7th MIAMI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES 9-11 December 1985, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
Presented by: Clean Energy Research Institute, University of Miami In Cooperation with: International Association for Hydrogen Energy
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Mordecai Avriel, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Emma Brossard, Louisiana State University Lorenzo G. Cassitto, Politecnico de Milano Gordon L. Dugger, The Johns Hopkins University David A. Freiwald, MILl, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia Markus Fritz, University of Georgia Dimitri Gidaspow, Illinois Institute of Technology Herbert Hoffman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Robert E. Kribel, Auburn University M. A. K. Lodhi, Texas Tech University
Raul A. Magallanes, AMD National University of Cordoba Atila Mertol, The University of California at Berkeley Arun S. Mujumdar, McGill University Eustorgio Restrepo, REIPOS Ltds. and University UPB, Medellin Nevin Selcuk, Middle East Technical University John W. Sheffield (Co-Chairperson), University of Missouri-Rolla Raymond L. Sterling, University of Minnesota T. Nejat Veziro~lu (Chairperson), University of Miami
OBJECTIVE The rapid depletion of fossil fuels, particularly petroleum and natural gas, makes consideration of various alternative sources a matter of great importance..This conference will provide the latest information on the status and future possibilities for the following alternative sources of energy: nuclear breeders, nuclear fusion, solar energy, ocean thermal energy, geothermal energy, wind energy, synthetic fuels and hydrogen. Although the primary emphasis will be on the technologies associated with each energy source, discussions on economic, social and environmental effects will also be included. PROGRAM FORMAT Three days of invited lectures, paper and poster presentations, and discussions are planned. The program will include sessions on: SOLAR ENERGY THERMAL STORAGE BIOMASS & BIOCONVERSION PHOTOVOLTAICS OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY WIND ENERGY HYDRO POWER NUCLEAR BREEDERS DEFENSE ENERGY SYSTEMS
NUCLEAR FUSION HYDROGEN ENERGY COAL GASIFICATION & LIQUEFACTION SYNTHETIC FUELS TIDE POWER WAVE ENERGY SALINITY GRADIENT POWER
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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ECONOMICS & POLICY ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENERGY PLANNING OIL SHALE & TAR SANDS