ATLANTA, Georgia, United States, 27 January 2023: ASHRAE announced that abstracts are now being accepted for the Eighth International Conference on Energy Research and Development, to be held from November 28 to 30, 2023, in Kuwait University City, Kuwait. Making the announcement through a Press release, ASHRAE said the Conference Cultural Centre, in the University City, will be the venue. The deadline to submit the abstracts is March 1.

Organised by ASHRAE and Kuwait University, the conference will bring together energy planners, researchers and users to optimise the utilisation of basic energy resources in the major energy-consuming sectors in the arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula, ASHRAE said.

Walid Chakroun, Conference Chair, said: “This conference is a great opportunity for networking, where one gets to share ideas, exchange valuable feedback and connect with like-minded people, or with those of similar topics of interest. It is a link to develop oneself with the state-of-art technology and research milestone. Attending this conference plays a vital role in professional as well as personal development.”

According to ASHRAE, the steering committee seeks papers focused on the following topics:

• Energy Conversion and Management
• Energy Conservation
• Fuels and Alternatives
• Energy Policy and Planning
• Combined and Co-generation Energy Systems
• Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Systems
• Energy and Environmental Issues
• Energy and Sustainable Development
• Renewable Energy Technologies
• Energy Storage
• Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics
• Thermodynamic Optimisation and Exergy Analysis
• Plant and Facilities Mechanical Integrity
• Emerging Energy Technology
• Material Design and Analysis

Abstracts should consist of 300 words or less, ASHRAE said, adding that if accepted, final conference papers (eight pages, maximum) are due on June 12. Abstracts, ASHRAE said, can be submitted here. It suggested that those interested in the conference and the call for abstracts could get more information by visiting ashrae.org/ICERD8.