IRES 2023 Program

Tuesday November 28

Registration from 12:30 pm

1:00pm

Arrival (press conference)


2:00pm – 2:10pm

Welcome by the Organizer of the IRES 2023 Conference
Professor Peter Droege, President
EUROSOLAR European Association for Renewable Energy e.V.


2:10pm – 2:30pm

Welcome Adress by Scientific Committee Chairs
Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Saša Bukvić-Schäfer, University of Applied Sciences Hamm-Lippstadt (HSHL) and Prof. Dr. Michael Sterner, Regensburg University of Applied Sciences (OTH)

Welcome Adress by the host of the Conference
Prof. Dr. Dirk-Uwe Sauer, RWTH Aachen


2:30pm – 3:00pm

Keynote & Welcome Address by:
Ruud Kempener
, Cabinet, European Commissioner for Energy
Dr. Doerte Fouquet, Director of European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF)


3:00pm-3:30pm


3:30pm – 5:00pm


5:00pm – 6:00pm


6:00pm


Wednesday November 29

9:00am – 9:45am

Plenary I: Market Situation
Dr. Dean Economou, Curtin University in Perth, Australia
Dr. Victor Schäfer, Tesvolt AG


9:45am – 11:15am

Role of Storage in the Power-to-X Economy: The Case of Hawaii
Gabriel Alexander Lopez, Arman Aghahosseini, Dmitrii Bogdanov, Rasul Satymov, Ayobami Solomon Oyewo, Christian Breyer
LUT University

Techno-Economic Assessment Of Production And Transport Of Synthetic Methane From PV And Wind Energy
Andreas Patha, Johannes Kathan, Judith Kapeller, Stefan Reuter, Philipp Ortmann, Christoph Zauner
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

Uncertainty Analysis For Power-to-Methanol Plant Regarding Economic And Flexibility Parameters
Eero Inkeri, Hossein Enayatizadeh, Jaakko Hyypiä, Tero Tynjälä, Hannu Karjunen
LUT university

Hydrogen Atlas Germany – An Open Data Map
Leon Schumm, Falk Birett, Valentin Heusgen, Andreas Hofrichter, Michael Sterner
ENERGYNEST AS

Renewable Metal Fuels as Sustainable Seasonal Energy Storage
Yvonne Isabell Baeuerle, Michel Haller
OST-Ostschweizer Fachhochschule Rapperswil

Experimental Study for Heat Exchanger Designs Using Phase Change Material
Anas Maftah, Ryad Bouzouidja, Diane Le Roux, Zakaria Aketouane, Jose Lara Cruz, Sylvain Serra, Jean-Pierre Bedecarrats, Jean-Michel Reneaume, Alain Sempey
I2M – TREFLE

Development Of A Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Demonstrator For The Particle Foam Production
Torsten Seidel
Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden

Transient Characteristics of Latent Heat Storage System using Phase Change Materials in Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers
Hookyung Lee, Dong Myung Seo, Hyo Jae Jeong, Dongho Park
Korea Institute of Energy Research – Energy Efficiency Research Division

Comparison Of Ageing At Elevated Temperature And Cycling Experiments Of HD-PE: A Degradation Study
Franziska Klünder, Thomas Haussmann
Fraunhofer Institut For Solar Energy Systems

Performance Evaluation of a High Power, High Energy Density Compact Latent Heat Thermal Energy Store
Philip Charles Eames, Mohamed Fadl
Loughborough University


11:15am-11:45am


11:45am – 1:10pm

Aspects of a Battery State Aware Load Current Distribution in a Heterogeneous Battery System
Andrea Reindl, Lars Eriksson, Sangyoung Park, Michael Niemetz, Hans Meier
OTH Regensburg
TU Berlin

Optimization Of Compliance Testing For Grid-supporting Inverter Functionalities
Siddhi Shrikant Kulkarni, Gunter Arnold, Nils Schäfer, Vishu Verma
Fraunhofer IEE – System Stability and Grid Integration

Performance Testing of a Megawatt-Scale Battery Storage for Energy Trading
Lucas Koltermann, Mauricio Celi Cortes, Jonas van Ouwerkerk, Dirk Uwe Sauer
RWTH Aachen University – Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA)

