Integration of multiple chromophores with native photosynthetic antennas to enhance solar energy capture and delivery

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 3924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle A. Harris ◽  
Pamela S. Parkes-Loach ◽  
Joseph W. Springer ◽  
Jianbing Jiang ◽  
Elizabeth C. Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Capture ◽  
Photosynthetic Antennas

Bacteriorhodopsin-based Langmuir-Schaefer films for solar energy capture

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Bertoncello ◽  
D. Nicolini ◽  
C. Paternolli ◽  
V. Bavastrello ◽  
C. Nicolini
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Capture

scholarly journals Microbial rhodopsins are major contributors to the solar energy captured in the sea

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. eaaw8855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Gómez-Consarnau ◽  
John A. Raven ◽  
Naomi M. Levine ◽  
Lynda S. Cutter ◽  
Deli Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Proton Pumping ◽  
Basal Metabolism ◽  
Energy Capture ◽  
Surface Ocean ◽  
Vertical Distributions ◽  
Energy Converting

All known phototrophic metabolisms on Earth rely on one of three categories of energy-converting pigments: chlorophyll-a (rarely -d), bacteriochlorophyll-a (rarely -b), and retinal, which is the chromophore in rhodopsins. While the significance of chlorophylls in solar energy capture has been studied for decades, the contribution of retinal-based phototrophy to this process remains largely unexplored. We report the first vertical distributions of the three energy-converting pigments measured along a contrasting nutrient gradient through the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The highest rhodopsin concentrations were observed above the deep chlorophyll-a maxima, and their geographical distribution tended to be inversely related to that of chlorophyll-a. We further show that proton-pumping proteorhodopsins potentially absorb as much light energy as chlorophyll-a–based phototrophy and that this energy is sufficient to sustain bacterial basal metabolism. This suggests that proteorhodopsins are a major energy-transducing mechanism to harvest solar energy in the surface ocean.

Solar energy conversion, storage, and release using an integrated solar-driven redox flow battery

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 5362-5372 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. McKone ◽  
Francis J. DiSalvo ◽  
Héctor D. Abruña
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Solar Energy Conversion ◽  
Redox Flow Battery ◽  
Flow Battery ◽  
Energy Capture

A solar-driven redox flow battery temporally decouples solar energy capture and electricity output in an integrated assembly.

scholarly journals Recent Developments in Solar Energy-Harvesting Technologies for Building Integration and Distributed Energy Generation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Vasiliev ◽  
Mohammad Nur-E-Alam ◽  
Kamal Alameh
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Energy Capture ◽  
Solar Energy Harvesting ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Building Wall ◽  
Distributed Energy Generation

We present a review of the current state of the field for a rapidly evolving group of technologies related to solar energy harvesting in built environments. In particular, we focus on recent achievements in enabling the widespread distributed generation of electric energy assisted by energy capture in semi-transparent or even optically clear glazing systems and building wall areas. Whilst concentrating on the cutting-edge recent results achieved in the integration of traditional photovoltaic device types into novel concentrator-type windows and glazings, we compare the main performance characteristics reported with these achievable using more conventional (opaque or semi-transparent) solar cell technologies. A critical overview of the current status and future application potential of multiple existing and emergent energy harvesting technologies for building integration is provided.

Particle circulation loops in solar energy capture and storage: Gas–solid flow and heat transfer considerations

2016 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 206-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huili Zhang ◽  
Hadrien Benoit ◽  
Daniel Gauthier ◽  
Jan Degrève ◽  
Jan Baeyens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Solid Flow ◽  
Energy Capture ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
And Storage
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