{"title":"Solar fuel production through concentrating light irradiation","authors":"Yiwei Fu, Yi Wang, Jie Huang, Maochang Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.gee.2024.01.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The climate crisis necessitates the development of non-fossil energy sources. Harnessing solar energy for fuel production shows promise and offers the potential to utilize existing energy infrastructure. However, solar fuel production is in its early stages of development, constrained by low conversion efficiency and challenges in scaling up production. Concentrated solar energy (CSE) technology has matured alongside the rapid growth of solar thermal power plants. This review provides an overview of current CSE methods and solar fuel production, analyzes their integration compatibility, and delves into the theoretical mechanisms by which CSE impacts solar energy conversion efficiency and product selectivity in the context of photo-electrochemistry, thermochemistry, and photo-thermal co-catalysis for solar fuel production. The review also summarizes approaches to studying the photoelectric and photothermal effects of CSE. Lastly, it explores emerging novel CSE technology methods in the field of solar fuel production.</p>","PeriodicalId":12744,"journal":{"name":"Green Energy & Environment","volume":"123 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Green Energy & Environment","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2024.01.001","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The climate crisis necessitates the development of non-fossil energy sources. Harnessing solar energy for fuel production shows promise and offers the potential to utilize existing energy infrastructure. However, solar fuel production is in its early stages of development, constrained by low conversion efficiency and challenges in scaling up production. Concentrated solar energy (CSE) technology has matured alongside the rapid growth of solar thermal power plants. This review provides an overview of current CSE methods and solar fuel production, analyzes their integration compatibility, and delves into the theoretical mechanisms by which CSE impacts solar energy conversion efficiency and product selectivity in the context of photo-electrochemistry, thermochemistry, and photo-thermal co-catalysis for solar fuel production. The review also summarizes approaches to studying the photoelectric and photothermal effects of CSE. Lastly, it explores emerging novel CSE technology methods in the field of solar fuel production.
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Green Energy & Environment (GEE) is an internationally recognized journal that undergoes a rigorous peer-review process. It focuses on interdisciplinary research related to green energy and the environment, covering a wide range of topics including biofuel and bioenergy, energy storage and networks, catalysis for sustainable processes, and materials for energy and the environment. GEE has a broad scope and encourages the submission of original and innovative research in both fundamental and engineering fields. Additionally, GEE serves as a platform for discussions, summaries, reviews, and previews of the impact of green energy on the eco-environment.
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