Sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricity
Electricity is the lifeblood of modern society. However, the predominant source of electricity generation still relies on non-renewable fossil fuels, whose combustion releases greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. The increasing demand for energy and escalating environmental concerns nece...
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2024-03-01
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| author | Shuai Zhang Zekun Liu Xiaotian Zhang Zhenhua Wu Zhiyu Hu |
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| description | Electricity is the lifeblood of modern society. However, the predominant source of electricity generation still relies on non-renewable fossil fuels, whose combustion releases greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. The increasing demand for energy and escalating environmental concerns necessitate proactive measures to develop innovative green energy technologies capable of both cooling the Earth and generating electricity. Here, we look forward to an interdisciplinary power system integrating solar absorbers, radiative coolers, and thermoelectric generators. This system can simultaneously harvest thermal energy from the sun and from cold space, thereby transforming the challenges posed by global warming into opportunities for the production of clean electricity. We underscore recent advancements in this field and address key challenges while also exploring forward-looking opportunities in the foreseeable future. The proposed integrated energy technology achieves uninterrupted power supply through the unrestricted capture of thermal energy, offering a robust alternative pathway for next-generation sustainable energy technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f211fddbdc8d43ae8083af192c6a48f02024-02-22T04:53:36ZengElsevierThe Innovation2666-67582024-03-0152100591Sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricityShuai Zhang0Zekun Liu1Xiaotian Zhang2Zhenhua Wu3Zhiyu Hu4Department of Micro/Nano Electronics, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaDepartment of Micro/Nano Electronics, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Corresponding authorZhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Corresponding authorElectricity is the lifeblood of modern society. However, the predominant source of electricity generation still relies on non-renewable fossil fuels, whose combustion releases greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. The increasing demand for energy and escalating environmental concerns necessitate proactive measures to develop innovative green energy technologies capable of both cooling the Earth and generating electricity. Here, we look forward to an interdisciplinary power system integrating solar absorbers, radiative coolers, and thermoelectric generators. This system can simultaneously harvest thermal energy from the sun and from cold space, thereby transforming the challenges posed by global warming into opportunities for the production of clean electricity. We underscore recent advancements in this field and address key challenges while also exploring forward-looking opportunities in the foreseeable future. The proposed integrated energy technology achieves uninterrupted power supply through the unrestricted capture of thermal energy, offering a robust alternative pathway for next-generation sustainable energy technologies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666675824000298 |
| spellingShingle | Shuai Zhang Zekun Liu Xiaotian Zhang Zhenhua Wu Zhiyu Hu Sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricity The Innovation |
| title | Sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricity |
| title_full | Sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricity |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricity |
| title_short | Sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricity |
| title_sort | sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666675824000298 |
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