The project "SUNCOCAT: Rational Design of Efficient Energy and Charge Transfer in Bio-Photoelectrodes for Direct CO2 Conversion into Fuel," led by Prof. Joanna Kargul from the Centre of New Technologies at the University of Warsaw, has received funding in the Solar-Driven Chemistry network competition for projects focused on solar energy utilization. Prof. Kargul is also a co-author of the newly released "Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Renewable Fuels and Chemicals" (SRIA). 

Prof. Joanna Kargul Secures Funding in the Solar-driven Chemistry Competition 

The Solar-driven Chemistry network has announced the results of its competition for projects exploring ways to utilize solar energy. Funding was awarded to a project led by Prof. Joanna Kargul from the Centre of New Technologies at the University of Warsaw.

Prof. Kargul will oversee the activities of an international consortium within the framework of the project SUNCOCAT: Rational Design of Efficient Energy and Charge Transfer in Bio-Photoelectrodes for Direct CO2 Conversion into Fuel.

Solar-driven Chemistry is a collaborative network of European research funding agencies, established in 2018 at the initiative of the German agency Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). It organizes international competitions for research projects focused on photochemical processes under sunlight.

Solar-driven Chemistry Network Announces Results of Solar Energy Utilization Projects Competition

The Solar-driven Chemistry network has concluded its competition for projects focused on ways to utilize solar energy. Funding was awarded to a Polish-led project headed by Prof. Joanna Kargul from the Centre of New Technologies at the University of Warsaw.

Prof. Kargul will coordinate the work of a consortium comprising research teams from Poland, France, Germany, and Turkey under the project SUNCOCAT: Rational Design of Efficient Energy and Charge Transfer in Bio-Photoelectrodes for Direct CO2 Conversion into Fuel.

The researchers will conduct nanoscale engineering of energy and electron transfer pathways, ultimately collaborating with partners to develop efficient bio-photoelectrodes. These innovations aim to significantly enhance the capture of solar energy and its conversion into renewable fuel. The scientists’ goal is to achieve the highest possible energy conversion efficiency by leveraging research methodologies from various scientific fields, including electrochemical studies, quantum/molecular mechanics modeling of electron transfer, genetic approaches, and biophysical techniques. Work on the project is set to begin in early 2023.

About Solar-driven Chemistry
Solar-driven Chemistry is a collaborative network of European research funding agencies, established in 2018 at the initiative of the German agency Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). It organizes international calls for research proposals focusing on photochemical processes under sunlight. The initiative includes research funding agencies from Finland (AKA), France (ANR), Germany (DFG), Poland (NCN), Switzerland (SNSF), and Turkey (TÜBİTAK).