Multiphysics Optimisation Model of an Ultra-High Temperature Storage Integrated with a Novel Solar-to-Heat-to-Power System
Alfonso Hernández, Luis Enrique Acevedo, Ignacio Fernández-Pacheco, Patricia Royo
IDENER – Thermodynamics

Performance Assessment of 50 MWe Concentrated Solar Power Linear Fresnel Reflector Power Plant in Pakistan
Zia ul Rehman Tahir, Muhammad Ahmad Nisar, Talal Ahmed Awan, Muhammad Afnan Mohsin, Muhammad Fahad Mukhtar, Hafiz Shahzad Siddiqi, Tariq Ali, Ahmad Hassan, Muhammad Asim
University of Engineering and Technology Lahore – Department of Mechanical Engineering

Experimental Testing of 90 kWh Molten Salt Stratified Thermal Energy Storage With Ceramic Filler Material
Julius Weiss, Fanny Hübner, Fridolin Haas, Thomas Fluri
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Experimental Demonstration of a High Temperature Latent Heat Storage Prototype with Aluminum-Silicon as a Phase Change Material
Asem Alemam, Nicolas Lopez Ferber, Tommy Malm, Valerie Eveloy, Nicolas Calvet
Khalifa University – Mechanical Engineering


1:10pm – 2:35pm

Poster Sessions:
Battery
Thermal
Systems


2:45pm – 3:15pm

Cloud-based Diagnostic to Enhance Battery Storage Safety and Performance
Georg Angenendt, Matthias Kuipers
ACCURE Battery Intelligence

Machine learning for efficient and reliable battery use in energy storage.
Dr. Weihan Li
CARL-RWTH Aachen University


3:15pm – 5:15pm

Demand-based process steam from fluctuating energies: Experimental results from a 100 kW demonstrator based on the Rotating Drum Heat Exchanger
Annelies Vandersickel, Jonas Tombrink, Andrea Gutierrez
DLR e.V.

Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Large Stratified Thermal Storage Systems in transient states
Robin Fick, Robert Honke, Dieter Brüggemann
Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology at Hof University of Applied Sciences

Analysis of Solar Energy Storage in Compressed Granular Packings Using Thermal Discrete Element Method
Payman Jalali, Mehran Kiani-Oshtorjani, Tero Tynjälä
LUT University – Energy Technology

Test Rig for the Investigation of Partial Load Operation Strategies for Steam Generation with Passive Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage
Larissa Dietz, Inga Bürger, Andrea Gutierrez
DLR e.V.

Numerical Investigation of Charging Systems for Cold Storages for Improved Thermal Stratification
Sebastian Gamisch, Parshva Atulbhai Parekh, Stefan Gschwander
Fraunhofer Institut for Solar Energy Systems

Long Time Thermal Energy Storage with Instantaneous Heat Release at Temperatures Down to -40 °C
Inga Bürger, Alina Keller, Hanna Lösch, Marc Lnder
German Aerospace Center – Engineering Thermodynamics

Material Study of a Facade-Integrated Adsorption System for Solar Cooling of Buildings
Tim Dubies, Olaf Böckmann, Micha Schäfer
Universität Stuttgart – IGTE-Institute for Building Energetics, Thermotechnology and Energy Storage

Screening of Hydroxides for Thermochemical Energy Storage at Medium Temperatures
Aleksandr Shkatulov, Marc Linder
DLR e.V.

Modelling Salt Hydration In Packed Beds For Thermochemical Energy Storage
Stan Joram de Jong
Eindhoven University of Technology – Applied Physics and Science Education

Experimental Performance Characterisation of 13X for Domestic Thermochemical Energy Storage Application using a Novel High-Pressure Differential Scanning Calorimeter System
Daniel Mahon, Philip C Eames
Loughborough University


5:15pm – 5:30pm


Thursday November 30

9:00am – 9:10am


9:15am – 11:00am

Efficient Estimation of Upper Bounds on Arbitrage Values for Energy Storage Devices
Robert James Barthorpe
The University of Sheffield – Dept of Mechanical Engineering

Modeling and Simulation of a Thermal Pumped Piston Storage within a Renewable Energy Supply System
Dominic Haeuslein, Ronald Schmidt-Vollus, Matthias Popp, Micha Schaefer
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg – Georg Simon Ohm Nuremberg Campus of Technology

Modelling, Simulation, and Analysis of Liquid Air Energy Storage with a Liquid Piston System, NH3 and Steam Power Cycles
David Aliaga
University of Sheffield – Chemical and Biological Engineering

