Scientists around the world have been researching restlessly to develop best technologies to produce environment-friendly, renewable, and sustainable energy to reduce dependency on the fossil fuels. The use of nanotechnology is very important for increasing the activity and sustainability of different types of renewable energy sources, like solar cells, lithium-ion batteries, super capacitors etc. By increasing the efficiency of solar cells, it is possible to make a significant contribution to environment protection by lowering dependency on the fossil fuels.

A webinar organized by Bangladesh Nano Society was held on Saturday evening (January 16, 2021) on “Designing Nanocatalysts for Electrochemical Energy Conversions”. The participants of the webinar expressed their opinion that it is possible to make incredible success to produce renewable energy using nanotechnology. Dr. Narayan Chandra Deb Nath, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of North Dakota, USA, presented keynote on the topic in this Webinar. He discussed in detail on how different types of nanocatalysts work in energy conversion and how their performance depends on the design of the nanocatalysts. Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, an Assistant Professor at the Konkuk University, South Korea, discussed on the presented article as an expert in this field. He highlighted the various methods of producing renewable energy and explained what to do to increase their efficiency. This virtual seminar was hosted by Dr. Mohammad Mahbub Rabbani, Associate Professor of Chemistry, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) and presided over by Dr. Md. Jamal Uddin, Professor and founder director of the Centre for Nanotechnology at Coppin State University, USA. The Chair of the webinar emphasized the necessity of renewable energy generation, potential of research in Bangladesh, success in research through enhanced mutual collaboration, etc. A question-and-answer session was held at the end of the webinar on the presented article. Students, teaches, and researchers from home and abroad participated to the webinar and eagerly took part in Q/A session.

The webinar ended with a thankful concluding speech by Prof. Dr. Md. Tofazzal Islam, Professor and founder director, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh. It is to be noted that Bangladesh Nano Society regularly organizes such webinars.