Materials Reports: Energy (MRE) publishes impactful discoveries, prospective ideas, and insightful viewpoints at the intersection of energy research and materials science and technology. By providing high-quality, easy-to-access, and up-to-date information to the research community, MRE aims to motivate and facilitate innovation and development of key and novel energy materials. MRE follows a policy of rapid but prudent peer review, and rapid and open-access publication.MRE welcomes original articles and reviews concerning all fundamental, engineering and applied aspects of energy materials and devices, particularly the ones applied to green and sustainable energy utilization. Technological topics include, but are not limited to:Materials in batteries and supercapacitorsMaterials in fuel cellsMaterials in photovoltaic devicesMaterials for hydrogen and solar fuels generationPhotocatalysts and electrocatalysts for energy productionMaterials in solar thermal power and solar desalinationThermoelectric materialsMaterials for nuclear power generationMaterials for energy conservationEditorial Board
AIMS AND SCOPEPhotovoltaics Bulletin is an international technology and business newsletter dedicated entirely to the photovoltaic sector of the global renewable energy industry, for developers, manufacturers and end-users.Every 16-page issue of the Photovoltaics Bulletin contains:• Technical news: the latest on PV components, systems, integration and manufacturing; developments in thin-film doped silicon and other semiconducting materials; solar cells and their construction; applications in telecommunications, rural infrastructure, consumer and grid connection, energy efficient buildings, around the world.• Business/corporate news: stay ahead of your competitors with news on projects, acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures worldwide - plus annual results, surveys and mini-profiles.• Feature articles: learn from the internationally recognised experts in each field. In-depth reports will cover the whole range of PV-related subjects and offer an insight into global technologies and applications.• Commentary/analysis: month-by-month column written by expert members of our editorial panel on market trends and developments.• Events: keep up-to-date with international conferences, exhibitions, training programmes and courses throughout the year.• Industry coverage: conferences and events previewed/reviewed by our editorial team, placing you at the shows that you couldn't attend.• Webwatch: doing the searching for you - this section will review key websites for the PV industry for your future reference.• Patents: summaries of the key new global patents.• Research Trends: highlights of recently published research work, with the latest progress in basic research in photovoltaic chemistry, materials and applications, for R&D trends in academic, industrial and government research institutions.
The International Solar Alliance and Elsevier have launched Solar Compass as an important tool to support the rapid increase in solar energy use around the world. The pace of this rapid increase must be such that the global community can achieve an ambitious goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.There is not one silver bullet to achieve this goal. It will require a multi-pronged approach on new, innovative and more efficient technologies, lower-cost manufacturing at scale, investments at scale to support entrepreneurship in new technologies, and financing at the consumer end to ensure adoption, while also taking care of the global societal issues to ensure access for all people of the world.Solar Compass will play a role in the global quest to achieve the target of net zero through the communication of information to stakeholders, and the general public. While the existing solar and renewable energy journals are doing a great job of publishing progress in long-term scientific research, and the renewable energy magazines are providing current news to the public, there is a serious gap of information needed to help accelerate the deployment of the most appropriate solar technologies in the world. Solar Compass is designed to fill this important gap. The journal will cover new technology developments ready for commercialization, policy and economic developments to increase access, manufacturing scale-up to reduce costs, successful case studies from around the world that could be replicated elsewhere, and appropriate technologies to support energy access for all.Solar Compass will be an Open Access journal, to provide access to all readers around the world. We welcome well-researched articles from authors around the world for submission to this journal. All articles will be peer reviewed before publication.
