Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Chem Soc Rev. 2019 Apr 1;48(7):1862-1864. doi: 10.1039/c9cs90020a.
Developing sustainable energy resources is one of the most urgent missions for human beings as increasing energy demand is in drastic conflict with limited global fossil fuels. Among the various types of sustainable energy resources, solar energy is considered to be promising due to its inexhaustible supply, universality, high capacity, and environmental friendliness. However, natural solar irradiation is decentralized, intermittent and fluctuates constantly. Therefore, effective utilization of solar energy in a clean, economic, and convenient way remains a grand challenge.
开发可持续能源是人类最紧迫的任务之一,因为不断增长的能源需求与有限的全球化石燃料之间存在严重冲突。在各种类型的可持续能源中,太阳能因其取之不尽、用之不竭、通用性强、容量大、环保等优点而被认为具有广阔的发展前景。然而,自然太阳辐射是分散的、间歇的,而且不断波动。因此,以清洁、经济、方便的方式有效利用太阳能仍然是一个巨大的挑战。