Scientists wanting to access the latest research linking all aspects of the chemical sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science now have a new resource at their disposal: the first Advance Articles for Energy & Environmental Science are now available online - just six months after the initial launch announcement!

Robert Crabtree from Yale University reviews hydrogen storage in liquid organic heterocycles, while Daniel Dubois' group (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) report on hydrogen production using cobalt-based molecular catalysts. A communication on carbon dioxide storage from Jianwen Jiang et al at the National University of Singapore completes the initial release of articles. 

Energy & Environmental Science is the latest journal to join RSC Publishing's prestigious portfolio. The online publication of the journal's first issue is anticipated shortly, and will be freely available online. 

News of the journal's launch has been enthusiastically welcomed by the community. 

Nathan Lewis, chair of the editorial board commented: "This journal aims to bridge the various disciplines involved with energy and the environment, providing a forum for disclosing research results and discourse on this critical field." 

The first issues of Energy & Environmental Science will demonstrate the range of subjects included in the scope: from new insights into photovoltaics to the synthesis of important new hydrogen storage materials; from exciting new developments in hydrogen production from biomass to global climate change; from artificial photosynthesis to fuel cells; and from environmental catalysis to nanostructured materials for energy applications. 

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