The fourteenth edition of HYdrogen - POwer THeoretical and Engineering Solutions International Symposium (HYPOTHESIS XIV) was held from 24th to 26th April 2019 in Foz-do-Iguaçu (Brazil) and chaired by Dr. Massimiliano Lo Faro, Daniel A. Cantane and Edson A. Ticianelli. The purpose of the HYPOTHESIS series is to provide a forum where representatives from industry, public laboratories, universities and government agencies can meet, discuss and present the most recent advances in Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Sources technologies. The Hypothesis' conferences are traditionally centred on the role of hydrogen and related technologies in the value chain from renewable energy sources to users and represents a stimulating place for a professional development and for establishing fruitful collaborations. In addition to the traditional topics of Hypothesis series, the XIV edition of Hypothesis held at Foz-do-Iguaçu has emphasized also the role of new technologies for power-to-gas and for energy recovery from any renewable source. "Smart technologies for green life" was the motto of this edition of Hypothesis and the well-known hydroelectric power plant of ITAIPU has interpreted at the highest level the role of renewables in this transition. The conference has been supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (# 401555/2018-6 CNPq-Brazil), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (# 88881.290304/2018-01 CAPES-Brazil), the Italian Hydrogen Forum (www.h2forum.it), the International Association of Hydrogen Energy (http://www.iahe.org) and also by the Fundação Parque Tecnológico Itaipu - FTPI (Brazil) and the Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies "Nicola Giordano" of the National Research Council (CNR-ITAE, Italy). Prof. Sanjeev Mukerjee (Northeastern University), prof. Andreas Friedrich (German Aerospace Center), and dr. Cord-Henrich Dustmann (Battery Consult AG) have exposed their recent scientific achievements as plenary speakers. Furthermore, more than 150 people from all over the world have attended with their scientific works, attracted from the themes of Hypothesis XIV and from this unique city hosting one of the seven modern wonders of the world. As a closing remark of this conference, a round-table discussion towards the role of Hydrogen in Latino America has been hosted. We are in debt with prof. Paulo Emilio V. de Miranda which has chaired magnificently this round table which involved as speakers the major players from Latino-American hydrogen societies (i.e. Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Mexico). In addition, we are deeply in debt to all the people that contributed to the success of the meeting, and to this special issue. We like to thank to all of the reviewers and authors, who participated in this process, the scientific committee and all the attendants to HYPOTHESIS XIV. Not the least the editorial staff of IJHE for its kindly collaboration. Without them, this special issue would not have been possible. We also like to thank the members of the international board, the scientific board and a special thanks go to Giuseppe Spazzafumo as the coordinator of Conference series and all member of the organizing committees (e.g. Vincenzo Baglio (CNR-ITAE), Liliane Cristina Battirola (UNILA), José Ricardo Cezar Salgado (UNILA), Fabio Coral Fonseca (IPEN), Orazio Di Blasi (CNR-ITAE), Janaina Fernandes Gomes (UFSCAR), Ricardo José Ferracin (PTI), Renata Figueredo Martins (UFMG), Massimo Laganà (CNR-ITAE), Francesco Lufrano (CNR-ITAE), Tulio Matencio (UFMG), Paulo Emilio de Miranda (UFRJ), Flavio Ryoichi Nikkuni, Gaetano Squadrito (CNR-ITAE), Pietro Staiti (CNR-ITAE) and Sabrina Campagna Zignani (CNR-ITAE)) those have spent lot of their energies in the 12 months needed for the conference organisation and realisation. This special issue collects a selection of invited papers covering the topics more related to renewable energy sources and technologies, discussed during the conference. We are confident that the readers of this journal may appreciate the survey of results and progress recently achieved in this field presented in this SI. These papers have undergone a rigorous peer-review process according to the high quality standards of the Journal.
