CONFERENCE FORMAT
ICUE 2026 will feature a combination of keynote presentations, panel discussions, theme-tailored breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. It will provide a platform for participants to showcase their projects, research findings, innovations, and policy recommendations.
KEY CONFERENCE THEMES
ICUE 2026 will feature key themes below, but will not be limited to. Please click the the arrows to see the sub-topics.
- Smart grids, microgrids, and hybrid energy systems
- Smart grid architecture and modern technologies
- Distributed generation and storage integration
- AI, machine learning, and digital twins for energy forecasting and optimization
- IoT-enabled monitoring, smart metering, and demand response
- Blockchain applications in energy trading and carbon credits
- Cybersecurity and resilience of digital energy infrastructure
- Smart digital solutions for climate and energy security
- Emerging low-carbon energy technologies
- Hydrogen economy and fuel cells
- Electrification of the transportation sector and EV infrastructure
- Waste-to-energy and advanced energy storage systems
- Risk management and disaster-resilient energy systems
- Net-zero policies and programmes for climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
- Circular economy and low-carbon innovation strategies
- Green financing for sustainable energy transition
- Evaluation of energy programs and policies
- Energy education for a net-zero future
- Public engagement and community-driven projects
- Social, economic, and cultural dimensions of energy transition
- Eco-friendly materials for solar cells, fuel cells, and hydrogen storage
- Sustainable materials for advanced energy storage technologies
- Materials recovery practices and reuse
- Bio-based materials for energy applications
- Environmental impact assessment of material life cycles
- Photovoltaic technologies
- Concentrated solar power
- Building-integrated photovoltaics
- Onshore and offshore wind energy
- Wave, tidal, and ocean thermal energy conversion
- Small and micro hydropower
- Geothermal energy
- Bioenergy and biofuels
- Resilient and climate-adaptive urbanism
- Green buildings and architecture
- Sustainable urban planning and design
- Integrated assessment modeling (IAMs)
- Deep decarbonization pathways
- Policy scenario analysis
- Variable renewable energy integration modelling
- Behavioral and energy end-use modeling
