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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 3d

☀️ Silicon, perovskite, and tandem devices all broke world efficiency records — with perovskite/silicon tandems reaching 34.6%.
Researchers summarize 2024’s key advances and trends in solar cell technologies.
🔗https://rdcu.be/eNbqk
#SolarEnergy #Perovskite #PV

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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 4d

Green hydrogen needs more than clean energy—it needs economic viability.
Researchers created a Python-based tool using life cycle costing and Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate proton exchange membrane electrolysis costs under uncertainty.
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New open-source tool quantifies uncertainty in green-hydrogen economics

A research team at Clausthal University of Technology has released the first Python-based life-cycle costing (LCC) tool that explicitly models the inherent uncertainty surrounding proton-exchange-memb...

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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 8d

🔬Nobel Laureate Steven Chu calls for a 4th Industrial Revolution powered by 100% renewable energy!
His new paper highlights key innovation pathways for a net-zero future, from advanced energy storage & CO2 utilization to the AI-energy synergy.
Read it: rdcu.be/eMsr0

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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 8d

🔬Nobel Laureate Steven Chu calls for a 4th Industrial Revolution powered by 100% renewable energy!
His new paper highlights key innovation pathways for a net-zero future, from advanced energy storage & CO2 utilization to the AI-energy synergy.
Read it: rdcu.be/eMsr0

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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 10d

🌊Researchers developed a rare-earth oxide shield (Eu₂O₃) that prevents Cl⁻ corrosion and doubles seawater electrolysis performance.
Prof. Yangming Lin discusses its promise for scalable hydrogen production.
Learn more: eurekalert.org/news-release...
#Hydrogen #SeawaterElectrolysis

Rare earth engineering to mitigate corrosion challenges in seawater electrolysis

As global demand for green hydrogen grows, scientists are exploring direct seawater electrolysis as a sustainable way to produce hydrogen without consuming scarce freshwater. Yet, seawater contai...

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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 12d

Researchers explore how transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) dynamically reconstruct during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
Operando XAS, Raman & TEM reveal real-time phase evolution and active-site formation.
🔗 rdcu.be/eLOcF
#Hydrogen #Electrocatalysis #OER #Operando #CleanEnergy

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 15d

☀️ Researchers designed MoS₂–GaN nanorods that enhance photoelectrochemical water splitting 2.5×, advancing solar hydrogen technology.

Free Read: rdcu.be/eLrDv

#Hydrogen#Photoelectrochemistry #CleanEnergy #Nanotech

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 16d

🎉 Huge success! The 2025 Frontiers in Energy-International Engineering Symposium on Energy concluded Oct 10–11 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Minhang Campus).
🤝 Thank you to our global energy community for the insightful discussions and collaboration!

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 17d

📢 Aqueous Zinc-ion Batteries are promising, but Zn dendrites & side reactions remain the main hurdles for commercialization.
New paper maps out the latest stabilization strategies for Zn anodes!
👉 Read the full review: rdcu.be/eK2Qr
#BatteryTech #EnergyStorage

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 18d

⚡️ Our journal's new Special Issue on Electrochemical CO2 Reduction is LIVE!
🔥Focus: Catalyst innovation, operando studies, solid oxide electrolysis, and light-driven CO2 conversion.
➡️https://link.springer.com/journal/11708/volumes-and-issues/19-4
#Electrochemistry #Sustainability

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · 27d

🌞 Turning plastic into power!
This review highlights solar-driven photoreforming to transform plastic waste into H₂ fuel & valuable chemicals.
🔗 rdcu.be/evpAj
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#Photoreforming #PlasticWaste #Hydrogen #CleanEnergy #Sustainability

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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Sep 17

🚀 Frontiers in Energy launches a Special Issue: Advanced Batteries and Solid-State Batteries 🔋

Topics include:
Solid-state electrolytes
Beyond Li batteries
High-energy electrodes
Manufacturing & scalability
Diagnostics, modeling & sustainability

