FuturEnergia - Energy is our future !

Chat archive 2007-2008

The chats aimed to bring together a number of experts and classes to discuss energy related themes, how design and materials influence energy consumption and contribute to finding sustainable energy solutions.

The chats that are published on this page were organised during the school year 2007-2008. Their transcripts, which are available as PDF files, may help a reader find out more about the theme of each of the chats.

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Chat 8: Plastics industry rising to the challenges of the future
Age group: 12-20
Date: 16 May 2008
Time: 14:00-15:00 CET
Language: English
Guest: Koos van Haasteren, Member of the Managing Board, SABIC Europe, Vice-President PlasticsEurope, Netherlands
Chat transcript
Support article: Plastics Industry: Rising to the Challenges of the Future

Chat 7: Energy technologies of the future
Age group: 12-20
Date: 25 April 2008
Time: 14:00 CET
Language: English
Guest: Prof. I. M. Dharmadassa, Professor in Electronic Materials and Devices, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Chat transcript
Support article: Energy Technologies of the Future

Chat 6: Stronger, lighter and more efficient - Plastics making the vehicles of the future
Age group: 12-20
Date: 16 April 2008
Time: 14:00 CET
Guest: Prof. Francesco Trabucco, Faculty of Design
Department of Industrial Design, Arts, Fashion and Communication, Italy
Chat transcript
Support article: Stronger, lighter and more efficient: Plastics making the vehicles of the future
News article: University Professor to Host Online Chat on Vehicles of the Future

Chat 5: Climate Protection - Taking Steps to Ensure a Bright Future
Age group: 12-20
Date: 3 March 2008
Time: 14.00 CET
Guest: Mike Childs, Friends of the Earth
Language: English
Chat transcript
Support article: Climate Protection - Taking Steps to Ensure a Bright Future

Chat 4: Turning Desert into Fertile Land with Plastics
Age group: 12-20
Date: 31 January 2008
Time: 14.00 CET
Guest: Antonia Morales Perez, Subdirector, Technical Service & Development Laboratory, BU Polyolefins Repsol, President of CIPA (International Committee of Plastics in Agriculture), President of CEPLA (Spanish Committee of Plastics in Agriculture)
Language: English
Chat transcript
Support articles: Is it possible to turn a desert into an oasis? | Plastics in Agriculture (EN, PDF file, 1.4 Mb)
Chat 4: Photo-gallery

Chat 3: Sustainable Energy Europe - Helping to improve Energy Efficiency and Fighting Climate Change
Age group: 12-20
Date: 13 December 2007
Time: 14.00 CET
Guest: Pedro Ballesteros Torres, Expert, DG Energy and Transport, the European Commission
Language: English
Chat transcript
Support article: Sustainable Energy Europe: Local Projects for a European Solution

Chat 2: Building for a Sustainable Future - How to reduce Energy Consumption in Housings
Age group: 12-19
Date: 05 November 2007
Time: 11.00 CET
Guest: Dr Matthias Hensel, Director of Luwoge, Germany
Language: English
Chat transcript
Support article: Building for a Sustainable Future: Energy Consumption in Construction

Chat 1: FuturEnergia - the Energy of the Future
Age group: 12-19
Date: 27 September 2007
Time: 14.00 CET
Guest: Ray Hammond, Futurologist
Language: English
Chat transcript