{"title":"Hygroelectric Energy Harvesting by Daily Humidity Cycles and its Thermodynamics","authors":"Yusuke Komazaki, Taiki Nobeshima, Hirotada Hirama, Yuichi Watanabe, Kouji Suemori, Sei Uemura","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202570023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202570023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Hygroelectric Cell</b>\u0000 </p><p>Hygroelectric cell is an energy harvester which utilizes daily humidity changes to generate electricity. By using a ceramic electrolyte membrane that is impermeable to water, efficient power generation is enabled. More details can be found in article number 2400342 by Yusuke Komazaki and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202570023","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143554941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research Turns Five","authors":"Jipei Yuan, Xiaoyang Cui","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400404","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The first issue of the year marks a milestone for our journal: <i>Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research</i> turns five! <i>Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research</i> was launched in 2020, as the first dedicated open access journal featuring high-quality research on energy harvesting, conversion, storage, distribution, applications, ecology, climate change, water and environmental sciences, and the related societal impacts. The past five years have witnessed the journal's usage and citation increasing further to new record levels (2023 Impact Factor 6.2 in Journal Citation Reports, Clarivate Analytics, and <b>2023</b> CiteScore 8.2, Scopus). We would like to take this opportunity to thank our board members, authors, reviewers and readers for helping us as editors to make <i>Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research</i> achieving continued growth of submissions and the rising attention on the topics published in our journal. <b>Table</b> 1 lists the top ten articles with the most citations, with topics ranging from batteries and supercapacitors, electro-/photocatalysts, to hydrogen production and solar cells.</p><p>It's our honor to see the good recognition of the journal and the productive partnership with the societies. We are proud to announce our publishing partnership with the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC), together with our sister journals <i>Solar RRL</i> and <i>Progress in Photovoltaics</i>. Seven articles from EU PVSEC 2024 in topic 5 “PV in the Energy Transition”, have been published in <i>Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research</i>, dealing with subjects like sustainability, scenarios for renewables, markets & economics, or societal and global challenges. On the occasion of the 5<sup>th</sup> anniversary of <i>Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research</i>, we have invited Prof. Yung-Jung Hsu (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University), Prof. Hisao Yoshida (Kyoto University), and Prof. Yongju Yun (Pohang University of Science and Technology) to guest-edit a special issue on “Catalysis towards sustainability”, which will showcase some of the latest development on electrocatalysis and photocatalysis for water splitting, biomass conversion and valorization, sustainable organic transformation, solar fuel generation and sustained environmental applications.</p><p>Wiley is excited to sign the Sustainable Development Goal Publishers Compact which further underlines our commitment to advancing sustainability. To advocate and inspire the action towards the UN's sustainable development goal 7-Affordable and Clean Energy, we are planning a cross-journal collection “<i>Powering the Future: Advancements in Clean, Affordable and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development</i>”, to present the latest research on clean energy technologies including batteries and supercapacitors, hydrogen production, biofuels and biorefineries, organic and inorganic photovoltaics and solar cells, sustainable materials f","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400404","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143533527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Omnidirectional, High Power Density Magneto–Mechano–Electric Energy Harvester Using PNN–PZT Piezoceramic Operating in Decoupling Bending Mode","authors":"Wei Peng, Bin Wang, Jianglei Chang, Zhen Liu, Genshui Wang, Zhi Cheng, Liang Ma, Shuxiang Dong","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400394","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000Magneo-mechano-electric energy harvesters (MME-EHs) capture stray magnetic and weak vibration energy from power lines and vehicles. However, efficiently harvesting microenergy from randomly oriented stray magnetic fields remains challenging. We propose a novel MME-EH featuring two cross-arranged, piezoceramic-metal laminated beams with tip magnetic masses. Using Pb(Ni<sub>1/3</sub>Nb<sub>2/3</sub>)O<sub>3</sub>-Pb(Zr<sub>0.3</sub>Ti<sub>0.7</sub>)O<sub>3</sub>-LiNbO<sub>3</sub>(PNN–PZT–LN) ceramic with a high piezoelectric charge coefficient (<i>e</i><sub>33</sub>) and operating in decoupled diagonal symmetric bending modes, this design efficiently harvests omnidirectional stray magnetic energy. The high <i>e</i><sub>33</sub> enables significant output current, while the decoupling design avoids interference between two cross-beams, and diagonal symmetry bending modes with a simple support at the central node can dramatically decrease the clamping energy losses. The portable MME-EH generates a record-high output power of 13.3 mW<sub>avg</sub> under a weak 2Oe magnetic field at 50 Hz. More importantly, its output power changes less than 22% as the magnetic field direction varies from 0° to 360°, demonstrating omnidirectional energy-capturing capability. The harvested energy successfully powers a multisensor Internet of Things system for real-time environmental monitoring, highlighting the potential of high e<sub>33</sub> materials and decoupling strategies for efficient energy harvesting from weak, randomly oriented stray magnetic fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400394","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noah Keim, Andreas Weber, Marcus Müller, Ulrike Kaufmann, Werner Bauer, Oliver Petermann, Roland Bayer, Helmut Ehrenberg
