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Solar-driven high-temperature electrolysis (HTE) and thermochemical cycles (TCC) are two promising pathways for fuel processing and energy storage, which are considered in this thesis. The goals of this thesis are: i) offering engineering guidelines at sys ...
The thesis focuses on producing renewable fuels by direct conversion of concentrated solar energy via photoelectrochemical (PEC) approaches, which is one viable route for renewable fuel processing and energy storage. The aim of the Ph.D. thesis is to asses ...
The energy sector is undergoing several transformations in an effort to tackle climate change, driving society towards reducing energy consumption and more sustainable energy conversion. In this context, electrochemical devices such as Solid Oxide Cell (SO ...
Solution processable organic semiconductors are well-established as high-performance materials for inexpensive and scalable solar energy conversion in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, but their promise in the economic conversion of solar energy into che ...
Semiconductors with complex anisotropic morphologies in solar to chemical energy conversion devices enhance light absorption and overcome limiting charge transport in the solid. However, structuring the solid-liquid interface has also implications on conce ...
We numerically assessed the potential of a solar reactor concept for efficient fuel processing under concentrated solar irradiation. This design integrates a cavity receiver, a tubular solid oxide electrolyzer, and the concentrated photovoltaic cells into ...
Recently in Joule, Zhang, Li, and colleagues reported a new benchmark in photocatalytic overall water splitting. By optimizing the co-catalysts and redox mediator between the light absorbers in a two-step heterogeneous photosystem, the authors reached an a ...
Concentrated solar energy is an ideal energy source for hightemperature energy conversion processes such as concentrated solar power generation, solar thermochemical fuel production, and solar driven hightemperature electrolysis. Indirectly irradiated sola ...
The present invention relates to a photo-electrochemical device for production of a gas, liquid or solid using concentrated electromagnetic irradiation. The device comprises a photovoltaic component configured to generate charge carriers from the concentra ...
The functionality of photo-driven electrochemical devices relies on complicated and coupled multi-physics processes, taking place on multiple temporal and spatial scales. Device modelling actively and efficiently supports the choice of the most interesting ...
