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Scientists link up for green energy talks

July 9, 2009 12:06

BySimon Rocker, Simon Rocker

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Scientists from Britain and Israel met in London this week to discuss the challenges of finding alternative sources of energy amid the threat of global warming.

Professors and students from the Weizmann Institute and Imperial College, London held a two-day conference to explore the possibilities of solar energy.

The event, hosted by the charity Weizmann UK, culminated in a public session attracting several hundred, with a panel including Professor John Beddington, the government’s chief scientific adviser, and Lord Hunt, the Minister of State for sustainable development and energy innovation.

Professor Gary Hodes, a member of the Weizmann team, who emigrated from Belfast in the early 1970s, said the conference “Is “important for two reasons. It gives us opportunities we might not otherwise have for collaborations.