Meeting our future global energy needs in an environmentally responsible way is one of the greatest challenges in the twenty first century. The development of new materials and processes is critical to developing the needed disruptive technologies for energy conversion, delivery, storage, and use. This talk will provide an overview of the extensive systems-based, assessment-driven R&D program at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that aims to understand the limitations and enhance the performance of current energy systems, accelerate emerging concepts, and develop next generation materials, concepts and systems. The talk will focus on the interconversion of solar, electrical and chemical energy spanning fundamental and applied research. Advances in materials discovery, photovoltaics, solar fuels, hydrogen generation and utilization, and energy storage will be presented along with an overview of remaining challenges and opportunities.

Renewable energy conversion, storage, and utilization: Advances, challenges and opportunities

ACS Spring 2022

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