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dlvr.itNature Energy - Indium-free recombination layerInterconnected recombination layers are critical to advance perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells, but existing indium-containing transparent conductive...

Our Oct issue showcases research spanning solar energy, batteries and hydrogen, as well as carbon-capture technologies, electric-vehicle infrastructure and renewable power planning.

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

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More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itDirected assembly of cathode interlayers enables efficient binary organic solar cells - Nature EnergyCathode interlayers play a pivotal role in improving the performance of organic solar cells. Yao, Zhang, Zhang, Wang et al. show a stepwise solvent treatment to achieve a vertically aligned cathode interlayer, enabling a certified efficiency of 20.65% in binary organic solar cells.

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Yao et al. develop solvent treatment to enable vertical aligned cathode interlayer in binary organic solar cells, achieving a certified efficiency of 20.65%.

dlvr.itFrom gigawatts to critical mineral demands for EU solar and wind - Nature EnergyClean energy systems rely on large amounts of minerals. Here the researchers show that meeting EU solar and wind targets will create high demand for copper, zinc, silicon and rare earth elements, especially when offshore wind remains central.

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Mariusz Baranowski and colleagues show that EU solar and wind targets will drive substantial demand for critical minerals, especially copper, zinc, silicon and rare earths.

dlvr.itAll-organic mixed-matrix membranes with single-crystal covalent organic frameworks for carbon capture - Nature EnergyCarbon capture with conventional mixed-matrix membranes is limited by the inability to achieve high packing densities of porous fillers while preserving their intrinsic transport properties. Here the authors develop high-performance membranes based on single-crystal covalent organic framework fillers using a weak-interaction inlaying strategy that enables high filler loadings.

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New research reports an all-organic membrane that incorporates high loadings of single-crystal covalent organic frameworks to achieve rapid CO₂ transport, selective separation and improved ageing stability for energy-efficient carbon capture

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

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More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itDirected assembly of cathode interlayers enables efficient binary organic solar cells - Nature EnergyCathode interlayers play a pivotal role in improving the performance of organic solar cells. Yao, Zhang, Zhang, Wang et al. show a stepwise solvent treatment to achieve a vertically aligned cathode interlayer, enabling a certified efficiency of 20.65% in binary organic solar cells.

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Yao et al. develop solvent treatment to enable vertical aligned cathode interlayer in binary organic solar cells, achieving a certified efficiency of 20.65%.

dlvr.itFrom gigawatts to critical mineral demands for EU solar and wind - Nature EnergyClean energy systems rely on large amounts of minerals. Here the researchers show that meeting EU solar and wind targets will create high demand for copper, zinc, silicon and rare earth elements, especially when offshore wind remains central.

Mariusz Baranowski and colleagues show that EU solar and wind targets will drive substantial demand for critical minerals, especially copper, zinc, silicon and rare earths.

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itAll-organic mixed-matrix membranes with single-crystal covalent organic frameworks for carbon capture - Nature EnergyCarbon capture with conventional mixed-matrix membranes is limited by the inability to achieve high packing densities of porous fillers while preserving their intrinsic transport properties. Here the authors develop high-performance membranes based on single-crystal covalent organic framework fillers using a weak-interaction inlaying strategy that enables high filler loadings.

New research reports an all-organic membrane that incorporates high loadings of single-crystal covalent organic frameworks to achieve rapid CO₂ transport, selective separation and improved ageing stability for energy-efficient carbon capture

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itFrom gigawatts to critical mineral demands for EU solar and wind - Nature EnergyClean energy systems rely on large amounts of minerals. Here the researchers show that meeting EU solar and wind targets will create high demand for copper, zinc, silicon and rare earth elements, especially when offshore wind remains central.

Mariusz Baranowski and colleagues show that EU solar and wind targets will drive substantial demand for critical minerals, especially copper, zinc, silicon and rare earths.

dlvr.itAll-organic mixed-matrix membranes with single-crystal covalent organic frameworks for carbon capture - Nature EnergyCarbon capture with conventional mixed-matrix membranes is limited by the inability to achieve high packing densities of porous fillers while preserving their intrinsic transport properties. Here the authors develop high-performance membranes based on single-crystal covalent organic framework fillers using a weak-interaction inlaying strategy that enables high filler loadings.

