Committee on Energy (CE)
The Committee on Energy’s objective is to be the Engineering reference for programs, strategies and policies aiming to move toward sustainable and resilient energy systems around the world.
Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France serves as the host of the Committee on Energy from 2024 to 2027.
Strategic orientations
The global energy challenges of the next 15 years are immense, perhaps the greatest we have ever faced.
And engineers are at the heart of these challenges to ensure a just energy transition.
- Firstly, to design the best technological solutions, on both the supply and demand sidesfor all the energy and uses, solutions that must integrate and balance the dimensions ofthe energy trilemma: reliable, affordable and sustainable energy.
- Secondly, to speed up the implementation of these solutions while managing thedimension of acceptability. This is essential because the energy transition concerns thewhole of society and everyone needs to be involved.
- Finally, to guarantee the resilience of global energy systems in face of crises, particularlyclimate crises with the challenge of adapting infrastructures to the consequences ofglobal warming (water scarcity, floods, temperatures, etc.).
One of the anticipated difficulties in implementing the energy transition is the potential shortage of human resources, particularly energy engineers. If we add to this the insufficient number of women in the energy sector, this highlights the importance of actions to attract young and women to the energy engineering professions.
The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) community and its Energy Committee could contribute to meet these challenges, by sharing best practices, technology knowledge, innovations, or effective policy measures.
The proposal to host, for the next 4 years, the Committee on Energy (CE) of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) is in line with the continuity of the committee’s activity, capitalizing on its past action and proposing ways to progress in the achievement of its mission.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Energy Committee work will clearly be linked to the 2 following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
- SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy: This SDG directly linked to energy issues and its goals, an access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all, which is the same objective as the World Energy Council since 1923.
- SDG 13: Climate Action : One of the causes of global warming is the use of fossil fuels,which highlights the major relationship between energy and SDG 13. It is essential topromote energy efficiency, decarbonization of industrial process and uses anddevelopment of low carbon energies (renewable and nuclear) or technologies that makethe use of fossil fuels acceptable like CCS. Adaptation of energy systems to theconsequences of climate change, including energy-water nexus is also a major challenge.
Operating Principles
The Committee on Energy consists of a Chair and five regional Vice-Chairs representing: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe/Russia, Latin America and Middle East/South Central Asia. Committee Officers are appointed by their respective National Member organizations.
- Africa – Prof. Abubakar Sambo, Nigeria
- Asia/Pacific – Prof. Sun Hongbin, China
- Europe/Russia – Dr. Daniel Favrat, Switzerland
- Latin America – Mag. Ing. Miguel Fierro, Uruguay
- Middle East/South Central Asia – Mr. Pradeep Chaturvedi, India
The Task Groups of the Committee and their chairs are:
- Electrification – Prof. Abubakar Sambo, Nigeria
- Energy Efficiency – Dr. Ruomei Li, China
- Energy Internet – Prof. Sun Hongbin, China
- Energy storage – Philip Pascall, UK
- Hydrogen – Prof. Massimiliano Capezzali, Switzerland
- Sustainable Energy – Prof. Pradeep Chaturvedi, India
- Solar – Dr. Carsten Ahrens, Germany
Marie-Line Vaiani, Chair of CE
Marie-Line Vaiani, a graduate engineer from ENSTA Paris and holder of an Executive MBA from HEC Paris, currently serves as Chair of the WFEO Committee on Energy, Secretary General of the French Committee of the World Energy Council, and Editor-in-Chief of the Revue de l’Énergie, a leading academic energy review.
With over 30 years of experience, Marie-Line began her career in research and development, focusing on the multi-use management of water from hydroelectric dams and the development of forecasting and real-time operation systems for electrical networks.
Marie-Line Vaiani, a graduate engineer from ENSTA Paris and holder of an Executive MBA from HEC Paris, currently serves as Chair of the Committee of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, Secretary General of the French Committee of the World Energy Council, and Editor-in-Chief of the Revue de l’Énergie, a leading academic energy review.
With over 30 years of experience, Marie-Line began her career in research and development, focusing on the multi-use management of water from hydroelectric dams and the development of forecasting and real-time operation systems for electrical networks.
Following the liberalization of electricity and gas markets in Europe, she worked on establishing new regulations and managed market risk control for various energy assets, including nuclear, hydroelectric, and thermal production, long-term contracts and customer portfolios.
