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Frontier on Energy Storage Technologies

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2022) | Viewed by 14188
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Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mahdi Alipour

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Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, DK-9100 Aalborg, Danmark
Interests: energy storage technologies; Emission reduction; Energy harvesting- Clean fuels
Dr. Majid Khazaee

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Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, DK - 9100 Aalborg, Denmark
Interests: piezoelectric energy harvesting; piezoelectric materials; energy harvesting; vibration; finite element modeling
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Dr. Komeil Kohansal Sadetmahaleh

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Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Danmark
Interests: chemistry; applied chemistery
Dr. Hosein Gholami-Khesht

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Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Danmark
Interests: power electronics; energy storage
Dr. Mohammad Alipour

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School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Interests: renewable energy; Home battery energy storage system; battery; energy modelling

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Solar power and wind energy are two clean sources of energy production which are seeing growing popularity among both developed and developing countries. They are sustainable sources of energy, and unlike fossil fuels, they have much less negative impacts on the environment. However, there are still challenges to the penetration of intermittent renewables in power grids due to their fluctuating nature. Variability makes output power unpredictable and hence disrupts the balance between electric demand and supply. Problems associated with these variable renewable energy sources must be overcome to facilitate their widespread uses.

A number of strategies have been introduced to overcome renewable variability in recent decades. Storage of energy is seen as a promising and effective solution to absorb substantial shares of variable energy into the grid. Energy storage systems also assist in balancing electricity supply and demand through storing and releasing non-dispatchable output from solar and wind at low and peak energy demand, and therefore, the need to build backup power plants is diminished.

Generally speaking, there are various types of energy storage, such as thermal, chemical, mechanical, electrical, and electrochemical, which have their own applications. However, many efforts are still needed to develop the energy storage technologies, especially in terms of energy efficiency and cost effectiveness. This Special Issue on “Frontier on Energy Storage Technologies” is intended to collect original research articles and comprehensive reviews on different concepts of energy storage from a fundamental, applied, and economic and policy point of view.

Dr. Mahdi Alipour
Dr. Majid Khazaee
Dr. Komeil Kohansal Sadetmahaleh
Dr. Hosein Gholami-Khesht
Dr. Mohammad Alipour
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • energy storage
  • solar energy
  • wind energy
  • energy storage technologies
  • energy storage systems
  • intermittent renewables
  • variable renewable energy
  • thermal energy storage
  • battery
  • latent heat
  • grid energy storage
  • rechargeable battery
  • ice storage
  • ice storage tank
  • compressed air energy storage
  • hydroelectric dams
  • energy harvesting
  • phase change material
  • flywheel energy storage
  • hydraulic accumulator
  • pumped storage hydropower
  • thermal expansion
  • capacitor
  • supercapacitor
  • flow battery
  • rechargeable battery
  • brick storage heater
  • molten salt storage
  • seasonal thermal energy storage
  • hydrogen storage
  • power to gas
  • thermoelectric generator
  • electrochemical energy storage
  • electrical energy storage
  • multiple energy storage multiple energy storage systems
  • home battery energy storage system
  • residential adoption behavior
  • technology diffusion
  • solar coupled battery
  • battery adoption

