Welcome

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is pleased to host the 4th Iranian Conference on Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation (ICREDG2016). The conference will be held on March 2-3, 2016, at the Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The scientific committee hereby invites all students, researchers and practitioners nationwide to submit their papers to the conference. All English written submissions, which have passed the qualification step, will be submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The conference will not only provide the opportunity to share ideas and interact with top experts in the field of renewable energy and distributed generation, but also learn about the latest findings and promote the localization of technical knowledge. Contributions are particularly encouraged in the following areas in renewable energy and distributed generations:

· Wind Energy: Mechanical Aspects

· Wind Energy: Electrical Aspects

· Solar-thermal Energy

· Photovoltaic

· Hydro Power Plants

· Tide Energy

· Fuel Cells

· Biomass and Biological Fuel

· Geothermal Energy

· Energy Harvesting

· Energy Storage Methods

· Energy in Architecture

· Environmental Impacts

· Distributed Generation in Electrical Market

· Stability and Security

· Interactions of the Power System and Distributed Generation

· Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy

· Power System Reliability Considering Distributed Generations

· Renewable Energy Policies and Sustainable Development