
Below are all the topics and themes covered at 4th Energy Future Conference (EF4):
Renewable Hydrogen theme will cover (but not limited to:)
• Fuel cell components
• Electrocatalyst/Electrodes (fuel cells and electrolysers)
• Environmental aspects and impact of hydrogen energy technologies
• Exergoeconomics of Hydrogen energy applications
• Fuel cell characterisation
• Fuel cell systems modelling
• Hydrogen conversion technologies
• Hydrogen economy/commercialization/codes and standard
• Hydrogen in smart grids
• Hydrogen Management
• Hydrogen Production from: bio-gasification; catalysts; electrolysis; fossil sources; solar hydrogen/renewable hydrogen
• Hydrogen properties/safety/sensors
• Hydrogen Storage: Chemical carriers, hydrides, gas/liquefaction
• Hydrogen strategies, policies and roadmaps
• Hydrogen systems modelling
• Hydrogen thermodynamics
• Hydrogen transportation
• Hydrogen tourism
• Hydrogen vehicles
• Infrastructure system modelling
• Innovative hydrogen energy processes and technologies
• Life cycle aspects of hydrogen energy
• Molten carbonates fuel cells components
• Pipelines/hydrogen infrastructure/distribution/filling stations
• Purification/separation/membranes
• Renewable hydrogen technologies and applications
• Solid oxide fuel cells components
• Waste to hydrogen energy
• Electrolysis processes
• Electrolyser characterisation ex and in-situ
• Electrolyser modelling
Theme Chairs: Prof Francois Aguey Zinsou and Prof Rose Amal (UNSW)
Energy Conversion theme will cover (but not limited to:)
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Photovoltaics
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Water splitting
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Carbon capture and conversion
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Nitrogen fixation
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Thermoelectricity, piezoelectricity, and triboelectricity
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Photocatalysis
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Catalysis
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Photo-Thermal Catalysis
Theme Chairs: A/Prof Jason Scott (UNSW) and Dr Zongyou Yin (ANU)
Energy Storage and Batteries theme will cover (but not limited to):
• Electrode materials
• Mechanistic understanding of material function
• Next generation and alternative battery chemistries
• Characterization techniques, in-situ and operando methods
• Modelling of phenomena and systems
• New concepts, new devices and new fabrication processes in batteries
• Devices and/or systems integration and applications
Theme Chairs: Prof Zaiping Guo (UoW), Dr Neeraj Sharma (UNSW) and Prof Guoxiu Wang