Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01945E, Paper

Shengyang Zhou, Dehua Huang, Guangpeng Ma, Xuanyi Tong, Yang Liu, Linsen Yang, Tianchi Liu, Xiang-Yu Kong, Liping Wen
Membrane-free osmotic power generators based on polyelectrolyte-based aqueous two-phase systems are proposed to achieve record power densities at a macroscopical scale.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02323A, Paper

Jiale Zhang, Shaofeng Li, Yan Yan, Jiexiang Li, Zeyu Dong, Peng Ge, Yue Yang, Jie Zeng
The recycling of spent LiFePO₄ (LFP) is crucial for the sustainable development of Li-ion batteries.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
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Ying Liu, Min Zhou, Guanhua Ren, Peijun Hu, Haifeng Wang
Decoupling cocatalyst effects in photocatalysis, often intertwined between enhancing photocarrier accumulation and boosting intrinsic catalytic activity (ICA), is essential yet challenging for the rational design of photocatalysts.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
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Hongyu Lu, Jisong Hu, Botao Jiang, Kaiqi Zhang, Zhengyu Ju, Gehong Su, Yuanyuan Gao, Zhaodan Fu, Jingxin Zhao, Bingang Xu, Guihua Yu
Inspired by spider dragline silk architecture, we developed a green and recyclable double-network zinc metal anode via multi-band UV 3D printing, enabling scalable fabrication of highly stable and recyclable zinc-ion batteries.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
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Huanyu Zhang, Faruk Okur, Matthias Klimpel, Julian F. Baumgärtner, Jaka Šivavec, André Müller, Ihor Neporozhnii, Orhan Kibrisli, Oleksandr Voznyy, Yaroslav E. Romanyuk, Maksym V. Kovalenko, Kostiantyn V. Kravchyk
Lithium dendrite growth at the lithium–solid-state electrolyte (SSE) interface, driven by void formation, remains a major barrier to the deployment of Li metal solid-state batteries.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02221A, Paper

Nan Zhang, Caijin Xiao, Baixi Xia, Beibei He, Xunxun Deng, Ling Zhao, Yida Deng
A descriptor-driven, interpretable machine learning framework enables rational design of high-entropy perovskite cathodes for efficient CO₂ electrolysis.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02182D, Review Article

Mengqi Li, Xiaolin Feng, Menghui Qi, Yingjie Zhou, Ziyin Xu, Haiyan Wang, Zhengquan Li, Yong Wang
This review highlights multiscale microenvironment engineering for the hydrogen evolution reaction, covering atomic/molecular, mesoscopic and macroscopic scales, which offers insights for next-generation hydrogen production systems.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3719-3755
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE04922A, Review Article

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Christian Rischer, Ignacio Saldivia Gonzatti, Daniel A. Friess, Patricia Grasse, David Keller, Johannes R. Krause, Sarah Lück, Carisa MacPherson, Jennifer McHenry, Christine Merk, Tiffany Troxler, Rudi Voss, Wilfried Rickels
BCEs sequester ~270 MtC yr⁻¹ and could deliver substantial additional CDR by 2050 despite cost and feasibility uncertainties. Integrating BCEs into climate policy and accounting is key to unlocking sequestration potential and co-benefits.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3934-3943
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01630H, Paper

Hongfang Du, Ke Wang, Song He, Boxin Li, Wei Ai
A molten-salt-mediated quenching strategy is reported for composition-invariant tuning of lattice strain in transition-metal sulfides. RuS₂ catalysts with tunable tensile strain are synthesized to investigate the strain and HER activity relationship.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3823-3833
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02588A, Paper

Guo-neng Li, Xiao-Lei Shi, Hong-kun Lv, Hong-yi Tang, Ya Wang, Wen-wen Guo, Shao-jun Liu, Dan Zhao, Zhi-Gang Chen
We report a hydrogen-powered thermoelectric trigeneration system that simultaneously delivers electricity, freshwater, and high-grade heat with record performance: 61.8 W power output, 94.6% CHP efficiency, and efficient flue-gas water recovery.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3983-3993
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00528D, Paper

