Informing the next R&D generation: The Erice School on Materials for Renewable Energy and Sustainability: www.erice-energy-materials2018.ct.infn.it

The school included overviews on global climate, CO2 sequestration, water-energy nexus, nuclear energy, solar thermal and photovoltaic power, as well as photosynthesis and biofuels, fuel cells, wind energy, thermoelectricity, energy storage, the electrical grid, and mobility/transportation from the point of view of energy and sustainability. [...]as a tradition and grand finale, teams of students, formed again by a random selection of students, were assigned a challenge that needed to be met before the end of the school. Special acknowledgment goes to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Colorado School of Mines, as well as to the University of Catania and ENEL Green Power, the latter being one of the largest companies in the world for production, distribution, and innovation in the field of energy.