D: Energy Storage and Application
A section of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Section Information
With ever increasing concern on energy and environment, energy storage technologies and their emerging applications are one of the main themes in Energies. Since energy comes in various forms including electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical and radioactive, the energy storage essentially stores that energy for use on demand. Major storage solutions include batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, flywheels, compressed air, thermal fluid, and pumped-storage hydro. Different energy storage technologies have different merits: more convenient, more economical, higher efficiency or longer term. Over the past few decades, these technologies have been fueled by new materials, advanced devices and novel systems. Hence, the energy storage industry continually evolves and adapts to an ever-demanding market.
The stored energy should readily be utilized on demand for diverse applications such as power utilities, commercial and residential buildings, public and domestic appliances as well as electrified transportation. In particular, energy storage systems play an utmost important role for smart grids and smart buildings that involving high renewables with the nature of intermittent power outage. Moreover, electric, hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles can offer zero or ultralow emissions, which heavily rely on using on-board energy storage such as batteries, fuel cells, ultracapacitors and ultrahigh-speed flywheels. Power accessories for energy storage systems such as bidirectional power converters, fast chargers and wireless chargers are also actively developed.
This section invites articles that address original and new research results as well as the latest developments of energy storage technologies and their emerging applications. Articles that deal with energy storage materials, devices and systems, energy conversion, management and policy, as well as on their applications to existing and future energy systems are particularly encouraged. Submissions addressing up-to-date reviews and the latest national or regional projects of energy storage systems will also be welcome. Download Section Flyer
Prof. Dr. K.T. Chau
Section Editor-in-Chief
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advanced Carbonaceous Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- The Past, Present, and Future of Flywheel Energy Storage (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Highly Efficient Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Technologies (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis in Power Electronics and Energy Storage Systems (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
- Design, Optimization and Applications of Energy Storage System (Deadline: 13 June 2025)
- Renewable Energy and Power Electronics Technology (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Advancements in Energy Storage Technologies (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Advances in Thermal Energy Storage System for Electric Vehicles (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Advanced Technologies for Compressed Air Energy Storage/Thermal Storage Systems: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Efficient Energy Conversion and Storage via Electrochemical Strategies (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Advanced Energy Storage Technologies and Applications (AESAs), 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Smart Energy Storage and Management (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Advanced Energy Storage Technologies (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Applications of Novel Materials for Energy Harvesting, Storage and Conversion (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Review Papers in Energy Storage and Related Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Innovative Catalytic Approaches for Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Advances in Energy-Harvesting Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Trends and Prospects in Fuel Cell Towards Industrialization (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Innovations and Applications in Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- In Situ Polymerized Solid Electrolytes and Their Applications in Energy Storage (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Energy Storage Devices: New Advances in Material Design and Electrochemical Performance of Supercapacitors (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- State-of-the-Art Research in Advanced Materials for Energy Storage Applications: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Hydraulic Machinery and Systems (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- Future of Electrochemical Energy Storage Material and Technology (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- New Advances in Heat Transfer, Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Hydraulic System Simulation and Hydro Turbines for Pumped Storage and Hydroelectricity (Deadline: 5 August 2025)
- Advanced Thermal Energy Storage and Control Strategies for Integrated Energy Systems (Deadline: 5 August 2025)
- Cleaner Technologies for Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 10 August 2025)
- Advances in Solar Thermal Energy Harvesting, Storage and Conversion—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Advances in Electrocatalysis, Electrosynthesis, and Electrochemical Applications (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Assessment of Renewable Energy Systems for Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Research on New Energy Materials, Energy Conversion, and Energy Storage (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Impedance Spectroscopy-Based Analysis of Electrical Storage Systems (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Fuel Cells for Sustainable Transportation (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Stationary Energy Storage Systems for Renewable Energies (Deadline: 5 September 2025)
- The Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Advances in Energy Storage Systems for Renewable Energy: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
- Research and Development of Compressed Air Energy Storage System and Distributed Energy System (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- New Advances in Chemical Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Fuel Cell Innovations: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Advanced Technologies and Materials for Thermal Energy Storage (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Developments in Nanocomposite Materials for Advancing High-Performance and Intelligent Energy Storage Systems (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Research on Electrolytes Used in Energy Storage Systems (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Lithium-Ion and Lithium-Sulfur Batteries for Vehicular Applications (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Innovations and Challenges in New Battery Generations (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Advances in Materials and Technologies for Thermal Energy Storage Systems and Applications (Deadline: 24 October 2025)
- Intelligent Optimization and Digital Technologies for Energy Storage Systems in Power Grid Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Advanced in Marine Energy Storage Technology (Deadline: 10 November 2025)
- Advanced Underground Energy Storage Technologies (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Vibration Energy Harvesting (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Development and Modeling of Energy Storage Systems for Future Power Grids (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
