Theme 4: Nano Technology
Theme 4 Nanotechnology solutions for a sustainable future
A large scale transition to renewable energy sources is dependent on major scientific and technological breakthroughs. The research and development efforts must have a broad focus to reflect the diversity of technologies that will most likely make up the future energy supply. Important research areas include solar cells, hydrogen technology, wind energy, gas conversion, synthetic diesel, biofuels and so forth. A key element in all of these research areas is the development of novel materials with new and improved properties. In other words the key to the development of technologies for a sustainable energy supply lies in the ability to characterize, design and control materials.
With the new capabilities offered by nanotechnology to control materials at the atomic level, the potential for materials design has vastly improved. By designing new materials atom by atom, we can create completely new classes of materials with properties not found in any known materials. Right now we are faced with the major challenge of converting the maturing nanoscience into nanotechnology and pave the way for a new generation of companies with a nanotechnological foundation. The aim of this theme is to create the link between science and industry that is crucial to transfer new scientific breakthroughs into commercial products. To this end, the scientific talks will focus on general principles and possible applications rather than detailed fundamental studies. Talks presented by people from the industry will be focused on research and development with less emphasis on commercial aspects.
In this theme some of the world’s leading researchers will share their view on the role of nanotechnology in the development of a future energy supply. Hence, general talks focusing on nanotechnology and renewable energies as such will be presented. Furthermore specific focus areas will encompass a wide spectrum of nanotechnology solutions from hydrogen technology, solar energy, wind energy to catalysis and biofuels: Hydrogen is seen as the energy carrier of the future. But many challenges still remain within hydrogen production, hydrogen storage, and fuel cells. The Sun is by far the most abundant available energy source and the development of cheap and efficient methods for utilizing solar energy is crucial in the effort to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. Wind turbines have undergone an enormous development since the 1970s and serve as an excellent example of how political and societal demands for clean energy sources have led to a still ongoing industrial innovation. Catalysts are essential to the protection of the environment through their widespread use in, e.g. fuel processing and production, cleaning of exhaust gases, decontamination, and green chemistry. The emergence of nanotechnology has opened up new and promising methods for designing new catalysts.
Theme about Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy, Hydrogen Technology, Solar Energy, wind Energy, Catalysis and Biofuels.
In order to get broad insight to the nanotechnology solutions to the future energy challenges each of the five sessions in this theme consists of a mixture of talks from the mentioned topics; Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy, Hydrogen Tehcnology, Solar Energy, wind Energy, Catalysis and Biofuels.
5 MARCH 13:30-15:30
SESSION 1
Chair: Professor Flemming Besenbacher, Aarhus University, Denmark
Rapporteur: Tobias Lau, Social Action, Denmark
Speakers:
13.30-14.00: Sir David King
Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment and Director of Research at Cambridge University
Nanotechnology and catalysis for biofuels and exhaust clean-up
14.00-14.30: Professor Bengt Kasemo
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
What can Nontechnology do for a sustainable energy system?
14.30-15.00: Dr. Wade Adams
Director, Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, Houston Texas USA
The Smalley Vision for Nano and Energy – the Distributed-Stor-Gen Grid
15.00-15.30: Dr. Micheal Arbige
Executive VP of technology, Genencor International, A Danisco Division, USA
The power of industrial biotechnology 'making fuels and chemicals from renewable resources'
Professor Flemming Besenbacher, Aarhus University, Denmark.
5 MARCH 16:00-18:00
SESSION 2
Chair: Professor Jens Kehlet Nørskov, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Rapporteur: Tobias Lau, Social Action, Denmark
Speakers:
16.00-16.30. John D. Hofmeister
CEO and Founder, Citizens for Affordable Energy
Citizen Activation: Enabling Global Solutions
16.30-17.00: James A. Dumesic
Professor, Chemical and Biological Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Catalytic production of liquid fuels and chemicals from biomass-derived oxygenerated hydrocarbons
17.00-17.30: Ian Chatting
Ass. Vice President at Vestas Technology, UK
Wind Power – Growing to Meet the Modern Energy Challenge
17.30-18.00: Jørgen Mads Clausen
Chairman of the Board, Sauer-Danfoss
Making global warming an advantage
6 MARCH 8:00-10:00
SESSION 3
Chair: Professor Bengt Kasemo, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Rapporteur: Tobias Lau, Social Action, Denmark
Speakers:
08.00-08.30: Lasse Rosendahl
Professor, PhD, Aalborg University, Denmark
Energy harvesting by nano-engineered materials
08.00-08.30: Dr. Winfried Hoffmann
Chief Technology Officer, Solar Business Group Applied Materials, Inc., USA
The role of PV Solar Electricity to power the 21st century’s global prime energy demand
09.00-09.30: Dr. Thomas Klassen
Director, Institute of Materials Technology, Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, Germany
Nanostructured Materials for Renewable Hydrogen Production and Efficient Storage
09.30-10.00: Professor Jens Kehlet Nørskov
Department of Physics, CAMD, Technical University of Denmark
Tailoring catalysts for the sustainable production of fuels
6 MARCH 10:30-12:30
SESSION 4
Chair: Professor Brian Bech Nielsen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Rapporteur: Tobias Lau, Social Action, Denmark
Speakers:
10.30-11.00: Michael Grätzel
Professor, Institut des sciences et ingénierie chimiques, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Molecular Photovoltaics, the Advent of Mesoscopic Solar Cells
11.00-11.30: Andreas Borgschulte
EMPA Materials Sciences and Technology, Switzerland
Hydrogen the future energy carrier
11.30-12.00: Jens Rostrup-Nielsen
Research director, Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark
Climate and Catalysis. The Challenge
12.00-12.30: Torben René Jensen
Associate Research Professor, PhD, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark
Creating a renewable energy system based on hydrogen as energy carrier
6 MARCH 14:00-16:00
SESSION 5
Chair: Professor Arne Nylandsted Larsen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Rapporteur: Tobias Lau, Social Action, Denmark
Speakers:
14.00-14.30: Ulf Bossel
PhD, European Fuel Cell Forum, Switzerland
Building a Sustainable Energy Future
14.30-15.00: Jesper Sand Damtoft
Vice President R&D, Aalborg Portland Group, Denmark
Using nanotechnology to develop the cement for a sustainable future
15.00-15.30: Yakov Safir
Managing Director, CEO, Racell Solar A/S, Denmark
The Solar Cell Technology on the Way to Reach Grid Parity
15.30-16.00: Jørgen Højstrup
PhD, MSc, Head of Technical Sales Support, Suzlon Wind Energy A/S
How to make industry and university cooperate efficiently
Theme Coordinator
Professor, dr. scient Flemming Besenbacher, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Faculty of Science. Web
Contact: fbe@inano.dk
Speakers (not complete)
Dr. Wade Adams, Director, Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology , Rice University, Houston Texas, USA, Web
Dr. Michael V. Arbige, Executive VP of technology, Genencor International, A Danisco Division, USA, Web
Professor Peter P. Edwards, Head of Inorganic Chemistry in the University of Oxford, UK, Web
Jørgen Mads Clausen, Chairman of the Board, Sauer-Danfoss, Denmark, Web
Professor Bengt Kasemo, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, Web
John D. Hofmeister, Founder and CEO, Citizens for Affordable Energy, USA, Web
Professor James A Dumesic, Department of Chemical and Biological Dept., University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, Web
Professor, Sir David King, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment and Director of Research at Cambridge University, Web
Dr. Winfried Hoffmann, Chief Technology Officer, Solar Business Group
Applied Materials, Inc., Web
Professor Michael Grätzel, Institut des sciences et ingénierie chimiques, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, Web
Professor Jiang Guibin, Deputy director CAS’s Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Science, China, Web
Dr. tech. Jens Rostrup-Nielsen, Research director Haldor Topsøe A/S, DK, Web
Ian Chatting, Ass. Vice President at Vestas Technology, UK, Web
Professor Jens Kehlet Nørskov, Department of Physics, CAMD, Technical University of Denmark, Web
Jesper Sand Damtoft, Vice President R&D, Aalborg Portland Group, Denmark, Web
Yakov Safir, RAcell Solar A/S, Denmark, Web
Jørgen Højstrup, Suzlon Wind Energy, Web
