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Energy Technology, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.This article provides a comprehensive review of loss mechanisms in the generation stage of energy systems, covering fossil, nuclear, and renewable technologies. It examines their environmental and operational implications and shows how overlooking generation losses distorts efficiency assessments.
Pooya Parvizi +4 more
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, 2019 In research articles and patents several methods have been proposed for the extraction of zero-point energy from the vacuum. None of the proposals have been reliably demonstrated, yet they remain largely unchallenged.
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Introduction of a High-Level, Application Based Sizing Methodology for Carnot Batteries [PDF]
, 2020 Due to the ever increasing share of renewable energy sources (RES) in the energy mix, large-scale energy storage systems are considered essential to ensure the security of supply in energy systems. In recent years, Carnot batteries have been introduced as an alternative grid-scale electrical storage system. In this storage concept, electrical energy is
Tassenoy, Robin +4 more
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Energy Technology, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.Heat‐pump charging of Carnot batteries with zeotropic large temperature glide CO2–alkane mixtures enables charging from ambient to ≈398.15 K with improved heat‐exchanger temperature matching at moderate pressure ratios. The highest COP occurs near xCO2 ≈ 0.15, whereas cost and throttling losses rise monotonically with CO2 content; butane isomers ...
Majid Zarif Sabbaghnia, Burak Atakan
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Bluff your way in the second law of thermodynamics [PDF]
, 2001 The aim of this article is to analyze the relation between the second law of thermodynamics and the so-called arrow of time. For this purpose, a number of different aspects in this arrow of time are distinguished, in particular those of time-(a)symmetry ...
Uffink, Jos
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Energy Science &Engineering, Volume 14, Issue 4, Page 2003-2023, April 2026.A novel cascade nanofluid‐based PV/T–TEG hybrid system (CS4) achieves 81.1% thermal and 18.75% exergy efficiency while cutting CO₂ emissions by 7.8 tons year⁻¹. The system delivers superior energy performance, economic savings, and environmental benefits, offering a sustainable pathway for next‐generation solar energy applications.
Abdelhak Lekbir +4 more
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Most energetic passive states [PDF]
, 2015 Passive states are defined as those states that do not allow for work extraction in a cyclic (unitary) process. Within the set of passive states, thermal states are the most stable ones: they maximize the entropy for a given energy, and similarly they ...
Acín, Antonio +5 more
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Carbon Neutralization, Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2026.A strategy for the combined use of energy materials is proposed, in which bamboo‐derived carbon is simultaneously applied to DC‐SOFC and SIB. The regulating mechanisms of carbon microstructure and its strengthening effect on electrochemical performance were elucidated by comparing the fast Joule heating and traditional tube furnace heating processes ...
Ziyi Zhu +7 more
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SolarPACES Conference ProceedingsThe use of thermal energy storage (TES) technologies, as means to provide dispatchability to thermally driven solar power production, has long stood as the main argument for the interest and potential competitiveness of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP ...
Pedro Horta +4 more
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Energy Technology, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.The graphical abstract presents thermoelectric power generation driven by a temperature gradient (ΔT), highlighting electrical conductivity (σ), Seebeck coefficient (S), and thermal conductivity (κ). Material performance is compared across temperature regimes using experimental data and numerical modeling, identifying holmium–antimony–tellurium (Ho–Sb ...
Christian Idogho +4 more
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