CO2 initiative

Strasbourg, France
October 12-15, 2013

Materials: A Key enabling Technology for Secure Energy & Sustainable Development

- Forum for Next Generation Researchers, Oct. 12-13 / European Youth Center, Strasbourg
- World Materials Summit, Oct. 14-15 / Council of Europe, Strasbourg

This World Materials Summit in Europe is the fourth in a series that has circulated the globe over the past six years; starting in Lisbon, Portugal on 4-5 October 2007, continuing in Suzhou, Shanghai, China on 12-15 October 2009 and most recently in Washington DC, USA on 8-12 October 2011.

Viewed from a strategic perspective, Advanced Materials are the basis for key enabling technologies. Consequently this field, ranging from R&D to manufacturing, is regarded worldwide as a driver for sustainable economic growth. The European Commission, e.g., identified especially Advanced Materials as one out of 6 Key Enabling Technologies ensuring that European industry can compete successfully on the global stage. Mastering Advanced Materials help to transform – mature as well as new innovative – industries from resource intensive to knowledge intensive ones. The Commission’s European Competitiveness Report 2010 indicated a global current market volume of EUR 646 billion (around 2006/2008), which is projected to grow to over EUR 1 trillion by 2015. Our international colleagues indicate similar figures.

This World Summit is therefore very timely in view of the ongoing economic crisis across the globe. It will provide a unique forum for discussing global research, development and innovation issues for materials for energy. It will provide a series of recommendations for Policy Makers designed to accelerate the contribution that Advanced Materials can make to accelerate global economic growth.

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Forum for Next Generation Researchers

Saturday October 12th, 2013

2:00 PM: Opening of the Forum by the President of the Université de Strasbourg

2:30 PM: Objectives by the workshop organizers

3:45 PM: 1st LECTURE
by Prof. B. RAJ, President Academy of Sciences
"Nuclear Energy today and in the future"
Exchanges with the audience

4:45 PM: 2nd LECTURE
by Prof. J. AMOUROUX, Universite P. et M. Curie, Paris / E-MRS
"CO2 a raw material for energy storage"
Exchange with the audience

5:45 PM: H. RICHTER, IHP, Germany
"Crystalline Silicon - a key component of nanoelectronics and photovoltaics"
Exchange with the audience

6:00 PM: P.Y. CAILLAULT, Fondation de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame, France
"The Strasbourg Cathedral as model for cultural heritage preservation"
Exchange with the audience

7:15 PM: DINNER

8:15 PM: POSTER PRESENTATIONS and DISCUSSIONS

Sunday October 13th, 2013

9:00 AM: Information relative to the Summit and Young Researchers involvement by Prof. J. AMOUROUX

9:15 AM: 3rd LECTURE
by Prof. R. P. H. CHANG, Northwestern University, USA and IUMRS
"The global materials network for young researchers"
Exchange with the audience

10:00 AM: Coffee break

10:30 AM: 4th LECTURE
by Prof. Z. ISMAGILOV, Institute of Coal Chemistry and Material Science, RAS, Russia
"What can nanomaterials bring to the catalytic process. Illustration: reduction of CO2 by H2"
Exchanges with the audience

11:15 AM: 5th LECTURE
by Prof. A. R. CHAKHMOURADIAN, University of Manitoba, Canada
Rare earths from mantle to magnet: the past, present and future of REE exploration"
Exchanges with the audience

12:00 AM: 6th LECTURE
by Prof. B. FILLON, CEA/LITEN, France
"Nanomaterials and nanostructures for new energy applications"
Exchanges with the audience

12:45 PM: LUNCH

2:00 PM: 7th LECTURE
by Prof. V. POPOV, St. Petersburg, Russia
"Biomass and Coal gasification by plasma"
Exchanges with the audience

2:45 PM: 8th LECTURE
by Prof. J. R. MORANTE, IREC, Spain
"Materials for green energy"
Exchanges with the audience

3:30 PM: Coffee break

4:00 PM: Young Researchers views on the future energy supply / Report with the participation of all teachers.
Moderator: E. KAUFMANN, ANL, USA

World Materials Summit

Monday morning October 14, 2013  

WELCOME ADDRESSES

Session chair: R. MARTINS, E-MRS President

- Y. HAN, Secretary General Chinese MRS (C-MRS)
- G. SUNDARARAJAN, President MRS India (I-MRS), Director ARCI, Hyderabad, India
- P. OMLING, President ESF & VP Science Europe
- A. BERETZ, President of the Université de Strasbourg
- F. LOOS, V.P. Regional Government, former French Minister of Industry and President French Energy Agency (ADEME)

