Schedule

AFORE 2026

The Dual Challenges of Energy Security and Transition

 

November 3 (Tue), 2026

Time

Program

16:00-18:00

Tutorial: Meet the Editor (B1, Board Room 3)

18:00-

Welcome Reception (B2 Foyer, between Emerald & Sapphire Rooms)

 

November 4 (Wed), 2026

Time/Room

B1

B2

B2 Lobby

Board Room 1

Board Room 3

Emerald A

Emerald B

Sapphire A

Sapphire B

09:30-

Registration (B2 Lobby)

Poster Posting Ⅰ

(10:10-17:30)

*Poster Presentation Ⅰ

(16:00-16:30)

• CCUS

• Photovoltaics Ⅰ

• Waste to Energy & Utilization

10:10-11:30

 

KSNRE Board Meeting & Extraordinary General Meeting

CCUS

Wind Energy

(10:10-11:40)

 

 

11:30-13:00

Lunch (1F Diamond Hall)

13:00-13:40

Opening Ceremony (Emerald A)

13:40-14:10

Plenary 1. Hoesung Lee, Ph.D. (Carbon Free Alliance, Korea) (Emerald A)

14:10-14:40

Plenary 2. Daegyun Oh, Ph.D. (National Institute of Green Technology, Korea) (Emerald A)

14:40-15:00

Coffee Break

15:00-15:30

Plenary 3. Jean-François Houle, Ph.D. (National Research Council of Canada, Canada) (Emerald A)

15:30-16:00

Plenary 4. Brandon C. Wood, Ph.D. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States) (Emerald A)

16:00-16:20

Coffee Break & Poster Viewing

16:20-17:40

SS1.

Alkaline Water Electrolysis Technology Development Status of the National Hydrogen Hub Laboratory

SS2.

AI Data Center (AIDC)-Driven Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES): Current Status and Future Development of Secondary Batteries

(16:00-17:45)

Waste to Energy & Utilization

Photovoltaics

(16:20-18:00)

PS1.

KIER – NLR International Workshop on Collaborative Research in Renewable Energy Resource Assessment

PS2.

Development of a Korean Ultra-Large-Scale Floating Vertical-Axis Offshore Wind Turbine System

1F

Diamond-Small Banquet Hall

NRE Leaders Forum

(*Invited-Only)

 

November 5 (Thu), 2026

Time/Room

B1

B2

B2 Lobby

Board Room 1

Board Room 3

Emerald A

Emerald B

Sapphire A

Sapphire B

08:30-

Registration (B2 Lobby)

Poster Posting Ⅱ

(09:00-13:00)

*Poster Presentation Ⅱ

(10:20-10:50)

• Hydrogen & Fuel Cell

• Photovoltaics Ⅱ

• Resource Assessment

• Zero Energy

09:00-10:20

PS3.

KIER N-Lab: Workshop on Next-Generation Eco-Friendly Photovoltaic Module Technologies

(*Closed)

PS4.

KIER – LLNL International Workshop on Collaborative Research in Energy Storage and Next-Generation Batteries

Geothermal Energy/Thermal Energy

Ⅰ

(09:00-10:30)

Resource Assessment

(09:00-10:30)

PS5.

Korea – Spain Collaboration on Floating Multi-Turbine Systems for High-Density Wind Farms

 

10:20-10:40

Coffee Break & Poster Viewing

Coffee Break & Poster Viewing

10:40-12:00

PS6.

AI Autonomous Laboratories for Tandem Solar Cells

(*Closed)

Geothermal Energy/Thermal Energy

Ⅱ

(10:40-12:10)

Zero Energy

Small Hydro Power

 

November 5 (Thu), 2026

Time/Room

B1

B2

B2 Lobby

Board Room 1

Board Room 3

Emerald A

Emerald B

Sapphire A

Sapphire B

12:00-13:30

Lunch (1F Diamond Hall)

Poster Posting Ⅲ

(14:00-17:30)

*Poster Presentation Ⅲ

(15:40-16:10)

• Bioenergy

• ESS/Grid

• Geothermal Energy/Thermal Energy

13:30-14:00

Plenary 5. Baoshan Zhu, Ph.D. (Tsinghua University, China) ( E merald A )

14:00-14:20

Coffee Break

14:20-15:40

PS7.

Advances in Multi-Sector Coupling Technologies for Variable Renewable Energy Integration

(*Closed)

SS3.

Current Status and Future of R&Ds on Wave Energy Converter

Hydrogen & Fuel Cell

Ⅰ

(14:20-15:45)

Bioenergy

ESS/Grid

PS8.

Flexible Thin-Film Multi-Junction Solar Cells

(13:00-15:40)

(*Closed)

15:40-16:00

Break & Poster Viewing

Banquet Room Set-Up

(15:40-17:30)

16:00-17:30

PS9.

[KNREA] Next-Gen Leaders: Industry-Linked Research in Solar, Wind, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells

SS4.

Regional- and National-Scale Power and Energy System Modeling Technology Utilizing Energy Resource Map Data

Hydrogen & Fuel Cell

Ⅱ

Marine Energy

17:30-19:30

Banquet (Sapphire)

 

November 6 (Fri), 2026

Time/Room

B1

B2

B2 Lobby

Board Room 1

Board Room 3

Emerald A

Emerald B

Sapphire A

Sapphire B

08:30-

Registration (B2 Lobby)

Poster Posting Ⅳ

(09:00-12:00)

*Poster Presentation Ⅳ

(10:20-10:50)

• Energy Efficiency

• Gas Hydrate

• Policy, Strategy & New Business

• Sector Coupling

09:00-10:20

SS5.

Sustainable Aviation Fuels for Carbon Neutrality and Energy Security (Bioenergy KIER N-Lab)

SS6.

Advanced Technologies for Energy Recovery from Circular Resources

PS10.

Energy Transition Policies: Acceptance, Equity, and Competitiveness

Sector Coupling Ⅰ

Gas Hydrate

Ⅰ

Energy Efficiency

(09:00-10:30)

10:20-10:40

Coffee Break & Poster Viewing

10:40-12:00

 

Sector Coupling Ⅱ

Gas Hydrate

Ⅱ

 

12:00-13:30

Lunch

13:30-

Social Tour

 

November 7 (Sat), 2026

09:00-

Technical Tour

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