ECOS History

A Brief History of the ECOS Conferences

ECOS is the name of a series of international conferences that focus on modern aspects of Thermal Sciences with particular emphasis on Thermodynamics and its applications in energy conversion systems and processes. The idea for the ECOS series of conferences originated at the meeting of the Systems Analysis Technical Committee (SATC) of the Advanced Energy Systems Division (AESD) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) during the 1985 ASME Winter Annual Meeting (WAM), in Miami Beach, Florida, under the leadership of Prof. Richard Gaggioli. At the meeting it was decide to:

(a) organize an annual Symposium on the Analysis and Design of Thermal Systems at each ASME WAM, and

(b) try to involve more scientists and engineers from outside the United States by organizing conferences in other countries, except the United States.

Indeed, a Symposium of 8-15 sessions has been organized by the SATC every year since 1985 at the ASME Winter Annual Meeting and its successor, the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. The first overseas conference took place in Rome, in 1987, with the support of the U.S. National Science Foundation. The name ECOS was used for the first time in Zaragoza, in 1992. It is the acronym for

Efficiency, Cost, Optimization and Simulation

of energy conversion systems and processes, keywords that best describe the contents of the presentations and discussions taking place in these conferences. It is worth noting that “ecos” means “home” in the Greek language and it is used here with two meanings:

(i) the earth as our home we need to protect, and

(ii) the conference as a home for a fruitful exchange of our ideas.

The complete list of this series of international conferences including the names of the chairpersons and co-chairpersons is as follows.

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 ´89), 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 ´90)
    S.S. Stecco, M.J. Moran
  4. 1991, June 3-6, Athens, Greece: Analysis of Thermal and Energy Systems (ATHENS ´91), International Conference
    Executive Committee: D.A. Kouremenos, R.A. Gaggioli, M.J. Moran
    Organizing Committee: G. Tsatsaronis, C.D. Rakopoulos
  5. 1992, June 15-18, Zaragoza, Spain: International Symposium on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization and Simulation of Energy Systems (ECOS ´92)
    A. Valero, G. Tsatsaronis
  6. 1993, July 5-9, Cracow, Poland: Energy Systems and Ecology (ENSEC ´93), International Conference
    J. Szargut, G. Tsatsaronis, Z. Kolenda, A. Ziȩbik
  7. 1994, July 6-8, Florence, Italy: Florence World Energy Research Symposium (FLOWERS ´94)
    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 ´95)
    Y.A. Gögüş, 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 ´96)
    G. Svedberg, G. Manfrida, M.J.Moran, G. Tsatsaronis
  10. 1997, June 10-13, Beijing, China: Thermodynamic Analysis and Improvement of Energy Systems (TAIES ´97), International Conference
    Scientific Committee: Ruixian Cai, M.J.Moran, G. Tsatsaronis
    Organizing Committee: Jingyi Chen, E. Sciubba
  11. 1998, July 8-10, Nancy, France: Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes (ECOS ´98)
    Honorary Chairmen: E.P. Gyftopoulos, P. Le Goff
    M. Feidt, A. Bejan, M.J. Moran, G. Tsatsaronis
  12. 1999, June 8-10, Tokyo, Japan: Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems (ECOS ´99)
    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)
    Honorary Chairman: J. Szargut
    G.G. Hirs, G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran
  14. 2001, July 4-6, Istanbul, Turkey: Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS ´01)
    Honorary Chairman: E.P. Gyftopoulos
    A. Öztürk, A. Bejan, M. Feidt, Y.A. Gögüş
  15. 2002, July 3-5, Berlin, Germany: 15th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2002)
    Honorary Chairman: K.F. Knoche
    G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran
  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)
    Scientific 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 (Chairman)
    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)
    Organizing Committee: S. Kjelstrup (Chairman)
    Scientific Council: J.E. Hustad (Chairman)
  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)
    Honorary Chairmen: E.P. Gyftopoulos, G. Hatsopoulos
    C.A. Frangopoulos, C. Rakopoulos, G. Tsatsaronis
  20. 2007, June 25-28, Padova, Italy: The 20th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2007)
    A. 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)
    Andrzej Ziȩbik, 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)
    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)
    Daniel Favrat, François Maréchal
  24. Coordinator: Gordana Stefanović
    Milorad Bojić, Noam Lior, Jovan Petrović, Vladimir Stevanović
  25. 2012, June 26-29, Perugia, Italy: The 25th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2012)
    Umberto Desideri, Giampaolo Manfrida, Enrico Sciubba
  26. 2014, June 15-19, Turku, Finland: The 27th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2014)
    Ron Zevenhoven, Henrik Saxén, Frank Pettersson , Özer Arnas
  27. Honorary Chairman: Özer Arnas
    Jean-Pierre Bédécarrats, Michel Feidt, Pascal Stouffs, George Tsatsaronis, Antonio Valero
  28. 2016, June 19-23, Portorož, Slovenia: The 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2016)
    Honorary Chairmen: George Tsatsaronis, Noam Lior
    Alojz Poredoš , Tatiana Morosuk, Andrej Kitanovski
  29. Asfaw Beyene, David MacPhee, Abel Hernandez-Guerrero
  30. Honorary Chairmen: Daniel Favrat, Silvia Nebra
    José Carlos Teixeira, Senhorinha Teixeira
  31. Honorary Chairmen: Andrzej Ziȩbik, Zygmunt Kolenda
    Wojciech Stanek, Zbigniew Gnutek, Sławomir Pietrowicz

Future Conferences

ECOS 2021 will be held as follows. Put the dates down in your diary.

June 20-25, 2021
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Alfredo Kraus Auditorio
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain