Energy is the material basis of human activity and plays an indispensable role for economic and social development[1].Renewable energy technologies have been developed rapidly in recent years with the energy transitio...Energy is the material basis of human activity and plays an indispensable role for economic and social development[1].Renewable energy technologies have been developed rapidly in recent years with the energy transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.Nevertheless,the application of renewable energy technologies always suffers from inherent intermittency and unpredictable weather changes.It is urgent to explore scalable and cost-effective advanced energy storage for energy management and synergistic utilization of renewable energy.Among various energy storage technologies,thermal energy storage(TES)has attracted increasing attention since heat consumption accounts for more than 50%of the total energy consumption of end users.展开更多
Energy-saving windows play a crucial role in sustainable development of green buildings.Integrating super-insulating aerogels with glasses is an attractive method to minimize the energy loss through building windows.H...Energy-saving windows play a crucial role in sustainable development of green buildings.Integrating super-insulating aerogels with glasses is an attractive method to minimize the energy loss through building windows.However,achieving energy-saving windows with high transparency,super insulation,mechanical robustness,low cost,and scalable aerogels remains a challenge.In a recent study published in Nature Energy,Smalyukh and coworkers synthesized a highly transparent silanized cellulose aerogel for energy-saving windows,overcoming the challenges.This work promotes the practical application of aerogel-based glazing and provides an effective way to save energy of buildings.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar of China(52325601)the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(52293412)。
文摘Energy is the material basis of human activity and plays an indispensable role for economic and social development[1].Renewable energy technologies have been developed rapidly in recent years with the energy transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.Nevertheless,the application of renewable energy technologies always suffers from inherent intermittency and unpredictable weather changes.It is urgent to explore scalable and cost-effective advanced energy storage for energy management and synergistic utilization of renewable energy.Among various energy storage technologies,thermal energy storage(TES)has attracted increasing attention since heat consumption accounts for more than 50%of the total energy consumption of end users.
基金the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.52293412.
文摘Energy-saving windows play a crucial role in sustainable development of green buildings.Integrating super-insulating aerogels with glasses is an attractive method to minimize the energy loss through building windows.However,achieving energy-saving windows with high transparency,super insulation,mechanical robustness,low cost,and scalable aerogels remains a challenge.In a recent study published in Nature Energy,Smalyukh and coworkers synthesized a highly transparent silanized cellulose aerogel for energy-saving windows,overcoming the challenges.This work promotes the practical application of aerogel-based glazing and provides an effective way to save energy of buildings.
