An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 7/2012: Providing a Sense of Orientation

Largest PEM Fuel Cell
Solvay has successfully commissioned the largest PEM fuel cell in the world at SolVin's Antwerp plant

Shrinking Catalyst, Increased Conversion
Low-temperature partial oxidation of methanol by supported palladium nanoparticles proves that size does matter

Capturing More Energy From The Sun
A novel type of solar cell could harvest energy from the sun much more efficiently than traditional designs

Solar Cooling Technologies
Overview on development and progress in solar cooling technologies with sorption systems

New Synthetic Strategy for Layered Materials
New method for making nanosheets for next-generation Li-ion batteries could be extended to other layered materials

Novel Cell Designs for More Efficient Solar Cells
High performance solar cell with an efficiency beyond 20 % – significant increase relative to conventional solar cell technologies

How Do Fuel Cells Work?
Fuel cells directly convert the energy of a chemical reaction between the fuel and an oxidant into electrical energy

Chemical Compounds for Energy Storage
Ferdi Schüth discusses different storage compounds and their advantages and compares drawbacks

Renewable Energies: Wind, Solar, Biomass
Renewables supplied over 16 % of global final energy consumption in 2010, and supply almost 20 % of global electricity