As we move beyond fossil fuels, advanced catalysis can generate sustainable fuels

Thermochemical water splitting: go.aps.org/3Qc7rnA

Oxygen reduction reaction: go.aps.org/3JraUuP

Analyzing electrocatalytic activity:
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#EarthDay #EarthWeek

The PRX Energy editorial team enjoyed collaborating with Physics Magazine to line up some great stories about #batteries #battchat for this #EarthWeek . Check out the first story on training the battery workforce!

In the transition towards fully #Renewable power, robust systems for power distribution need to be developed.

Stability of power networks:
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Grid-scale energy storage:
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Grid security: go.aps.org/3UqIjfF

#EarthDay #EarthWeek

This #EarthDay PRX Energy celebrates the great research advances in #RenewableEnergy that are moving us toward a sustainable future 🌏

Join us this #EarthWeek as we highlight recent publications in energy grids, batteries, catalysis, solar energy, and more

PRX Energy is quickly growing as the go to place for all things energy. Really proud to have contributed to Volume 3 - really love research highlight artwork on our operando studies😎 FI-Degradation FI_FutureCat WMG

High-quality and timely referee reports + high-standard editorial service = an enjoyable experience to publish in PRX Energy.

🧬Excited to announce APS American Physical Society PRX Energy participation in #SSI24 !

➡️Learn more at the Solid State Ionics Conference about this open access journal covering diverse research in #EnergyScience from physics to policy.

📆15th-19th July 2024
📍London, UK

Toward understanding a relationship between the shapes of electrochemical impedance plots and volcano plots for catalytic activity, Jun Huang Forschungszentrum Jülich | @[email protected] FZ Jülich ENERGIE UND KLIMA / Energy & Climate presents a mathematical analysis of electrocatalytic reactions and compares it to experiment
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Using neutron and x-ray scattering and advanced simulations, researchers DukeMEMS explore the structure and dynamics of Cs2AgBiBr6 and provide insight into electron-phonon and phonon-phonon couplings that dictate its optoelectronic and thermal properties
doi.org/10.1103/PRXEne…

In this work from Rasmus Nielsen DTU, experiment and device simulation are combined to explore a monolithically integrated selenium/silicon tandem solar cell, positioning tandem solar cells as strong contenders for photovoltaic technologies.
doi.org/10.1103/PRXEne…

Using ab initio calculations, Jiaxin Zheng and team Peking University SZ systematically assess mechanical properties of promising cathode materials, toward guiding the development of robust and reliable lithium ion batteries
go.aps.org/3Iu8V8s

Autonomous materials discovery is going to be key for emerging energy technologies. Here Schoop Lab and Robert Palgrave outline the characterisation standards expected to prove discovery of a new inorganic compound.

Our perspective with Robert Palgrave , discussing the challenges of autonomous materials discovery is now published! Check out the final version at PRX Energy

Autonomous materials discovery could rapidly accelerate the development of energy technology. This #Perspective from Schoop Lab & Robert Palgrave highlights limitations in the autonomous identification of new materials and identifies current bottlenecks.
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Save the Date: Meet the Physical Review Journal Editors Roundtable at #apsmarch on Tuesday at 5:30 PM CST in Lounge A. Join editors from several Physical Review Journals and discuss recent publications and get insight from editors in a casual setting. go.aps.org/3ThnIcW

Need to analyse the impact of renewable generation on electrical microgrid stability, to benchmark control systems? Course you do. Step right up.
Predictably excellent work from Oliver Smith, UCL Energy Institute (with me, Stephen Coombes, Nottingham Maths) in PRX Energy
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A recent PRX Energy study on photocatalytic water splitting was highlighted in Physics Magazine -- see the Synopsis below!

And check out the research paper: S. Gelin et al. PRX Energy 3, 013007

This work from researchers UCL Energy Institute Nottingham Maths presents a versatile and efficient mathematical framework for analyzing the stability of a decentralized renewable power grid, allowing rapid benchmarking of control system prototypes.
go.aps.org/3UQLf5N

To benefit material selection and design of solid electrolytes for high-energy-density batteries, Changguo Wang and team combine molecular simulations with in situ experiments to understand and provide guidance for achieving stable electrodeposition.
doi.org/10.1103/PRXEne…