The solar refinery -- Energy storage strategies -- Energies and Society : a practical guide -- Biofuels derived from renewable feedstocks -- Biomass conversion in chemicals -- Thermal conversion of biomass -- Biomass to mineralized carbon : energy generation and/or carbon sequestration -- Electrochemical concepts : a practical guide -- Water-splitting conceptual approach -- Fuel cells -- Molecular concepts of water splitting : nature's approach -- Batteries : concepts and systems -- Chemical kinetics : a practical guide -- Synthesis of solid catalysts -- In situ analysis of heterogeneous catalysts in chemical energy conversion -- Model systems in catalysis for energy economy -- Challenges in molecular energy research -- Photoelectrochemical CO2 activation toward artificial leaves -- Thermochemica CO2 activation -- Methanol chemistry -- Synthesis gas to hydrogen, methanol, and synthetic fuels