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The oral abstract deadline for the 2nd International Conference on Clean Energy Science (ICCES2) is rapidly approaching so don’t miss your chance to take part in this important event and showcase your research alongside the following distinguished speakers:

• Xinhe Bao
• Guillermo Bazan
• James Clark
• Eric Diau
• Shunichi Fukuzumi
• Frederik Krebs
• Changjun Liu
• Rafael Luque
• Doug MacFarlane
• Ryong Ryoo
• He Tian
• Peng Wang
• Shu-Hong Yu
• Hua Zhang
• Dongyuan Zhao

The oral abstract deadline is 5 January 2014. Submit an abstract today for your chance to present at this engaging event.

Energy & Environmental Science (EES) is pleased to support the conference and Professor Thomas Jaramillo will give the 2013 Energy & Environmental Science Readers’ Choice Award Lecture at the conference.

Many of the high profile speakers have published some of their best work in Energy & Environmental Science:

Read a selection of their articles today:

Food waste as a valuable resource for the production of chemicals, materials and fuels. Current situation and global perspective
Carol Sze Ki Lin, Lucie A. Pfaltzgraff, Lorenzo Herrero-Davila, Egid B. Mubofu, Solhy Abderrahim, James H. Clark, Apostolis A. Koutinas, Nikolaos Kopsahelis, Katerina Stamatelatou, Fiona Dickson, Samarthia Thankappan, Zahouily Mohamed, Robert Brocklesby and Rafael Luque
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE23440H

Very high energy density silicide–air primary batteries
Hua Zhang, Xing Zhong, Jonathan C. Shaw, Lixin Liu, Yu Huang and Xiangfeng Duan
DOI: 10.1039/C3EE41157E

New insights into the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide on metallic copper surfaces
Kendra P. Kuhl, Etosha R. Cave, David N. Abramc and Thomas F. Jaramillo
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21234J

Flexible graphene–polyaniline composite paper for high-performance supercapacitor
Huai-Ping Cong, Xiao-Chen Ren, Ping Wang and Shu-Hong Yu
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE24203F

Highly active Pt–Fe bicomponent catalysts for CO oxidation in the presence and absence of H₂
Hong Xu, Qiang Fu, Yunxi Yao and Xinhe Bao
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02393D

All printed transparent electrodes through an electrical switching mechanism: A convincing alternative to indium-tin-oxide, silver and vacuum
Thue T. Larsen-Olsen, Roar R. Søndergaard, Kion Norrman, Mikkel Jørgensen and Frederik C. Krebs
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE23244H

Optimization of energy levels by molecular design: evaluation of bis-diketopyrrolopyrrole molecular donor materials for bulk heterojunction solar cell
Bright Walker, Jianhua Liu, Chunki Kim, Gregory C. Welch, Jin Keun Park, Jason Lin, Peter Zalar, Christopher M. Proctor, Jung Hwa Seo, Guillermo C. Bazan and Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
DOI: 10.1039/C3EE24351F

A facile approach for the synthesis of monolithic hierarchical porous carbons – high performance materials for amine based CO2 capture and supercapacitor electrode
Luis Estevez, Rubal Dua, Nidhi Bhandari, Anirudh Ramanujapuram, Peng Wang and Emmanuel P. Giannelis
DOI: 10.1039/C3EE40549D

Ordered mesoporous carbons and their corresponding column for highly efficient removal of microcystin-LR
Wei Teng, Zhangxiong Wu, Jianwei Fan, Hong Chen, Dan Feng, Yingying Lv, Jinxiu Wang, Abdullah M. Asiri and Dongyuan Zhao
DOI: 10.1039/C3EE41775A

High Seebeck coefficient redox ionic liquid electrolytes for thermal energy harvesting
Theodore J. Abraham, Douglas R. MacFarlane and Jennifer M. Pringle
DOI: 10.1039/C3EE41608A

Enveloping porphyrins for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells
Chin-Li Wang, Chi-Ming Lan, Shang-Hao Hong, Yi-Fen Wang, Tsung-Yu Pan, Chia-Wei Chang, Hshin-Hui Kuo, Ming-Yu Kuo, Eric Wei-Guang Diau and Ching-Yao Lin
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03308A

Water-soluble mononuclear cobalt complexes with organic ligands acting as precatalysts for efficient photocatalytic water oxidation
Dachao Hong, Jieun Jung, Jiyun Park, Yusuke Yamada, Tomoyoshi Suenobu, Yong-Min Lee, Wonwoo Nam and Shunichi Fukuzumi
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21185H

High-conversion-efficiency organic dye-sensitized solar cells: molecular engineering on D–A–π-A featured organic indoline dyes
Yongzhen Wu, Magdalena Marszalek, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Qiong Zhang, He Tian, Michael Grätzel and Weihong Zhu
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE22108J

For full details of how you can get involved in the 2nd International Conference on Clean Energy Science (ICCES2), please visit the dedicated webpage.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Thomas Jaramillo been selected by the EES Editorial Board as the winner of the 2014 “Energy & Environmental Science Readers’ Choice Award and Lectureship” for his article “New insights into the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide on metallic copper surfaces“.