New research reports an all-organic membrane that incorporates high loadings of single-crystal covalent organic frameworks to achieve rapid CO₂ transport, selective separation and improved ageing stability for energy-efficient carbon capture

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

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More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

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More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

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More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

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More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itNature Energy - Tariffs and EV transitionThe EU’s tariffs on imported Chinese battery electric vehicles may affect vehicle costs and electrification pathways in Europe. Hao Dou et al. examine...

Our Sept issue features advances in solar cells and batteries, alongside research on hydrogen electrolysers, plastic-waste conversion, low-carbon fuels and the policy challenges shaping electric-vehicle and shipping transitions.

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

20 Sept

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itImproving interface-mediated carrier transport for efficient perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells - Nature EnergyThe performance of perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells is limited by optical and electronic losses at the interfaces between layers. By engineering two of these interfaces, Zeng, Wang, Tang et al. achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57% and improved device stability.

17 Sept

Zeng et al. show engineering of two interfaces in perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells and achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57%.

dlvr.itElectronic conductivity of solid electrolytes causes physical self-discharge in all-solid-state batteries - Nature EnergyPhysical self-discharge critically limits the lifetime of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). Wang et al. showed that the non-negligible electronic conductivity of solid-state electrolytes can lead to substantial physical self-discharge in ASSBs.

17 Sept

Andy Sun and colleagues reveal that non-negligible electronic conductivity of solid-state electrolytes can lead to significant physical self-discharge in solid-state batteries.

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

17 Sept

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itEconomic and behavioural policy coupling has divergent effects on electric vehicle adoption at individual and system scales - Nature EnergyPolicy mixes are widely used to accelerate low-carbon transitions, but their effects across different levels are unclear. Here the researchers show that a carbon tax and information intervention additively boost individual electric vehicle adoption but have divergent effects on system-level electric vehicle uptake and policy support.

14 Sept

Researchers show that a carbon tax and information intervention increase individual EV adoption but have divergent effects on system-level uptake and policy support.

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

14 Sept

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itImproving interface-mediated carrier transport for efficient perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells - Nature EnergyThe performance of perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells is limited by optical and electronic losses at the interfaces between layers. By engineering two of these interfaces, Zeng, Wang, Tang et al. achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57% and improved device stability.

12 Sept

Zeng et al. show engineering of two interfaces in perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells and achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57%.

dlvr.itElectronic conductivity of solid electrolytes causes physical self-discharge in all-solid-state batteries - Nature EnergyPhysical self-discharge critically limits the lifetime of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). Wang et al. showed that the non-negligible electronic conductivity of solid-state electrolytes can lead to substantial physical self-discharge in ASSBs.

12 Sept

Andy Sun and colleagues reveal that non-negligible electronic conductivity of solid-state electrolytes can lead to significant physical self-discharge in solid-state batteries.

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

11 Sept

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itEconomic and behavioural policy coupling has divergent effects on electric vehicle adoption at individual and system scales - Nature EnergyPolicy mixes are widely used to accelerate low-carbon transitions, but their effects across different levels are unclear. Here the researchers show that a carbon tax and information intervention additively boost individual electric vehicle adoption but have divergent effects on system-level electric vehicle uptake and policy support.

9 Sept

Researchers show that a carbon tax and information intervention increase individual EV adoption but have divergent effects on system-level uptake and policy support.

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

8 Sept

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itImproving interface-mediated carrier transport for efficient perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells - Nature EnergyThe performance of perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells is limited by optical and electronic losses at the interfaces between layers. By engineering two of these interfaces, Zeng, Wang, Tang et al. achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57% and improved device stability.

7 Sept

Zeng et al. show engineering of two interfaces in perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells and achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57%.

dlvr.itElectronic conductivity of solid electrolytes causes physical self-discharge in all-solid-state batteries - Nature EnergyPhysical self-discharge critically limits the lifetime of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). Wang et al. showed that the non-negligible electronic conductivity of solid-state electrolytes can lead to substantial physical self-discharge in ASSBs.

7 Sept

Andy Sun and colleagues reveal that non-negligible electronic conductivity of solid-state electrolytes can lead to significant physical self-discharge in solid-state batteries.

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

5 Sept

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itEconomic and behavioural policy coupling has divergent effects on electric vehicle adoption at individual and system scales - Nature EnergyPolicy mixes are widely used to accelerate low-carbon transitions, but their effects across different levels are unclear. Here the researchers show that a carbon tax and information intervention additively boost individual electric vehicle adoption but have divergent effects on system-level electric vehicle uptake and policy support.