OBJECTIVES
NEED FOR WORLDWIDE MATERIALS CREATIVITY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CLIMATE CONTROL

Session chair: G. KALONJI, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO

- X. YAO - O. DUBOIS, Director Climate, Energy & Tenure, FAO /UNO "Introducing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus"
- S. CANDEL, Member French Academy of Sciences, École Centrale Paris, France “Scientific research, energy challenges and advanced materials”
- DISCUSSION

WORLD ENERGY CHALLENGES

Session chair: B. RAJ, President Academy of Engineering, India

- J.P. REICH Scientific Director, GDF Suez, France “Energy transition, intermittency and gas to power”
- D. MACKAY University of Cambridge and Dept. Energy & Climate Change, UK government “2050 pathways – energy arithmetic and climate - change action”
- K. P. ROETTGEN Head of E.ON Innovation Centre Energy Storage, Germany “Energy Supply: competition of storage technologies”
- DISCUSSION

Monday afternoon October 14, 2013

RARE EARTHS

Session chair: Y. HAN, Secretary General Chinese MRS (C-MRS)

- S. ZHOU, CAE, China “Availability of Rare Earths in China”
- G. SUNDARARAJAN, President MRS India (I-MRS), Director ARCI, Hyderabad, India “Status on rare earths in India”
- A. R. CHAKHMOURADIAN, University of Manitoba, Canada “Rare-Earth Mineral exploration and mining: history, challenges and environmental concerns”
- A. RELLER, Resource Strategy, University of Augsburg, Germany, “Efficient (re-)use of primary and secondary resources”
- DISCUSSION

SHALE GAS

Session chair: G. KIRIAKIDIS, FORTH, Greece

- V. A. KUUSKRAA, President of Advanced Resources International, Inc., USA “Shale gas resources and activity – the US and the world”
- J. AMOUROUX, EMRS- ENSCP Paris, France "Shale Gas economy in chemical industry in development in the United States"
- A. MAJUMDAR, Vice President Google-Energy Founding Director ARPA-E,Past Under Secretary of Energy, Washington DC A new industrial revolution for a sustainable energy future (video)
- DISCUSSION

ELECTRICAL ENERGY PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

Session chair: H. GRIMMEISS, Lund University, Sweden

NUCLEAR
- B. RAJ, President National Academy of Engineering, India “Materials and Manufacturing for Sodium Cooled Fast Spectrum Reactors and Associated Fuel Cycles”
- J. BRUEZIERE, Recycling Business Unit , AREVA, France “Advanced Materials for nuclear energy sustainability”
- E. HAN, China “Materials degradation on micro and nano –scale and its influence on Safety and Reliability for Nuclear Power Plants: current status, research trends and challenges”

FUSION
- S. ORLANDI, Director ITER “From IV Generation NPPs to Fusion: where we are, what is required and where we expect to go”

PHOTOVOLTAICS
- D. SONG - Y. HAN, CTO, Yingli Green Energy, China  “Current status and prospect of solar cell materials in China”
- M. FISCHER, Director R&D, Hanwha Q-Cells / SEMI Europe, Germany “SEMI International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics (ITRPV)-Challenges in c-Si Technology for Suppliers and Manufacturers”
- J. MARTINEZ DUART, Autónoma University of Madrid , Spain “Comparison between PV and CSP solar electricity: LCOE present and predictable costs, and carbon abatement economics”

SMART GRID
- G-C. CHI, Chair Professor, University System of Taiwan “The development of smart grid in Taiwan”
- DISCUSSION

Tuesday morning October 15, 2013  

CARBON RECOVERY AND ENERGY STORAGE

Session chair: M. DRESSELHAUS, MIT, USA

- J. AMOUROUX, E-MRS & ENSCP, France “Introduction: recycling of CO2 in chemical fuel”
- J. R MORANTE, IREC, Spain “Energy storage using sun fuels”
- Z. ISMAGILOV, Institute of Coal Chemistry and Material Science, RAS, Russia “Importance of catalysis. Carbon dioxide utilization by catalytic reactions”
- P. RUTBERG, St. Petersburg, Russia “Application of different plasmas for syngas generation aiming synthetic liquid fuels production”
- DISCUSSION

FROM BIOMASS TO SYNFUEL

Session chair: O. DUBOIS, FAO / UNO

- O. DUBOIS, FAO / UNO “FAO’s approach and recommendations on the opportunities and risks of bioenergy”
- C.A. LABATE, Uni Sao Paulo – CTBE, Brazil “Bioethanol and bioplastics production in Brazil”
- J-L. DUPLAN, IFP Energies nouvelles “Fuels from biomass : prospects and R&D challenges”
- D. BAXTER, Senior Scientist JRC, Institute for Energy and Transport – European Commission “Materials challenges in synthetic fuel production from biomass”
- DISCUSSION

CARS OF THE FUTURE

Session chair: R. MARTINS, E-MRS President

- R. MARTINS, CINEMAT, I3M, Portugal “Paper electronics: green electronics for the future”
- T. BRUNNER, BMW, Toyota, Germany/Japan “Hydrogen fuel cell technology – prospect and challenges for future emission-free mobility”
- R. OTTEN, Strategy and Communication Audi e-gas project, Audi, Germany “Audi e-fuels: Potential energy carriers of the future based on CO2”
- DISCUSSION

Tuesday afternoon October 15, 2013

BATTERIES

Session chair: J.P. MASSUE, E-MRS

- S. MAILLEY, CEA-LITEN, France “Research and Development in batteries in CEA-LITEN”
- J. HUSLAGE, VW, Germany “Material research for the next generation of automotive batteries: View from the automotive industry”
- Y. HUANG, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China “Design and preparation of electrode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries with High performance”
- DISCUSSION

LIGHT MATERIALS

Session chair: G. SOLORZANO PUC-Rio, Brazil

- M. DRESSELHAUS, MIT, USA “Graphene: long term opportunities”
- A. C. FERRARI, Cambridge, U.K. “Graphene future emerging technology”
- A. REUTER, Fraunhofer IWES, Germany "New approaches for the use of composite materials for wind turbines"
- DISCUSSION

CONVERGENCE OF POLICY AND SCIENCE

Session chairs:
M. KLEIBER, President Academy of Sciences, Poland President European Materials Forum (EMF)
R. LINKOHR, Founder of STOA, European Parliament Former MEP

Moderator: T. RADFORD, Journalist, U.K

DISCUSSION AMONG POLICY MAKERS & ACADEMIA MEMBERS INCLUDING CONTRIBUTION FROM YOUNG RESEARCHERS FORUM

- M. DA GRAÇA CARVALHO, Member of European Parliament, ITRE Committee Rapporteur of Horizon 2020 European next framework programme “Future Energy supply for Europe”
- J. AMOUROUX, E-MRS & ENSCP, Paris “Introduction: Carbon recovery for a sustainable development: a new step for energy storage needed for increased renewable energy contributions”

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

- R. TOMELLINI, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission
- O. DUBOIS, Climate, Energy & Tenure, FAO /UNO
- M. DRESSELHAUS, MIT, USA
- R. FARIA, Brazil
- Y. HAN, Institute of Aeronautics, China
- R. MARTINS, E-MRS President, Portugal
- A. NAUMOVETS, Academy of Sciences, Ukraine
"Current developments in materials science at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine"
- B. RAJ, President Indian Academy of Technology, India

SUMMIT OUTCOMES

- E. KAUFMANN, ANL, USA
- G. SMITH, Oxford University, U.K.

PRESS RELEASE

- Report DAY 1

- Report DAY 2

See also:

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Qingdao, China
September 22-28th, 2013 

CO2 Based Energy Chemicals and Materials Engineering

Main topics:

• CO2 based Energy Chemicals
• CO2 based polymer materials
• CO2 utilization engineering

Organizers:

• Xianhong Wang, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS
• Jacques Amouroux Universite P. et M. Curie(UPMC) & E-MRS, France

Download scientific program HERE
Download full abstracts HERE

Yokohama, Japan
23-28th September, 2012

CO2: a New Material for Energy Storage and a Sustainable Development
Authors: J. Amouroux, P. Siffert, J.-P. Massué, B. Trujillo, S. Cavadias, K. Hashimoto, P. Rutberg, S. Dresvin

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CO2: a Raw Material for an Industrial Revolution. Energy Storage & Chemical Products
Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14th June 2012

Authors: J. Amouroux, P. Siffert, J.-P. Massué, B. Trujillo, S. Cavadias, K. Hashimoto, P. Rutberg, S. Dresvin

Download Full Paper HERE