The Official Journal of the International Solar Energy Society®Solar Energy, the official journal of the International Solar Energy Society®, is devoted exclusively to the science and technology of solar energy applications.ISES is an UN-accredited membership-based NGO founded in 1954. For over 60 years, ISES members from more than 100 countries have undertaken the product research and development that has helped the renewable energy industry to grow. ISES serves as a center for information on research and development in solar energy through its publications and key activities such as annual technical conferences, a free webinar series and dedicated student programmes. The ISES vision statement is: 100% renewable energy for everyone used wisely and efficiently. Solar Energy welcomes manuscripts presenting information not previously published in journals on any aspect of solar energy research, development, application, measurement or policy. The term "solar energy" in this context includes the indirect uses such as wind energy and biomass. Because of the international character of Solar Energy, articles that deal solely with the solar radiation or wind data base of a specific country are not normally considered suitable for Solar Energy. Submitted manuscripts may take the form of reports of original studies or reviews of significant prior work in a given area. All manuscripts are subject to reviews to assure accuracy, clarity, and long-term value.This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy) and SDG 13 (Climate Action)
Solar Energy Advances, an official journal of the International Solar Energy Society®, is an international multi-disciplinary journal with a focus on a broad range of themes relevant to solar energy technology, systems, policy, applications, and its impact on sustainable development, climate change, resilience, circular economy, and social justice.ISES is an UN-accredited membership-based NGO founded in 1954. For over 60 years, ISES members from more than 100 countries have undertaken the product research and development that has helped the renewable energy industry to grow. ISES serves as a center for information on research and development in solar energy through its publications and key activities such as annual technical conferences, a free webinar series and dedicated student programmes. The ISES vision statement is: 100% renewable energy for everyone used wisely and efficiently.The journal covers research on integrated solar energy systems and their applications, optimised solar energy solutions and energy storage, hybrid energy systems including mini- and micro-power systems. Moreover, the Journal welcomes articles related to research and development in direct and indirect solar energy utilization, with special focus on new materials and technologies to improve the efficiency of applications, solar energy integration in buildings and urban environment, and integration with smart electricity and thermal grids and microgrids, district heating and cooling grids. Aspects of solar energy measurements, assessments, monitoring protocols, sensors, smart operation and controls, solar energy data analytics, artificial intelligence in solar energy systems and forecasting are included.The Journal aims at further developing a cross sectoral approach in solar energy and sustainable development by exploiting the social aspects of solar energy, social engagement in solar energy applications, low-income and energy poverty, solar energy fair access and social justice.Furthermore the journal focuses on solar energy and climate change challenges, solar energy technologies in decarbonisation, climate neutrality, solar energy systems for addressing resilience, vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Aspects of the impact on policy legislation and governance, new governance models, solar rights, legislation and planning processes for long term solar access (the "right to light") are also considered. Solar energy markets and economy, advanced business models for solar energy market, circular economy, investments and financial assessment of solar energy applications, life cycle assessment and costs are welcome in this context.
An International Journal Devoted to Photovoltaic, Photothermal, and Photochemical Solar Energy ConversionSolar Energy Materials & Solar Cells is intended as a vehicle for the dissemination of research results on materials science and technology related to photovoltaic, photothermal and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion. Materials science is taken in the broadest possible sense and encompasses physics, chemistry, optics, materials fabrication and analysis for all types of materials.Of particular interest are: Solar Cells, covering single crystal, polycrystalline and amorphous materials utilising homojunctions and heterojunctions, Schottky barriers, liquid junctions and their applications. Also of interest is analysis of component materials, individual cells and complete systems, including their economic aspects. Photothermal Devices, in the broadest sense, including solar absorber devices, heat storage materials, radiative cooling systems and their applications. Photoelectrochemical and Photochemical Devices, covering photoelectrodes, photocatalysis, photoconversion and solar desalination systems and their applications. Optical Properties of materials, including light trapping, texturising, solar concentrators which include imaging and non-imaging optical collectors. Light Control, including systems for energy efficient architecture and daylighting, chromogenics and smart windows.The pertinent issues are comprehensive and encompass bulk materials, coatings and thin films and surface treatments, from basic as well as from applications-oriented and manufacturing related perspectives.Manuscripts of general interest not being suitable for Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells can be submitted to Refocus, which publishes magazine-style feature articles concerning all aspects of renewable energy. Please e-mail David Hopwood, Editor for further details ([email protected]) and visit http://www.re-focus.net.Technical articles not specifically related to the materials aspects of Solar Energy conversion can be submitted to Solar Energy, the official journal of the International Solar Energy Society. For details, visit https://www.elsevier.com/locate/se-online.This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy)