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{"title":"Recent research trends in inorganic charge transport materials for next-generation perovskite solar cells","authors":"Minhee Kim,&nbsp;Jinhyun Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115835","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115835","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Perovskite solar cells (PSC) have recently garnered significant attention in solar energy research, recording power conversion efficiency (PCE) exceeding 26.95 %. These devices are noted for their simple fabrication and cost-effectiveness, marking them as a promising next-generation solar cell technology. However, commercialization is still hindered by stability and performance issues. In PSCs, charge transport materials play a crucial role in enhancing PCE by suppressing charge recombination and protecting the perovskite material from heat and humidity, thereby ensuring long-term stability. Inorganic materials with a perovskite structure exhibit excellent light absorption and charge transport efficiency, making them vital in optoelectronic applications. By applying doping or passivation to inorganic materials and designing composites with organic materials, both efficiency and stability can be improved simultaneously. This review aims to elucidate and analyze the roles and properties of <em>n</em>-type and <em>p</em>-type inorganic materials in addressing efficiency and stability issues in PSCs. Additionally, it provides an in-depth understanding of various charge transport materials (CTM) to inspire the development of future CMT models.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":"219 ","pages":"Article 115835"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143946539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Utilization of low-grade thermal energy for residential applications: A review of the existing and potential technologies","authors":"Arvin Sohrabi ,&nbsp;Shuli Liu ,&nbsp;Erdem Cuce ,&nbsp;Yongliang Shen ,&nbsp;Sheher Yar Khan ,&nbsp;Mahesh Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115832","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115832","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To address the current energy-related crisis that leads to environmental and economic concerns as well, new policies and actions must be taken in different areas, one of which is to utilize low-temperature sources for heating instead of conventionally burning fossil fuels. The current work aims to review the present-day condition of this subject, which covers “providing low-grade heat for low-temperature demand in the residential sector”, including individual and district heating (DH) networks. Here, the existing sources, like solar thermal energy and geothermal sources, and storage methods (mostly sensible seasonal storage) are demonstrated with relevant statistics and real-world operating cases for them as well. Also, their current challenges and potential for improvement are reviewed. Furthermore, this study encompasses new trends and several possible technologies that will potentially form the body of this research and development area in the near future. Briefly, it is concluded that the shift towards low-grade heating for the residential sector has successfully taken initial steps, especially in Europe. However, it is anticipated that with the faster development in related technologies (like latent heat storage systems or using the available heat from the data centers) and the policies and regulations imposed by the governments, a more significant movement will take place all over the world.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":"219 ","pages":"Article 115832"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143946540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Elucidating the dynamics of salinity gradient energy research","authors":"Mohamed Khayet ,&nbsp;Ersin Aytaç ,&nbsp;Mohamed Essalhi ,&nbsp;Andrea Cipollina ,&nbsp;Loreto García-Fernández ,&nbsp;Jorge Contreras-Martínez ,&nbsp;Carmen García-Payo ,&nbsp;Alejandro Ruiz-García ,&nbsp;Alberto Figoli","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115812","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115812","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study uses bibliometric methods, machine learning, and data analysis to examine Salinity Gradient Energy (SGE), a renewable energy source derived from saline water sources of different concentrations such as seawater, waste brines and mining industries. SGE's use of advanced membrane processes efficiently extracts energy from the difference in salinity between different waters. Based on the dataset collected up to January 22, 2024 that contains 1270 articles, the following in-depth analysis sheds light on the SGE scientific progress, trending topics, strong collaborations, current trends, dominant authors, influential articles, important affiliations, basic statistics, common words, sentiments, and emotions to reveal the quality, quantity, and impact of the domain. Since the first SGE paper published in 1976, SGE research has attracted considerable attention from researchers over the last 20 years. Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) and Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) are identified as the leading energy harvesting technologies. However, in recent years, the number of research studies on RED has increased. Institutions from China and the USA contributed more to the SGE progress. “Ion current rectification” is the trending topic of 2023. Sentiment and emotion scores revealed researchers' optimistic and neutral views on SGE technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":"219 ","pages":"Article 115812"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143943294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Management of spent power batteries in China: Progress, policies, and challenges","authors":"Xi Tian ,&nbsp;Fei Peng ,&nbsp;Xin Chen ,&nbsp;Guoen Wei ,&nbsp;Yujiao Gan ,&nbsp;Ziying Zhang ,&nbsp;Yaobin Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115797","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115797","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid accumulation of spent power batteries presents critical challenges to global resource circularity and environmental sustainability. As the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) market, China has seen its battery recycling sector garner significant academic attention. However, existing studies have neglected the dynamics of small and medium-sized recyclers, temporal evolution patterns of policy instruments, and cross-disciplinary integration mechanisms. To address these gaps, this study synthesizes fragmented industrial data from 2012 to 2023, encompassing over 54,000 registered recyclers, 50 national policies, and 30 technical standards. Additionally, we propose a five-stage policy evolution framework to compare policy across five nations through seven dimensions. Firstly, the recycling industry shows extensive capacity and network coverage, yet exhibits \"low-capital agglomeration\", with 98 % of enterprises operating below $7 million in registered capital. Secondly, policy frameworks prioritize incentive-based mechanisms over enforcement and have transitioned through three distinct phases: pilot programs (2012–2015), systematization (2016–2019), and industrial restructuring (2020–2024). Key implications for emerging economies include legislative clarification of stakeholder responsibilities, prioritization of labor-intensive disassembly technologies, and adoption of a whitelist certification system to standardize market participation. Thirdly, persistent challenges including structural overcapacity, economic-environmental trade-offs, and supply chain fragmentation remain unresolved. Finally, this study proposes nine research directions that integrate methodologies from computer science, chemistry, anthropology, space science, environmental engineering, and more than 10 other disciplines to address these issues.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":"219 ","pages":"Article 115797"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143943209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multi-criteria decision analysis for evaluating carbon capture technologies in power plants","authors":"Nima Sepahi,&nbsp;Adrian Ilinca,&nbsp;Daniel R. Rousse","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115699","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115699","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Power plants are among the largest contributors to CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emissions, making carbon capture and conversion into valuable products a key strategy to combat climate change and foster a circular economy. However, selecting the optimal CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> capture technology is complex due to the wide range of options — such as pre-combustion, post-combustion, and oxy-fuel combustion — and the various technical, economic, environmental, and social factors involved. This study identifies the most promising CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> capture technologies for three power plant types: Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC), lignite, and coal. By applying Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), which integrates a systematic literature review with the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), the study ranks existing technologies. For NGCC plants, post-combustion calcium looping emerged as the top choice, with a relative closeness score of 0.790, due to its moderate CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> avoidance cost (€33.80/tCO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>), high efficiency (48.31%), and mature Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 7. In lignite plants, post-combustion chemical absorption with MDEA ranked highest, achieving a relative closeness of 0.865 and a TRL of 9. For coal plants, pre-combustion using the Selexol process combined with Mn-based chemical looping was most promising, with a relative closeness of 0.829, low CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> avoidance cost (€19.94/tCO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span>), and a net efficiency of 37.13%. These findings underscore the importance of balancing economic performance and technological maturity when selecting CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> capture technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":"219 ","pages":"Article 115699"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143943208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Portfolio optimization of diversified energy transition investments with multiple risks","authors":"Qing Su ,&nbsp;Peng Zhou ,&nbsp;Hao Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115844","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115844","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Portfolio investments in diverse low-carbon power technologies constitute an effective strategy to mitigate the intermittency of renewables and contribute to the energy transition. However, multiple uncertain risk factors, ranging from internal