May 29, 2007

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Wednesday May 30, 2007

9.00 - 12.30:	ISES-Europe Board Meeting (internal meeting)
13.30 - 18.00:	Plenary Session A: The Hall, 2nd Floor Public Session according to separate programme
19.00 - 20.30:	Welcome reception at Hotel SAS Radisson, Riga

Thursday May 31, 2007

9.00 - 13.00:	Plenary Session B:  Room 201 Solar Electricity in Northern Hemisphere Solar Thermal Applications
13.00 - 14.30:	Lunch break
14.30 - 17.30:	Parallel Session C:  Room 219 Solar Electricity in Northern Hemisphere   Parallel Session D:   Room 220 Solar Thermal Applications
19.30:	Conference dinner, informal

Friday June 1, 2007

9.00 - 10.30:	Plenary Session E:  Room 201 Northern Solar Buildings Energy Conservation in Buildings Other Renewable Energy Technologies
11.00 - 13.00:	Parallel Session F:  Room 219 Northern Solar Buildings Energy Conservation in Buildings
	Parallel Session G:  Room 220 Other Renewable Energy Technologies
13.00 - 14.00:	Lunch break
14.00 - 16.30:	Technical tour including sight-seeing visits in Riga (Riga Technical University and Institute of Energy, Riga)

Programme for the Public Session A on Wednesday May 30, 2007 in the Hall

Chairs:    Professor Dagnija Blumberga, Latvia and ISES-President Torben Esbensen.

13.30	Welcome address by Dagnija Blumberga and Torben Esbensen.
13.45	Welcome address by Minister of Environment, Dr. Raimonds Vejonis, Latvia.
14.00	Solar Buildings. Architect Karin Kappel, Solar City Copenhagen, Denmark
14.25	Innovative Solar Thermal Technologies. Professor Bjørn Karlsson, Lund University, Sweden
14.50	Solar District Heating Plants. Mr. Leo Holm, Marstal District Heating, Denmark
15.15	Coffee break.
15.40	Solar Passive House Paradigm. Architect Colin Porteous, Machintosh School of Architecture, Scotland
16.05	Innovative Solar Thermal Systems in Norway Professor John Rekstad, University of Oslo, Norway
16.30     16.55	Solar Energy Possibilities in Latvia. Professor Dagnija Blumberga, Riga Technical University   Solar Storage Systems. Dr. Dorota Chwieduk, Institute of Fundamental Technical Research, Poland
17.20	EUs Programmes for Renewable Energy. By EREC-European Renewable Energy Council
17.45	Solar Thermal Technologies in Latvia. By Viessmann Company and Buderus Company
18.00	Discussion and closing.
19.00	Welcome reception at the Hotel SAS Radisson, Restaurant

North Sun 2007: Detailed programme

Plenary Session B      Thursday May 31, 9.00 - 13.00 in Room 201

Chairs:	Kerr MacGregor, Scotland and John Rekstad, Norway
Topics:	Solar Electricity in Northern Hemisphere Solar Thermal Applications
Paper 2:	Frank Bason, Denmark: Solar Radiation Measurements
Paper 10:	D. Strebkov et all, Russia: Innovative Photovoltaic Technologies
Paper 21:	Kerr MacGregor, Scotland: Solar One
Paper 24:	Helle F. Rasmussen, Denmark: Integrated PV system
Paper 56:	I. Farkas and I. Seres, Hungary: Analysis of a 10 kW PV System
Coffee break
Paper 3:	Karin Kappel, Denmark: Solar City Copenhagen
Paper 26:	John Rekstad et all, Norway: Polymer in Solar Collectors
Paper 27:	Claudio Rochas et all, Latvia: Analysis from Solar Combisystems
Paper 20:	Jan-Olof Dalenback, Sweden: European Solar Platform
Paper 13:	Eva Lindberg et all, Sweden: European Solar School

Parallel Session C      Thursday May 31, 14.30 - 17.00 in Room 219

Chairs:	Istvan Farkas, Hungary and Claudio Rochas, Latvia
Topics:	Solar Electricity in Northern Hemisphere
Paper 52:	Lise Nielson, Denmark: PV integration into existing electricity grid
Paper 43:	Njakou and Blumberga, Latvia: Renewability of PV-System
Paper 6:	Lauris Bisenieks et all, Latvia: Connection Photovoltaic Modules
Paper 8:	D. Strebkov et all, Russia: Optimal orientation non tracking
Paper 34:	Teolan Tomson, Estonia: Vertical PV-farm
Coffee break:
Paper 57:	I. Farkas and P. Geczy-Vig, Hungary: Analysis of a Solar Water Heating System
Paper 9:	D. Strebkov, Russia: Northern Solar power system
Paper 37:	M. Danilson et all, Estonia: PV panels outdoor testing
Paper 54:	Henrik Davidsson et all, Sweden: PV/T Hybrid Solar Window

Parallel Session D       Thursday May 31, 2007, 14.30 - 17.30 in Room 220

Chairs:	Jan-Olof Dalenback, Sweden and Helle F. Rasmussen, Denmark