Future Energy Technology: Enabling New Science for a Sustainable Future

With the financial crisis hitting the world economy in 2008,

the boom of gas shale and fracking in the US, and the recent

move toward outdated technologies in some parts of the

world, tackling many of the challenges facing humanity in the

21st century has been relegated to second place. The supply

of clean energy is one of those challenges. The test facing us

is how to sustain economic growth while dealing with limited

primary resources and minimizing environmental pollution.

Energy is a fundamental necessity for almost everything

needed to sustain us, from food production to drug design

and safe drinking water. Our quality of life is reflected by the

human development index, which strongly correlates with the

availability of energy