Heat-driven elastocaloric cooling with shape memory films
Device fabrication Detailed architecture designs of the prototype are provided in Supplementary Fig. 1. The heat sink in…
Towards an equitable future of global photovoltaic waste recycling
Here we develop an integrated modelling framework to project PV waste generation across 32 global regions and to…
Measuring stress inside composites with mechanophores
A wind turbine blade can span tens of metres, but failure may begin within a microscopic region hidden…
Challenges and trends in automotive battery recycling
Xu, C. et al. Future material demand for automotive lithium-based batteries. Commun. Mater. 1, 99 (2020). Article Google…
Climate change reshapes resource adequacy risks and optimal renewable energy siting in wind and solar energy systems
Davis, S. J. et al. Net-zero emissions energy systems. Science 360, eaas9793 (2018). Article Google Scholar Wang, Y.…
Sustainable battery recycling through spatial and technological alignment
This study develops a multi-scale analytical framework to evaluate the environmental impacts and resource recovery potential of battery…
Marine fuel choices and related life-cycle environmental impacts under global shipping policies
Global energy transition model GET v11 is a sector-coupled, energy system optimization (linear programming), mathematical model based on…
Europe’s Arctic Oil Dilemma Deepens as Supply Fears Grow
A dozen financial institutions from Scandinavia have urged the European Commission to remain firm in its opposition to…
Improving the stability of monolithic perovskite/silicon tandems against reverse-bias stress using graded dielectric layers
Liu, J. et al. Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with bilayer interface passivation. Nature 635, 596–603 (2024). Article Google…
Japan Weighs $3 Billion Power Subsidies as LNG Crunch Bites
The Japanese government is considering a round of subsidies for electricity for a period of three months, Reuters…
Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’
Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank…
The Hidden Challenges of Renewable Energy
Welcome to Dispatch Energy! Since the start of my career in energy more than 15 years ago, I’ve…