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Non-Stoichiometric Redox Thermochemical Energy Storage Analysis for High Temperature Applications
by Timo Roeder, Kai Risthaus, Nathalie Monnerie and Christian Sattler
Energies 2022, 15(16), 5982; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15165982 - 18 Aug 2022
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Concentrated solar power is capable of providing high-temperature process streams to different applications. One promising application is the high-temperature electrolysis process demanding steam and air above 800 °C. To overcome the intermittence of solar energy, energy storage is required. Currently, thermal energy at [...] Read more.
Concentrated solar power is capable of providing high-temperature process streams to different applications. One promising application is the high-temperature electrolysis process demanding steam and air above 800 °C. To overcome the intermittence of solar energy, energy storage is required. Currently, thermal energy at such temperatures can be stored predominately as sensible heat in packed beds. However, such storage suffers from a loss of usable storage capacity after several cycles. To improve such storage, a one-dimensional packed bed thermal energy storage model using air as a heat transfer medium is set up and used to investigate and quantify the benefit of the incorporation of different thermochemical materials from the class of perovskites. Perovskites undergo a non-stoichiometric reaction extension which offers the utilization of thermochemical heat over a larger temperature range. Three different perovskites were considered: SrFeO3, CaMnO3 and Ca0.8Sr0.2MnO3. In total, 15 vol% of sensible energy storage has been replaced by one perovskite and different positions of the reactive material are analyzed. The effect of reactive heat on storage performance and thermal degradation over 15 consecutive charging and discharging cycles is studied. Based on the selected variation and reactive material, storage capacity and useful energy capacity are increased. The partial replacement close to the cold inlet/outlet of the storage system can increase the overall storage capacity by 10.42%. To fully utilize the advantages of thermochemical material, suitable operation conditions and a fitting placement of the material are vital. Full article
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Assessment of Suitable Areas for Smart Grid of Power Generated from Renewable Energy Resources in Western Uganda
by Jane Rose Atwongyeire, Arkom Palamanit, Adul Bennui, Mohammad Shakeri, Kuaanan Techato and Shahid Ali
Energies 2022, 15(4), 1595; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15041595 - 21 Feb 2022
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This study assessed suitable smart grid areas for power generation and distribution from solar and small hydro energy resources in Western Uganda by employing the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based on geographic information system (GIS) data. This was performed based on the [...] Read more.
This study assessed suitable smart grid areas for power generation and distribution from solar and small hydro energy resources in Western Uganda by employing the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based on geographic information system (GIS) data. This was performed based on the selected economic, environmental, and technical criteria by the authors guided by the experts’ judgements in the weighing process. The main criteria also included various sub-criteria. The sub-criteria of the economic criterion included distance from transmission lines, topography, and distance to roads. The environmental sub-criteria covered land use, sensitive areas, and protected areas. The technical sub-criteria were on distance from demand centers, available potential energy resources (solar and hydro), and climate (rainfall and sunshine). The weights of the main criteria and the sub-criteria were calculated by using the fuzzy AHP. These weights were then used in the GIS environment to determine both the potential for power generation from the solar energy resource and the smart grid suitable areas. According to the weight results, the economic criteria has the highest weight, followed by environmental and technical criteria. The validation of the experts’ judgements for each criterion by comparing the results from fuzzy AHP with AHP confirmed insignificant differences in weights for all criteria. The obtained suitable smart grid areas in Western Uganda have been classified into three parts, that is, the South, North, and Central. Therefore, this is a one-of-a-kind study that, in the authors’ view, will provide the initial insights to the government, policymakers, renewable energy practitioners, and researchers to investigate, map, and embrace decarbonization strategies for the electricity sector of Uganda. Full article
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Flywheel Energy Storage System in Italian Regional Transport Railways: A Case Study
by Aldo Canova, Federico Campanelli and Michele Quercio
Energies 2022, 15(3), 1096; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15031096 - 01 Feb 2022
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In this paper, we looked at the role of electromechanical storage in railway applications. A mathematical model of a running train was interfaced with real products on the electromechanical storage market supposed to be installed at the substation. Through this simulation, we gathered [...] Read more.
In this paper, we looked at the role of electromechanical storage in railway applications. A mathematical model of a running train was interfaced with real products on the electromechanical storage market supposed to be installed at the substation. Through this simulation, we gathered data on the recoverable energy of the system, its advantages, and its limitations. Various storage powers were run along variations in speed and gradient to paint a clearer picture of this application. Throughout these simulations, the energy savings were between 25% and 38%, saving up to 0.042 kWh/(seat km). Full article
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Jet Impingement Cooling Enhanced with Nano-Encapsulated PCM
