Energy Transition to Zero Carbon

Energy Transition to Zero Carbon: Reliability, Risk, and Resilience

Dr. Tarannom Parhizkar, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), US; tparhizkar@g.ucla.edu.

Prof. Mario P. Brito, University of Southampton, UK; m.p.brito@soton.ac.uk

Motivation: We must not let the risks of energy transition to zero-carbon turn into an excuse to slow down the journey to clean energy. There is an urgent need to understand the risk of an energy system that is transitioning to zero-carbon. The current fossil fuel-based infrastructures are not ready for the new energy carriers such as hydrogen, and infrastructure risks should be studied from different aspects. Introducing new energy technologies to the current energy infrastructure can increase the system vulnerability and will result in new potential risks to the system.

The risk of climate change on energy systems under transition is also an important aspect that is often neglected. Prior research on long-term energy scenarios generally has considered the effects of average climate changes on energy demand and generation. But heat waves, heavy storms, wildfires, and other climate-related extremes can substantially affect electricity/gas supply and demand, disrupt operations, and damage infrastructure. Long-term energy system planning and modeling needs to further incorporate the risk of climate variability on energy systems.

Objectives: This workshop will provide a platform for risk, reliability, safety researchers and industry professionals to present and discuss the latest developments in modelling and analysis of energy transition risks. The focus will be on how these models and analysis can be used to inform decision making to manage the risk of failure of new energy solutions meeting the energy demand and thus comprising the energy transition to zero-carbon. We envisage that this workshop will have the following sessions:

  • New Energy Carriers
  • Renewable and New Technologies
  • Climate Change Effects
  • Extreme Weather Conditions

The abstracts and full papers accepted for this workshop will be included in the workshop proceedings.

Information for Abstract submission

Authors are invited to submit their abstract (no more than 500 words, including references) using the predefined webform available on the EasyChair accessible using the link below. A peer review of the abstract will be performed. Only authors with an accepted abstract (or full paper) will be allowed to present at the ESREL2023 conference.  Please note that the abstract will be made available on the conference website it will NOT be indexed. Authors with accepted abstract will be invited to submit an extended abstract and a full paper. The full paper will be indexed.

To submit your abstract please:

  1. Go to Easychair Management System: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esrel2023
  2. Click on “Make a new submission”
  3. In the new submission add the keywords: “energy”, “transition”, “workshop”.
  4. Add the author information and your abstract
  5. Click on Submit