The need to develop alternative and renewable energy sources is driven by urgent action to limit the carbon footprint. At the present time, fossil fuels are still the major contributor to world energy production, providing the most energy supply, with oil accounting for 39% of that total. The energy challenges, the world is facing and the concern of improving our environment requires science and technologies for providing clean energy sources. Power-to-X (P2X) technologies emerged as an alternative to cope with the increasing energy demand and its role is likely to become more prominent in a fully decarbonized energy system. P2X is related to technologies that allow converting renewable electricity to storable chemicals and fuels such as hydrogen, methane, etc… Even though P2X has long been used by the chemical industry, major scientific challenges remain to increase its efficiency to be used at a larger scale.
In this context, this workshop will gather together renewed international scientists, students and stakeholders aiming to tackle the advances in these technologies. Seminars are shaped to target breakthrough in functional material as well as the optimization of the process.
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From MOF Design to Applications: Enabling Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability By Prof. Mohamed Eddaoudi Distinguished Professor of Chemical Science. Director, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Research Center at KAUST, Saudi Arabia. |
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The role of plasmonics to enhance water splitting and hydrogen generation By Prof. Mustapha Jouiad (Workshop chair) Picardie Jules Verne University, France. Guest Editor: Journal of nanomaterials, MDPI (IF 4,3). |
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Towards Harnessing Local Minerals as low-Cost Catalyst Extruded as Honeycomb Monolith for Syngas Production By Prof. Tarik Chafik (Workshop chair) FST, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tangier, Morocco. |
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Multi-absorber systems for efficient solar-driven artificial leaf structures By Prof. Thomas Hannappel Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany. |
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What role Hydrogen in Moroccan Energy Strategy By Mr. Mohamed Bernanou (Invited Speaker) Energy Expert and NERA board member, Morocco |
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Techno-Economic Assessment of Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Plants in Morocco By Dr. Samir Rachidi (Invited Speaker) Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles, Morocco |