scholarly journals Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels – an Evolving Research Field within AMPEA, a Joint Programme of the European Energy Research Alliance

Green ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Thapper ◽  
Stenbjörn Styring ◽  
Guido Saracco ◽  
A. William Rutherford ◽  
Bruno Robert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Artificial Photosynthesis ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Solar Fuels ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Artificial Photosynthetic ◽  
Research Alliance

AbstractOn the path to an energy transition away from fossil fuels to sustainable sources, the European Union is for the moment keeping pace with the objectives of the Strategic Energy Technology-Plan. For this trend to continue after 2020, scientific breakthroughs must be achieved. One main objective is to produce solar fuels from solar energy and water in direct processes to accomplish the efficient storage of solar energy in a chemical form. This is a grand scientific challenge. One important approach to achieve this goal is Artificial Photosynthesis. The European Energy Research Alliance has launched the Joint Programme “Advanced Materials & Processes for Energy Applications” (AMPEA) to foster the role of basic science in Future Emerging Technologies. European researchers in artificial photosynthesis recently met at an AMPEA organized workshop to define common research strategies and milestones for the future. Through this work artificial photosynthesis became the first energy research sub-field to be organised into what is designated “an Application” within AMPEA. The ambition is to drive and accelerate solar fuels research into a powerful European field – in a shorter time and with a broader scope than possible for individual or national initiatives. Within AMPEA the Application Artificial Photosynthesis is inclusive and intended to bring together all European scientists in relevant fields. The goal is to set up a thorough and systematic programme of directed research, which by 2020 will have advanced to a point where commercially viable artificial photosynthetic devices will be under development in partnership with industry.

scholarly journals Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels – an Evolving Research Field within AMPEA, a Joint Programme of the European Energy Research Alliance

ENERGYO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Thapper ◽  
Stenbjörn Styring ◽  
Guido Saracco ◽  
A. William Rutherford ◽  
Bruno Robert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Photosynthesis ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Solar Fuels ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
Research Alliance

Integration of redox cocatalysts for artificial photosynthesis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bocheng Qiu ◽  
Mengmeng Du ◽  
Yingxin Ma ◽  
Qiahong Zhu ◽  
Mingyang Xing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Artificial Photosynthesis ◽  
Solar Fuels ◽  
Photosynthetic System ◽  
Fuels And Chemicals ◽  
Potential Alternative ◽  
Artificial Photosynthetic

Solar fuels and chemicals production on photosynthetic devices by harnessing solar energy remain attractive in prospect owing to its potential alternative to fossil feedstocks, whereas such artificial photosynthetic system for...

scholarly journals Jurisdiction shopping and foreign location choice: The role of market and nonmarket experience in the European solar energy industry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panikos Georgallis ◽  
João Albino-Pimentel ◽  
Nina Kondratenko
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Location Choice ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Policy Coordination ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Energy Industry ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Market Experience ◽  
Solar Energy Industry ◽  
International Strategies

Abstract Several countries provide policy support to specific sectors in order to facilitate industry transitions. While industry-support policies stimulate the growth of their target sectors, little is known about how such policies engender heterogeneous international strategies. In this article, we investigate how industry-support policies influence foreign location choices. We argue that firms engage in jurisdiction shopping, choosing to invest in countries with more generous policy support, but that this tendency varies markedly across firms. Specifically, we suggest that firms’ nonmarket experience exacerbates the effect of policy support on location choice, whereas market experience has less of an impact. Further, we propose that some firms view generous policies more skeptically than others, depending on the nature of their nonmarket experience. We test and find support for our predictions using a longitudinal dataset of foreign investments of firms entering the solar energy industry in the European Union. Our findings indicate that supportive policies stimulate the energy transition, attracting in particular foreign entrants diversifying into renewables or having more policy experience. At the same time, they suggest that adverse policy changes in one country affect how firms assess policies in other countries, highlighting the need for policy coordination at a supranational level.

scholarly journals Advances in Solar Energy towards Efficient and Sustainable Energy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6295
Author(s):  
Nuria Novas ◽  
Rosa María Garcia ◽  
Jose Manuel Camacho ◽  
Alfredo Alcayde
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Energy Applications

Conventional energy resources are not climate sustainable. Currently, engineers and scientists are looking for sustainable energy solutions influenced by climate change. A wide variety of sustainable natural energy resources are available, but they require technical solutions for their implementation. The general trend in energy research is based on renewable resources, amongst which solar energy stands out, being the most mature and widely accepted. In this paper, the current state of the sustainable energy system has been analysed. The main purpose is to provide additional context to assess future scenarios. The study of past contributions allows sustainability planning and increasing the welfare of future society. The aim is to highlight global trends in research on sustainable solar energy from 1995 to 2020 through a bibliometric analysis of 4260 publications. According to their linkages, the analysed articles are distributed in nine clusters: Sustainability assessment, Sustainable energy solutions, Environmental payback time analysis, Sustainability of solar energy in different scenarios, Environmental sustainability, Solar energy applications, Sustainable energy optimisation, Energy transition and Energy and sustainable scenarios. The most repeated keywords are Sustainability, Renewable energy, and Solar energy. Energy research and the exploration of new renewable solar resources are still necessary to meet sustainable energy’s future challenges.

