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Reinventing the Leaf: Future Sources of Fuel

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Partner:: Compass Summit
Location:: Terranea Resort
Palos Verdes, CA
Event Date:: 10.26.11
Speaker:: Nathan S. Lewis Ph.D.
Tags:: Nathan S. Lewis; California Institute of Technology; alternative energy

Summary: RETHINKING SUSTAINABILITY

Reinventing the Leaf: Future Sources of Fuel

Nate Lewis, George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology

Compass Summit, a forum for true interaction and exchange, examines some of today’s most pressing problems through the lens of global citizenship, recognizing that human ingenuity is an unlimited resource. Guided by NPR’s Ira Flatow, an intimate group of some of the of the world's best thinkers and doers convened along the rugged Palos Verdes coastline on Oct 23-26, 2011 at Terranea Resort to engage in meaningful conversation, ask questions, and challenge ideas -- we invite you to join in the conversation.

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Nathan S. Lewis Ph.D.

Dr. Nathan Lewis, Professor of Chemistry, at the California Institute of Technology since 1991 is serving as Principal Investigator for the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, the DOE's Energy Innovation Hub in Fuels from Sunlight, and, the Beckman Institute Molecular Materials Resource Center.

Dr. Lewis received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has published over 300 papers, is Editor-in-Chief of Energy & Environmental Science, and has supervised over 60 graduate students and postdoctoral associates. His awards include the Princeton Environmental Award and Michael Faraday Medal of the Royal Society of Electrochemistry.

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01.: Introduction

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02.: The Challenge of Meeting Future Energy Needs

04 min 08 sec

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03.: The Importance of Improving Energy Storage

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04.: Using Solar Fuels to Meet Storage Needs

02 min 52 sec

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05.: Looking to Nature for Inspiration

04 min 25 sec

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06.: The Current State of the Project

03 min 54 sec

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07.: Q & A

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08.: Q1: The Science of Analyzing Catalysts

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Solar Fuels: Beating Nature at Its Own Game

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Dr. Nate Lewis, professor of chemistry at California Institute of Technology, discusses the potential of solar fuels to meet base load demand for the entire world. Lewis explains his work at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, where he is attempting to create sustainable fuel from sunlight.
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Encyclopædia Britannica Article

fossil fuel: Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a source of energy. Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas. They all contain carbon and were formed as a result of geologic processes acting on the remains of (mostly) plants and animals that lived and died hundreds of millions of years ago. All fossil fuels can be burned to provide heat, which may be used directly, as in home heating, or to produce steam to drive a generator for the production of electricity. Fossil fuels supply nearly 90% of all the energy used by industrially developed nations.; fossil fuel on britannica.com

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