👉https://link.springer.com/collections/hjcfafcdad

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Sep 12

🍃 Anchoring Pd nanoparticles on zirconium phosphate boosts CO₂ electroreduction, achieving 92.1% Faradaic efficiency for ethanol at −0.8 V! A step toward greener fuel production.
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Free Read: rdcu.be/eFIZ9
#CO2RR #Electrocatalysis #CleanEnergy #CarbonNeutrality

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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Sep 4

A Python tool to tackle cost uncertainty in green hydrogen production!
Yajing Chen，Mohamed Benchat，Christine Minke apply it to a 5MW proton exchange membrane water electrolysis plant in Germany, revealing key cost drivers and ranges.
Free Read: rdcu.be/eD3t4
#GreenHydrogen #RenewableEnergy

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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 29

🔥 A flame-retardant OPBI–HNTs composite separator boosts Li-ion battery safety at 90 °C — with 98% capacity retention and 68% lower heat release than Celgard!
Free Read: rdcu.be/eCXpt
#LithiumBatteries #SafetyMaterials #EnergyStorage #FlameRetardant #BatteryTech

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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 27

⚡🚢 Ammonia-fueled SOFCs could revolutionize shipping!
Researchers achieve >60% efficiency with a compact NH₃ reactor.
Free Read: rdcu.be/eCEp2
#GreenShipping #FuelCells #NetZero

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 21

⚡ A robust CuCo-TA@FeOOH catalyst enables stable OER in seawater with only 256 mV overpotential and 300 h durability!
Free Read: rdcu.be/evLcm
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#SeawaterSplitting #Electrocatalysis #OER #CleanEnergy

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 18

⚙️ High-entropy alloys offer multi-element synergy, tunable activity & long-term stability for hydrogen evolution, oxygen reduction & CO₂ reduction reactions.
🔗https://rdcu.be/eqrBf
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#Electrocatalysis #Hydrogen #CO2Reduction

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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 14

🔋 Flexible Al–O bonds stabilize lattice oxygen redox in Na-ion batteries — boosting fast-charging performance and Na⁺ diffusion.
🔗 rdcu.be/et2NK
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#NaIonBattery #OxygenRedox #EnergyStorage #SodiumBatteries #CleanEnergy

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 8

🔬 Improving biodiesel quality is key for its wider use. 🔍Amino polycarboxylate chelators, especially CDTA, remove 98.6% Ca²⁺ and 94.3% Mg²⁺ from Jatropha biodiesel, boosting oxidation stability—DFT explains the mechanism!
🔗https://rdcu.be/ezPam
#Biodiesel #CleanEnergy

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 6

🔥New fuels bring new challenges for engine lubricants!
🌊This review explores how ammonia and hydrogen combustion affects lubricants, highlighting key issues like nitro-oxidation, viscosity changes, water contamination, and particle emissions.
Free Read: rdcu.be/ezyTT

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 6

☀️ Boost solar efficiency!
New CPV-T tech uses liquid filters (water, AgSiO₂-eg, Therminol-66) to split sunlight—visible for electricity, infrared for heat.
#SolarEnergy #CPVT #RenewableTech
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Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

🌞 Spectral beam splitting boosts unassisted solar water splitting!
This hybrid PV–PEC system achieves 19.87× more H₂ output than traditional tandem designs.
🔗 rdcu.be/euoe5
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#WaterSplitting #SolarHydrogen #CleanEnergy

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Jul 25

🌞 A lead-free 0D/1D Z-scheme Cs₃Bi₂I₉/WO₃ photocatalyst boosts CO₂-to-CO conversion under visible light — with 98.7% selectivity!
🔗 rdcu.be/etGY7
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#Photocatalysis #CO2Reduction #ZScheme #Perovskite #CleanEnergy

Frontiers in Energy @fiejournal.bsky.social · Jul 22

🔬 New review in Frontiers in Energy: Mesoporous carbon materials: Synthesis and applications in PEMFCs!
⚡️ High-surface-area carbons with 2–50 nm pores boost fuel-cell power, slash O₂ resistance & Pt loading.
Free Read: rdcu.be/exiU3
#FuelCell #GreenEnergy