Deadline- 2 September 2013
Applicants around the world are invited submit applications for Desert Energy Best Paper Award offered to study renewable energy (RE) at a university. Papers related to power generation from sun and/or wind energy in the deserts of the MENA region or with focus on the transmission of electricity between this region and Europe will be considered for the competition.
Award-
The authors of the 4 best papers will receive free entrance to the 4th Dii Desert Energy Conference where they will have the opportunity to present a brief summary of their work. An additional 6 authors will receive free entrance to the conference.
Topics covered-
- What are the macroeconomic effects for RE deployment?
- Which industrial policies are the most crucial for developing the RE sector?
- How to shape the cooperation between universities, research institutions and industry?
- How can the education system meet the challenges of new growth in the RE sector that will be reliant on a prepared local labor force?
- What are some practical ways local communities can engage with centralized power production and vice versa? What are the factors for cultivating civil society support?
- Large-scale RE infrastructure vs. decentralized RE: what are the benefits for local livelihoods?
- RE support schemes: how to encourage RE in a smart way?
- How to encourage the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies?
- Targets without implementation strategies: what are the concrete steps that countries should take to produce their first gigawatts towards meeting their RE targets?
- Applied research: which prototypes/pilot projects are particularly innovative and could be implemented effectively on a larger scale?
Eligibility & Criteria-
The award is open to all journalists (Online, Print, Radio and TV), not older than 35 years, from North Africa or the Middle East. Entries must be relevant to the areas of renewable energy supply for the future.
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