Keynote Speaker

Title: Marine Energy Development for Future Energy Sustainability in Southern Asia

Abstract: The use of fossil fuels can bring more harm to the environment. The unabated climate change may endanger future developments, especially for economic growth and expose population health to serious risk. Thus, we are highly responsible to reduce more than half of the carbon dioxide production globally. For the next decade, the expected demand for electricity will increase and the world will be transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The Southeast Asia (SEA) region is surrounded by ocean space, from which there is a vast potential to harness Marine Renewable Energy (MRE). MRE resources such as wave, tidal energy, and ocean thermal energy conversion could be tapped, to provide alternative sources of clean and dependable energy in the region. This keynote speech contributes to the preliminary research on MRE in the SEA region. Initially, it gives an overview of the device technologies in MRE and the role of MRE in the sustainable development of the SEA region. Secondly, an overview of the MRE status of the region in terms of its potential and existing government policies that support the utilization of MRE as an alternative source of energy are tackled. Finally, an overview of the challenges of MRE development in the Southeast Asia region is discussed.

Title: The Role of Power Conversion in the Decarbonisation of the World's Energy System

Abstract: Decarbonisation leans heavily on electrical networks. Underpinning this effort is power conversion, or more accurately, the conversion of from one form of electrical energy to another. Examples are rectifiers, inverters and other increasingly complex but necessary power conversion technologies that convert AC to DC and vice-versa, DC to DC and AC-AC. This presentation will highlight the technologies and systems necessary for strong decarbonisation including the power conversion elements of electrical networks, transportation, and a stunning range of other applications of the technologies.