Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

A Holistic Lifecycle-Oriented Analysis of High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries: Aging, Advanced Diagnostics, Thermal Management, and Digitalized Education

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become central to modern energy storage systems, yet their increasing material and electrochemical complexity introduces significant challenges across their entire lifecycle. During first-life operation, high-performance applications such as fast...

Hydrogen Discourse in the MENA Region: Storylines and Constructions of Opportunities and Risks in the Media

Abstract This article examines how nine Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) states construct the hydrogen economy in their government-aligned media discourse. Analysing 177 media articles published between 2020 and 2023 across Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Sau...