This volume focuses on possible solutions to long-standing problems in the
development of artificial synthesis. These answers will not be easy to find and
some highly innovative research is called for. Considerable progress has been
made in understanding the fine details of natural photosynthesis and there has
been an emergence and growth of nanotechnology. This discussion will look at
applying new knowledge to the old problems. There is a growing conviction that
the only real prospect for our long-term energy provision relies on the ability
to collect and store sunlight in the form of chemical potential. The creation of
artificial systems to exploit the basic chemistry of