Future Energy Technology: Enabling New Science for a Sustainable Future

Authors

Francois Aguey-Zinsou, University of New South WalesFollow
Zaiping Guo, University of WollongongFollow
Yun Hau Ng, University of New South WalesFollow
Da-Wei Wang, University of New South WalesFollow

RIS ID

130544

Publication Details

Aguey-Zinsou, F., Guo, Z., Ng, Y. & Wang, D. (2018). Future Energy Technology: Enabling New Science for a Sustainable Future. ChemPlusChem, 83 (10),

Abstract

With the financial crisis hitting the world economy in 2008, the boom of gas shale and fracking in the US, and the recent move toward outdated technologies in some parts of the world, tackling many of the challenges facing humanity in the 21st century has been relegated to second place. The supply of clean energy is one of those challenges. The test facing us is how to sustain economic growth while dealing with limited primary resources and minimizing environmental pollution. Energy is a fundamental necessity for almost everything needed to sustain us, from food production to drug design and safe drinking water. Our quality of life is reflected by the human development index, which strongly correlates with the availability of energy