4 Sept

Researchers show that a carbon tax and information intervention increase individual EV adoption but have divergent effects on system-level uptake and policy support.

dlvr.itImproving interface-mediated carrier transport for efficient perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells - Nature EnergyThe performance of perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells is limited by optical and electronic losses at the interfaces between layers. By engineering two of these interfaces, Zeng, Wang, Tang et al. achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57% and improved device stability.

4 Sept

Zeng Li et al. show engineering of two interfaces in perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells and achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57%.

dlvr.itImproving interface-mediated carrier transport for efficient perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells - Nature EnergyThe performance of perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells is limited by optical and electronic losses at the interfaces between layers. By engineering two of these interfaces, Zeng, Wang, Tang et al. achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57% and improved device stability.

2 Sept

Zeng et al. show engineering of two interfaces in perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells and achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57%.

dlvr.itElectronic conductivity of solid electrolytes causes physical self-discharge in all-solid-state batteries - Nature EnergyPhysical self-discharge critically limits the lifetime of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). Wang et al. showed that the non-negligible electronic conductivity of solid-state electrolytes can lead to substantial physical self-discharge in ASSBs.

2 Sept

Andy Sun and colleagues reveal that non-negligible electronic conductivity of solid-state electrolytes can lead to significant physical self-discharge in solid-state batteries.

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

2 Sept

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itEconomic and behavioural policy coupling has divergent effects on electric vehicle adoption at individual and system scales - Nature EnergyPolicy mixes are widely used to accelerate low-carbon transitions, but their effects across different levels are unclear. Here the researchers show that a carbon tax and information intervention additively boost individual electric vehicle adoption but have divergent effects on system-level electric vehicle uptake and policy support.

Researchers show that a carbon tax and information intervention increase individual EV adoption but have divergent effects on system-level uptake and policy support.

dlvr.itQuasi-ballistic ion transport in a vertical microrod enabling efficient evaporation-driven power generation - Nature EnergyEvaporation-driven power generators are often limited by non-directional fluid flow, which reduces their efficiency. Guided by machine learning, Wu et al. developed a vertical microrod generator that improves ion transport, increasing efficiency and power density.

Researchers show that directional fluid flow in evaporation-driven power generators can improve efficiency.

dlvr.itBest practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices - Nature EnergyA major challenge for indoor photovoltaics is the absence of harmonized testing protocols, standards, and shared performance benchmarks. This Consensus Statement outlines recommended practices for testing and reporting device performance, power, efficiency and stability.

More than 60 research institutions and companies come together to set out best practices for measuring indoor photovoltaic performance and stability:

dlvr.itImproving interface-mediated carrier transport for efficient perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells - Nature EnergyThe performance of perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells is limited by optical and electronic losses at the interfaces between layers. By engineering two of these interfaces, Zeng, Wang, Tang et al. achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57% and improved device stability.

Zeng Li et al. show engineering of two interfaces in perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells and achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57%.

dlvr.itHigh-performance perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells enabled by multifunctional titanium oxynitride recombination layers - Nature EnergyThe interconnected recombination layer is key to advance perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Cao et al. show that titanium oxynitride reconciles the requirements for recombination layers, improving the efficiency and stability for tandem solar cells and modules.

29 Aug

Cao et al. introduce titanium oxynitride as the recombination layer in perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells, enabling 33.3% efficiency.

dlvr.itImproving interface-mediated carrier transport for efficient perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells - Nature EnergyThe performance of perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells is limited by optical and electronic losses at the interfaces between layers. By engineering two of these interfaces, Zeng, Wang, Tang et al. achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57% and improved device stability.

28 Aug

Zeng et al. show engineering of two interfaces in perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells and achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57%.

dlvr.itElectronic conductivity of solid electrolytes causes physical self-discharge in all-solid-state batteries - Nature EnergyPhysical self-discharge critically limits the lifetime of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). Wang et al. showed that the non-negligible electronic conductivity of solid-state electrolytes can lead to substantial physical self-discharge in ASSBs.

28 Aug

Andy Sun and colleagues reveal that non-negligible electronic conductivity of solid-state electrolytes can lead to significant physical self-discharge in solid-state batteries.

dlvr.itNature Energy - Turning overcapacity into flexibilityDeclining demand in energy-intensive industries is creating excess capacity, often viewed as wasteful. This study shows that retaining some spare capacity...

27 Aug

Our August issue features advances in solar cells, batteries, alongside research on CO₂ capture and conversion, net-zero power-system planning and industrial flexibility.