With the aim of realizing the goals of the Paris Agreement, annual solar power generation on
a global scale using silicon PV panels had exceeded 1000 TWh by the end of 2021. Mass …

There is a fast growing interest in better understanding the energy performance of PV
technologies as evidenced by a large number of recent studies published on this topic. The …

Under many scenarios, fossil fuels are projected to remain the dominant energy source until
at least 2050. However, harder-to-reach fossil fuels require more energy to extract and …

It is increasingly recognized that the growing metabolism of society is approaching
limitations both with respect to sources for resource inputs and sinks for waste and emission …

Energy storage is a promising approach to address the challenge of intermittent generation
from renewables on the electric grid. In this work, we evaluate energy storage with a …

All forms of economic production and exchange involve the use of energy directly and in the
transformation of materials. Until recently, cheap and seemingly limitless fossil energy has …

Increasing demand for energy worldwide, driven largely by the develo** world, coupled
with the tremendous hidden costs associated with traditional energy sources necessitates …

The application of photovoltaics has been rapidly increasing over the past two decades
driven by the idea that it could provide a fundamental contribution to the transition from …

South Korea announced a hydrogen economy roadmap and hydrogen regulations aligned
with its decarbonization plan. However, the environmental, economic, and social …

The energy returned on invested, EROI, has been evaluated for typical power plants
representing wind energy, photovoltaics, solar thermal, hydro, natural gas, biogas, coal and …