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Photocatalysis uses semiconductors to convert sunlight into chemical energy. Recent reports have shown that plasmonic nanostructures can be used to extend semiconductor light absorption or to drive direct photocatalysis ...

Recently, there has been increasing interest in utilizing solar thermophotovoltaics (STPV) to convert sunlight into electricity, given their potential to exceed the Shockley-Queisser limit. Encouragingly, there have also...

The integration of solar energy into modern power grids supports sustainability and energy efficiency but also introduces power quality (PQ) challenges such as harmonic distortion, voltage sag, swell, and fluctuations. I...

ABSTRACT Constructing ternary blends has been considered as a feasible approach to achieve highly efficient organic solar cells; however, the delicate choice of the guest components still needs labor‐intensive and time...

Luminescence downshifting (LDS) layer integration has been proven to be an efficient way to ameliorate the poor UV-blue spectral response and improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE) for solar cells (SCs). By employ...

Metal halide perovskites have emerged in recent years as promising photovoltaic materials due to their excellent optical and electrical properties, enabling perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with certified power conversion e...

Due to stable and high power conversion efficiency (PCE), it is expected that silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells will dominate the photovoltaic market. So far, the highest PCE of the SHJ-interdigitated back contact...

All-solution-processed flexible organic solar cells (FOSCs) with high power conversion efficiency (PCE) are the prerequisite for application in low-cost, large-area, flexible, photovoltaic devices. In this work, high-per...

Abstract We quantify the vertical wave energy flux and global wave power due to upward propagating tides in the 80–200 km altitude range, based on observations. Our approach utilizes fluid dynamical equations, and Hou...

ABSTRACT Bio‐inspired optimisation methods have been widely applied to complex real‐world problems, particularly in low‐carbon power and energy systems, where optimisation tasks often involve high‐dimensional, co...

Due to the lack of access to grid electricity, milk preservation is a significant challenge in pastoral and rural areas of most African countries, despite the large volume of milk produced. Integrating milk pasteurizatio...

Power electronic devices are used to integrate clean energy systems (CES) like wind, solar, and other energy sources into the grid to meet the load demand. The parallel operated-inverters (POI) can improve the power capa...

A temperature-doubler circuit is the functional equivalent of a voltage-doubler in the thermal domain. Effective temperature-doubler circuits could benefit energy scavenging from fluctuating thermal resources, e.g. the d...

Abstract Ultra‐low frequency (ULF) waves in the Pc5 band are essential for the transport of electrons in the radiation belt and the transport of energy from the solar wind into the magnetosphere. Based on ∼14‐year ...

Transparent metafilms with spectrally selective properties have shown great potential in energy-efficient window systems. Most previous studies focused on optimizing materials and thicknesses to enhance visible transmitt...