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Conference Programme

Due the travel disruption, it was necessary to run a revised programme at the conference. The individual programme for each day can be found below:

Tuesday 20 April
Wednesday 21 April
Thursday 22 April

Please note: The revised programme differs significantly from the full programme shown below.

The Conference will cover chemistry, physics and material sciences related to energy technologies. In addition to plenary keynote presentations on diverse energy themes, parallel sessions will deal with energy sources, storage and conversion of energy and end-use including energy conservation.

Although focused on energy research and technology, this conference series fully recognises the political, economic, social and environmental aspects of energy supply and consumption. Sustainable development is ultimately a social and community imperative, which can only be accomplished within this larger context.

Programme Overview

To see the full programme, please click here.

Tuesday, 20 April
Wednesday, 21 April
Thursday, 22 April
Friday, 23 April
Plenary Sessions - Keynote Speakers
08.45-09.00 Welcome Address by Patrick Bressler
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, BE
Opening ceremony by Joan Roca Acin
Director General de Recerca. Universitats i empreses. Generalitat de Catalunya
09.00-09.45
David King
Oxford University, UK
High level challenges
Vincenzo Balzani
University of Bologna, IT
Artificial photosynthesis
Iver Lauermann
Helmholtz Centre, Berlin, DE
Advanced compound semiconductors
Jean-Francois Dallemand
JRC, Ispra, IT Sustainable Biofuels
09.45-10.30 Thomas Kerr
International Energy Agency, FR
Basic sciences for energy & Environment

Nicola Armaroli
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IT
Lighting the World in the 21st Century.
Anja Bieberle-Hütter
ETH Zurich, SW
Solid ionic materials for energy
Jean-Paul Glatz
Institute for Transuranium Elements, Karlsruhe, DE
Closing the nuclear fuel cycle
11.00-11.45 Harald Bolt
FZJ, DE
Materials for extreme conditions
Waclaw Gudowski
International Science & Technology Centre, RU
Next generation fission reactors
Carlos Alejaldre
Directorate, ITER, ES
ITER Project: promise and challenges
Stuart Haszeldine
University of Edinburgh,
UK
Scientific and technical basis for carbon capture
11.45-12.30 Gia Destouni
Stockholm University, SE
Water and Energy/Environmental Limitations
Ravindranathan Thampi
University College Dublin, IE
Catalysis for fuel processing
Gerhard Hörpel
Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität, DE
Putting traction batteries on the road
Ronnie Belmans
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE
Smart Grids – efficient electricity generation and distribution

Parallel Sessions - Oral Presentations - For more information, click on individual sessions
14.00-17.00 Session A1
Session A2 Session A3 Synethesis of the Parallel Sessions:
- Lessons learned & consequences.
- Closing statements.

Presented by Rolf Linkohr, Centre For European Energy Strategy, BE

Closing Ceremony: Research Actions and Activities in Energy presented by José M. Fernández de Labastida
Director General de Investigación y
Gestión del Plan Nacional de I+D+I
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, ES

 

Photovoltaics - Materials, Equipment and Technology - a European Strength.
Moderated by Hans Richter, Gesellschaft zur Forderung von Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft, E-MRS Vice President, DE
Primary Energy Sources: Fission and Fusion.
Moderated by Pascal Yvon, CEA, FR
Primary Energy Sources: Photochemistry and Energy Conversion.
Moderated by Augustin McEvoy, DYESOL Limited, Queanbeyan, AU
Session B1
Session B2 Session B3
Energy Conversion and Storage: Electrochemistry for Energy.
Moderated by Richard Pike, Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK
Energy Conversion and Storage: Thermodynamics and Thermal Processes.
Primary Energy Sources: Energy from Earth and Ocean.
Moderated by Kjell Aleklett, Uppsala University, SE
Session C1
Session C2 Session C3
End Use of Energy: Domestic, Urban and Regional.
Moderated by Encarnacion Baras, ICAEN, Institut Catala d'Energia, ES
Energy Conversion and Storage: Supporting Technologies.
Moderated by Harry Frank, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, SE
End Use of Energy: Demand and Environmental Management.
Moderated by Sigmar Bräuninger, BASF, DE
17.30-19.30
Poster Session One

Includes posters related to sessions B3, C1, C2 and C3
Poster Session Two

Includes posters related to session A1 and A3
Poster Session Three

Includes posters related to sessions A2, B1 and B2
20.30-23.30 Conference Dinner
Restaurant Can Travi Nou

Programme: Last Updated 14 April 2010