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Contents Vol 65(6)

An Institutional Approach to Solar Fuels Research

Johannes Messinger A
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A Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Biology Center (KBC), Umeå University, Linnaeus väg 6, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden. Email: Johannes.Messinger@chem.umu.se

Australian Journal of Chemistry 65(6) 573-576 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH12020
Submitted: 18 January 2012  Accepted: 25 February 2012   Published: 17 May 2012

Abstract

This account gives a brief overview of various directions in current solar fuels research. On that basis, the necessity for an interdisciplinary approach is argued, and an institutional way for promoting this development is presented using the example of the Chemistry Biology Centre (KBC) at Umeå University in Sweden.


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