United Kingdom
Title: HI-SCOT Webinar - Heritage Meets Energy Innovation - Smart PV for Historic Buildings
Date & time: Wednesday 6 May 2026, 12 pm – 1.45 pm (UK time)
Registration link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bfed0f82-e217-427f-b1c8-10c0bc35fe13@51a0a69c-0e4f-4b3d-b642-12e013198635
Webinar Programme
12:00 Welcome and Introduction (HI-SCOT investigator)
- HI-SCOT project overview
- Webinar objectives and agenda
12:05 Prof Tapas Mallick, University of Exeter, UK; Title: Hydrogen Integrated Solar System for Net-Zero Built Environment: Challenges and Opportunities
12:30 Prof Hatem Mahmoud, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Egypt; Title: Towards a Standardized Digital Workflow for Heritage Building Modeling: Integrating Surveying, Validation, and Multi-Objective Applications Contribution
12:55 Prof Amar Bennadji, Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, The Netherlands; Title: Retrofitting Heritage Buildings with BIPV: Design Challenges, Opportunities, and Case Studies
13:20 Q&A, Closing Remarks
Webinar aims:
- Share emerging findings and approaches from the HI-SCOT project
- Highlight technical, regulatory, and social challenges of PV integration in historic contexts
- Showcase innovative design and material solutions for heritage-compatible solar PV
- Encourage discussion between researchers, heritage professionals, policymakers, and industry
Moderators: Dr Nazmi Sellami, Prof Nadimul Faisal, Dr Mohamed Egiza
