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Optimizing accuracy and efficacy in data-driven materials discovery for the solar production of hydrogen (vol 14, pg 2335, 2021)

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EPFL2023

Photoelectrochemical Cell Engineering for Solar Energy Conversion

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EPFL2023

ETFE and its Role in the Fabrication of Lightweight c-Si Solar Modules

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IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2023

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Gloria Serra Coch, Pablo Francisco Martinez Alcaraz

Maximizing solar energy production in Switzerland is key to meet energy transition goals. Understanding in detail the current situation, and the potential for expansion is important to develop effective strategies. With this study, we want to contribute to ...

2023

Recognizing the life and scientific contributions of a pioneer in solar thermochemistry: Prof. Aldo Steinfeld

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Professor Aldo Steinfeld's contributions to the fields of solar thermochemistry and energy conversion are extensive and impressive. His work has greatly contributed to the ongoing transition from fossil to renewable fuels. We, his former doctoral students ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2023

Photo‐Electrochemical Conversion of CO 2 Under Concentrated Sunlight Enables Combination of High Reaction Rate and Efficiency

Sophia Haussener, Etienne Boutin, Mahendra Patel, Silvan Suter

Photo-electrochemical production of solar fuels from carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight is an appealing approach. Nevertheless, it remains challenging to scale despite encouraging demonstrations at low power input. Higher current densities require notable ...

Wiley2022

Understanding Wavelength-Dependent Synergies between Morphology and Photonic Design in TiO2-Based Solar Powered Redox Cells

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Solar powered redox cells (SPRCs) are promising for large-scale and long-term storage of solar-energy, particularly when coupled with redox flow batteries (RFBs). While efforts have primarily focused on heterostructure engineering, the potential of synergi ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2023

Spatio-Temporal Estimation of Renewable Energy Potential in Built Environments using Big Data

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To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, governments around the world must shift to renewable energy (RE) to drastically reduce their CO2 emissions within the next 10-30 years. The development of effective strategies for RE integratio ...

EPFL2022

Integrated solar-driven high-temperature electrolysis operating with concentrated irradiation

Jan Van Herle, Sophia Haussener, Stefan Diethelm, Clemens Gregor Suter, Meng Lin

High-temperature electrolysis for reducing H2O (and CO2) to H2 (and CO) converts concentrated solar energy into fuels and chemical feedstock. We invented an integrated reactor concept comprising a solar cavity receiver for reactant heating, a solid oxide e ...

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Enhancement of Piezoelectricity in Dimensionally Engineered Metal-Halide Perovskites Induced by Deep Level Defects

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Yonghui Lee

Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been considered to be one of the most promising next-generation energy harvesters over the past decades due to remarkably rapid improvement of power conversion efficiency in photovoltaics. However, energy har ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2022