⚡ Big step for clean energy!
Thermo-mechanical energy storage (TMES) is emerging as a powerful solution for grid-scale energy storage — with the ability to provide electricity, heating, and cooling all in one system.
🔗 Read more: rdcu.be/feIMJ
#CleanEnergy #EnergyStorage #FutureEnergy
🌍 What if we could turn CO₂ in the air into fuel — directly?
A new review explores IDACU, a technology that captures CO₂ from air and converts it into useful chemicals in one step.
Learn more: rdcu.be/feh9i
#ClimateTech #CarbonCapture #CleanEnergy #NetZero #CCUS
⚡ Battery fires don’t just burn—they release toxic gas
Researchers created a flower-like material that traps harmful HF gas from lithium-ion batteries during thermal runaway.
Fast + effective: ~82% removal in under a minute!
Read the full paper: rdcu.be/fdR5k
#Science #BatteryTech #CleanEnergy
🌍 What’s trending in CO₂ reduction research?
A global analysis of 22k+ papers (2015–2023) reveals:
⚡ Rapid growth in CO₂RR studies
🔬 Focus on photocatalysis & electrocatalysis
🧪 Hot topics: selectivity, heterojunctions, single-atom catalysts
🔗 rdcu.be/fdFZ8
#Catalysis #EnergyTransition
🌊⚡ Clean hydrogen from seawater—without scaling!
A halide-modified Pt catalyst:
🔹 Boosts hydrogen production
🔹 Prevents surface fouling
🔹 Co-produces high-purity Mg(OH)₂
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s117...
#Hydrogen #CleanEnergy #Catalysis #Electrochemistry #EnergyTransition
A new catalyst for better Zn–air batteries!
Researchers designed CoNC@FePc, showing:
⚡ High ORR/OER activity
⚡ Strong durability (>100 h)
⚡ Better performance than Pt-based catalysts
💡 Enables more efficient, low-cost energy storage
🔗 rdcu.be/fcEZk
#CleanEnergy #Electrocatalysis #EnergyStorage
🌞 Can 2D materials make solar cells last longer?
This review explores how 2D perovskites enhance the stability of high-efficiency perovskite solar cells by protecting against moisture and improving interfaces ⚡
🔗 rdcu.be/fcsiD
#Perovskite #SolarCells #CleanEnergy #MaterialsScience
🚢 Clean shipping is getting closer!
Researchers built an ammonia-powered SOFC system that converts NH₃ into hydrogen quickly and efficiently ⚡
✔️ 60%+ efficiency
✔️ Faster hydrogen production
✔️ Compact design
✔️ Near-zero emissions
🔗 rdcu.be/fbuFb
#Hydrogen #Ammonia #CleanEnergy
⚡️ What drives solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) stack degradation?
Researchers show both cells and interfaces matter—but interfaces still contribute ~25% of performance loss after 900 h.
🔬 Improving interfaces could significantly boost durability.
🔗 rdcu.be/fbhPH
#Hydrogen #CleanEnergy
Researchers explore Na₂FeSiO₄ cathodes and reveal how defects and smart doping can boost Na⁺ diffusion and performance. With low migration barriers and optimized structures, this work points to a cost-effective, sustainable energy storage solution.
🔗 rdcu.be/fa4AO
#EnergyStorage #CleanEnergy
⚡ Smarter catalyst design = better batteries!
By using steric hindrance in porphyrins, researchers prevented metal atoms from clustering—unlocking highly active Fe single-atom sites.
🔥 Pt-level ORR performance + excellent Zn–air battery output!
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s117...
#Catalysis #CleanEnergy
⚡ Smarter materials for better batteries
A dual-phase α/δ-MnO₂ cathode boosts Zn-ion battery performance by engineering crystal interfaces → faster ion transport + more active sites.
A neat strategy to push aqueous batteries forward
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s117...
#EnergyStorage #Batteries #CleanEnergy
⚡ Better catalysts are key to next-generation fuel cells. This review highlights advances in M–N–C single-atom catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), including dual-metal sites, multi-metallic catalysts, and carbon engineering.
🔗 rdcu.be/e8ls8
#FuelCells #Electrocatalysis #Catalysis
⚡ A conductive nanowire network for better hydrogen production!
NiCoP wrapped on Ag nanowires forms a core–shell catalyst that improves electron transport and stability, delivering efficient HER in acidic media.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s117...
