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| | SUNDAY – MAY 31, 2026 (HOTEL SUN – ROOF BAR) | |
| 20:00-22:00 | WELCOME
RECEPTION | |
MONDAY – JUNE 1, 2026 (GRAND PASHA HOTEL) | ||
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration | |
| HALL: YILMAZ BALCI | ||
| 09:00-09:07 | Welcome Speech Prof. Dr. Uğur Atikol (Conference Chair) | |
| 09:07-09:15 | Speech of EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç | |
| 09:15-09:30 | Speech
of the President of TRNC: Tufan Erhürman | |
| 09:30-10:15 | Keynote Lecture – 1 Prof. Dr. İbrahim Dinçer, Ontario Tech University, Canada Title: Alternative Energy and Exergy Dimensions | |
| 10:15-11:00 | Keynote Lecture – 2 Prof. Dr. Fariborz Haghighat, Concordia University, Canada Title: Integration of Energy Storage with Buildings - Managing Energy Demand and Emissions | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS 1 | ||
| HALL: YILMAZ BALCI | HALL:SELİMİYE | |
| Energy Storage
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Zafer UTLU | Hydrogen
Production Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Mustafa İLKAN | |
| 11:30-11:45 | EST-02 "THERMAL ANALYSIS OF A VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY WITH A GRADED POROSITY ELECTRODE" Phil-Jacques Alphonse, Mert Taş, Gülşah Elden | HES-02 "EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPING LOW-EMISSION HYDROGEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES IN TÜRKİYE: A PESTEL PERSPECTIVE" Melisa Öztekin Pala, Ece Oyan |
| 11:45-12:00 | MSC-03 "ELECTROLYSIS-BASED HYDROGEN AND AMMONIA AS ELEMENTS OF USTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA" Andreas Stamm, Christine Bosch | EST-03 (Online) "A LEARNING-FREE EXPLAINABLE INTELLIGENT AGENT FOR REAL-TIME HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC AND BATTERY STORAGE" Ozan Gül |
| 12:00-12:15 | EST-04 "COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF EAF SLAG AND SINTERED ORE AS PACKED BED THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE FILLERS FOR ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE WASTE HEAT-TO-POWER CONVERSION" David Ogbemudia, Keyvan Bauloulli, Berke Eyyamoglu | HES-03 (Online) "EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF TITANIA AND FERRIC OXIDE-BASED CATALYSTS FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION" Mohamad Ayoub, Ibrahim Dincer |
| 12:15-12:30 | EST-07 "AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF CHARGING TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF A PUMICE–CACL₂ COMPOSITE THERMOCHEMICAL MATERIAL" Asli Akyol Inada, Devrim Aydin, Yuehong Su, Saffa Riffat | HES-04 (Online) "GREEN BIOELECTROLYTE DERIVED FROM TEA WASTE FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION USING ACIDIC WATER ELECTROLYSIS" A. Yagmur Goren, Ibrahim Dincer |
| 12:30-12:40 | Questions | Questions |
| 12:40-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| HALL: YILMAZ BALCI | ||
| 14:00-14:30 | Invited
Lecture-1 Prof. Dr. Arif Hepbaşlı, Yaşar University, Türkiye Title: Towards Exergy-Oriented Sustainable Cities: Integrating BIM, LEED, and SECAP through ISO 37120 | |
| 14:30-15:00 | Coffee Break | |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS 2 | ||
| HALL: YILMAZ BALCI | HALL: SELİMİYE | |
| Cooling Energy
for Buildings Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Adnan MİDİLLİ | Advanced
Energy Systems Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat ÖZDENEFE | |
| 15:00-15:15 | BES-01
"TWO DECADES OF RESEARCH ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS: A
BIBLIOMETRIC AND KEYWORD CO-OCCURRENCE ANALYSIS (2005-2025)" Manta
