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Sizing and operation of energy storage by Power-to-Gas and Underwater Compressed Air systems applied to offshore wind power generation [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Among the possible solutions for large-scale renewable energy storage, Power-to-Gas (P2G) and Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) appear very promising.
Crespi Elena +4 more
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Limits to Energy Conversion [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2022 A consequence of the Second Law of thermodynamics is that no thermodynamic system with a single heat source at constant temperature can convert heat into mechanical work in a recurrent manner. First we note that this is equivalent to cyclo-passivity at the mechanical port of the thermodynamic system, while the temperature at the thermal port of the ...
Arjan van der Schaft, Dimitri Jeltsema
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AIP Conference Proceedings, 2007 If solar energy is to become a practical alternative to fossil fuels, we must have efficient ways to convert photons into electricity, fuel, and heat. The need for better conversion technologies is a driving force behind many recent developments in biology, materials, and especially nanoscience.
George W. Crabtree +5 more
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Economical sustainability of integrated photo voltaic and hydroponic systems for rural areas
JEMMME (Journal of Energy, Mechanical, Material, and Manufacturing Engineering), 2022 Hydroponic plantations are an effort of future agricultural technology, and this is due to population growth and increasingly saving agricultural land. Besides that, hydroponics can trigger rural economic development by opening employment opportunities ...
Conny K Wachjoe +5 more
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Sustainability and Energy Conversions [PDF]
MRS Bulletin, 2008 AbstractA sustainable global energy system requires a transition away from energy sources with high greenhouse emissions. Vast energy resources are available to meet our needs, and technology pathways for making this transition exist. Lowering the cost and increasing the reliability and quality of energy from sustainable energy sources will facilitate ...
Franklin M. Orr, Sally M. Benson
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Bioelectrochemical Energy Conversion [PDF]
Applied Microbiology, 1964 The interaction between photosynthetic microorganisms and an inert electrode material was examined. Cathodic polarization values of platinum-bearing marine algae were obtained over a wide current-density range under both illumination and dark conditions.
R S, BERK, J H, CANFIELD
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Production of a monolithic fuel cell stack with high power density
Nature Communications, 2022 The transportation sector is gradually evolving to become independent of fossil fuels. Here, the authors report a metal-based monolithic solid oxide fuel cell with a power density of 5.6 kW/L suitable for transport applications.
Stéven Pirou +19 more
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Membranes for Energy Conversion
Membranes, 2023 In the modern world, the level of global energy consumption continues to increase, with current methods of energy generation still greatly dependent on fossil fuels, which will become less accessible in the not-so-distant future [...]
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Silicon heterojunction-based tandem solar cells: past, status, and future prospects
Nanophotonics, 2021 Due to stable and high power conversion efficiency (PCE), it is expected that silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells will dominate the photovoltaic market.
Li Xingliang +9 more
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The Journal of Engineering, 2019 This paper proposes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) method with partial shading (PS) detection based on modified PI incremental conductance (IC) for photovoltaic inverters.
Lei Huang +4 more
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