Based at Stanford University in the USA, Prof. Jaramillo’s research focuses on chemical transformations in energy. Specifically, his group studies the chemistry and physics of materials as they relate to catalyzing chemical reactions of interest, namely those that convert water and CO₂ into fuels and chemicals utilizing renewable energy (e.g. solar or wind), and those that convert those fuels back into usable energy in the form of electricity.

Prof. Jaramillio will give his award lecture at the upcoming  2nd International Conference on Clean Energy Science (ICCES2) taking place in Qingdao, China from 13-16 April 2014. Please do consider joining us for this exciting event.

Read Prof. Jaramillo’s award winning research today:

New insights into the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide on metallic copper surfaces
Kendra P. Kuhl, Etosha R. Cave, David N. Abramc and Thomas F. Jaramillo
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 7050-7059
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21234J

The 2^nd International Conference on Clean Energy Sciences (ICCES2) will take place on the 13-16 April 2014 in Qingdao, China.

The search for sources of clean energy is becoming increasingly urgent as the supply of available energy from fossil fuels decreases and concerns increase about their environmental impact. Alternative sources of clean energy, such as solar energy and biofuels offer great potential; however there are big challenges to be overcome before current clean energy generation and energy storage technologies make these a viable alternative.

This 2nd International Conference on Clean Energy offers a unique opportunity for international researchers to discuss the latest developments in clean energy and energy storage research, and the fundamental issues surrounding the scientific challenges faced ahead.

Important dates:

Deadline for oral abstract submission: 10 November, 2013
Deadline for poster abstract submission: 9 January, 2014
Deadline for early registration: 30 January, 2014
Deadline for normal registration: 13 March, 2014

More information can be found on the website: www.icces.cn

EES and Chemical Science were proud to sponsor poster prizes at ISACS 12 last week.

Congratulations to the winners!

The 1st price went to Jesper Jacobsson (Uppsala)

The runner up awards to Ahu Dumanli (Cambridge) and Sven Neudeck (Goettingen)

From left to right: Erwin Reisner, Jesper Jacobsson, Sven Neudeck, Ahu Dumanli, James Durrant

Early Bird Deadline – 12 July 2013

Don’t forget that early bird registration for Challenges in Chemical Renewable Energy (ISACS12) closes this Friday. Make sure you register for this significant conference before 12 July 2013 to guarantee your place at the reduced fee.

For full details including themes and speaker details, please visit the dedicated website.

Final Chance To Submit

The poster abstract deadline for Challenges in Chemical Renewable Energy (ISACS12) is almost upon us. Take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to showcase your work to a truly global audience and submit before Friday 21 June 2013.

For full details including the speaker line up, please visit the dedicated website.

Final Chance To Submit

The oral abstract deadline for Challenges in Chemical Renewable Energy (ISACS12) is almost upon us. Take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to showcase your work to a truly global audience and submit before Friday 3 May 2013.

Registration Now Open

We are delighted to announce that registration for this significant conference is now open – secure your space today and benefit from the early bird discount. There are also student rates and bursaries available.

For full details on Challenges Chemical Renewable Energy (ISACS12), please visit the dedicated website.

We are delighted to announce that registration for the 11^th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC11) is now open.

Why take part in this conference?

In the 20th year of this international Materials Chemistry conference series, this meeting will bring together researchers from across this exciting field to discuss four key areas of application of materials chemistry:

• Energy Materials – including all aspects of Materials Chemistry related to energy generation, conversion and storage.
• Environmental Materials – the design, synthesis and applications of materials that facilitate processes to provide a sustainable environment.
• Biomaterials – materials for tissue engineering and healthcare, green biomaterials and advanced synthesis methods of biomaterials.
• Electronic, Magnetic and Optical Materials – encompassing inorganic, organic, hybrid and nano materials, soft matter and interfaces.

Registering early guarantees you an early bird discount of £50 – so register now. . And you can showcase your own work by presenting a poster.

MC11 will appeal to academic and industrial scientists working on the chemistry, physics and materials science of functional materials.  Come and hear the best in the field and take advantage of many opportunities for discussion with other researchers in materials chemistry.

For more information visit: http://rsc.li/mc11

Lithium Ion Battery:  The Inception, Development, and Future

Japan-UK Science, Technology and Innovation Symposium

March 5^th 2013

15:00-17:15, followed by Reception Party

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Symposium by the inventor of the lithium ion battery; Doctor Akira Yoshino (Asahi Kasei Corporation, Japan）and

Professor Anthony R. West (The University of Sheffield, UK) on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

at Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom

101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT

RSVP no later than February 28th here…

• Registration of the Symposium and reception party is free.
• Note that all visitors to the Embassy are required to show your Photo ID as well as the registration form to this Symposium at the entrance.
• Dress code for this event is lounge suits.

Doctor Akira Yoshino

Professor Anthony R. West