Next Workshop 2016

The 6th International Workshop on Integration of Solar Power into Power Systems will be held in Vienna/Austria, 14-15 November 2016.

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Call for Papers

To submit a paper for the Workshop of 2016, upload an abstract of maximum 3,000 characters (free style) between 11 February and 31 May 2016. Final papers must then be submitted online by 15 September 2016 at the latest. As the conference language is English, all abstracts have to be written in English.

NOTE: Authors will pay a reduced workshop fee. All participants are responsible for paying their own travel and hotel expenses.

Proposed Preferential Topics

• Project experience related to grid connection
• Smart grids and solar power
• Experience with large-scale integration of solar power into power systems
• IT technology for the integration of solar power
• Solar power monitoring and prediction systems
• Modelling of inverters and solar power plants for system integration studies including methods of testing and verification of compliance with requirements, and technologies (on grid side and power plant side) to facilitate integration
• Power balancing methods and solutions, e.g. balance markets, to manage solar power variability in power systems
• Evaluation of rules and mechanisms for inte-grating solar power in electricity markets
• PV/CSP system models for interconnection and planning studies
• State-of-the-art solar resources forecasting and opportunities for improvement
• Solar integration study methodologies and data requirements
• Modelling solar power plant output variability and assessing the impacts
• PV/CSP integration study experiences
• Interconnection standards for solar systems, solar system models for system planning and interconnection studies
• Solar power plant performance for plant operation and interconnection with the grid
• Solar energy and storage systems integrated solutions
• Integration of storage