Invitation to SDEWES2025 Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia - Special Session
Zagreb, January 8th, 2025
Invitation to participate in the 20th SDEWES 2025 Dubrovnik Conference Special Session of Invited Papers
Dear INITIATE partners,
On behalf of the organizing committee of the 20th SDEWES 2025 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems scheduled for October 05 - 10, 2025 in Dubrovnik, it is our honour and pleasure to invite you to participate in a special technical session of invited papers within the Special Session Towards the sustainable and inclusive future: EU green transition supported by research organisations.
Prof. Goran Krajačić, Ph.D. and Marko Mimica, Ph.D. from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture University of Zagreb (UNIZAG FSB) are organizing and will chair the session.
We hope you will accept the invitation. If so, please submit a detailed abstract, including title, authors and their affiliations, emails and addresses, to the Special Session organizers Prof. Goran Krajačić, Ph.D. and Marko Mimica, Ph.D., by e-mail: goran.krajacic@fsb.unizg.hr or marko.mimica@fsb.unizg.hr for pre-screening, by July 5th, 2025. If it will be found compatible with the Session topic, you will be provided with instructions on how to upload it to the Conference website. For the deadlines for submitting the full paper please visit:
https://www.dubrovnik2025.sdewes.org/dates
As an invited paper, we would recommend it for publication consideration in the international journals associated with this conference: http://www.sdewes.org/journals.php, but in order to be invited the full paper will have to pass the review and you will have to observe the dates for archival papers. The conference has a fully automated on-line paper submission procedure. If you are interested in our invitation, please inform us about your decision as soon as possible. In case you want to submit an abstract, please use the on-line submission application located at: https://registration.sdewes.org/dub2025.
When asked please submit the following code - sdbv25tsif - this will enable the system to link your abstract to this special session**.**
Please, consider that special sessions are meant for established and senior researchers, so students are not sought.
The financial objective of the conference is a break-even and as such the organizers regretfully cannot offer you any reduction in the registration fees. We trust that you will understand the situation and that this will not deter you from participating in the technical session. For more detailed information on the conference, please consult the website stated below.
Yours sincerely
Prof. Goran Krajačić, Ph.D.
University of Zagreb
Marko Mimica, Ph.D.
University of Zagreb
Prof. Natasha Markovska, Ph.D.
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
CONFERENCE CONTACT INFORMATION
Special Session Programming Committee Secretary: Prof. Daniel R. Schneider
Mailing address: E-mail: daniel.schneider@fsb.unizg.hr
Webpage: https://www.dubrovnik2025.sdewes.org/
Towards the sustainable and inclusive future: EU green transition supported by research organisations
The green transition is a cornerstone of the European Union's vision for a sustainable and inclusive future. Achieving this ambitious goal requires innovative solutions and active collaboration across research organizations, industry, and governments to address environmental challenges while fostering economic growth and social equity. Research plays a key role in aligning technological advancements with the EU’s climate goals, delivering actionable solutions that drive decarbonization, resilience, and sustainability across all sectors. By blending scientific expertise with a commitment to inclusivity, research organizations help shape policies and practices that ensure a fair and balanced transition.
Key areas of focus include:
- Developing technologies and systems to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable practices;
- Advancing circular economy models to maximize resource efficiency and minimize waste;
- Crafting equitable green policies that deliver benefits to all communities;
- Generating data-driven insights to guide effective and evidence-based climate action;
- Building partnerships between academia, industry, and governments to accelerate progress toward climate neutrality.
With the support of research organizations, the EU can ensure that its green transition is not only environmentally sustainable but also inclusive, benefiting both present and future generations. This session will therefore explore how cutting-edge research and innovation can address critical environmental challenges while advancing social and economic equity. By showcasing case studies and actionable strategies, it aims to illustrate the transformative potential of research-driven solutions in accelerating the EU’s green transition. The session should inspire dialogue on best practices, collaborative approaches, and the policy frameworks needed to make the green transition both practical and equitable.
Prof. Goran Krajačić
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
Goran Krajacic, Ph.D., (http://powerlab.fsb.hr/gkrajacic/) is working as associate professor at DEPEE (UNIZAG FSB) and head of Power Engineering and Energy Management Chair. His field of work includes energy markets, research in energy planning, energy system optimization; island energy system modelling and optimization, development of models for simulation of energy systems, renewable energy sources, energy storage, energy economics and policy. Since his employment at DEPEE he has been working on the many international and EU projects as well as on national project Smart Energy Storage for Sustainable Development of Energy Systems. He worked on development of SEAPs for local communities on the islands and development of financial mechanisms for support of the energy storage technologies. He was also involved in development of Strategy for self-sufficient island Unije as well as several other strategies for achieving 100% RES energy systems on the islands. Currently he is coordinating FSB participation in the projects HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01 – COMMUNITAS, HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02 – EMERGE, HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-01 – METABUILD, LIFE22-CET – SET HEAT, H2020-LC-GD-2020-1- OLGA and HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03 – INITIATE. Since 2002 he has been a member of Local organising committee of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Conference (SDEWES). He is also SDEWES Centre Secretary since 2009. The results of his scientific work were published in 109 papers, and according to SCOPUS database his h-index is 38.
Dr. Marko Mimica
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Mimica, Ph.D. is a researcher at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb (UNIZAG FSB). He holds a Master’s degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb (UNIZAG FER). His professional journey bridges academia and industry, with extensive experience gained at Končar, Siemens, and Circular Energy Resources, where he focused on integrating renewable energy sources into energy systems. Dr. Mimica’s expertise spans power system analysis, renewable energy integration, and energy system planning, with proficiency in tools such as PSS/E, DIgSILENT, NEPLAN, GAMS, Matlab, Python, and Calliope. He has been actively involved in applying for and coordinating EU-funded projects, including H2020, Horizon Europe, LIFE, and Interreg programs. He currently coordinates project HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03 – INITIATE (Supporting European R&I Through stakeholder collaboration and institutional reform). His academic and professional contributions center on developing innovative strategies for sustainable energy systems, combining technical proficiency with practical application to advance the integration of renewable energy.
Prof. Nataša Markovska
Research Center for Energy and Sustainable Development - Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Skopje, North Macedonia
Natasa Markovska holds DSc degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Skopje, with thesis on solar energy technologies. At present she is a Senior Researcher at the Research Centre for Energy and Sustainable Development of MANU and Professor of the subject Energy and Climate Change at two master programs and a doctoral program of Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, UKIM. She also serves as a National Focal Point of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a Member of the International Scientific Committee of the Conferences on Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environmental Systems (SDEWES Conferences). She has been participating in 111 international and national projects related to climate change mitigation, sustainable development, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency and energy strategic planning, for clients such as UNDP, USAID, WB, European Commission, GIZ, Macedonian and other governments. In these fields, Dr Markovska co-authored 191 published contributions (49 in high impact journals, Scopus h-index = 23). She serves as a Subject Editor – Elsevier’s Energy, (EGY), Section Chief Editor (Environment, Energy Economics, Policies) – Elsevier’s Energy Reports (EGYR) and Associate Editor – Elsevier’s Smart Energy (SEGY). She served as an editor of the Second National Communication under UNFCCC and as a guest editor of 22 special issues of international journals (incl. 11 of Energy and 8 of Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews) dedicated to SDEWES Conferences.
