Transformative research issues and opportunities in alternative energy generation and storage

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-19

  Rockett, Angus ^a   Chung, Yip Wah ^b   Blaschek, Hans ^c   Butterfield, Sandy ^d   Chance, Ronald R ^e   Ferekides, Chris ^f   Robinson, Michael ^g   Snyder, Seth W ^h   Thackeray, Michael ^h  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d Boulder Wind Power   (United States)

^e Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^f University of South Florida   (United States)

^g NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^h ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Batteries; Biomass; Photovoltaics; Renewable energy; Wind power

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; FLUID MECHANICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM LITHIUM ION BATTERIES; WIND POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GENERATION; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; BIOFUELS AND BIOCHEMICALS; CHALCOGENIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; US NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 78649983741     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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