World Energy Storage Conference 2022

With many thanks to the conference sponsor:

University Consortium on Engineering Education and Research

Supergen Energy Storage Network+

International Energy Storage Alliance

UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Co-Cool (Horizon 2020)

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Wednesday 12 October 2022

Thursday 13 October 2022

Friday 14 October 2022

Conference Chair

• Prof Yulong Ding, Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Chairing Committee

• Prof Alfonso Capozzoli, Associate Professor in TEBE Research Group, Politecnico di Torino, Italy- building physics and building energy systems
• Prof Haisheng Chen, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China - thermomechanical storage
• Prof Andrew Cruden, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, United Kingdom - storage for transport
• Prof Xiaoze Du, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China - renewable generation with storage
• Prof Seamus Garvey, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom - thermomechanical storage
• Prof Deborah Greaves, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom - renewable generation with storage
• Prof Clare Grey, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom - electrochemical storage
• Prof Asegun Henry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US- energy storage
• Prof Xianfeng Li, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, China - electrochemical storage
• Prof Xiaohong Li, Renewable Energy Group, College of Engineering, University of Exeter, United Kingdom - electrochemical storage
• Prof Yongliang Li, Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom - cold storage
• Prof Christos Markides, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom - thermomechanical storage
• Dr Josh McTigue, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US - thermal storage, Carnot Batteries
• Dr Haris Patsios, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Newcastle University, United Kingdom - AI applications to storage
• Dr Jonathan Radcliffe, Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom - energy storage policy
• Prof Paul Shearing, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, University College London, United Kingdom - electrochemical storage
• Prof Wenji Song, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China - cold storage
• Prof Annelies Vandersickel, DLR Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Germany - thermomechanical storage
• Prof Sara Walker, Centre of Excellence on Energy research, School of Engineering, Newcastle University, United Kingdom - base load generation with storage
• Prof Jihong Wang, University of Warwick, United Kingdom- medium and long duration storage
• Prof Wei Wu, School of Management, Xiamen University, China - techno-economics of storage
• Dr Chunping Xie, Grantham Research Institute on Climate, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom - techno-economics of storage

Scientific Committee

• Prof Majid Bahrami, Alternative energy conversion systems, Simon Fraser University, Canada - cold storage
• Prof Peter Bruce, Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom - Solid State Chemistry and Electrochemistry
• Prof Frank Bruno, University of South Australia, Australia- thermal energy storage, phase change materials
• Dr Andrea Frazzica, CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy- innovative systems for thermal energy storage applications
• Dr Yaroslav Grosu, CIC energiGUNE, Spain - thermal energy storage for power generation
• Dr Fredrik Haglind, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark - power cycles and low-temperature heat sources
• Dr Ana Lázaro, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Spain – thermal energy storage
• Dr Rafael Eduardo Guedez Mata, Energy Department, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden - heat and power division
• Dr Som Mondal, Department of Sustainable Engineering, TERI School of Advanced Studies, India – solar power and thermal energy storage
• Prof Ho Seok Park, Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea - energy storage materials
• Dr Anna Laura Pisello, Associate Professor of environmental applied physics, University Perugia, Italy - smart materials for building envelopes and energy saving
• Prof Alessandro Romagnoli, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - cold storage
• Prof Phil Taylor, Supergen Energy Networks Hub (director), Newcastle University, United Kingdom - energy systems, electrical distribution networks, smart grids, and energy storage integration and control
• Prof Albero Traverso, Energy Systems for Mechanical Engineering, The University of Genoa, Italy - thermochemical power group
• Dr Bala Venkatesh, Centre for Urban Energy (academic director), Ryerson University, Canada - electric power systems
• Dr Judith Vidal, Building Energy Science, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States - thermal storage materials and systems, process and components
• Prof Li Wang, Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China - energy storage, conversion and utilization, refrigeration and cryogenics, air separation, Multiphase flow
• Prof Yimin Xuan, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China – thermophotovoltaic, thermomagnetic, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics
• Dr Toru Okazaki, Institute of Applied Energy, Japan

Confirmed Plenary and Keynote Speakers

• Prof Nigel Brandon, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom - electrochemical devices for low carbon energy applications
• Prof Steve Griffiths, Senior Vice President for Research and Development, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - strategy and policy in energy storage
• Prof Chris Llewellyn Smith, former Director of Energy Research (2011-2017), Oxford University, United Kingdom-large-scale electricity storage, all aspects of energy supply and demand.
• Prof André Thess, Institute for Building Energetics, Thermotechnology and Energy Storage, University of Stuttgart, Germany - thermo-mechanical storage (Carnot batteries)
• Prof Kai Wang, Zhejiang University, China - cryogenics and sustainable heat-driven cooling
• Prof Yingru Zhao, Deputy Dean, Xiamen University, China – techno-economics and feasibility of energy storage systems

Organising Committee (Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, UK)

• Dr Adriano Sciacovelli (Chair)
• Dr Antzela Fivga
• Prof Yongliang Li
• Dr Helena Navarro
• Dr Shivangi Sharma
• Dr Yi Wang
• Dr Tongtong Zhang
• Lada Zimina