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A Spatiotemporal analysis of photovoltaic electricity storage potential in electric vehicles

Reversible solid oxide electrolyser for energy storage: levelized cost of storage estimation

Self-dispatching a renewable energy community by means of battery energy storage systems

Sub-2W tunable laser based on silicon photonics power amplifier

Enhancing lifetime, forecasting, and economic benefits of photovoltaic technologies undergoing UV-induced degradation with optical filtering

Probabilistic Load-Shedding Strategy for Frequency Regulation in Microgrids Under Uncertainties

Hydrokinetic energy applications within hydropower tailrace channels: Implications, siting, and U.S. potential

A systemic study for decarbonizing secondary aluminium production via waste heat recovery, carbon management and renewable energy integration

Techno-Economic Analysis of Decarbonized Backup Power Systems Using Scenario-Based Stochastic Optimization

CMOS-Compatible Antiferroelectric-Dielectric Capacitors for Multifunctional Energy Storage and Tunable Electronics

Role and Opportunities of Gas bearing supported Turbomachinery in small-scale SOFC-CHP systems

Harnessing modular approaches in the study of crystalline sorbents

Performance of energy piles foundation in hot-dominated climate: A case study in Dubai

Advanced control strategies to exploit the hydropower potential enhancing ancillary services provision to the power system

Design and assessment of an evaporating water-cooled methanation reactor for a SOE-based power-to-methane system

Beyond the average consumer: Mapping the potential of demand-side management among patterns of appliance usage

Decomposition method to evaluate district heating/cooling network potential at urban scale

Electrical and Optical Manifestations of Flat Band Physics in Van der Waals Materials

From PV to EV: Mapping the Potential for Electric Vehicle Charging with Solar Energy in Europe

Stress tolerance of lightweight glass-free PV modules for vehicle integration