Innovative Energy Systems: Thermodynamics, Energy Storage, Performance Assessment and Optimization
A special issue of Designs (ISSN 2411-9660). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy System Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027 | Viewed by 522
Special Issue Editor
Interests: solar energy; power cycles; multigeneration; energy storage; energy systems design; industrial waste heat recovery; heat pumps
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The transition toward sustainable and efficient energy systems is one of the most critical challenges of modern society. Innovative energy systems play a key role in improving energy efficiency, reducing environmental impacts, and supporting the integration of renewable energy sources into industrial, building, and power generation sectors. This Special Issue focuses not only on recent advances in thermodynamic analysis, energy storage technologies, performance assessment methods, and optimization techniques, but also on the design concepts, system architectures, and operational strategies that enable the practical implementation of advanced energy systems.
The Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality research on the design, modeling, analysis, optimization, and operation of innovative energy systems, including high-temperature heat pumps, organic Rankine cycles, multigeneration installations, thermal energy storage systems, hydrogen energy systems, and hybrid renewable energy systems. Particular emphasis is placed on system design methodologies, component integration, and decision-making strategies for system operation, supported by thermodynamic performance analysis. Contributions addressing novel working fluids, system efficiency improvement, operational flexibility, as well as the integration of artificial intelligence, data-driven methodologies, and advanced control strategies are especially encouraged.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, conceptual and detailed system design, thermodynamic modeling and simulation, multi-objective optimization, performance assessment and efficiency improvement, techno-economic analysis, and design-oriented optimization frameworks. Additional topics include thermal and electrical energy storage technologies, renewable energy integration, smart operational strategies, and sustainable energy solutions for buildings and industrial applications. This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers and engineers to present innovative methodologies, technologies, and design and operational approaches that contribute to the development of efficient, sustainable, and optimized energy systems for future energy infrastructures.
Dr. Panagiotis Lykas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thermodynamic analysis
- thermodynamic cycles
- power cycles
- heat pumps
- renewables
- energy storage
- energy sys-tems
- assessment
- optimization
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