Prof. Pedro Gomez-Romero joined us on 25 January 2014.

Dr. Pedro Gomez-Romero, CSIC Full Research Professor, Group Leader of ICN2, and Vicedirector MATGAS, gave lecture on nanomaterials and graphene (video)

Pedro is a principal speaker of the symposium, and the chairman and keynote speaker of Session 04: Solar energy.

Prof. Jailson de Andrade joined us on 1 Feb. 2014.

Prof Jailson B. de Andrade of the Federal University of Bahia, and Chair of the Brazil National Institute for Energy and Environment, talk about the current biofuels landscape and the advantages of producing bioethanol from sugarcane in Brazil, in comparison to production in the USA and other countries (video).

Jailson is a keynote speaker of Session 07: energy future.

Prof. Takashi Yabe joined us on 7 February 2014.

Prof. Takashi Yabe (矢部孝) of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, was chosen by the TIME magazine chose him as an "Innovator" of "Heroes of the Environment 2009".

A link to the Video of whole cycle (2010) by Takashi Yabe & Energy Genesis Cycle Inc. 2013.

The cover page of Applied optics Vol. 53, Iss. 12 ― Apr. 20, 2014, features the 100-W-class solar-pumped laser system using 2 m x 2 m Fresnel lens at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

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Newly developed very light & thin magnesium fuel cell battery for mobile devices, Energy Genesis Cycle (EGC) Inc. (Video)

Takashi is a keynote speaker of Session 06: sustainable energy.

Prof. Michael Kelly FRS FREng joined us on 8 February 2014.

Prof. Michael Kelly FRS FREng of Cambridge University speaks at Retrofit Salford 2011 (video)

Michael is the Closing Plenary Speaker of the symposium.

Dr. Julia Nesheiwat joined us on 11 March 2014.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Implementation in the Bureau of Energy Resources Julia Nesheiwat delivers a video message on World Energy Day.

Discusses diplomacy and outreach for the Greening Diplomacy Initiative (video).

Julia is an invited speaker of Session 06: sustainable energy.

Professor Michael Düren joined us on 25 July 2014.

Professor Michael Düren of DESERTEC argues that we can harness the African desert sun to power the world (video).

Michael is an speaker of Session 15: energy and ecosystems.