The meeting will consist of scientific presentations delivered by international experts on various aspects of solar energy; poster presentations of scientific research results; presentations by non-governmental organizations, charitable organizations and networks that directly or indirectly deal with renewable energies and/or environmental protection; brain-storming workshops with solar energy experts to identify common grounds for interdisciplinary research among African researchers; and an exhibition of innovative research results as well as local and international solar energy businesses.

Topics:

The following keynote lectures focusing on various fundamental aspects of solar energy will be presented by invited speakers:   

• “Status and challenges in the development of multicrystalline solar silicon” Prof. Joachim Möller, Technical University Freiberg, Germany   
• “What comes after wafer-Silicon and Thin Films in Photovoltaics?” and “Sustainable Energetics University Education” Prof. Dieter Meissner, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia  
• “Organic and hybrid solar cells” Prof. Serdar Sariciftci, Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria  
• “Materials design for organic and hybrid solar cells” Prof. Daniel A. M. Egbe, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria  
• “Hybrid systems for a sustainable electricity generation: the flexy-energy concept” Prof. Yao Azoumah, International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  
• “Efficient spectroscopic methods used in photovoltaic research” and “SolarValley-Mitteldeutschland: The biggest research and industrial cluster for photovoltaics in “ Prof. Gerhard Gobsch, Ilmenau University of Technology, Ilmenau, Germany  
• “The role of charge transport in polymer solar cells” Prof. Nadia Camaioni, CNR-ISOF Institute, via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, Italy  
• “Photoelectrochemical cells” Prof. Yohannes Teketel, University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• “Solar cell quality control by both recombination and electrical parameters determination: Application to a vertical parallel multijunction silicon solar cell” Prof. Gregoire Sissoko, University Cheik Anta Diop of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal  
• “Concentrated solar power technologies” Dr. Betrand Fankam Tantche, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece 
• “The role of networks in the advancement of science and technology” Mrs Lesley Tobin, Institute of Nanotechnology, ICPC Nanonet Project, (UK)  
• “Fostering Subsaharan African-German Research Cooperations by IB and BMBF” Ms Nina Helm, International Bureau (IB) of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) at the Project Management Agency c/o German Aerospace Center (DLR) 

Further renowned keynote speakers and the titles of their lectures will be announced successively on the ANSOLE webpage.

In addition, we are now inviting submissions of abstracts presenting original research results in various aspects of renewable energies in general and solar energy in particular.

The abstract template is downloadable from our website: http://www.ansole.org/. Abstracts should be sent to the following email addresses: , ,  

Deadlines of abstract submission and registration are the 30th of September 2011 and the 15th of October 2011, respectively. Detailed inforrmation can be found on our website (ansole.org) under the heading ANSOLE DAYS.

If you would like more information or if you would like to sponsor the event, please contact the ANSOLE Coordinator, Dr Daniel Egbe:

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About ANSOLE:

Goals
 

The main goals of ANSOLE are:

• To foster training and education in solar energy at various skills levels (training and education)
• To foster research activities in the field of solar energy among African scientists and non African scientists who are directly involved in the education of African students and experts (research)
• To promote and encourage the use of solar energy in Africa (economy,
• development and environmental protection).

Objectives

The objectives of ANSOLE are:
 

• Training and education at various levels (labor forces, students, experts,...) in renewable energies in general and solar energy in particular.
• Exchange of students and visit of various research labs by scientists involved in the network.
• Joint research proposals to be financed by various funding institutions
• Joint publications.
• Organization of meetings in Africa,
• Graduate programs on renewable energies
• Promote the use of solar energy in particular and renewable energies in general in Africa
• Make solar energy accessible to everyone in Africa
• Creation of a database on scientific as well as economic operators of solar
• energy (renewable energies) in Africa
• Creation of regional research centres on renewable energies in different parts of Africa

With less than one year of existence ANSOLE is represented in 21 African countries and 10 non African countries totalling more than 200 members. It is worth joining this fast growing family by filling the free membership application form found in our website: http://www.ansole.com/