International Workshop on Power System Operation and Planning. To be Held in Nigeria, August 17-19, 2009.

这项提议的目的是组织第一次国际研讨会，专门评估“扩大可再生能源以减少全球排放——以美国和非洲为例”的选择。研讨会将邀请能源专家、研究人员、大学学者/学生、政策制定者和市场参与者作为全体会议和小组会议的参与者和特邀演讲者。在撒哈拉以南非洲举行的研讨会将为美国与会者提供有关非洲大陆可再生能源问题和相关环境问题的知识，这些问题可能会影响全球范围的气候变化。此外，它还促进了美国参与者与非洲同事的互动与合作。本次研讨会的智力优势包括：(1)对可再生能源应用的新认识，以实现其对气候变化影响的适应；(2)发展对减缓和控制能源使用的计算方法的基本认识，并确定解决温室气体造成的环境污染所需的必要控制应用和计算智能；(3)了解美国和撒哈拉以南非洲电力行业的新趋势，这些趋势侧重于通过开发创新方法来解决全球气候变化问题，通过各种能源来实现能源平衡；可再生能源的成本效益和社会影响。更广泛的影响包括：(1)促进和发展可再生能源，以满足能源需求，促进国家安全；(2)促进美国和非洲在气候变化、可再生能源以及对生活水平的经济和社会影响等领域的研究、教育活动和学生培训的整合；(3)促进美国和非洲参与者之间的联合研究活动，这可以通过增加联合期刊出版物来证明。

The intent of this proposal is to organize the first international workshop devoted to evaluate options for "Expanding Renewable Energy to Reduce Global Emissions - A Case Study for US and Africa". The workshop will involve energy experts, researchers, and university scholars / students as well as policy makers and market players as participants and invited speakers at plenary and panel sessions. The venue for the workshop in Sub-Saharan Africa will provide the US participants with knowledge of renewable energy issues and related environmental problems on the African continent that may affect climate change on a global scale. In addition, it promotes interaction and collaboration of US participants with colleagues from Africa.The intellectual merits of the proposed workshop include (1) new understanding of renewable energy resource applications for achieving its adaptation to Climate Change impacts; (2) development of fundamental understanding of computation methods for mitigation and control of energy use as well as identification of necessary control applications and computational intelligence needed to address environmental pollution from greenhouse gases; and (3) understanding new trends in US and Sub-Saharan African power industry that are focused on meeting the energy balance through various energy sources through development of innovative ways to tackle global climate change issues; cost benefit and social implications of renewable energy. The broader impacts include (1) promoting and developing renewable energy resources to meet energy demand and promote national security; (2) promoting integration of research and education activities and training of students among US and Africa collaborations on areas of climate change and renewable energy and the economic and social impacts on standards of living; (3) promoting activities that lead to joint research activities between US and African participants as documented by increased joint journal publications.