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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 10591

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Dr. Dimitrios Thomas

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1. European Commission, JRC , Directorate C Energy, Transport and Climate, I-21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
2. Electrical Power Engineering Unit, University of Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium
Interests: energy management systems; optimization; demand response; energy storage; equilibrium; smart grids; local energy markets; smart energy

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Dear Colleagues,

Energy storage systems are essential to the operation of electrical energy systems. They ensure continuity of energy supply and improve the reliability of the system by providing excellent energy management techniques. Especially in the local energy markets and communities, energy storage can support the critical role of renewable energy sources, the concrete integration of energy systems, active interactions between different energy sectors, and the utilization of the most advanced clean energy technologies, while it can actively contribute towards lower losses rates using local energy systems.

Recent developments in storage technology combined with the increasing penetration of renewable energy in power systems worldwide can uniquely position electricity storage (ES) to provide a wide range of services in generation, transmission, distribution, as well as end-user activities offering whole system economic savings across multiple timeframes and voltage levels. The commercial availability of smaller battery capacities intended for home energy storage unfolds a new potential on sharing unused installed capacity in local energy markets and smaller prosumer communities. The shared storage could be used for peak shaving, load shifting, backup power, demand response, renewable power integration, etc.

In the above context, submissions are encouraged in the following specific areas or related themes for this Special Issue:

Engineering, control, optimization, numerical, and modeling aspects of energy storage systems;
Power to gas energy storage for smart energy systems;
Renewable-based off-grid and grid-connected systems and their control with energy storage;
Power quality improvement in electricity networks facilitating the integration of energy storage systems;
Energy storage integrated with buildings and multipurpose hybrid storage systems;
Energy storage systems for grid support, including use with ancillary services;
Smart charging stations and electrical vehicle integration;
Technoeconomic aspects of energy storage for smart energy systems;
Energy storage for microgrids;
Storage sharing in local energy communities.

Dr. Dimitrios Thomas
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Keywords

energy storage integration
optimization
smart buildings
microgrids
local energy communities
power quality improvement
ancillary services
technoeconomic analysis
smart charging stations

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Power Quality Improvement Using Distributed Power Flow Controller with BWO-Based FOPID Controller

by B. Srikanth Goud, Ch. Rami Reddy, Mohit Bajaj, Ehab E. Elattar and Salah Kamel

Sustainability 2021, 13(20), 11194; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su132011194 - 11 Oct 2021

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The integration of hybrid renewable energy sources (HRESs) into the grid is currently being encouraged to meet the increasing demand for electric power and reduce fossil fuels which are causing environmental-related problems. Integration of HRESs into the grid can create some power quality (PQ) problems. To mitigate PQ problems and improve the performance of grid-connected HRESs some flexible devices should be used. This paper presents a distributed power flow controller (DPFC), as a type of flexible device to mitigate some PQ problems, including voltage sag, swell, disruptions, and eliminating the harmonics in a hybrid power system (HPS). The HPS presented in this work comprises a photo voltaic (PV) system, wind turbine (WT) and battery energy storage system (BESS). As a result, black widow optimization (BWO) with DPFC with real and reactive power (DPFC-PQ) is built in this paper to solve the PQ issues in HRES systems. The main aim of the work is to mitigate PQ problems and compensate for load demand in the HRES scheme. The controller used to drive this DPFC-PQ is a fractional-order PID (FOPID) controller optimized by the black widow optimization (BWO) technique. To assess the capability of BWO in fine-tuning the FOPID controller parameters, twelve optimization techniques were presented: P&O, PSO, Cuckoo, GA, GSA, BBO, Whale, ESA, RFA, ASO, and EVORFA. Additionally, a comparison between the FOPID controller and the classical PI controller is introduced. The results showed that the proposed BWO-FOPID controller for DFPC had mitigated the PQ problems in grid-connected HRESs. The system’s performance with the presented BWO-FOPID controller is compared with eleven optimization techniques used to optimize the FOPID controller and also compared with the conventional PI controller. The design of the proposed system is implemented in the MATLAB/Simulink platform and performances were analyzed. Full article

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Utilization of a Newly Developed Nanomaterial Based on Loading of Biochar with Hematite for the Removal of Cadmium Ions from Aqueous Media

by Tunzeel Iqbal, Shahid Iqbal, Fozia Batool, Dimitrios Thomas and Malik Muhammad Hassnain Iqbal

Sustainability 2021, 13(4), 2191; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13042191 - 18 Feb 2021

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In order to conserve the energy used for remediation of harmful metals from aqueous media, an adsorption process was performed. It is efficient and low-cost method with zero carbon emissions as compared to other methods. A hematite-based novel nanomaterial loaded onto biochar was utilized for the remediation of toxic cadmium metal ions from aqueous media. Saccharum munja has been employed as low-cost feedstock to prepare the biochar. Three adsorbents i.e., raw Saccharum munja (SM), Saccharum munja biochar (SMBC) and hematite-loaded Saccharum munja bichar (HLSMBC) were used in batch adsorption tests to study uptake of metal ions by optimizing the experimental parameters. Experimental data and calculated results revealed maximum sorption efficiency of Cd(II) removal was given by HLSMBC (72 ppm) and SMBC (67.73 ppm) as compared with SM (48.7 ppm). Among adsorption isotherms applied on work best fit for Cd(II) adsorption on SM was found for a Freundlich isotherm with high values of correlation coefficient R² ≥ 0.9 for all sorbents and constant 1/n values between 0–1. Equilibrium results were evaluated using five different types of errors functions. Thermodynamic studies suggested feasible, spontaneous and endothermic nature of adsorption process, while, the ∆H parameter < 80 kJ/mol indicated physiosorption and positive ∆S values promoted randomness of ions with increase in adsorption process. Data fitted into type I of pseudo second order kinetics having R² ≥ 0.98 and rate constants K₂ (0–1). Desorption process was also performed for storage, conservation and reuse of sorbent and sorbate materials. Full article

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Unveiling the Evolution of Innovation Ecosystems: An Analysis of Triple, Quadruple, and Quintuple Helix Model Innovation Systems in European Case Studies

by Rallou Taratori, Paulina Rodriguez-Fiscal, Marie Abigail Pacho, Sesil Koutra, Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway and Dimitrios Thomas

Sustainability 2021, 13(14), 7582; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13147582 - 07 Jul 2021

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Despite the rising interest in smart city initiatives worldwide, governmental theories along with the managerial perspectives of city planning are greatly lacking in the literature. It is definitely understandable that the adoption of configurational pathways toward the ‘smart’ ‘governance’ models is required as a key factor and smartness’ facilitator in modern cities. In this manuscript, we display an exhaustive literature review on the importance of the n-Helix models along with a benchmarking critical approach through selected European case studies. This paper reveals the lack of exhaustive analyses for the methodological investigation, identification, and adoption of the most appropriate governance model per project including collaborative approaches. In addition, the paper deploys modular frameworks to efficiently address the continuous urban challenges, such as the rapid urbanization or the climate change. Full article

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