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<h2>Workshop on energy storage in Brussels</h2>
Securing the energy supply is intimately linked to the need to generate and store energy in an environmentally appropriate and sustainable manner. Chemistry is a crucial factor for designing a future energy scenario built on innovative technologies and new materials that will both save energy and protect the environment.
In view of this, on 11 February 2014, EuCheMS co-organised together with the Scientific and Technologic Option Assessment (Stoa) of the European Parliament a workshop entitled ”The energy storage challenge: which contribution from chemical sciences?”. The workshop presented the main possibilities to store energy via the chemical sciences: physical devices, such as batteries or super-capacitors, and the storage of energy in chemical bonds to be released at another time and place.
The workshop was attended by more than hundred participants and was also webcasted. It was opened by António Correia de Campos, Member of the European Parliament and Stoa Chairman, and Ulrich Schubert, EuCheMS President, stating that sustainable energy production, transport and storage of energy are creating enormous scientific and technological challenges and that the chemical sciences can play a critical role in solving these issues. A substantial breakthrough is needed for efficient energy storage technologies on both small and large scales in order to balance the intermittent supply, e. g. wind and solar energy, with the variable consumer demand.
The keynote speech was given by Serdar Sariciftci (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria). He stressed that to overcome the large scale energy storage problem it is crucial to develop chemical conversion of renewable energies into artificial, transportable fuels. In this respect, CO2-recycling and methanol can play an important role for a clean energy future.
The panel speakers Gabriele Centi (University of Messina, Italy), Neil Champness (University of Nottingham, UK), Ferdi Schüth (Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung, Germany) and Kristina Edström (Uppsala University, Sweden) presented different aspects of current research, such as artificial photosynthesis, the chemical aspects of hydrogen technology and the different options and materials for energy storage. Fabrice Stassin (Umicore, Belgium) joined in the panel discussion to contribute from an industrial viewpoint.
The workshop was closed by David Cole-Hamilton, EuCheMS President Elect. He highlighted the importance of conversion and storage of solar energy in order to maintain the current standards of living while reducing the consumption of fossil fuels. Chemical sciences have an important role to play either in batteries or in high energy compounds.
Sofia Minero, Nineta Majcen
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<h2>Coming soon: ECC5 in Istanbul</h2>
The 5th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress (ECC5) will be opening in Istanbul in a few months (31 August). Helena Grennberg, chair of the scientific committee, answers questions from the Newsletter team.
What are the most recent developments concerning the scientific programme of ECC5?
The registration opened in December and approximately two third of the keynote speakers have recently been published. The scientific committee and the topic conveners have been active in defining sub-areas for individual sessions and successful in finding excellent keynote speakers: at present we have about 80 confirmed speakers from twenty countries, in addition to eight plenary speakers.
The maximum number of keynotes is 120. We are still in the nomination-selection process and envisage regular updates with additional keynotes and lecture titles, as well as information on the awards that will be given during the congress. At present, I know that Barry Trost of Stanford University, USA will receive the prestigious GDCh August-Wilhelm-von-Hofmann-Denkmünze award on the opening day, and he will also give a lecture on atom economy challenges.
The confirmed keynote speakers are active in various sub-areas of the topics, as detailed at the congress website. Are regular contributions restricted to these sub-areas?
Not at all, we welcome all contributions.
The registration and abstract submission opened in December, is there already activity?
Yes. A few weeks after opening, more than 50 abstracts were already in the system. That compares well with previous ECC meetings, and the number of participants is significantly higher. From experience, most registrations and abstract submissions take place close to the deadlines; for abstract submission this is 15 May and for early bird rates it is 4 June. We intend to finalise the selection for oral contributions during June and to publish the final programme in July. I recommend those intending to participate to submit and register circa two weeks before the deadline.
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