The role of molecular modeling in sustainable development and energy innovation
Abstract:
Sustainable development with simultaneous reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is one of the most complex global challenges today.
In the first part of the presentation, the current status and the future outlookof global energy needs will be discussed with emphasis to technological innovation related to fossil fuels and renewable energy sources.
In the second part, I will present recent research work related to the development of fundamental understanding and modelingof molecular phenomena that control macroscopic properties of systems related to carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and to the development of sustainable industrial processes.