%0 Book
%Y Mundzeck, Till
%T Research for the Energy Transition
%J Femto
%V 21
%N 02
%@ 2199-5192
%C Hamburg
%I Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron, DESY
%M PUBDB-2022-00167
%P 44 p.
%D 2021
%X How can we achieve the energy transition  towards renewable sources? Research alone  cannot answer this question. Politics and  literally each and every individual must make  their contribution. However, fundamental  research can help to open up new, innovative  ways to produce green energy, store it more  ef!ciently, distribute it better and use it more  effectively. That’s what this issue is about.  It focuses on two key aspects: Hydrogen is  considered by many to play a central role as an  energy carrier in a sustainable energy economy.  However, the light gas is only as green as the  energy used to produce it. Our most important  energy source by far is the sun. It provides us  with enormous amounts of energy for free.  Making better use of it requires better and new  types of solar cells – preferably made of cheap  and sustainable materials. One interesting  approach is based on ultrathin paper and  polymers. However, innovations are only part  of the answer. They must go hand in hand with  behavioural changes, as economist Alexander  Bassen from the German Advisory Council on  Global Change (WBGU) emphasises. Last but not  least, research itself can become more energyef!cient. A large EU project is investigating how  to save a considerable amount of electricity  in the operation of particle accelerators, for  example.  We hope you enjoy reading this issue and !nd it  enlightening, and we look forward to receiving  your criticism, praise and suggestions at  femto@desy.de.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)3 ; PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 BookJournal Article
%R 10.3204/PUBDB-2022-00167
%U https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/473654