Sustainable Fuels from CO₂, H₂O, and Carbon-Free Energy

Hosted by the Lenfest Center and Risø DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, this conference addressed what technologies can be used to recycle CO₂ into carbon-neutral liquid hydrocarbon fuels using renewable or nuclear energy. Speakers from universities and research labs from around the U.S. and from Denmark presented their state-of-the-art research on a wide range of topics including CO₂ capture technology, photovoltaics, and splitting CO₂/H₂O by low- and high-temperature electrolysis, solar-driven thermal processes, and photochemical conversion. The conference was organized by Chris Graves, PhD, who recently completed his dissertation under Klaus Lackner and who worked in collaboration with Risø DTU National Lab in Copenhagen in 2008-9 researching solid oxide electrolysis cells under the direction of Professor Mogens Mogensen.

   Klaus S. Lackner, Columbia University

   Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide: Closing the Fuel Cycle

   Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University

   Ah-Hyung Alissa Park, Columbia University

   CO₂ Capture using Nanoparticle-based Ionic Materials (NIMs)

   Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University

   James Yardley, Columbia University

   The Columbia EFRC: Redefining Photovoltaic Efficiency

   Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at Columbia University

   Etsuko Fujita, Brookhaven National Lab

   Photochemical CO₂ Reduction: Current Status and Challenges

   Brookhaven National Lab

   Reed Jensen, Los Alamos Solar Energy LLC

   Solar Driven Thermolysis of CO₂

   Rich Diver, Sandia National Lab

   Solar Driven H₂O/CO₂ Splitting via Thermochemical Cycles

   Sandia National Lab

   Mogens Mogensen, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy

   Production of Synthetic Fuel by Electrolysis: Potential and Challenges

   Risø DTU National Lab

   Carl Stoots, Idaho National Lab

   Production of Synthesis Gas by High-Temperature Electrolysis of H₂O and CO2

   Idaho National Lab

   Masahiro Kawaji, City College of New York

   Presentation coming soon!

   Mechanical Engineering at City College of New York

   Sune D. Ebbesen, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy

   Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells: Long-term Durabilty

   Risø DTU National Lab

   Christopher Graves, Columbia University

   Recycling CO₂ by Electrolysis of CO₂ and H₂O: Economics and Electrode Materials

   Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University