SOLAR NEWS
ISES 50th
Anniversary
celebrations
The 50th Anniversary of the first
ISES (International Solar Energy
Society) world conference will be
celebrated at the ISES Solar World
Congress in Orlando, Florida,
August 8 - 12, 2005, together with
the annual ASES conference. ISES
was founded in 1954 and its name
was then The Association for
Applied Solar Energy (AFASE). Its
first Symposium on Applied Solar
Energy was held in 1955 in
Arizona. The ISES Solar World
Congress is a bi-annual interna-
tional conference, held every two
years in a different country. In
2005 it will be back in the United
States. The Anniversary part of the
2005 Solar World Congress
(www.swc2005.org) is designed to
reflect on the past 50 years of ISES
with the accomplishments of its
members in Science, Technology
and Development. Participants of
the ISES Sections will showcase
the development of solar energy in
their countries and point to the
Solar cells based on
carbon nanotubes
Chemistry journal, Angewandte
Chemie International Edition,
reports on research which propos-
es hybrids of carbon nanotubes
and ferrocene molecules as the
basis for new solar cells. A team of
researchers working with Dirk M.
Guldi (University of Notre
Dame, USA), Francesco Paolucci
(University of Bologna, Italy),
and Maurizio Prato (University of
Trieste, Italy), has reached a possi-
ble starting point for the develop-
ment of solar cells based on car-
bon nanotubes.
Carbon nanotubes can be pic-
tured as rolled-up individual lay-
ers of graphite; they are relative-
ly long, very narrow, hollow
cylinders, whose walls are built
up of hexagonal honeycombs of
carbon atoms. The researchers
have attached ferrocene units to
the walls of the tubes by means
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ISES names its
future with their development,
education in and promotion of
solar energy. The Anniversary pro-
gram includes five parts: The pub-
lication of the "History of ISES", a
two volume book with contribu-
tions from all ISES Sections; The
production of a Video with inter-
views of solar energy pioneers;
Sessions on the History of Solar
Energy and ISES; a Solar Energy
Exhibit; and a special event to
honor Solar Energy Pioneers.
Readers are cordially invited to
participate in all parts of the pro-
gram. Please contact ISES with
your ideas, send in your pictures,
memorabilia for the exhibit, and
become part of this important
anniversary. ISES will handle all
materials with great care and
return them to you after their use.
Please contact Renate Böer, co-
chair, History Projects, e-mail:
SolpaxR@aol.com or Cesare Silvi,
co-chair, History Projects, e-mail:
csilvi@indra.com
of a molecular "anchor" and
"chain". These ferrocene units
are special because they act as
electron donors. If the carbon
nanotubes are irradiated with
light of wavelength in the visible
range, they act as electron accep-
tors and absorb the electrons
released by the ferrocene. "This
separation of charge is sufficient-
ly long-lived for us to divert and
use the electrons," says Guldi.
"We have thus met the first crite-
ria for the development of solar
cells based on modified carbon
nanotubes." The research
appears in Angewandte Chemie
International Edition. 2003,
Issue 42. pp 4206-4209. For
further information or to
receive a full copy of the
article, contact Jaida Butler on
+44 1243 770674 or by email
jbutler@wiley.co.uk
November/December 2003
new president
Prof. D. Yogi Goswami has been
elected as the 23rd president of the
International Solar Energy Society
(ISES), by the society's board of
directors. A dynamic leader,
Goswami brings a fresh perspec-
tive to ISES, seeking to enhance
the society's global presence in
international policy forums on
energy, environment and resource
issues, as well as effectively com-
municating the strength of ISES in
providing a forum for exchange of
technical information. Goswami's
term as ISES President will run
from January 2004-December
2005. Also newly elected as ISES
Vice Presidents are Dr. Renate
Böer (USA) for Scientific and
Technical Affairs, and Dr.
Venkatrama Bakthavatasalam
(India) for Membership Affairs.
Their terms are concurrent with
Goswami's.
"My experience of 30 years in
solar energy research and devel-
opment, advising various gov-
ernments on solar energy policy,
and leadership in other large
EuroSun2004
The biennial ISES EuroSun
Conference and the 14th "inter-
nationales Sonnenforum" of
DGS will take place in Freiburg,
Germany from 20 - 23 June
2004 and will cover a broad field
of renewable energies and associ-
ated topics. Leading scientists,
engineers, architects and repre-
sentatives from institutions,
industry and business will
present and discuss the latest
Spanish ISES event
2004
The Spanish section of ISES is
organizing the 12th Iberian
Congress and 7th Ibero
American Congress of Solar
Energy that will take place in
Vigo, Spain from 15-18
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organizations provides me with
the background necessary to lead
ISES in the coming years,"
Goswami said. "ISES is in a
unique position to influence the
global agenda for solar energy
research, development and appli-
cations," Goswami said. "My
goal is to help ISES become
effective in the movement
toward a global solar future."
The newly elected ISES presi-
dent's future vision includes
maintaining a strong scientific
and technical leadership of the
society; increasing membership;
cultivating a strong and mutual-
ly beneficial relationship with
the international sections; and
implementation of a new organi-
zational structure for the society.
Contact: ISES International
Headquarters, Ms. Christine
Hornstein, Marketing Officer,
Wiesentalstr. 5079115 Freiburg,
Germany. Tel: +49 - 761 - 45906
- 45; Fax: +49 - 761 - 45906 - 99;
Email: public.relations@ises.org;
Web: http://www.ises.org
scientific and technological
developments. Intersolar 2004,
Europe's largest international
trade fair for solar technology
with its focus on photovoltaics,
solar thermal technology and
solar architecture, will supple-
ment the scientific conference
(24 - 26 June 2004). Contact:
Beatrix Feuerbach, Communic-
ations EuroSun2004, feuebach@
pse.de; www.EuroSun2004.de
September 2004. Contact: Prof.
Manuel Vazquez, ETS Ingenieros
Industriales. Campus Marco-
sende. 36200 Vigo. Spain; Tel:
+34 986812179; Fax: +34
986812201; mvazquez@uvigo.es