{"title":"Understanding Key NaCMC Properties to Optimize Electrodes and Battery Performance","authors":"Noah Keim, Andreas Weber, Marcus Müller, Ulrike Kaufmann, Werner Bauer, Oliver Petermann, Roland Bayer, Helmut Ehrenberg","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400364","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines the effects of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC) on the performance of graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, focusing on variations in degrees of substitution (DS), molecular weights (MW), and gel particles. The results indicate that the best electrochemical performance is achieved by balancing the residual water content introduced by NaCMC while maintaining the anode's volume resistivity. A NaCMC with a low molecular weight and DS of 0.7 shows the best results for this particular formulation. An impurity (in batteries yet unreported)in NaCMC is also reported that significantly impacts electrochemical performance, called gel particles. By reducing the gel particles, cell performance is enhanced by 5%, without further optimization of the formulation. It is highlighted that both DS and MW influence electrode properties. A decrease in DS enhances adhesion but negatively affects volume resistivity. Increasing the MW improves adhesive strength and reduces interfacial resistivity due to greater chain entanglements. Higher gel particle levels negatively impact electrode properties, making low-gel NaCMC more effective for better adhesion and resistance. Water retention in electrodes again is influenced by both DS and MW. Higher DS leads to increased water retention due to greater hydrophilicity, while high MW contributes to this effect through enhanced entanglements.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400364","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinbo Wang, Ruoxin Du, Felipe Nunes Henriquez, Hongming Liu, Sze Yung Chan, Chi Man Leong, Matthew Y. Lui
{"title":"Enhancing Plastic Decomposition in Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor): The Role of Nutritional Amino Acids and Water","authors":"Xinbo Wang, Ruoxin Du, Felipe Nunes Henriquez, Hongming Liu, Sze Yung Chan, Chi Man Leong, Matthew Y. Lui","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400378","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400378","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Certain insects, such as mealworms (<i>Tenebrio molitor</i>), have shown the ability to effectively biodecompose plastic waste under environmentally benign conditions. However, sustaining this biodecomposition within insect populations presents challenges, as high mortality rates and relatively slow decomposition rates limit the viability of large-scale plastic recycling. To enhance the process, protein-rich nutritional additives are usually necessary. Despite this, there has been little guidance on selecting suitable nutrients for plastic-eating insects like mealworms. In this systematic investigation, aqueous solutions of representative nonessential amino acids (NEAAs) and essential amino acids (EAAs) are used and compared as additives for the biodecomposition of polystyrene by mealworms. The study demonstrates that the essentiality and abundance of amino acids in mealworms significantly impact the rate of plastic biodecomposition. High-abundance EAAs, such as phenylalanine (Phe) and valine (Val), provide the most notable rate enhancements, while low-abundance NEAAs, such as cysteine (Cys), do not enhance the rate. The results also indicate that both water and individual free amino acid solutions effectively reduce cannibalistic behavior among mealworms, while enhancing their nutritional value. These findings provide a more rational basis for selecting cofeeds to improve this biodecomposition process.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400378","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Environmental Emission and Climate Change Impact of Hydrogen Fuel Derived from Photocatalysis Water-Splitting Reaction","authors":"Chloe Nelson, Meei Mei Gui, Peter K. J. Robertson","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400337","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000Hydrogen fuel is widely received as the most promising clean fuel to substitute fossil fuel in power grid, home heating, and automotive industry to achieve net-zero target. Photocatalysis hydrogen route, which fulfills the Gibbs free energy of water-splitting reaction with solar energy, has been a promising approach to produce green hydrogen. However, there are limited study on the environmental performance of this hydrogen evolution process, particularly the potential emission of the photocatalyst synthesis process. In this work, the environmental emission of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution process is investigated through life cycle analysis (LCA) based on a pilot scale reaction system. The individual processing steps with its corresponding material flows that contributed significantly to environmental emission are identified from the LCA simulation. Excessive use of sacrificial reagent in the photocatalysis reaction has been identified as one of the main contributors to the environmental emission of this reaction system. The results observed can be feedback to the process design and improvisation of such photocatalysis reaction system to help improvise the existing technology for better environmental potential for upscale production to meet the ever-rising demand on hydrogen fuel.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400337","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143909568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Progress on Redox Materials for High-Temperature Thermochemical Heat Storage","authors":"Alfonso J. Carrillo, José Manuel Serra","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400317","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Thermal energy storage based on gas–solid reversible chemical reactions offers higher-energy storage densities than commercially implemented sensible heat-storage systems. Despite the promise, it is a much less mature technology, and several aspects still require further improvement. Among the wide variety of reversible thermochemical reactions that show potential for thermal energy storage, reduction–oxidation reactions of metal oxides are promising since air can be employed as reactant without the need of costly pressurized storage units. In this perspective, the fundamental aspects of metal oxides for redox thermochemical heat storage are explored, paying special attention to the latest developments that will assure high energy-storage density and multicycle stability. The design of more efficient redox materials remains a key aspect in thermochemical heat storage; however, the development of high-temperature reactors and their implementation in concentrated solar power plants also plays an important role in the advancement of this technology. All these interrelated elements together with techno-economic assessments, a paramount tool in terms of materials choice, are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400317","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143770273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haifan Li, Quan Quan, Chun-Yuen Wong, Johnny C. Ho
