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Abandoning the concept of renewable energy

Energy Policy, 2019
Renewable energy is a widely used term that describes certain types of energy production. In politics, business and academia, renewable energy is often framed as the key solution to the global climate challenge. We, however, argue that the concept of renewable energy is problematic and should be abandoned in favor of more unambiguous conceptualization ...
Atte Harjanne, Atte Harjanne, Janne M. Korhonen   +2 more
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Shape‐Stabilization of Phase Change Materials with Carbon‐Conscious Poly(hydroxy)Urethane Foams

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Poly(hydroxy)urethane (PHU) foam, derivable from carbon dioxide (CO2) and bio‐based resources, is a promising material platform for shape‐stabilizing phase change materials (PCMs). We demonstrate the encapsulation of both paraffins and calcium chloride hexahydrate in PHU foam, achieving 48 stable thermal cycles by introducing 5 wt.% barium carbonate ...
Minjung Lee, Samuel D. Dahlhauser, Chloe Lucci, Bryon S. Donohoe, Robert D. Allen, Nicholas A. Rorrer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in Radiative Heat Transfer: Bridging Far‐Field Fundamentals and Emerging Near‐Field Innovations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review synthesizes the evolution of radiative heat transfer, emphasizing the transition from far‐field to near‐field regimes. Traditional frameworks, such as Planck's law, are revisited alongside modern innovations like fluctuational electrodynamics. Applications span nanoscale thermal management, energy harvesting, and thermophotovoltaic systems.
Ambali Alade Odebowale, Andergachew Berhe, Rasheed T. Ogundare, Salah Abdo, Amer Abdulghani, Haroldo T. Hattori, Andrey E. Miroshnichenko   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Renewable energy in remote communities [PDF]

, 2007
This article is the result of a competitively tendered University-funded project, this brings together two major Government Policy areas: sustainable communities and use of carbon fuels, and is aimed at influencing the policy debate on the difficulties ...
Adam D., Bob Giddings, BRE, Bunce M., Chris Underwood, Cloke P., Cloke P., DEFRA, DEFRA &, Denscombe M., DTI, Fitzpatrick S., Fuel Poverty Advisory Group (for England), Grant R., Hauxwell H., Kearns A., Kumar S., Ludgate D., NEA, NEA, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Pragg P., Stern N., The Northern Energy Initiative, Underwood C. P., Wintour P.   +25 more
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Making Photoresponsive Metal–Organic Frameworks an Effective Class of Heterogeneous Photocatalyst

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes photoresponsive MOFs for photocatalytic applications, focusing on their capacity to enhance light harvesting, charge transfer, and surface reactions. While existing studies provide foundational insights, emerging characterization techniques enable a deeper understanding of photoresponsive MOFs.
Rui Liu, Hao Wu, Hoi Ying Chung, Yun Hau Ng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving the Capacity Retention of Poly(vinylphenothiazine) as Battery Electrode Material by Pore Size Engineering of Porous N‐Doped Carbon Nanospheres as Conductive Additive

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
By using (meso)porous N‐doped carbon nanospheres with tailored intraparticle porosity and constant particle size as conductive carbon in PVMPT‐based organic battery electrodes, the complete volume of the carbon is accessible for the immobilization of PVMPT, resulting in high accessible specific capacities while maintaining a good rate capability and ...
Niklas Ortlieb, Bärbel Tengen, Verena Perner, Martin Winter, Birgit Esser, Peter Bieker, Anna Fischer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Near‐Field Phonon Nanoscopy and Imaging of Structural Variants in Mixed Phase BiFeO3

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Nano‐Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scattering scanning near‐field optical microscopy imaging reveal the phonon response of nanoscale phase variants in mixed‐phase BiFeO3 (BFO). Direct mid‐infrared imaging of associated distinct vibrational signatures is used as a non‐invasive optical detection method for electrical switching of ...
Dawei Zhang, En‐Ming You, Lei Wang, Byung‐Kweon Jang, Tanzeela Yousaf, Pengfei Zhang, Jincheol Kim, Chan‐Ho Yang, Jan Seidel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Renewable energy investment in Nigeria: A review of the renewable energy master plan

2010 IEEE International Energy Conference, 2010
Data for investment into renewable energy resources in Nigeria is mainly unavailable due to over reliance on conventional resources for energy generation. However, recent developments in the energy sector have portrayed gradual attention to investments in renewable energy resources.
Akuru, Udochukwu B, Okoro, Ogbonnaya I
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Enhancing UV Stability and Charge Extraction in Organic Solar Cells with Phenyl‐Linked Aromatic Self‐Assembled Monolayer

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The phenyl‐linked self‐assembled monolayer exhibits robust intrinsic stability and hole extraction capability compared to the alkyl‐linked counterparts, thus facilitating the device stability with T80 over 1000 h and efficiency of 19.7% in advancing organic solar cells.
Nan Zhang, Wenlin Jiang, Yidan An, Qi Liu, Gengxin Du, Tian Xia, Desui Chen, Chun‐To Wong, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Francis R. Lin, Alex K.‐Y. Jen, Hin‐Lap Yip   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Buried-Anode Technology Leads to Advanced Lithium Batteries

, 2011
A technology developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has sparked a start-up company that has attracted funding from the Advanced Projects Research Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Planar Energy, Inc.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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