Nov 17 2009
The chemistry student association Technologisch Gezelschap is organising a symposium on 19 and 20 November 2009 on the importance of nanotechnology in research into renewable energy. Specialists from trade + industry and from the research community will give presentations on their research in this field during the symposium. The symposium will take place at the MustSee cinema in Delft.
The TU Delft chemistry student association Technologisch Gezelschap is organising a symposium on 19 and 20 November 2009 entitled ‘Nanotechnology, Rescaling the Energy World’. Michiel Aerts of the symposium committee says the following: “Energy technologies are nearly always applied on a large scale, but improvements to these technologies take place at the nano scale. The performance of photocapacitors, for example, can be enhanced by structuring the molecules in the material at the nano level.”
Speakers from the Netherlands and abroad will give lectures during the two-day symposium. They will speak on ways that new developments and applications in nanotechnology can be used to improve energy transfer and storage, as well as contributing to energy savings. Professor Patrice Simon of the Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, will speak on the use of nanotechnology for energy storage in lithium-ion batteries and capacitors. Other symposium topics will include: photosynthesis, photovoltaic cells, materials for hydrogen storage and catalysis.
Each day of the symposium will conclude with a panel discussion between experts on nanotechnology and/or the challenges posed by energy issues. The symposium will take place at the MustSee cinema, Vesteplein 5, Delft.