REEC 2014 - International Workshop on Renewable Energy and Evolutionary Computation

Sustainability is of great importance due to increasing demands and limited resources world-wide. In particular, in the field of energy production and consumption methods are required that allow to produce renewable energy in an efficient way as well as develop methods for the efficient usage of energy. The vast extension of renewable energy sources, and the growing information structure allow a fine screening of energy resources, but also require the development of tools for the analysis and understanding of huge datasets about the energy grid.
On the algorithmic side evolutionary computing methods play a key role for planning, optimizing and forecasting sustainable systems. The goal of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers using as well as working on evolutionary computing methods for sustainable development.
Topics include (but are not limited to):
Wind, solar and other renewable energy sources
Planing and control in smart grid
Balancing strategies for integration of volatile sources
Network restoration
Smart metering
Forecasting of energy production and consumption
Energy markets and economic aspects
Hybrid electric and other plug-in vehicles
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop smart grid simulation
Resource visualization and monitoring
Interactive Activity
During this half-day workshop, we plan to offer the following activities in addition to the technical talks:
Group discussion "Quo vadis, Renewable Energy & EC?": an opportunity for industry and academia to discuss current challenges
Demo session "Show us what you've got!": an opportunity to demonstrate tools, frameworks, algorithms, . . . (five minutes per demonstrated item)
Additional Information
Additional information will be made available soon. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via email markus.wagner-AT-adelaide.edu.au.