University of Technology and Education - The University of Danang actively participates in the Mastering Energy Supply Focusing on Isolated Area Scientific Conference (MESFIA 2021)

During two days of August 31 and September 1, 2021, the MESFIA Project successfully organized an international scientific conference with the theme "Mastering energy supply focusing on isolated areas".  The purpose of the conference is to publish the latest research results and share experiences on topics related to energy, environment, climate change and sustainable development. Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the conference was held online and attracted more than 100 delegates who are leaders, lecturers, scientists and students from universities that are partners in the MESFIA project and participating businesses. .

The MESFIA project lasts for 3 years (2019 - 2021), funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Community. Universities and businesses participating in the project include: Hellenic Mediterranean University (Greece), Eurotraining Educational Organization (Greece), Canary Wharf Consulting (United Kingdom), Université Toulouse 3 – Paul Sabatier (France), Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (Spain), Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia), Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia), Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), Naresuan University (Thailand), Nong Lam University(NLU) and University of Technology and Education (UTE) - The University of Danang.

This international conference is an important event of the MESFIA project. At the conference, there were 03 keynote speakers presented by the following speakers: Dr. Priyantha Wijayatunga (Asian Development Bank - ADB), Dr. Divyam Nagpal (International Renewable Energy Agency - IRENA) and Dr. Michael Williamson (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - UNESCAP). There were 29 papers (selected from 43 papers submitted to the workshop) presented at 6 sessions in addition to talks and other sessions.

Participating in the report at the Workshop, The conferences has 03 reports:

1) Characteristics of Biogas-Hydrogen Engines in a Hybrid Renewable Energy System, Bui Van Ga, Vo Trung Hung, Bui Thi Minh Tu, Truong Le Bich Tram, and Nguyen Thi Thanh Xuan.

2) A Study into Forced-Air-Cooling and Heat Pump Systems for Solar Panels, Pham Minh Man, Ho Tran Anh Ngoc, and Tran Phuoc Dinh

3) Solution for Supplying Electricity to Isolated Regions: A Case Study of Vietnam, Vo Trung Hung, Pham Minh Man, Ho Tran Anh Ngoc, and Bui Van Ga.

Opening speech at  the conference, as a representative of the project's authors and a member of the Conference Organizing Committee, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vo Trung Hung (Vice Rector of UTE) thanked Prof. Dr. Antonios Tsikalakis (MESFIA Project Coordinator) invited UTE to participate in the project; Prof. Dr. Kumar Sivanappan and the technical team of AIT (Asian Institute of Technology) have made great efforts to organize the online conference in the context of the pandemic; commits that UTE will actively participate in all arrangements for the project and propose partners to continue operating to implement new projects in the future.

The organizing committee has taken a photo at the conference

Delegates took photos at the closing session

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