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Open AccessProduction of hydrogen and methanol from mixed plastic waste: Potential for the European Union
The phenomenon of plastic waste accumulating in the environment and overloading the waste management systems has had greatly affected European waste management too, triggering European Union member states to m...
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Open AccessMaterials scarcity during the clean energy transition: Myths, challenges, and opportunities
Efforts to reach net zero targets by the second half of the century will have profound materials supply implications. The anticipated scale and speed of the energy transition in both transportation and energy ...
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Open AccessAdvanced hybrid combustion systems as a part of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality of the vehicles
Global goals, including those of the EU, are focussed on transition to the green, circular and low-carbon economy. The intention within the framework of EU is to achieve the zero level of CO2 emissions for the ne...
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Open AccessThe potentials of thermal energy storage using domestic electric water heater technology with PV systems in the EU countries
Recently, there has been a considerable decrease in photovoltaic technology prices (i.e. modules and inverters), creating a suitable environment for the deployment of PV power in a novel economical way to heat...
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Open AccessMXenes vs MBenes: Demystifying the materials of tomorrow’s carbon capture revolution
Two emerging materials, MXenes and MBenes, have garnered significant attention as promising candidates for CCS applications. Both materials possess unique properties that make them well-suited for CO2 adsorption,...
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Open AccessOpportunities for the materials research community to support the development of the H2 economy
The goal of decarbonizing global energy systems by 2050 is a challenge of unprecedented scope and ambition. Hydrogen has been identified as an important enabler for this effort, but its precise role in the ene...
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Open AccessRecycling routes of lithium-ion batteries: A critical review of the development status, the process performance, and life-cycle environmental impacts
Today, new lithium-ion battery-recycling technologies are under development while a change in the legal requirements for recycling targets is under way. Thus, an evaluation of the performance of these technolo...
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Open AccessThe second life of coffee can be even more energizing: Circularity of materials for bio-based electrochemical energy storage devices
Coffee is among the most drunk beverages in the world and its consumption produces massive amounts of waste. Valorization strategies of coffee wastes include production of carbon materials for el...
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Open AccessPerspective: Design of cathode materials for sustainable sodium-ion batteries
Manufacturing sustainable sodium ion batteries with high energy density and cyclability requires a uniquely tailored technology and a close attention to the economical and environmental factors. ...
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Open AccessLong-duration energy storage in a decarbonized future: Policy gaps, needs, and opportunities
The future U.S. electric grid is being transformed with deep decarbonization of generation (i.e., removing or reducing reliance on fossil fuels and replacing them with renewable and clean energy resources), wh...
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Open AccessThe economics of firm solar power from Li-ion and vanadium flow batteries in California
The cost of providing near 24-7-365 power from solar panels at a commercial facility in South California was modelled to be similar for vanadium flow batteries (VFB) and lithium ion batteries (LIB) at around $...
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Open AccessTransformation, reaction and organization of functional nanostructures using solution-based microreactor-assisted nanomaterial deposition for solar photovoltaics
Microreactor-Assisted Nanomaterial Deposition (MAND) process offers unique capabilities in achieving large size and shape control levels while providing a more rapid path for scaling via process intensificatio...
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Open AccessGreener reactants, renewable energies and environmental impact mitigation strategies in pyrometallurgical processes: A review
Metals and alloys are among the most technologically important materials for our industrialized societies. They are the most common structural materials used in cars, airplanes and buildings, and constitute th...
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Open AccessDriving Zn-MnO2 grid-scale batteries: A roadmap to cost-effective energy storage
Zn-MnO2 batteries promise safe, reliable energy storage, and this roadmap outlines a combination of manufacturing strategies and technical innovations that could make this goal achievable. Approaches such as impr...
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Open AccessActive learning as enabler of sustainability learning outcomes: Capturing the perceptions of learners during a materials education workshop
Active learning is a promising teaching approach that can develop sustainability competences in learners. In this paper, we investigate the potential of active-learning pedagogies such as serious games and act...
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Open AccessOpportunities and challenges for integrating the development of sustainable polymer materials within an international circular (bio)economy concept
The production and consumption of commodity polymers have been an indispensable part of the development of our modern society. Owing to their adjustable properties and variety of functions, polymer-based mater...
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Open AccessPublic trust in science: Climate, energy and public health
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Open AccessDirect air capture of CO2: A response to meet the global climate targets
DAC can help deal with difficult to avoid emissions. Large-scale deployment of DAC requires serious government, private, and corporate support and investment particularly to offset the capital cost as well as ...
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Open AccessIntegration of energy storage with diesel generation in remote communities
Battery energy storage may improve energy efficiency and reliability of hybrid energy systems composed by diesel and solar photovoltaic power generat...
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Open AccessToward a least-effort principle for evaluating prices of elements as indicators of sustainability
In this article, we use rank to understand the price of chemical elements. We observe that the role of the volume from global mining production dominates in materials economics.
