Metagenome-assembled-genomes recovered from the Arctic drift expedition MOSAiC by William Boulton, Asaf Salamov, Igor V. Grigoriev, Sara Calhoun, Kurt LaButti, Robert Riley, Kerrie Barry, Allison A. Fong, Clara J. M. Hoppe, Katja Metfies, Kersten Oetjen, Sarah Lena Eggers, Oliver Müller, Jessie Gardner, Mats A. Granskog, Anders Torstensson, Marc Oggier, Aud Larsen, Gunnar Bratbak, Andrew Toseland, Richard M. Leggett, Vincent Moulton, Thomas Mock

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Editorial: Micro-nano optics and photocatalysis: inorganic material, heterojunction and mechanism insight by Shifa Wang, Qingping Ding, Angadi V. Jagadeesha, Hua Yang

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Potential U.S. Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons From Biomass With Addition of Massive External Heat and Hydrogen Inputs by T. W. Charlton, C. W. Forsberg, B. E. Dale

“…This analysis is done for three estimates of available biomass derived from the 2023 U.S. Department of Energy/U.S. Department of Agriculture “Billion‐Ton Report” and two augmented cases with maximum annual production of 1326, 4791, 5799, 7432, and 8745 million barrels of diesel fuel equivalent per year for the five cases. …”
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Modeling viscosity of commercial glass melts: Adam–Gibbs equation and Gaussian process regression by Pavel Ferkl, Preeti Malviya, Pavel Hrma, Albert A. Kruger, Ashutosh Goel

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Estimating energy consumption and GHG emissions in the U.S. food supply chain for net-zero by Kristina Armstrong, Wenquan Dong, Mingzhou Jin, Sachin Nimbalkar, Joe Cresko

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Development of a high thermal efficiency heavy-duty engine by Erick Garcia, Vassilis Triantopoulos, Joseph Trzaska, André L. Boehman, Maxwell Taylor, Jian Li

“…The U.S. Department of Energy Supertruck 2 program placed emphasis on development of heavy-duty trucks with high freight efficiency using commercially realizable technology suites. …”
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The effectiveness of TRIS and ammonium buffers in glass dissolution studies: a comparative analysis by Ramya Ravikumar, Clare L. Thorpe, Claire L. Corkhill, Sam A. Walling, James J. Neeway, Carolyn I. Pearce, Albert A. Kruger, David S. Kosson, Jose Marcial, Russell J. Hand

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A Comparative Science-Based Viability Assessment Among Current and Emerging Hydrogen Production Technologies by Yehia F. Khalil

“…The insights synthesized from the literature provide a foundation for an informed, science-based evaluation of the potentials and techno-economic challenges that these technologies face in achieving the 1-1-1 goal set by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 2021. This target aims for a H₂ production cost of USD 1/kg H₂ within one decade (by 2031), including costs associated with production, delivery, and dispensing at H₂ fueling stations (HRSs). …”
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Electron–phonon coupling and coherent energy superposition induce spin-sensitive orbital degeneracy for enhanced acidic water oxidation by Yanfeng Shi, Lupeng Wang, Miao Liu, Zuozheng Xu, Peilin Huang, Lizhe Liu, Yuanhong Xu

“…The cost per gallon of gasoline equivalent of the hydrogen produced is only 43% of the 2026 target set by the U.S. Department of Energy, underscoring the economic significance of this nanotechnology.…”
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Comparative Economic Analysis Between Bioenergy and Forage Types of Switchgrass for Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock Production: A Data Envelopment Analysis and Cost–Benefit Analysis... by Muhammad Umer Arshad, David Archer, Daniel Wasonga, Nictor Namoi, Arvid Boe, Rob Mitchell, Emily Heaton, Madhu Khanna, DoKyoung Lee

“…ABSTRACT The capacity to produce switchgrass efficiently and cost‐effectively across diverse environments can be pivotal in achieving the short‐ and medium‐term Sustainable Aviation Fuel targets set by the U.S. Department of Energy. This study evaluated the economic performance of forage‐ and bioenergy‐type switchgrass cultivars and their response to N fertilization under diverse marginal environments across the US Midwest that included Illinois (IL), Iowa (IA), Nebraska (NE), and South Dakota (SD). …”
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Feasibility Study of Five Solar Thermal Power Plants in Arequipa, Peru, and Their Comparison with Seto Targets by Harry Aarón Yapu Maldonado

“…Therefore, it is essential to analyze the competitiveness of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in La Joya, Arequipa, Peru, in comparison with the local electricity provider (SEAL) tariff and the LCOE target set for 2030 by the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). …”
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ARMTRAJ: a set of multipurpose trajectory datasets augmenting the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility measurements by I. Silber, J. M. Comstock, M. R. Kieburtz, L. M. Russell

“…<p>Ground-based instruments offer unique capabilities such as detailed atmospheric, thermodynamic, cloud, and aerosol profiling at a high temporal sampling rate. The U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility provides comprehensive datasets from key locations around the globe, facilitating long-term characterization and process-level understanding of clouds, aerosol, and aerosol–cloud interactions. …”
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