Preface to special issue on the "HYdrogen POwer THeoretical and Engineering Solutions - International Symposium (Hypothesis XIV)"
Lo Faro Massimiliano;
2020
Abstract
The fourteenth edition of HYdrogen - POwer THeoretical and Engineering Solutions International Symposium (HYPOTHESIS XIV) was held from 24th to 26th April 2019 in Foz-do-Iguaçu (Brazil) and chaired by Dr. Massimiliano Lo Faro, Daniel A. Cantane and Edson A. Ticianelli. The purpose of the HYPOTHESIS series is to provide a forum where representatives from industry, public laboratories, universities and government agencies can meet, discuss and present the most recent advances in Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Sources technologies. The Hypothesis' conferences are traditionally centred on the role of hydrogen and related technologies in the value chain from renewable energy sources to users and represents a stimulating place for a professional development and for establishing fruitful collaborations. In addition to the traditional topics of Hypothesis series, the XIV edition of Hypothesis held at Foz-do-Iguaçu has emphasized also the role of new technologies for power-to-gas and for energy recovery from any renewable source. "Smart technologies for green life" was the motto of this edition of Hypothesis and the well-known hydroelectric power plant of ITAIPU has interpreted at the highest level the role of renewables in this transition. The conference has been supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (# 401555/2018-6 CNPq-Brazil), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (# 88881.290304/2018-01 CAPES-Brazil), the Italian Hydrogen Forum (www.h2forum.it), the International Association of Hydrogen Energy (http://www.iahe.org) and also by the Fundação Parque Tecnológico Itaipu - FTPI (Brazil) and the Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies "Nicola Giordano" of the National Research Council (CNR-ITAE, Italy). Prof. Sanjeev Mukerjee (Northeastern University), prof. Andreas Friedrich (German Aerospace Center), and dr. Cord-Henrich Dustmann (Battery Consult AG) have exposed their recent scientific achievements as plenary speakers. Furthermore, more than 150 people from all over the world have attended with their scientific works, attracted from the themes of Hypothesis XIV and from this unique city hosting one of the seven modern wonders of the world. As a closing remark of this conference, a round-table discussion towards the role of Hydrogen in Latino America has been hosted. We are in debt with prof. Paulo Emilio V. de Miranda which has chaired magnificently this round table which involved as speakers the major players from Latino-American hydrogen societies (i.e. Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Mexico). In addition, we are deeply in debt to all the people that contributed to the success of the meeting, and to this special issue. We like to thank to all of the reviewers and authors, who participated in this process, the scientific committee and all the attendants to HYPOTHESIS XIV. Not the least the editorial staff of IJHE for its kindly collaboration. Without them, this special issue would not have been possible. We also like to thank the members of the international board, the scientific board and a special thanks go to Giuseppe Spazzafumo as the coordinator of Conference series and all member of the organizing committees (e.g. Vincenzo Baglio (CNR-ITAE), Liliane Cristina Battirola (UNILA), José Ricardo Cezar Salgado (UNILA), Fabio Coral Fonseca (IPEN), Orazio Di Blasi (CNR-ITAE), Janaina Fernandes Gomes (UFSCAR), Ricardo José Ferracin (PTI), Renata Figueredo Martins (UFMG), Massimo Laganà (CNR-ITAE), Francesco Lufrano (CNR-ITAE), Tulio Matencio (UFMG), Paulo Emilio de Miranda (UFRJ), Flavio Ryoichi Nikkuni, Gaetano Squadrito (CNR-ITAE), Pietro Staiti (CNR-ITAE) and Sabrina Campagna Zignani (CNR-ITAE)) those have spent lot of their energies in the 12 months needed for the conference organisation and realisation. This special issue collects a selection of invited papers covering the topics more related to renewable energy sources and technologies, discussed during the conference. We are confident that the readers of this journal may appreciate the survey of results and progress recently achieved in this field presented in this SI. These papers have undergone a rigorous peer-review process according to the high quality standards of the Journal.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