Marcelinus Dakyen, Murat Özdenefe, Mustafa Dağbaşı | MSC-05 "INTEGRATING ENERGY, EXERGY, AND ENTROPY INTO NATIONAL POLICY AND PROCESS OPTIMIZATION: A THERMODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" Nurdan Güven, Zafer Utlu |
| 15:15-15:30 | BES-02
"THE IMPACT OF MATERIAL USE ON THERMAL COMFORT: A CASE STUDY OF HOUSING
RENOVATION IN GHARDAÏA, ALGERIA" Younes Boukhari, Harun Sevinç | HES-05 (Online) "AN INTEGRATED HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS" Ahmet Faruk Kilicaslan, Ibrahim Dincer |
| 15:30-15:45 | BES-04 "DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF A SOLAR ASSISTED COOLING SYSTEM FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSE IN THREE CITIES IN TURKEY" Oluwaponmile David Alao, Muhammad Abid, Mustafa Dagbasi | HES-06 (Online) "INVESTIGATION OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE FORMATION IN A GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON-BASED NaCl ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM" Sevde Elmali, Ibrahim Dincer |
| 15:45-16:00 | ENV-01 “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DECARBONIZATION AND EXERGY IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IN TURKEY” Büşra Selenay Önal, Zafer Utlu | EST-05 (Online) "COMPUTATIONAL THERMODYNAMIC AND DFT ANALYSIS OF A LANTHANUM MANGANITE–BASED REDOX CYCLE FOR THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE" Rahul R. Bhosale |
| 16:00-16:15 | Technical Presentation “INTELLIGENT SOLAR AIR CONDITIONER FOR A SUSTAINABLE GRID DEVELOPED BY ACS” Onur Aykut | EST-06 (Online) "THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE USING CALCIUM FERRATE: THERMODYNAMIC AND DFT ANALYSIS" Rahul R. Bhosale |
| 16:15-16:25 | Questions | Questions |
TUESDAY – JUNE 2, 2026 (GRAND PASHA HOTEL) | ||
| HALL: YILMAZ BALCI | ||
| 09:00-09:45 | Keynote Lecture – 3 Prof. Dr. Reinhard Haas Vienna University of Technology, Austria Title: Energy Economic Prospects for Green Hydrogen in Europe | |
| 09:45-10:30 | Keynote Lecture – 4 Prof. Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur University of Waterloo, Canada Title: Re-imagining Future Energy Systems Through Design, Evaluation and Governance Perspectives | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS 3 | ||
| HALL: YILMAZ BALCI | HALL: SELİMİYE | |
| Renewable Energy
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Arif HEPBAŞLI | Miscellaneous Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Umut TÜRKER | |
| 11:00-11:15 | REP-01"ENERGY
AND EXERGY ASSESSMENT OF A SOLAR PTC-DRIVEN POLYGENERATION SYSTEM FOR POWER,
COOLING, FRESHWATER AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION" Berke Eyyamoglu et al. | BIO-01
"POTENTIAL OF BIOGAS PRODUCTION USING ANIMAL WASTE IN POWER SECTOR:
AN ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS" Ibrahim Modibbo Ahmed, Ertan Akun, Rena Kidak |
| 11:15-11:30 | RES-02 "WAVE ENERGY CHALLENGES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA" Salih E. Uzun, Uğur Atikol | CRB-01
"FIELD-BASED SCREENING CRITERIA FOR CO₂ STORAGE IN ONSHORE SALINE AQUIFERS: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF SIX PROJECTS" Haris Nusrat, Gamze Ipek |
| 11:30-11:45 | RES-03 "SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY CHALLENGES: THE CASE OF KANO STATE" Abubakar Yahuza Ado, Meliz Hastunç | MSC-02 "NANOFLUIDS AND HYBRID NANOFLUID CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER IN A TUBE" Amirreza Radmanesh, Nihad Dukhan |
| 11:45-11:55 | Questions | Questions |
| 11:55-14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| HALL: YILMAZ BALCI | ||
| 14:00-14:30 | Invited Lecture-2 Prof. Dr. Tanay Sıdkı Uyar Istanbul Gedik University, Türkiye Title: Frontier Agriculture: A village WEFE demonstration project of Renewable Energy Association EROSOLAR Türkiye | |
