The industrial revolution occurred because humanity started to exploit fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) in large quantities. We remain addicted to fossil fuels burning them at the rate of around 20 million times faster than the Earth can accumulate them. The results of fossil fuel use are many fold and include the near doubling of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere and the consequential impact on climate change.

In order to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide we must switch our energy sources from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources which convert wind, moving water and solar energy into power, plants to biofuels and capture the sun's heat - all in the name of sustainability; but is renewable energy sustainable?

This free symposium was attended by academics, industry specialists, policy makers, energy planners, funders and energy professionals as well as community groups, students and the general public.

Symposium Sessions

• The Circular Economy
• Energy Materials
• Energy Efficiency
• Heat
• Keynote speech
• Three minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Competitions

CESI is sponsoring the 2018 Photography Competition and the 3MT Competition. The prize winners from both competitions were announced at the conference.

The Photography Competition was open to all. The 3MT competition is open to all HEI PhD and MSc students.