by Mohammad Reza Mohaghegh, Syeda Humaira Tasnim, Amir A. Aliabadi and Shohel Mahmud
Energies 2022, 15(3), 1034; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15031034 - 29 Jan 2022
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In the present study, the laminar flow and heat transfer of water jet impingement enhanced with nano-encapsulated phase change material (NEPCM) slurry on a hot plate is analytically investigated for the first time. A similarity solution approach is applied to momentum and energy [...] Read more.
In the present study, the laminar flow and heat transfer of water jet impingement enhanced with nano-encapsulated phase change material (NEPCM) slurry on a hot plate is analytically investigated for the first time. A similarity solution approach is applied to momentum and energy equations in order to determine the flow velocity and heat transfer fields. The effect of different physical parameters such as jet velocity, Reynolds number, jet inlet temperature, and the NEPCM concentration on the cooling performance of the impinging jet are investigated. The volume fraction of NEPCM particles plays an essential role in the flow and heat transfer fields. The results show that NEPCM slurry can significantly enhance the cooling performance of the system as it improves the latent heat storage capacity of the liquid jet. However, the maximum cooling performance of the system is achieved under an optimum NEPCM concentration (15%). A further increase in NEPCM volume fraction has an unfavorable effect due to increasing the viscosity and reducing the conductivity simultaneously. The effect of adding nano-metal particles on the heat transfer performance is also investigated and compared with NEPCM slurry. NEPCM slurry shows a better result in its maximum performance. Compared with the water jet, adding nano and NEPCM particles would overall enhance the system’s thermal performance by 16% and 7%, respectively. Full article
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Beyond the Diffusion of Residential Solar Photovoltaic Systems at Scale: Allegorising the Battery Energy Storage Adoption Behaviour
by Mohammad Alipour, Rodney A. Stewart and Oz Sahin
Energies 2021, 14(16), 5015; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en14165015 - 16 Aug 2021
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Understanding the residential adoption decision of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) is central to the implementation of successful intervention policies. However, when the residential solar photovoltaics (PV) becomes a widely accepted technology across a society, accurately modelling the behaviour shows a higher degree [...] Read more.
Understanding the residential adoption decision of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) is central to the implementation of successful intervention policies. However, when the residential solar photovoltaics (PV) becomes a widely accepted technology across a society, accurately modelling the behaviour shows a higher degree of complexity. In this vein, the uptake pathway of BESS and PV coupled with BESS (PV–BESS) would predictably exhibit similar attitudinal traits to that of PV consumption. This notion implies that the antecedent PV decision can be regarded as the past behaviour of the BESS adopter by creating attitudinal implications. The PV use status also yields a higher degree of heterogeneity through the emergence of four new household groups and the inherent imbalances in the involvement of the interwoven financial, technical, sociodemographic, and psychological predictors. This perspective employs the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA) to allegorise a decision-making model of BESS and PV–BESS adoption behaviour in a mature PV market (Australia). It argues that the particularised background factors will likely shape the individual’s attitudes and perceived norms for intention, and showcases affordability and the use of PV as the two control components that dictate the final decision. Full article
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Residential Solar Water Heater Adoption Behaviour: A Review of Economic and Technical Predictors and Their Correlation with the Adoption Decision
by Sara Ghaboulian Zare, Reza Hafezi, Mohammad Alipour, Reza Parsaei Tabar and Rodney A. Stewart
Energies 2021, 14(20), 6630; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en14206630 - 14 Oct 2021
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The successful deployment of the solar water heater (SWH) in the residential sector relies on the household’s bounded rational decision-makers to accept this system. The decision is shaped by a wide spectrum of predictors that form heterogeneous behaviour. Over the past years, research [...] Read more.
The successful deployment of the solar water heater (SWH) in the residential sector relies on the household’s bounded rational decision-makers to accept this system. The decision is shaped by a wide spectrum of predictors that form heterogeneous behaviour. Over the past years, research has employed a wide range of these predictors to understand their role in the decision and predict the behaviour and diffusion rate of SWHs. This review primarily identifies economic and technical predictors of 100 quantitative and qualitative studies on the residential SWH adoption decision. For the identified predictors, their characteristics and popularity are explored in a structured and coherent framework. The review further investigates the correlation between the identified predictors and the adoption decision from 97 of the 100 initially reviewed studies. The outcome of the research revealed 123 (56 economic and 67 technical) predictors that were classified into seven categories. ‘Financial incentives’ and ‘perceived attitude towards government policies’ are among the most popular economic predictors, whereas ‘house type’ and ‘knowledge of SWH’ were the most frequent technical factors in the research. Analysing the correlation between 99 predictors and the decision also unfolded that certain attitudinal attributes have a stronger influence on the residential SWH take-up than some common factors (e.g., electricity cost, technical variables). Full article
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