Theoretical study on the photocatalytic properties of 2D InX(X = S, Se)/transition metal disulfide (MoS2 and WS2) van der Waals heterostructures

Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (38) ◽  
pp. 20025-20032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hailing Guo ◽  
Zhaofu Zhang ◽  
Bingquan Huang ◽  
Xiting Wang ◽  
Huan Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Artificial Photosynthesis ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Photocatalytic Properties ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructures

Harvesting solar energy for artificial photosynthesis is an emerging field in alternative energy research.

scholarly journals Molecular Chemistry for Solar Fuels: From Natural to Artificial Photosynthesis

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Magnuson ◽  
Stenbjörn Styring
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Artificial Photosynthesis ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Solar Fuels ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Molecular Chemistry ◽  
The World

The world needs new, environmentally friendly, and renewable fuels to exchange for fossil fuels. The fuel must be made from cheap, abundant, and renewable resources. The research area of solar fuels aims to meet this demand. This paper discusses why we need a solar fuel, and proposes solar energy as the major renewable energy source to feed from. The scientific field concerning artificial photosynthesis is expanding rapidly and most of the different scientific visions for solar fuels are briefly reviewed. Research strategies for the development of artificial photosynthesis to produce solar fuels are overviewed, with some critical concepts discussed in closer detail.

Panoramic insights into semi-artificial photosynthesis: origin, development, and future perspective

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhifeng Jiang ◽  
Kemeng Xiao ◽  
Jun Liang ◽  
Xinyu Wang ◽  
Tianfeng Hou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Artificial Photosynthesis ◽  
Solar Energy Conversion ◽  
Future Perspective ◽  
Photosynthetic System ◽  
Synthetic Materials ◽  
Artificial Photosynthetic

Semi-artificial photosynthetic system (SAPS) integrates the strengths of natural and artificial photosynthesis for solar energy conversion. Synthetic materials and biological components both play indispensable roles, where the former can be...

scholarly journals Water Photo-oxidation Initiated by a Surface Bound Chromophore-Donor-Catalyst Assembly

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Degao Wang ◽  
Zihao Xu ◽  
Matthew Sheridan ◽  
Javier Concepcion ◽  
Fei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Water Oxidation ◽  
Artificial Photosynthesis ◽  
Solar Fuels ◽  
Photo Oxidation ◽  
Critical Step ◽  
Natural Photosynthesis

In artificial photosynthesis, solar energy is used to prepare solar fuels with light-driven water oxidation a critical step in its mimic of photosystem II (PSII) in natural photosynthesis. Here, we...

Determinants and barriers of PV self-consumption in Spain from the perception of the installers for the promotion of distributed energy systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 153-169
Author(s):  
José Ángel Gimeno ◽  
Eva Llera Sastresa ◽  
Sabina Scarpellini
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Transition Scenario

Currently, self-consumption and distributed energy facilities are considered as viable and sustainable solutions in the energy transition scenario within the European Union. In a low carbon society, the exploitation of renewables for self-consumption is closely tied to the energy market at the territorial level, in search of a compromise between competitiveness and the sustainable exploitation of resources. Investments in these facilities are highly sensitive to the existence of favourable conditions at the territorial level, and the energy policies adopted in the European Union have contributed positively to the distributed renewables development and the reduction of their costs in the last decade. However, the number of the installed facilities is uneven in the European Countries and those factors that are more determinant for the investments in self-consumption are still under investigation. In this scenario, this paper presents the main results obtained through the analysis of the determinants in self-consumption investments from a case study in Spain, where the penetration of this type of facilities is being less relevant than in other countries. As a novelty of this study, the main influential drivers and barriers in self-consumption are classified and analysed from the installers' perspective. On the basis of the information obtained from the installers involved in the installation of these facilities, incentives and barriers are analysed within the existing legal framework and the potential specific lines of the promotion for the effective deployment of self-consumption in an energy transition scenario.

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