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Frontiers | Thermoelectric Materials: Current Status and Future Challenges

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Net zero refers to the balance of the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere, and many companies and states have committed themselves to net zero targets. In June 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to pass a net zero emissions law. This ambitious target aims to reduce the UK’s net emissions of greenhouse gases by 100 per cent relative to 1990 levels by 2050 and replaces the UK’s previous target to reduce emissions by at least 80%. Sweden, France, Denmark, New Zealand and Hungary have also now succeeded in putting net zero targets into law.(Net zero emissions race 2020 scorecard) Progress towards these net zero goals has so far been slow. For example, the UK is behind on even the original 80% target, and achieving the current aim by 2050 will be challenging. One thing that is clear to the scientific community is that improvements in technology between now and 2050 will be key to bring the net zero target within reach. However, this will only happen if we can identify technologies for accelerated development and invest in them now, so we can deliver benefits before the 2050 deadline. There are multiple areas where new technologies can assist in energy generation and storage, including photovoltaics, wind and water turbines, the hydrogen economy, caloric materials and batteries, as well as energy saving technologies such as low loss electronics. Thermoelectric energy conversion materials were identified ...

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