Editorial for "focus on photochemical and photothermal catalysts for solarfuel conversion".

The production of solar fuels is a promising avenue for addressing the intermittency of solar energy and enabling long-term energy storage. Challenges in photochemical and photothermal catalysis fields include optimization of the efficiency of conversion processes and development of cost-effective catalysts. This collection aims to shed light on recent achievement of taking advantage of photochemical and photothermal catalysis for solar fuel conversion.