Thank you to all authors who continue to choose our journal for dissemination, editors, reviewers, readers, the community and publisher who have supported this continued success and growth. This year we are on track to receive >20k submissions. Congratulations @ATE_journal.

➡️ Takeaway: Design choices matter as much as the technology itself—and uncertainty changes the story. 📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.gerr.2026.… #EnergyStorage #LCA #CleanEnergy #NetZero @MarkidesC @imperialcollege @ImperialChemEng @EnergyFuturesIC @Grantham_IC

⚠️ When uncertainty is included (Monte Carlo): 👉 Carnot (water) ≈ Li-ion Ranges overlap → no clear winner ❌ Thermal-oil Carnot batteries perform significantly worse (due to higher material + processing impacts)

✅ Water-based Carnot batteries outperform Li-ion in 13/18 categories 🌍 Up to ~23% lower climate impact (construction + end-of-life) ⚙️ Key driver: thermal energy storage systems → contribute >50% of total impacts → storage medium choice is critical

🔋 New paper: Are Carnot batteries greener than Li-ion for grid-scale storage? We compare Rankine-based Carnot batteries vs Li-ion using a full life cycle assessment (18 impact categories).

Congrats to the authors @YaoZhao61352307, Shengqi Huang, @JianSong0919 @MarkidesC, and Zhen Huang.

@ImperialChemEng, @imperialcollege, @EnergyFuturesIC , @Grantham_IC #EnergyTransition #CarbonCapture #EnergyStorage #PowerToX #NetZero

⚡ Energy utilisation up to 146% ( > 250% with waste heat) 💰 LCOE as low as $0.039/kWh ♻️ CO₂ used as working fluid, storage medium & carbon carrier A promising solution for renewable‑dominated energy hubs, ports & energy islands. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2026.…

📄 New paper in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews We propose a CO₂‑based polygeneration system integrating direct air capture, CO₂ energy storage and power‑to‑fuel to flexibly deliver electricity, heating, cooling and synthetic fuels.