Five thermal energy grand challenges for decarbonization

Asegun Henry (), Ravi Prasher and Arun Majumdar
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Asegun Henry: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ravi Prasher: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Arun Majumdar: Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy

Nature Energy, 2020, vol. 5, issue 9, 635-637

Abstract: Roughly 90% of the world’s energy use today involves generation or manipulation of heat over a wide range of temperatures. Here, we note five key applications of research in thermal energy that could help make significant progress towards mitigating climate change at the necessary scale and urgency.

Date: 2020
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