Dr. Sossina Haile is an internationally recognized expert on fuel cell technologies. She observes that more energy from sunlight strikes the earth in one hour than all of the energy consumed on the planet in one year. Therefore, the challenge as a society is not to identify a sustainable energy source, but rather to capitalize on solar energy. Laboratories around the world are exploring this problem and Dr. Haile and her colleagues at the California Institute of Technology have developed a unique approach for converting water and carbon dioxide to storable fuels using the heat of the sun.
“Fuels from Sunlight, Water and Carbon Dioxide:
A Thermochemical Approach”
A talk given by Dr. Sossina M. Haile, Caltech
Thursday, October 21, 2010
3:00—4:00pm Whittenberger Auditorium, Indiana Memorial Union
4:00pm Reception, Solarium, Indiana Memorial Union
Free and open to the public
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing our planet is sustainable energy. Remarkably, more energy from sunlight strikes the earth in one hour than all of the energy consumed on the planet in one year. Thus, the challenge modern society faces is not one of identifying a sustainable energy source, but rather one of capitalizing on the vast, yet intermittent, solar resource base. Laboratories around the world are pursuing a variety of promising storage methods for converting solar energy into a reliable energy source for on-demand utilization. Dr. Haile and her colleagues at Caltech have developed a unique thermochemical approach for converting water and carbon dioxide to storable fuels using the heat of the sun. In her talk, she will describe the state-of-the-art in this approach and the outstanding challenges.
A Thermochemical Approach”
A talk given by Dr. Sossina M. Haile, Caltech
Thursday, October 21, 2010
3:00—4:00pm Whittenberger Auditorium, Indiana Memorial Union
4:00pm Reception, Solarium, Indiana Memorial Union
Free and open to the public