{"title":"Spin-Selective Catalysts for Oxygen-Involved Electrocatalysis","authors":"Haifan Li, Quan Quan, Chun-Yuen Wong, Johnny C. Ho","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400326","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000The sluggish kinetics of oxygen-involved electrolysis, such as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), hinders the efficiency of the pertaining energy conversion process, which can be promoted by using spin-selective materials to align the spin direction of oxygen-involved intermediates. This review delivers a thorough and timely overview of state-of-the-art spin-selective catalysts for OER and ORR. Primarily, the fundamental principle of spin-selective process is depicted by the spin-sensitive reaction pathways, pointing out that the existence of spin-polarized adsorption sites is necessary for the development of spin-selective catalysts. Subsequently, approaches for investigating the spin-related transition during electrocatalysis are introduced by reviewing in situ technologies and theoretical calculations. Then, the reported spin-selective catalysts are categorized into intrinsic spin-polarized materials, doping-induced spin-polarized materials, and multiple magnetic composites to discuss their application in electrocatalytic OER and ORR as well as their mechanism of spin polarization. Finally, the open questions and prospects in this field are concluded, aiming to offer a clear route for designing novel and highly-efficient spin-polarized materials for industrial oxygen-involved electrocatalysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400326","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143909513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wen Li, Qiting Zuo, Jiahang Guo, Long Jiang, Zhizhuo Zhang
{"title":"Temporal and Spatial Trends of CO2 Emissions and the Emission Reduction Paths of Countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt from 1960 to 2060","authors":"Wen Li, Qiting Zuo, Jiahang Guo, Long Jiang, Zhizhuo Zhang","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202400298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400298","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Reducing CO<sub>2</sub> emissions is essential for sustainable development but faces challenges like politics, resources, technology, markets, and energy structure. This study uses UN and World Bank data from 1960 to 2020 to analyze CO<sub>2</sub> emissions trends and factors in 50 belt and road (B&R) countries. Methods include fitting techniques, decoupling theory, and spatial autocorrelation analysis. The data are assessed using fitting methods, decoupling theory, and spatial autocorrelation analysis. The CO<sub>2</sub> emissions of countries in southeast and central Asia show a fluctuating upward trend, whereas a slow downward trend is shown in eastern and southern Europe. The epicenter of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in B&R began to shift to the southeast in the 1990s, but it has remained consistently in the northwest of B&R geometric center. Key B&R emission factors are population density, urban population, and hydroelectric power. To reduce B&R emissions, three recommendations are proposed: 1) to establish a B&R alliance and promote the development of low-carbon industries in B&R; 2) to realize coordinated development of the upstream and downstream communities in the B&R industrial chain; and 3) countries in the B&R region shall foster the development and utilization of clean energy while focusing on stable economic development.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202400298","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143770272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manjeet Godara, Silvia Chowdhury, Ping Cheng, Ruijing Xin, Brian Yuliarto, Yusuke Yamauchi, Yusuf Valentino Kaneti, Nirat Ray
{"title":"Unraveling the Electrical, Dielectric, and Electrocatalytic Properties of Bimetallic Cobalt-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks","authors":"Manjeet Godara, Silvia Chowdhury, Ping Cheng, Ruijing Xin, Brian Yuliarto, Yusuke Yamauchi, Yusuf Valentino Kaneti, Nirat Ray","doi":"10.1002/aesr.202300301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202300301","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Bimetallic metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) offer unique synergistic properties and improved conductivity due to the integration of multiple metal components. However, their electrical and dielectric properties remain underexplored, and their charge transport mechanisms are not fully understood. This study investigates the electrical and dielectric properties of Mn-BTC (BTC = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid), Co-BTC, and bimetallic Mn–Co BTC MOFs with varying Mn/Co ratios. Charge transport in these MOFs occurs via hopping at low frequencies, transitioning to lattice response at higher frequencies. While Mn incorporation typically reduces alternating current (AC) conductivity, the 1:2 Mn:Co MOF exhibits a unique conduction mechanism, enhancing AC conductivity by 25%. As electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the 1:2 Mn:Co MOF outperforms Mn-BTC, Co-BTC, and other Mn-Co BTC variants, achieving a lower overpotential (359 mV) and Tafel slope (71 mV dec<sup>−1</sup>). The correlation between AC conductivity and electrocatalytic performance underscores the critical role of electrical properties in MOF functionality. This study highlights the potential of tailoring the electrical properties of bimetallic MOFs to optimize their electrocatalytic performance, offering valuable insights for future catalyst design.</p>","PeriodicalId":29794,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aesr.202300301","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143770524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}