Saving the Sun for a Rainy Day (A "Life at the Frontiers of Energy Research" contest entry from the 2011 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) Summit and Forum)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis (CME)
"Saving the Sun for a Rainy Day" was submitted by the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis (CME) to the "Life at the Frontiers of Energy Research" video contest at the 2011 Science for Our Nation's Energy Future: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) Summit and Forum. Twenty-six EFRCs created short videos to highlight their mission and their work. CME, an EFRC directed by R. Morris Bullock at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a partnership of scientists from four institutions: PNNL (lead), Pennsylvania State University, University of Washington, and the University of Wyoming. The Office of Basic Energy Sciences in the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science established the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) in 2009. These collaboratively-organized centers conduct fundamental research focused on 'grand challenges' and use-inspired 'basic research needs' recently identified in major strategic planning efforts by the scientific community. The overall purpose is to accelerate scientific progress toward meeting the nation's critical energy challenges. The mission of the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis is 'to understand, design and develop molecular electrocatalysts for solar fuel production and use.' Research topics are: catalysis (water), electrocatalysis, bio-inspired, electrical energy storage, fuel cells, hydrogen (fuel), matter by design, novel materials synthesis, and charge transport.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis (CME); Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States); Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States); Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC) Office of Basic Energy Sciences (SC-22). Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC)
- OSTI ID:
- 1027987
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: Learn more about the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis at http://science.energy.gov/bes/efrc/centers/cme/. See "Life at the Frontiers of Energy Research" contest information, including links to all the entries, at http://www.energyfrontier.us/video-contest.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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