This consortium of researchers based in Ghana, Botswana, Namibia and UK is working on harnessing the power of predictive computer modelling to design and develop new materials for the production of sustainable (solar) fuels.
The thought of Africa with warm homes, illuminated streets, locally produced fuels becoming a reality through photovoltaic cells, hydrogenation of seed oils and computational problem-solving… This is a thought to behold and hope for as Chem4Energy investigates.
Dwindling fossil fuel reserves and the threat of climate change from rising carbon dioxide levels have put renewable energy firmly on the global agenda.
This collaborative research programme aims to train a group of African scientists in the use of state-of-the-art computer modelling and advanced experimental techniques to design, develop and optimise new materials to improve the efficiency of solar energy cells and to allow the utilisation of biomass by converting it into fuel and chemicals.