1. Basic Concepts
1.1. Primary energies sources, scales and the energy challenge
1.2. Energy parameters, basic principles and chemical transformations
1.3. Energy Carries
1.3.1. Fossil Fuels: Oil, Gas and Coal
1.3.2. H2, H2O2, HCO2H and MeOH
1.3.3. Batteries
2. Photosynthesis.
2.1. Overview, light reactions, Z scheme and Calvin cycle
2.2. Photosystem II and the Oxygen-evolving center (OEC)
2.3. Photosystem I and the Ferredoxin-NADP(+) reductase
3. Artificial photosynthesis and water splitting.
3.1. Overview. Catalysts for the production of solar fuels
3.2. Catalyzed water oxidation to O2
3.3. Catalyzed production of H2O2
3.4. Catalyzed reduction of H2O to H2
3.5. Catalyzed reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons
3.6. Light-harvesting complexes and charge separation systems
4. Industrial production and storage of energy in chemical bonds.
4.1. Oil cracking
4.2. Production of fuels from biomass
4.3. H2 production
5. Fuel Cell and Catalytic combustions.
5.1. Overview. The basic fuel cell components and types
5.2. H2 and H2O2 fuel cells
5.3. Hydrocarbon fuel cells
5.4. Catalytic hydrocarbons and NOx combustion