Activities
Members
Members list
| Member | WFEO National Member / Institution | Country / Region |
| Abdul Majeed Al Qassab | Bahrain Society of Engineers | Bahrain |
| Abubakar Sambo | Nigerian Society of Engineers | Nigeria |
| Adrian Piani | Engineers Australia | Australia |
| Ahmed Talaat Hammoodi | Iraqi Engineers Union | Iraq |
| Alex Carazo | Instituto de la Ingeniería de España | Spain |
| Amanuel Mekonnen Hailemariam | Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineer | Ethiopia |
| Amel Eleuch | Tunisian Engineers Order | Tunisia |
| Angela Chade | Ordem dos Engenheiros de Moçambique | Mozambique |
| Ania Lopez | Consiglio Nazionale Degli Ingegneri | Italy |
| António João Sousa | Ordem dos Engenheiros Tecnicos | Portugal |
| Aung Thet Paing | Myanmar Engineering Society | Myanmar |
| Brook Anteneh Mitiku | Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineer | Ethiopia |
| Carsten Ahrens | European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE) | International |
| CHI Yongning | China Association for Science and Technology | China |
| Daniel Favrat | Swiss National Committee for ENG EUROPE-WFEO | Switzerland |
| Daniel Prieto | Instituto de la Ingeniería de España | Spain |
| Dário Nhacassane | Ordem dos Engenheiros de Moçambique | Mozambique |
| Donald L Dhondee | Institution of Engineers, Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Duncan WONG | Hong Kong Institution of Engineers | Hong Kong, SAR of China |
| Edouard Freund | Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France | France |
| Essel Ben Hagan | Ghana Institution of Engineering | Ghana |
| Farah Qaqish | Jordan Engineers Association | Jordan |
| François Giger | Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France | France |
| Gérard Houguères | Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France | France |
| Hongbin Sun | China Association for Science and Technology | China |
| Imad Jarmoumi | Union National des Ingénieurs du Maroc | Morocco |
| Iyad Muslih | Jordan Engineers Association | Jordan |
| Jacobo Diaz | Instituto de la Ingeniería de España | Spain |
| Joel Sutter | Institution of Engineers of Kenya | Kenya |
| Joseph Byukusenge | Institution of Engineers Rwanda | Rwanda |
| Lai Kin Weng (Edison) | Macau Institute Of Engineers | Macau, SAR of China |
| Lei Ka Hang (Edmund) | Macau Institute Of Engineers | Macau, SAR of China |
| Luis Ares | Instituto de la Ingeniería de España | Spain |
| Luka Kostic | Engineers Chamber of Montenegro | Montenegro |
| Maher Yangui | Tunisian Engineers Order | Tunisia |
| Mariama Sido | Ordre des Ing. G. Civil Niger | Niger |
| Marie-Line Vaiani (Chair) | Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France | France |
| Massimiliano Capezzali | Swiss National Committee for ENG EUROPE-WFEO | Switzerland |
| Miguel Fierro | Asociación de Ingenieros del Uruguay | Uruguay |
| Milos Zdravkovic | European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE) | International |
| Milos Zdravkovic | European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE) & Serbian Chamber of Engineers | International |
| Milоs Banjac | Serbian Chamber of Engineers | Serbia |
| Mongkol Mongkolwongrojn | Council of Engineers Thailand | Thailand |
| Nick Fondas | Engineers Australia | Australia |
| Nicolás López | Instituto de Ingeniería de España | Spain |
| Odete Oliveira | Ordem of Engineers of Angola | Angola |
| Pedro Mota Santos | Ordem dos Engenheiros Tecnicos | Portugal |
| Philip Pascall | Institution of Civil Engineers, UK | UK |
| Pradeep Chaturvedi | Institution of Engineers, India | India |
| Ruomei Li | China Association for Science and Technology | China |
| Saad Alomani | Saudi Council of Engineers | Saudi Arabia |
| Saed Salaymeh | Jordan Engineers Association | Jordan |
| Sunday Egbiki | Nigerian Society of Engineers | Nigeria |
| Tendai Kapumha | Engineering Council of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe |
| Theophilus OKai | Ghana Institution of Engineering | Ghana |
| Valente Paciente | Ordem of Engineers of Angola | Angola |
| Wael Zmerli | Federation of Lebanese Engineers | Lebanon |
| Yogi Goswami | University of South Florida | Expert / USA |
| Zain Yamani | Saudi Council of Engineers | Saudi Arabia |