Future Energy: Chemical Solutions
12 - 14 September 2007
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Introduction
The main highlight of the conference was the excellent group of lecturers who gave high quality talks and proved that significant energy related chemical research is being carried out. There were also very lively discussions and many opportunities for networking.
The science
This unique three-day conference recognised the importance of the chemical sciences in this field. Topics that were covered in the scientific programme are representative of the key energy areas and included the following:
- Energy Materials
- Energy Innovation and Policy
- Fuel Cells
- Nuclear Waste Management
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Bio-Energy
- Catalysts for Energy
Many outstanding lectures were given including some highlighting the wider context of chemical solutions for future energy including information on policy, economics, sociology, in addition to science and engineering. It is clear from these lectures that it is essential that researchers understand the wider context in which research is undertaken so that they are working towards feasible and appropriate solutions. Collaboration between different communities are also key to achieve sustainable energy solutions.
Due to high demand the presenters have kindly given permission for their talks to be available online, see the Presentations in this section link.
Scientific Committee
Dr Mercedes Maroto-Valer
University of Nottingham, UK (Co-Chair)
Professor Mike Pilling
University of Leeds, UK (Co-Chair)
Professor James Clark
University of York, UK
Professor Alan Williams
University of Leeds, UK
Professor Paul Rutter
Imperial College London, UK
Dr Matthew Leach
Imperial College London, UK
Dr Dennis Lewis
Unilever, UK
Co-sponsors
We would like to thank the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the British Institute of Energy Economics (BIEE) for their co-sponsoring support.
