The 2nd Taiwan/UK International Networking for Young Scientists (INYS) seminar was held on March 9 and 10 at the National Taiwan University Center for Condensed Matter Science and The Hall of Physics. The INYS aims to provide a platform for innovative exchange of ideas focused on important topics. The theme of the 2nd INYS was on renewable sources of energy.

Dr. Ru-shi Liu, Professor of Chemistry at NTU, and Dr. Weo-sheng Chang of the Energy and Environment Research Laboratory of the Industrial Technology Research Institute, explained that developed nations of the world are all actively seeking renewable energy sources to replace the traditional fossil fuels, As hydrogen possesses an ultra high energy density and turns into water after combustion, it does not pollute our environment. Thus, hydrogen is regarded as the next generation energy source with high potentials to replace the fossil fuels. Hydrogen can be produced in two ways-- the solar power method and the water electrolysis method.

A demonstration of the solar power hydrogen producing method was developed by the Energy and Environment Laboratory of the Industrial Technology Research Institute in collaboration with National Chung-Cheng University, National Taiwan University, The Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science of Academia Sinica and private sector industries.

The British Council initiated the INYS program. The National Science Council of Taiwan and UK’s British Council coordinated the event. NTU and the University of Edinburgh served as co-organizers. (Source on 2009, April/National Taiwan University /http://www.ntu.edu.tw/chinese2006/

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