Chapter,
Electrocatalytic Materials for Renewable Energy
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Editors: Sudheesh K. Shukla; Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain; Santanu Patra; Meenakshi Choudhary
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Affiliations
- [1] CIPET: Institute of Petrochemicals Technology (IPT) ‐ Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India [NORA names: India; Asia, South];
- [2] Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research [NORA names: India; Asia, South];
- [3] Lovely Professional University [NORA names: India; Asia, South];
- [4] Technical University of Denmark [NORA names: DTU Technical University of Denmark; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]
Abstract
The shift to renewable energy sources is one of the greatest challenges to addressing global energy demand and climate change. Electrocatalytic materials are crucial to the success of many renewable energy technologies because of their capacity to boost their potential, decrease their prices, and improve their efficiency. An overview of electrocatalytic materials and their applications in renewable energy is provided in this chapter. The classification, characteristics, and uses of electrocatalytic materials are discussed, along with a variety of renewable energy technologies such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, carbon capture, batteries, and solar cells. Many organizations and countries have made steps to encourage the use of electrocatalytic materials in the renewable energy industry, and this chapter discusses such efforts as well as the role electrocatalytic materials play in reaching climate neutrality and net‐zero targets. The chapter concludes that electrocatalytic materials are essential to achieving a sustainable and clean energy future and that more research and development of these materials will be required to meet the global energy demand and address climate change.