3rd Challenges on the Renewable Energy Storage

June 28th - July 1st, 2026 at the Liblice Castle (Czech Academy of Sciences)

Jointly organized by the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max-Planck Society (FHI) and the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry. Coordinated by the following organizing committee: Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya, Prof. Dr. Petr Krtil and Dr. Katarzyna Skorupska.

Prominent Keynote Speakers 2026:
- Prof. Dr. Kristina Tschulik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- rof. Jens Kehlet Nørskov, Technical University of Denmark
- Prof. Ferdi Schüth, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften
- Prof. Plamen Atanassov, University of California, Irvine

About the Conference
The development and deployment of a novel energy concepts, addressing both environmental as well as energy-independence-concerns, is one of the biggest challenges of the chemical industry in the 21st century. Catalytic processes are crucial to support the energy transition. However, their further optimization  requires an inter-disciplinary approach.

With the aim of enabling this vital exchange of emerging expertise, the international conference “Challenges on Renewable Energy Storage” was set up. Following the first two gatherings of this kind, the meeting will continue to bring together front runners of the fields catalysis and electrocatalysis, allowing them to exchange views on the most recent advancements, as well as to renew the necessary interdisciplinary networks.

We look forward to fruitful discussions on the scientific and technological challenges of the renewable energy storage, when we reconvene in 2026.