Techno-economic Opportunities for Flexible and Efficient Electrification of Industrial Heat
Silvia Trevisan, Rafael Guedez
KTH Royal Institute of Technology – Energy Technology

Thermal Energy Storage: Commercial Cases for Power and Steam Storing
Mareike Schumm, Magnus Mörtberg, Christopher Greiner, Jonas Witt
ENERGYNEST AS

Optimisation of a Theoretical District Heating System with Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage
Miguel Angel Pans Castillo, Philip Eames
Loughborough University

Storage Requirements in Urban Energy Systems for the Integration of Rooftop Photovoltaics
Marlon Schlemminger, Dennis Bredemeier, Alexander Mahner, Raphael Niepelt, Michael H. Breitner, Rolf Brendel
Leibniz University Hannover – Department Solar Energy, Institute for Solid State Physics

Combining PV Supplied High Temperature Heat Pump and CSP by Thermal Energy Storages for Process Heat Generation
Lutz Meyer, Markus Hoyer, Mark Schmitz, Juliane Trautmann
Hochschule Hannover – IVEK

Brayton Batteries For Combined Electricity And Heat And Cooling Production: Systematic Concept Study
Michael Krüger
German Aerospace Center – Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics

Optimizing Data Center Waste Heat Reuse: Case Studies and Environmental Implications
Xiaoshu Lu, Tao Lu, Qunli Zhang
University of Vaasa


11:00am – 11:30am


11:30am – 1:15pm

Data-Driven Design and Optimization of Solid-Based Thermal Energy Storage Systems
Mohammad Rahjoo, Esther Rojas, Guido Goracci, Jorge S. Dolado
Asociación de Investigación MPC

Experimental Performance Characterization of Cooperative PCM Module Integration with Air Source Heat Pump in a Three-Module Phase Change Energy Storage System for Domestic Heating Applications
Pawel Nycz, Philip Eames
Loughborough University

Thermophysical Characterization and Static Corrosion Test of Potential Filler Materials for a Packed-bed Thermal Energy Storage with Liquid Metal
Franziska Müller-Trefzer, Annette Heinzel, Robin Hesse, Thomas Wetzel, Klarissa Niedermeier
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – Institute for Thermal Energy Technology and Safety

Parametric Optimization and Performance Assessment of 50 MWe Parabolic Trough Power Plant
Zia ul Rehman Tahir, Muhammad Umer, Usman Ahmad, Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Atif, Tariq Ali, Ahmad Hassan, Muhammad Asim
University of Engineering and Technology Lahore – Department of Mechanical Engineering

Operation Schemes for Thermal Storage Systems Applied in District Heating of Apartment Houses
Hyung Yong Ji in
KITECH, South Korea

Techno-economic Assessment of Temperature and Humidity Control of Indoor Pool with Liquid Desiccant Technology
Alessandro Giampieri, Christopher Beeson, Janie Ling-Chin, Anthony Paul Roskilly
Durham University – Department of Engineering

Experimental Study for Heat Exchanger Designs Using Phase Change Material
Anas Maftah, Ryad Bouzouidja, Diane Le Roux, Zakaria Aketouane, José Lara Cruz, Sylvain Serra, Jean-Pierre Bedecarrats, Jean-Michel Reneaume, Alain Sempey
I2M – TREFLE

Potential Of A Long-Term Predictive Controller For Managing Energy Storages To Reduce The Electric Grid-Load Of An Air-Source Heat Pump
David Schmitt, Tobias Reum, Thorsten Summ, Christoph Trinkl, Tobias Schrag
Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt – Institute of new energy systems

Operation Optimization of a Power-to-Heat System in PV-CSP Hybrid Power Plants Together with Molten Salt Thermal Storage
Zahra Mahdi, Ulf Herrmann, Klaus Görner
Solar-Institut Jülich of the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences

Data-Driven Modeling for Optimal Operation of Seasonal Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES) Systems
Franziska Krenzlin, Hannes Gernandt
Fraunhofer IEG – Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems

Advanced Thermocline Concepts for Thermal Energy Storage
Christian Odenthal, Alexander Bonk, Freerk Klasing, Thomas Bauer
German Aerospace Center (DLR) – Thermal Process Technology


1:15pm – 1:45pm