ADB is welcoming submission of abstracts from individuals or organizations that describe the impact of COVID-19 on the energy and environment, with an emphasis on changes seen or envisioned in energy sector planning and operations.

Potential topics in this session could include:

Legal, regulatory, and financial instruments for “anti-fragility”
Insurance for the 21st century including nature-based defenses for protection of coastal infrastructure
Case studies in adaptation finance
Future-proofing energy companies and corporate evolution

Potential topics in this session could include:

Power transmission and distribution systems: 21st century operations and maintenance programs to ensure system reliability
An emergency management approach and coordination mechanism

Remote monitoring, prediction, and early-warning
Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR)
Asset distribution and resource deployment
Training for emergency

Leveraging ICT technology for accident prevention, minimizing losses, and accelerating recovery
Enhancing community resilience

Potential topics in this session could include:

Improving resilience planning, operations and maintenance, including remote sensing and artificial intelligence applications
Use of high-level technology in climate-proofing of energy infrastructure—e.g., advanced conductors, dynamic line ratings, 21st century SCADA
Big data: role of advanced data, modeling, and analysis to support sector assessments and planning for electricity and other energy forecasting
Micro-grids and virtual power plants
Floating energy infrastructure
Cyber security

Potential topics in this session could include:

Risk information for the planning of a resilient energy sector
Policy and legislative requirements for a resilient energy sector
Regional cooperation for a resilient energy infrastructure and supply chain
Advanced planning for efficient emergency response in the energy sector

Session 4.1: Planning for Resilient Energy Infrastructure and Supply Chains
This session will present methodology, experience and plans for climate-proofing energy infrastructure including existing and future developments. It will be important to protect existing fossil fuel infrastructure such as pipelines, bulk terminals, and port facilities during the energy transition.

Potential topics in this session could include:

Microfinance in the 21st century: crowdsourcing, mobile money, and other innovations
Blended finance solutions
Private sector investment at the bottom of the pyramid
Weather-index insurance and other innovative instruments
Financing for nature-based defenses

Potential topics in this session could include:

Marine floating solar in bays, lagoons, atolls, and open water
Offshore wind
In-stream tidal energy conversion
Integrated energy and regenerative marine aquaculture for energy and food security
Power to gas and “power to X”

Potential topics in this session could include:

Next-generation rooftop solar
Solar + storage
Hybrid energy systems
Renewable E-mobility
Solar energy for climate-proof water and food security

Potential topics in this session could include:

Developing country perspectives on planning and financing in FCAS and SIDS context
Non-traditional donor financing experience, including emergency financing
Case studies for distributed and off-grid clean energy technologies and applications to address climate change impacts
Case studies in clean technology responses for post-tsunami, post-typhoon and post conflict recovery situations
Case studies in implementing adaptation elements into mitigation projects

Potential topics in this session could include:

Tailored financial services to support green and sustainable development
Rural waste-to-energy: biochar-based compound fertilizer for green agriculture and poverty reduction
Switch from coal to clean energy in rural households: benefits for air quality
Air pollutant reduction from the iron and steel Industry in Hebei Province
Energy efficiency improvement and potential in the cooling sector: a case study from Zhejiang Province