technology costs to external policies and markets, introduce significant revenue risks. This work couples the real option with the portfolio optimization model to construct an investment decision framework that considers the value of original coal-fired facilities. It first evaluates the feasibility of low-carbon retrofits on existing coal-fired facilities and investments in renewable power under Carbon Emission Trading (CET) and Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). In addition, we generate an optimal diversified portfolio strategy concerning the investment revenue of each project. The results indicate that the inherent infrastructure with a shorter remaining lifetime is not a logical choice for low-carbon retrofits. Low-cost budgets and high-yield targets are critical elements that limit the proportion of renewable investments. Moreover, carbon price volatility is the most dominant market risk factor in various power project investments. Appropriately scaling up the proportion of renewables can counteract the sharp volatility in electricity and carbon prices. Contrary to the minimal effect of changing renewable quotas, tightening policy regulations on carbon caps may increase the proportion of renewables under higher revenue targets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":"219 ","pages":"Article 115844"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143943293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancements and insights into single-atom catalysts for environmental and energy applications","authors":"Xiaoyu Qiu ,&nbsp;Ruiyi Ren ,&nbsp;Bingquan Wang ,&nbsp;Rui Wang ,&nbsp;Ivan Kozhevnikov","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115842","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115842","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Future renewable energy supplies and sustainable ecosystems depend on many important catalytic processes. The search for stable and efficient catalysts is important for the promotion of these catalytic processes. Single-atom catalysts (SACs), which integrate the benefits of both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, are increasingly attracting the attention of researchers. The individual metal atoms can be stabilized on the carrier by various unsaturated chemical sites or spatial confinement to maximize the efficiency of atom utilization. However, their high surface energy necessitates careful limitation of single-atom loading to prevent aggregation, which can adversely affect catalytic performance, even though individual atoms exhibit high activity. Therefore, there is an urgent need to explore the coordination structure of SACs as well as the catalytic mechanism to achieve the regulation and optimization of single-atom catalysts and to stimulate their potential application in sustainable development. In this paper, we review several important preparation approaches of single-atom catalysts and the research progress in the fields of contaminant purification and energy conversion in recent years. We also discuss the catalytic mechanisms and structure-activity relationships, specifically addressing the influence of surface species and supports on catalytic activity, as well as the effects of the unique structural and electronic properties of single-atom centers, modulated by metal/support interactions, on catalytic activity and selectivity. This review draws on data derived from a systematic sorting and analysis of relevant publications in the Web of Science and Scopus databases. Through an in-depth examination of these literatures, this paper aims to elucidate the key trends in the development of SACs in the fields of energy and environment, while highlighting their unique scientific value and significant application potential for readers. DFT calculations have revealed how the unique structure and electronic properties of single-atom centers affect catalytic activity and selectivity through metal/carrier interactions, providing a new theoretical basis for the design and application of SACs. Finally, the future of single-atom catalysis is envisioned, aiming to provide insights for future studies of SACs in sustainable environmental development and renewable energy supply.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":"218 ","pages":"Article 115842"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143934752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Near-field thermal radiation for enhanced heat transfer: Classification, challenges, and prospects","authors":"Chunyang Wang ,&nbsp;Xubo Feng ,&nbsp;Xiao Yang ,&nbsp;Yanan Shen ,&nbsp;Haibo Zhao ,&nbsp;Yang Bai ,&nbsp;Haisheng Chen ,&nbsp;Ting Zhang ,&nbsp;Xinghua Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115836","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115836","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Near-field thermal radiation has garnered significant attention in recent years due to its advantages, including a high heat transfer rate and environmental friendliness, making it highly promising for engineering applications. This study summarizes and discusses the computational and experimental studies reported on heat transfer via near-field thermal radiation over the past decade. These computational and experimental studies were categorized based on configurations, materials, solution methods, systems, and domains. It was observed that computational studies significantly outnumber experimental studies because of the significant challenges in controlling gap distances at the nanoscale level, making experimental operations extremely difficult. However, notable progress has been achieved in experimentally measuring near-field