Xinpeng Zhang, Jiaxuan Liu, Xinyuan Qu, Ao Shen, Xin Wang
Synergistic enhancement by sustained moisture gradient, efficient ion transport and continuous ion supply endows the CLP-MEG with excellent electrical outputs, in particular, the voltage output remains at 1.34 V after 90 days.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02318E, Paper

Huachao Yang, Yong Zhao, Hongfei Zheng, Runyi Zhou, Xiaodong Li, Jianhua Yan, Kefa Cen, Jun Lu, Zheng Bo
An anion reconfiguration strategy is proposed to engineer interfacial built-in electric fields for accelerated and stable sodium-ion storage.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
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Guo Yang, Ying Tan, Yuxuan Fang, Wenhuai Feng, Kaiying Chen, Gengling Liu, Xueqing Chang, Wu-Qiang Wu
This review outlines the integration of diverse supramolecular hosts into perovskites, achieving control over structure, defects and ion dynamics, advancing next-generation optoelectronics with superior performance, longevity and sustainability.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3834-3844
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01017B, Paper

Yurong He, Wentao Miao, Jianhua Han, Wenyang Luo, Zhuang Li, Jin Chen, Liangliang Chen, Xunchang Wang, Renqiang Yang
Tannic acid, a natural polyphenol, reduces structural disorder and passivates surface defects in ZnO transport layers, leading to a record efficiency of 20.1% in inverted organic solar cells and extending the device lifetime from 93 to 2808 hours.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3968-3982
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE07833D, Paper

Cheng Shen, Ze Jin, Jiaqiang Zhang, Ran Su, Yongqi Bai, Quan Liu, Ziyi Ge
Low-temperature, all-vacuum-deposited interlayers enable precise thickness and uniformity over large areas, achieving rigid and flexible module efficiencies of 17.6% and 15.2% with high reproducibility, advancing flexible OPV commercialization.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00524A, Paper

Yunfan He, Lulu Zhang, Fangfang Li, Jianxin Liu, Rui Li, Jiancheng Wang
A gas–liquid switching reaction system (GLS) enabling metal oxides to drive photo-driven CLAS under ambient conditions, achieving an NH₃ production rate of 1.48 mmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ on TiO₂ via alternating N₂/H₂O coverage for green NH₃ synthesis.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3804-3822
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01331G, Paper

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Rongrong Xu, Zhenzhong Zeng, Alan D. Ziegler, Lee E. Brown, Joseph Holden, Dominick V. Spracklen, Deliang Chen, Yuntian Chen, Tianyun Dong, Yaling Zeng, Peirong Lin, Yuan Yang, Ming Pan, Dongxiao Zhang
A global bottom-up assessment identifies 18.82 ± 2.66 PWh of viable pumped hydroelectric storage, showing that PHS remains cost-effective for discharge durations longer than four hours under future energy storage technology cost scenarios.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3524-3535
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00784H, Paper

Jiarui Xing, Lan Wang, Yifan Guo, Weihuan Li, Yulin Wang, Wenmiao Zhao, Yuping Wu, Wei Wang, Jiarui He, Yang Zhou
A full-cement energy storage device with cement-induced pseudocapacitive electrodes and magnesia-cement electrolytes is developed for self-energy-storage buildings, enabling energy storage, semi-structural function, and photovoltaic utilization.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3956-3967
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01132B, Paper

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Zhiwei Fang, Junwei Zhang, Peng Zhu, Zhou Yu, Ahmad Elgazzar, Juan Wang, Wei Ping Lam, Haotian Wang
Integrated electrochemical CO₂ capture combining absorption and in situ regeneration enables bicarbonate-dominated operation, reduced pH overpotentials, low-energy, and >1000 h stable carbon capture from dilute gas streams.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3994-4005
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE07525D, Paper

Weina Xu, Zimin Li, Kangjie Li, Huitong Lin, Shaobing Zhang, Ruohan Yu, Haoqing Ma, Liheng Zheng, Zijie Tang, Guobin Zhang, Jialun Guo, Fujia Zuo, Lei Zhang, Kangning Zhao
A self-inhibition mechanism for cathode dissolution in zinc–vanadium oxide batteries is proposed through pre-intercalation of Ca²⁺ to break the cascade dissolution loop.
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