Venue: B117 Theatre, Melbourne School of Design
Presenters: Professor Rakesh Agrawal
Fossil resources have played an unprecedented role in human history. The availability of fossil energy in high volumetric density has propelled human civilisation at an unprecedented rate for more than two centuries.
However, in spite of recent surge in fossil resource availability, with the ever increasing rate of energy demand, it is certain that we will eventually need a sustainable source of energy. Solar energy is one such source; it is plentiful, and its use can meet our daily needs for food, chemicals, heat, electricity and transportation for any foreseeable future.
The challenge with the transition from a fossil resource-based economy to a solar economy is that we have to learn to harness, transform and store solar energy at the time scale of our use pattern.
This presentation will suggest an interdisciplinary approach for finding potential solutions.
from
https://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/10009-towards-a-solar-economy
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