UNAUTHORIZED SYNOPTIC HISTORY OF ECOS

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ECOS is the name of a series of international conferences started in 1985, that focused on modern aspects of thermal sciences with particular emphasis on Thermodynamics and its applications in energy conversion systems and processes. While thermodynamics is still an important ECOS driving topic, ECOS has taken on a much broader look at energy and its sustainability, based on its pillars of environment, economics, and society.

 

The name ECOS ("home" in Greek), was coined for it in 1992 to make a point that our conferences are home for a fruitful and friendly exchange of ideas, and that we need to protect the earth as our home. ECOS was incorporated in 2021.

 

ECOS has organized conferences of 3-4 days having 8-15 sessions each, every year since 1985, as listed below.

 

The Series of the ECOS Conferences

1. 1987, May 25-29, Rome, Italy: 4th International Symposium on 2nd Law Analysis of Thermal Systems
Organizing Committee: R. Melli, E. Sciubba
Executive Committee: R.A. Gaggioli, M.J. Moran, E.Sciubba

2. 1989, June 5-8, Beijing, China: Thermodynamic Analysis and Improvement of Energy Systems (TAIES 1989), International Symposium
Organizing Committee: C.H. Wu, R.A. Gaggioli
Executive Committee: Ruixian Cai, M.J. Moran

3. 1990, May 28 - June 1, Florence, Italy: Florence World Energy Research Symposium (FLOWERS 1990)
Organizing Committee: S.S. Stecco, M.J. Moran

4. 1991, June 3-6, Athens, Greece: Analysis of Thermal and Energy Systems (ATHENS 1991), International Conference
Organizing Committee: G. Tsatsaronis, C.D. RakopoulosExecutive Committee: D.A. Kouremenos, R.A. Gaggioli, M.J. Moran

5. 1992, June 15-18, Zaragoza, Spain: International Symposium on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization and Simulation of Energy Systems (ECOS 1992)
Organizing Committee: A. Valero, G. Tsatsaronis

6. 1993, July 5-9, Cracow, Poland: Energy Systems and Ecology (ENSEC 1993), International Conference
Organizing Committee: J. Szargut, G. Tsatsaronis, Z. Kolenda, A. Ziebik

7. 1994, July 6-8, Florence, Italy: Florence World Energy Research Symposium (FLOWERS 1994)
Organizing Committee: E. Carnevale, G. Manfrida, F. Martelli

8. 1995, July 11-14, Istanbul, Turkey: International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 1995)
Organizing Committee: Y.A. Gögü, A. Öztürk, G. Tsatsaronis

9. 1996, June 25-27, Stockholm, Sweden: International Symposium on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems (ECOS 1996)
Organizing Committee: G. Svedberg, G. Manfrida, M.J.Moran, G. Tsatsaronis

10. 1997, June 10-13, Beijing, China: Thermodynamic Analysis and Improvement of Energy Systems (TAIES 1997), International Conference
Organizing Committee: Jingyi Chen, E. Sciubba

Executive Committee: Ruixian Cai, M.J.Moran, G. Tsatsaronis

11. 1998, July 8-10, Nancy, France: Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes (ECOS 1998)

Organizing Committee: M. Feidt, A. Bejan, M.J. Moran, G. Tsatsaronis
Honorary Chairmen: E.P. Gyftopoulos, P. Le Goff

12. 1999, June 8-10, Tokyo, Japan: Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems (ECOS 1999)
Organizing Committee: M. Ishida, G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran, H. Kataoka

13. 2000, July 5-7, Enschede, The Netherlands: International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy and Process Systems (ECOS 2000)
Organizing Committee: G.G. Hirs, G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran
Honorary Chairman: J. Szargut

14. 2001, July 4-6, Istanbul, Turkey: Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2001)
Organizing Committee: Öztürk, A. Bejan, M. Feidt, Y.A. Gögü?
Honorary Chairman: E.P. Gyftopoulos

15. 2002, July 3-5, Berlin, Germany: 15th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2002)
Organizing Committee: G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran
Honorary Chairman: K.F. Knoche

16. 2003, June 30 - July 2, Copenhagen, Denmark: The 16th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2003)
Organizing Committee: B. Qvale (Chairman)
Executive Committee: N. Houbak, M.J. Moran

