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The EPS-SIF Energy School

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- Course Directors : L. Cifarelli (also School Director), F. Wagner, D. Wiersma

- Dates: 30 July-4 August 2012

1st Course, "New strategies for energy generation, conversion and

storage“

• Energy from fossil sources• Nuclear energy, fission and fusion physics• Renewable energy• Solar energy and photovoltaics• Wind generated energy• Energy from bio-sources• Energy, CO2 emissions, environment and global

scenario• Energy storage, saving and efficiency• Energy for future transportation• Energy and communication

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Lecture Notes Published in the EPS-SIF series and in EPJ WoC (online)

See:http://www.sif.it/attivita/scuola_energiahttp://www.sif.it/libri/collane/lecture_noteshttp://epjwoc.epj.org/index.php?option=com_toc&url=/articles/epjconf/abs/2013/15/contents/contents.html

1st Course: Lecture Notes

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- Course Directors: L. Cifarelli (also School Director), F. Wagner

- Scientific Secretary: G. Alimonti.- Dates: 16-22 July, 2014.- Fees: 900 € (full board & lodging & gadgets & proceedings +

local transportation & parties).- Funds: 10 scholarships to promote participation have already

been found.- Announcement and call for applications: November 2013.- A School Programme Committee (including the EPS Energy

Group Chair) is currently being defined.

2nd Course: “Energy: basics concepts and forefront ideas" (tentative)

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15 speakers (excluding directors and secretary) have already agreed to contribute

• Fossil power plants• Bio energy• Wind energy• Energy storage• Fusion energy• Fission energy & new reactors (e.g. thorium

reactors)• Saving technology• Raw materials for energy• Chemical storage• Life cycle analysis• Mobility & transportation• CCS (CO2)• Geothermal energy• Photovoltaics (materials & devices)• Climate• Industrial developments (ABB, EDISON)

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Lectures/Topical Seminars

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