Over the past decade the topic of energy and environment has been ackno- edged among many people as a critical issue to be solved in 21st century since the Kyoto Protocol came into e?ect in 1997. Its political recognition was put forward especially at Heiligendamm in 2007, when the e?ect of carbon dioxide emission and its hazard in global climate were discussed and shared univ- sallyascommonknowledge.Controllingtheglobalwarmingintheeconomical framework of massive development worldwide through this new century is a very challenging problem not only among political, economical, or social c- cles but also among technological or scienti?c communities. As long as the humans depend on the combustion of fossil for energy resources, the waste heat exhaustion and CO emission are inevitable. 2 In order to establish a new era of energy saving and environment benign society, which is supported by technologies and with social consensus, it is important to seek for a framework where new clean energy system is inc- porated as infrastructure for industry and human activities. Such a society strongly needs innovative technologies of least CO emission and e?cient en- 2 ergy conversion and utilization from remaining fossil energies on the Earth. Energy recycling system utilizing natural renewable energies and their c- version to hydrogen may be the most desirable option of future clean energy society. Thus the society should strive to change its energy basis, from foss- consuming energy to clean and recycling energy.

Historical Overview and Fundamental Aspects of Molecular Catalysts for Energy Conversion

Charge Transport in Molecular Catalysis in a Heterogeneous Phase
Electrochemical Methods for Catalyst Evaluation in Fuel Cells and Solar Cells
Molecular Catalysts for Fuel Cell Anodes
Macrocycles for Fuel Cell Cathodes
Platinum-Free Catalysts for Fuel Cell Cathode
Novel Support Materials for Fuel Cell Catalysts
Molecular Catalysts for Electrochemical Solar Cells and Artificial Photosynthesis
Molecular Design of Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Fabrication of Charge Carrier Paths for High Efficiency Cells
Environmental Cleaning by Molecular Photocatalysts
Optical Oxygen Sensor
Adsorption and Electrode Processes
Spectroscopic Studies of Molecular Processes on Electrocatalysts
Strategies for Structural and Energy Calculation of Molecular Catalysts
Future Technologies on Molecular Catalysts.