17. 2004, July 7-9, Guanajuato, Mexico: 17th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy and Process Systems (ECOS 2004)
Organizing Committee: R. Rivero
Executive ommittee: G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran

18. 2005, June 20-22, Trondheim, Norway: The 18th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2005)
Executive Council: J.E. Hustad
Organizing Committee: S. Kjelstrup

19. 2006, July 12-14, Aghia Pelagia, Crete, Greece: The 19th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2006)
Organizing Committee: C.A. Frangopoulos, C. Rakopoulos, G. Tsatsaronis
Honorary Chairmen: E.P. Gyftopoulos, G. Hatsopoulos

20. 2007, June 25-28, Padova, Italy: The 20th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2007)
Organizing Committee: Mirandola, Ö. Arnas

21. 2008, June 24-28, Cracow-Gliwice, Poland: The 21st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2008)
Organizing Committee: Andrzej Ziebik, Zygmunt Kolenda, Wojciech Stanek

22. 2009, August 30 - September 3, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil: The 22nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2009)
Organizing Committee: Silvia Azucena Nebra, Silvio de Oliveira Júnior, Edson Bazzo, Arnaldo da Silva Walter

23. 2010, June 14-17, Lausanne, Switzerland: The 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2010)
Organizing Committee: Daniel Favrat, François Maréchal

24. 2011, July 4-7, Novi Sad, Serbia: The 24th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2011)
Organizing Committee: Gordana Stefanovic, Milorad Bojic, Noam Lior, Jovan Petrovic, Vladimir Stevanovic

25. 2012, June 26-29, Perugia, Italy: The 25th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2012)
Organizing Committee: Umberto Desideri, Giampaolo Manfrida, Enrico Sciubba

26. 2013, July 15-19, Guilin, China: The 26th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2013)
Organizing Committee: Na Zhang, Wei Han, Hongying Ke, Jun Sui, Yongping Wang, Yingru Zhao

27. 2014, June 15-19, Turku, Finland: The 27th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2014)
Organizing Committee: Ron Zevenhoven, Henrik Saxén, Frank Pettersson, Özer Arnas

28. 2015, June 29 - July 3, Pau, France: The 28th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2015)
Organizing Committee: Jean-Pierre Bédécarrats, Michel Feidt, Pascal Stouffs, George Tsatsaronis, Antonio Valero
Honorary Chairman: Özer Arnas

29. 2016, June 19-23, Portorož, Slovenia: The 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2016)
Organizing Committee: Alojz Poredoš, Tatiana Morosuk, Andrej Kitanovski
Honorary Chairmen: George Tsatsaronis, Noam Lior

30. 2017, July 2-6, San Diego, California, USA: The 30th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2017)
Organizing Committee: Asfaw Beyene, David MacPhee, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero

31. 2018, June 17-21, Guimarães, Portugal: The 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2018)
Organizing Committee: José Carlos Teixeira, Senhorinha Teixeira
Honorary Chairmen: Daniel Favrat, Silvia Nebra

32. 2019, June 23-27: Wroclaw, Poland: The 32nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2019)
Organizing Committee: Wojciech Stanek, Zbigniew Gnutek, Slawomir Pietrowicz
Honorary Chairmen: Andrzej Ziebik, Zygmunt Kolenda

33. 2020, June 29 - July 3, Osaka, Japan: The 33nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2020)
Organizing Committee: Ryohei Yokoyama and Yoshiharu Amano
Honorary Chairmen: Noam Lior, Koichi Ito

34. 2021, June 28-July 2, 2021, Taormina, Messina, Italy, 34th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2021)
Organizing Committee: Enrico Sciubba, Yoshiharu Amano, Brian Elmegaard

35. 2022, July 3-7, Copenhagen, Denmark, 35th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2022)
Organizing Committee: Brian Elmegaard, Jonas Kjær Jensen, Wiebke Brix Markussen

36. 2023 June 25 - 30, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2023)
Organizing Committee: Ana María Blanco-Marigorta, Noemi Melián Martel, Beatriz Del Río Gamero
Honorary Chairmen: Richard Gaggioli, Ozer Arnas