2026 the 13th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems Engineering (CPESE)
2026 the 13th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems Engineering (CPESE)
Abstract: Agricultural and food processing systems are becoming increasingly energy-intensive due to the adoption of controlled-environment agriculture and automated processing. This special session focuses on smart power systems, sustainable energy utilization, and low-carbon technologies for agricultural and food processing applications. Topics include agricultural microgrids, demand-responsive energy management, energy-efficient food processing, carbon capture technologies, hydrogen-related energy materials, and environmental sustainability systems. The session emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches integrating power systems engineering, energy management, environmental sustainability, and emerging clean-energy technologies for low-carbon transitions within agricultural and industrial sectors. The session aims to provide a platform for emerging research connecting smart power systems and sustainable agricultural applications.
Rationale: Agricultural and food processing systems are becoming increasingly dependent on advanced energy technologies, environmental management systems, and low-carbon industrial processes. Simultaneously, global challenges including climate change, carbon neutrality targets, environmental pollution, and energy security are accelerating the need for interdisciplinary engineering solutions that integrate sustainable energy systems with agricultural and environmental applications.
This special session aims to provide a platform for emerging research at the intersection of energy systems engineering, sustainable agricultural supply chains, and carbon mitigation technologies. Particular emphasis is placed on the Energy–Food–Environment–Health Nexus, where energy consumption, environmental impacts, food quality, and human health outcomes are interconnected. The proposed session aligns strongly with the scope of CPESE by emphasizing innovative energy applications, low-carbon technologies, advanced materials, and sustainability-driven engineering solutions.
The proposed papers collectively demonstrate the multidisciplinary nature of next-generation sustainable energy research, spanning power systems engineering, environmental engineering, advanced computational materials science, electrochemical systems, agricultural applications, and sustainability assessment. This special session is expected to attract researchers and practitioners from diverse fields including energy engineering, agricultural engineering, materials science, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, and sustainability science. The session also supports CPESE’s broader mission of promoting innovative technologies and interdisciplinary solutions for sustainable energy futures.
Sudlop Ratanakuakangwan, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of
Integrated Agriculture and Program Secretary of the Energy Technology and Management
Program, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. His research focuses on sustainable energy
systems, engineering economics, agricultural sustainability assessment, and energy–
environment nexus analysis, integrating techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment,
carbon footprint assessment, and data-driven decision-making frameworks for sustainable
agricultural and food supply chains. His recent works include plant factory with artificial
lighting, sustainable brewing systems from indigenous Thai rice, energy -efficient food
processing, and Food–Energy–Environment nexus assessment. Since his Ph.D. period, he
has actively contributed to the CPESE community through publication at CPESE 2021 and service as a Technical
Committee Member since 2024. His recognitions include the Best Oral Presentation Award at CPESE 2024 and
certification as a Certified Green Productivity Specialist (CGPS) by the Asian Productivity Organization.
Hiroshi Morita is Professor Emeritus at The University of Osaka and currentl y
serves as a Specially Appointed Professor at the Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary
Research Initiatives, The University of Osaka. He received the B.E. degree in 1983 and
the M.E. degree in 1985 from Osaka University, and the Doctor of Engineering degree in
1992 from Kyoto University. His research interests include system optimization,
efficiency analysis, and statistical quality control, with applications to energy management
systems, logistics and delivery systems, and facility design and planning. In recent years,
his work has focused on electric truck routing and scheduling and Building Energy
Management Systems utilizing renewable energy. He also serves as Vice President of the Japanese Society for
Quality Control.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Supareak Praserthdam is the Director of Center of Excellence on
Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), the Principal Investigator of the
High- Performance Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), and an Associate Professor at the
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University,
Thailand. He graduated Bachelor of Engineering (1st class honors in Chemical
Engineering) from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Chulalongkorn University in 2014 and a Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) from Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas, USA, in 2018. His research in computational catalysis
engineering employs density functional theory–based analyses, microkinetic modeling, and machine learning to
study heterogeneous catalysts. In 2017, he received the Richard J. Kokes Award from the North American
Catalysis Society (NACS), USA. He has publis hed over 129 international peer-reviewed papers in various
journals, e.g., Chemical Engineering Journal, ChemCatChem, Catalysis Science & Technology, and Applied
Surface Science.
Dr. Phorntep Promma is the research project manager of the High -Performance
Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction
Engineering (CECC), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry (Computational
Chemistry) in 2023 from Suranaree University of Technology, where his research was on
computational biocatalysis and photocatalytic reactions. Since joining CECC-HCU in 2025,
his research interests have focused on the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
for CO2 and toxic gas capture and conversion into value-added chemical products, using
quantum chemical methods such as density functional theory (DFT) and ab initio molecular
dynamics (AIMD) simulations.
Dr. Maneerat Chotsawat is the Research Project Manager of the High-Performance
Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction
Engineering (CECC), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. She received the B.Sc. degree in Applied Physics
(Second-Class Honors) in 2008 and the Ph.D. degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in
2016 from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand. Her research
focuses on computational materials science using density functional theory (DFT) for the
design and investigation of advanced materials for hydrogen storage, rechargeable batteries,
and electronic structure analysis. She has published several research papers in international
peer-reviewed journals, including ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,
and Journal of Physical Chemistry C.
Dr. Bunrat Tharat was born in 1995. He is the Research Project Manager of the
High-Performance Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence on Catalysis and
Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He received his B.Sc. in Chemistry in
2017 from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University,
Thailand. In 2023, he received a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemistry from the
International Program at Suranaree University of Technology. His research focuses on
computational materials design and heterogeneous catalysis using density functional theory
(DFT) calculations and microkinetic modeling.
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