International Ruhr Energy Conference

15th INREC 2026 - Uncertainties in Energy - Markets, Systems & Decisions

August 26 - 27, 2026 in Essen

15th INREC 2026

Welcome to the 15th International Ruhr Energy Conference (INREC) of the House of Energy Climate and Finance (HECF). The conference offers a platform for academics, practitioners and researchers from energy and finance sectors to network and discuss current topics. INREC 2026 will be held on August 26 and 27, 2026 in Essen.

 

Call-for-Papers

We welcome submissions on the development of resilient energy and financial systems, and decision-making under uncertainty. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Energy forecasting and modelling
  • Data science and decision support for 
    energy and climate finance
  • Energy data and digitalization
  • Predictive analytics in energy markets
  • AI and ML in energy
  • Stochastic processes in energy markets
  • Risk measurement and management
  • Business models, risk, and scalability
  • Low carbon energy futures
  • Risks and resilience in the energy transition
  • Electricity market design and risks
  • Climate policy, regulation and risk
  • Sustainability assessment
  • Pricing climate change uncertainty
  • Financing energy infrastructure
  • Energy innovations and energy markets

Please submit abstracts via INREC-Tool by June 02, 2026. For more information see, registration and submission or download the call-for-papers.

Conference host

Contact information

The conference is jointly organized by the House of Energy Climate and Finance.

Contact via mail (at) inrec.org