Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future

Steven Chu () and Arun Majumdar ()
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Steven Chu: US Department of Energy
Arun Majumdar: US Department of Energy

Nature, 2012, vol. 488, issue 7411, 294-303

Abstract: Abstract Access to clean, affordable and reliable energy has been a cornerstone of the world's increasing prosperity and economic growth since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Our use of energy in the twenty–first century must also be sustainable. Solar and water–based energy generation, and engineering of microbes to produce biofuels are a few examples of the alternatives. This Perspective puts these opportunities into a larger context by relating them to a number of aspects in the transportation and electricity generation sectors. It also provides a snapshot of the current energy landscape and discusses several research and development opportunities and pathways that could lead to a prosperous, sustainable and secure energy future for the world.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1038/nature11475

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