thermal radiative heat transfer in recent years owing to advances in micro- and nanomanufacturing technologies and materials science. Nonetheless, experimental configurations such as nanoprobes or sphere-plate structures have limited applications in near-field thermal systems because of their very small heat transfer areas. For the plate-plate configuration, various factors affect the detection of near-field heat radiation, including the heat transfer distance, flatness of the plate, and proportion of heat conduction through the separating medium. Consequently, the measurement accuracy of near-field thermal radiation faces numerous challenges, necessitating the development of novel measurement methods. Finally, this review briefly summarizes the key challenges in near-field thermal radiation research and analyzes their potential applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":"218 ","pages":"Article 115836"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143934746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancement of biocarbon materials in sustainable thermal and electrochemical energy storage with future outlooks","authors":"Md. Shahriar Mohtasim ,&nbsp;Barun K. Das","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115779","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115779","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Biocarbon exhibits significant potential in thermal and electrochemical energy storage owing to its higher surface area, flexible porosity, and superior thermal stability, facilitating effective energy absorption, storage, and conversion. Additionally, its sustainable and cost-effective nature, derived from renewable biomass, aligns with the growing demand for eco-friendly solutions. There is not enough review work that offers comprehensive details on the unique properties of biocarbon (both animal and plant-derived), synthesis and characterization methods, the root level mechanism of biocarbon's interaction with phase change materials (PCMs) matrix, the generalization of thermal and electrochemical regulation with an emphasis on the benefits to the environment and economy, merely focus on the process of attaining United Nations sustainable development goals (UN SDGs) and role of artificial intelligence (AI) with biocarbon in thermal and electrochemical energy storage. This study aims to bridge the gaps by providing greater clarification on the interaction mechanism of biocarbon/PCM composites and founds that the thermal conductivity can upsurge by nearly 189 % or more, and the latent heat of crystallization can rise by roughly 132 %. It also provides a detailed comparison of conventional metal, ceramic, and carbon-based matrix materials with biocarbon matrix, life-cycle analysis, and the advantages of biocarbon materials from an economic and environmental standpoint with remaining challenges. Biocarbon has enormous potential to address a number of SDGs (7, 9, and 13) by facilitating energy utilization, fostering industrial innovation, and addressing climate change, all of which will contribute to a more sustainable and greener future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":"218 ","pages":"Article 115779"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143934751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Systematic review on uncertainty quantification in machine learning-based building energy modeling","authors":"X. Xu ,&nbsp;Y. Hu ,&nbsp;S. Atamturktur ,&nbsp;L. Chen ,&nbsp;J. Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115817","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rser.2025.115817","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Uncertainty quantification (UQ) has received increasing attention for improving the reliability, transparency, and robustness of machine learning (ML)-based building energy modeling (BEM). As ML methods are widely integrated into BEM applications, there is a growing need for a structured and comprehensive understanding of UQ implementations in ML-based BEM. This paper addresses this gap by presenting a thorough review of literatures at the intersection of ML, BEM, and UQ, guided by a systematic literature search using a Keyword Synonym Search strategy. First, three primary sources of uncertainty are identified in ML-based BEM, which are building system operations, building simulation tools, and ML models. The contributing factors of these sources are further categorized into aleatoric and epistemic uncertainty. The review then examines ten state-of-the-art UQ techniques, respectively ensemble modeling, prior network, Bayesian neural networks, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, variational inference, dropout networks, Bayes by Backprop, Bayesian active learning, variational autoencoders, and Gaussian process. Each UQ technique is reviewed in terms of its modeling principles and applications within ML-based BEM. The discussion offers critical insights into the necessity, practical implementation, comparative performance, and research gaps of UQ in ML-based BEM. Five research challenges are discussed, such as the underrepresentation of aleatoric uncertainty in building datasets and limited adoptions of advanced UQ techniques within ML-based BEM. Finally, this review concludes with recommendations for future research to support the development of uncertainty-aware ML-based BEMs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":418,"journal":{"name":"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews","volume":"218 ","pages":"Article 115817"},"PeriodicalIF":16.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143934745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}