| 14:30-15:00 | Coffee Break | |
| PARALLEL SESSIONS 4 | ||
| HALL: YILMAZ BALCI | HALL: SELİMİYE | |
| Miscellaneous Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Serkan ABBASOĞLU | Advanced
Energy Systems Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Hasan DEMİREL | |
| 15:00-15:15 | UTL-01 "AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF POWER INTERRUPTIONS AND DEMAND STRESS IN AN ISOLATED ISLAND POWER SYSTEM: EVIDENCE FROM NORTH CYPRUS" Quadri Yinka Quadri, Victor Ayodeji Oluwasusi | EVT-02 "PREDICTIVE CO-OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN HEAVY-DUTY FUEL CELL VEHICLES" Dominik Köppel, Maximilian Bömerl, Stefan Jakubek, Christoph Hametner |
| 15:15-15:30 | FOR-01 "DEEP LEARNING–BASED WEATHER FORECASTING FOR PAKISTAN" Ebad Ul Haq et al. | FCT-01 (Online) "MULTIFUNCTIONAL CE-DOPED LANIO₃ PEROVSKITE FOR DIRECT AMMONIA-FUELED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS" Ysa Francine N. Perez et al. |
| 15:30-15:45 | PVT-01 "PASSIVE COOLING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS USING CARBON NANO FIBER ENHANCED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL" Hussain Shawish, Murat Özdenefe | REP-03 (Online) "DESIGN OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HYDROGEN, FRESH WATER AND OXYGEN PRODUCTION" Ayse Sinem Meke, Ibrahim Dincer and Ali Khalvati |
| 15:45-16:00 | EVT-01 "ELECTRIC VS FUEL: NIGERIA’S WELL TO WHEEL VEHICLE STUDY" Christopher Nwachinemelu, Meliz Hastunç | PVT-02 (Online) "THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF PV PANELS USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR OPTIMAL PCM TYPE AND THICKNESS SELECTION" Wisam K. Hussam et al. |
| 16:00-16:15 | BES-03 "FROM "BLUEPRINT" TO "GREEN PRINT" NEW URBAN AGENDA: FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN YAOUNDÉ BASED ON THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS" Erna Audrey Mangaleu Toukam, Harun Sevinç | RES-04 (Online) "DESIGN OF A HOLISTIC ENERGY SYSTEM FOR INUIT OFF-GRID COMMUNITIES" Yasmin Hafez, Ibrahim Dincer |
| 16:15-16:25 | Questions | BIO-02 (Online) "EFFECT OF BIOMASS TYPE ON ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF FESO4.7H2O ACTIVATED BIOCHARS" Ayca Capoglu, Ibrahim Dincer |
| 16:30-16:40 | | Questions |
| 19:00 GALA DINNER | ||
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 3, 2026 (GRAND PASHA HOTEL) | ||
| HALL: YILMAZ BALCI | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | Invited Lecture –
3 Prof. Dr. Adnan Midilli Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye Title: Exergy-Oriented Solution Strategies for Scaling Hydrogen Energy Systems | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Invited Lecture – 4 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amela Ajanovic Vienna University of Technology, Austria Title: Electric Vehicle Markets: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30-12:00 | DISCUSSION PANEL Discussion Topic: Solar Energy Transition on Islands: Implications for Cyprus • Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Dincer, Ontario Tech University, Canada • Prof. Dr. Reinhard Haas, TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), Austria • Prof. Dr. Mustafa Dağbaşı, Cyprus International University • Prof. Dr. Halil Guven, San Diego State University • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amela Ajanovic, Vienna University of Technology • Samer Zaweydeh, (AEE) Al Hussein Technical University Moderator: Prof. Dr. Uğur Atikol, Eastern Mediterranean University | |
| 12:00-12:30 | CLOSING | |
17th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium (IEEES-2026)
99628, Famagusta, North Cyprus
via Mersin 10, Turkiye