#Hydrogen #HER #Electrocatalysis
🧪 A safer and greener route to produce #hydrogen peroxide!
Researchers review recent advances in electrocatalysts enabling electrochemical H₂O₂ production via the 2e⁻ oxygen reduction reaction. Catalyst design, reaction mechanisms, and future applications are highlighted.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s117...
☀️ How can we use the full solar spectrum more efficiently?
Researchers propose a multi-stage PV-TPV solar conversion system that boosts efficiency to 41.8% while reducing concentration requirements.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s117...
#SolarEnergy #Photovoltaics #Thermophotovoltaics #CleanEnergy
🔋 A safer solid-state electrolyte for Li metal batteries!
C16DMAAC grafted onto PMMA boosts Li⁺ transport (tLi⁺=0.59), 7.23×10⁻⁴ S/cm conductivity & 4.9 V stability.
⚡ 92% capacity after 200 cycles (Li||NCM811)
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s117...
#SolidStateBattery #LithiumMetal #EnergyStorage
The unprecedented transformation in energy: The Third Energy Revolution toward carbon neutrality
Read this article: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#CarbonNeutrality #NetZero #SustainableEnergy #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction
🚀 Turning industrial waste heat into stored power!
Researchers develop a quasi-dynamic model for a thermally integrated Carnot battery, revealing how key design parameters and ORC fluids impact efficiency under real-world conditions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s117...
#CarnotBattery #WasteHeat #EnergyStorage
🤖 How is AI transforming batteries & catalysts? From machine learning to large language models, this review maps the evolution of AI for energy materials—and its role in inverse design & discovery.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s117...
#AI #EnergyMaterials #Batteries #Electrocatalysis #MachineLearning
⚡️ Solar efficiency hits new records in 2025!
Silicon: 27.9%
Perovskite/Si tandem: 35%
Organic PV: 20%+
The efficiency frontier era has begun.
doi.org/10.1007/s117...
#SolarEnergy #Photovoltaics #Perovskite #TandemSolar
🔋 Proton exchange boosts low-cost LiMn₂O₄ catalysts, delivering strong oxygen reduction (0.81 V) and excellent durability—promising a Pt-free route for fuel cells & metal-air batteries. doi.org/10.1007/s117... #Electrocatalysis #FuelCells
🌍Trash → Treasure: New review reveals how we can turn waste CO2 into green methanol (liquid fuel!) using electricity. From nano-catalysts to real-world economics—here's the roadmap to make carbon-neutral fuel actually affordable.
doi.org/10.1007/s117...
#CO2Reduction #Methanol
📢 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 article: rdcu.be/eK2Qr
#EnergyStorage #Battery
✈️🌱 How can biomass waste become jet fuel?
This review reveals how catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) upgrades pyrolysis bio-oil into aviation fuels, highlighting key catalysts, reaction pathways, and future challenges.
👉 rdcu.be/eZDkn
#SustainableAviationFuel #BioJetFuel #Catalysis #Biomass
🚨 Important Announcement
Frontiers in Energy has been renamed ENGINEERING Energy as of January 2026
The journal’s mission, scope, indexing, and submission platform remain unchanged
We look forward to exploring the frontiers of energy in ENGINEERING Energy
link.springer.com/journal/11708
Non-toxic, high cetane number, smoke-free combustion — could DME power the future of maritime transport? 👀
Researchers highlight dimethyl ether as a promising green fuel for marine engines.
🔗 Read the full article: rdcu.be/eWQ1e
#MarineEnergy #GreenShipping #CleanFuels #DimethylEther #NetZero
🔋🚀 How can aqueous zinc-ion #batteries store more energy without sacrificing safety?
Researchers developed formamide-engineered VOPO₄ cathodes with expanded ion pathways, enabling ultra-high volumetric capacity even at practically high mass loadings.
👉https://rdcu.be/eWnld #Electrochemistry
⚡🔋 Researchers designed a smart MXene–Co₃O₄ composite cathode that traps lithium polysulfides and speeds up sulfur redox reactions—delivering high rate performance and long cycle life in Li–S batteries.
👉 Read:https://rdcu.be/eWgzf
#Batter #EnergyStorage #Electrocatalysis
✨ Turning CO₂ from air into fuels and chemicals
This review explores Integrated Direct Air Capture & Utilization—capturing CO₂ from ambient air and converting it in situ using dual-functional materials.
👉 rdcu.be/eVYdI
#Catalysis #CarbonNeutral
