On 27th January 2017, the 5th UK Solar Fuels Network Symposium took place at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne. The event was held by the Solar Fuels Network and hosted by Professor Andrew C. Benniston (Newcastle University) and Dr Pau Farràs Costa (National University of Ireland Galway).
Sustainable Energy & Fuels Editorial Board Chair and Solar Fuels Network Co-ordinator, Professor James Durrant (Imperial College London) gave the welcome and opening remarks, and the invited speakers included: Michael Graetzel (EPFL), Mark Symes (University of Glasgow), Sophia Haussener (EPFL), Martijn A. Zwijnenburg (University College London) and Devens Gust (Arizona State University).
Dr Anna Simpson, Executive Editor of Energy & Environmental Science and Sustainable Energy & Fuels, was delighted to present the following prizes:
| Sustainable Energy & Fuels Best Poster (£50 prize): | Energy & Environmental Science Best Oral Presentation (£100 prize): |
| Yvonne S.L. Choo (Newcastle University), | Moritz F. Kuehnel (University of Cambridge), |
| Preparation of Modified Polyethers with Clickable Pyrene Derivatives | Clean H2 fuel from solar-driven biomass reforming |
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