Sustainable Energy: Challenges and Opportunities

Session

Hydrogen and Solar

24 Aug 2010, 08:30

Veli Lošinj (Croatia)

11. Spectroscopy for the study of Hydrogen storage in polyconjugated systems. What we have learned for future developments

Giuseppe Zerbi (Plitecnico di Milano)

24/08/2010, 08:30

12. Covalent Functionalization of Carbon NanoTubes (CNTs) and their Application to Catalytic Water Splitting (Energy Storage)

Giacinto Scoles (SISSA)

24/08/2010, 09:30

13. PV vs. CSP: alternative technologies?

Giovanni Battista Zorzoli (ISES)

24/08/2010, 11:00

14. Electricity from the Sun: A Bright Future Shines on PV

Uroš Desnica (R. Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia)

24/08/2010, 12:00

Present state of the art of the photovoltaic (PV) conversion of solar energy into electricity will be given. The prospects for this very dynamic and fast-changing field will be overviewed, with the emphasis on promising new solar materials, new technologies, market specifics, like incentives, etc. The specifics of this still very young industry is that materials and technologies for solar...