chair: David Parra Mendoza

Session 24: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Osborne Lounge

Chair: Marco Noro

14:50

Coffee Break & Poster Session D

Osborne Suite

15:20

Session 25: Building Energy Technologies

Great Hall

Chair: Mat Santamouris

Session 26: Solar Energy

Balmoral Gallery

Chair: Hoy Yen

Session 27: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

City Suite

Chair: Andrew Cunningham

Session 28: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Osborne Lounge

Chair: Naghman Khan

16:40

Keynote Speaker 4: Chris Twinn

The goalposts are changing – are we ready for the new direction?

Chair: Professor Mark Gillott

Great Hall

17:40 Close
  Comfort Break
19:30

 

Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony

Crowne Plaza Nottingham - Ball Room

(Wollaton Street, NG1 5RH)

 

23:30 Close

 

Time Day 3 - Thursday 27th August 2015
09:00

Keynote Speaker 5: Professor Chi-Hwa Wang

Challenges on the Co-gasification of Woody Biomass and Solid Waste: A Singapore Story on Waste Minimization and Energy

Chair: Professor Saffa Riffat

Great Hall

10:00

Session 29: Low-carbon/ Low-energy Technologies

Great Hall

Chair: Jin Hu

Session 30: Heating and Cooling System

Balmoral Gallery

Chair: Muhyiddine Jradi

Session 31: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

City Suite

Chair: Jenny White

Session 32: Heat Pumps

Osborne Lounge

Chair: Alexandra Grekova

11:00

Coffee Break & Poster Session E

Osborne Suite

11:30

Session 33: Low-carbon/ Low-energy Technologies

Great Hall

Chair: Hongxing Yang

Session 34: Carbon Sequestration

Balmoral Gallery

Chair: Dick Powell

Session 35: Energy Efficiency in Buildings

City Suite

David Tetlow

Session 36: Low-carbon/ Low-energy Technologies

Osborne Lounge

Chair: Andrew C Eloka-Eboka

12:30

Packed Lunch

Osborne Suite

13:30 Close
14:00

 

Tours

Consult registration desk to sign up for tours

 

18:00

Close

 

Key

 

     
Energy Technology & Renewables Energy Storage & Conversion Sustainable Cities & Environment Policies & Management