Emerging Technologies in Energy Storage
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy storage; CAES; LAES; power boilers; energy generation; CFD; heat pumps; biomass; power-to-heat (PtH) technologies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rapid green energy transformation will not be possible without continuous progress in energy storage technologies. As global energy demand grows and renewable power sources become increasingly widespread, the need for efficient, safe, and sustainable storage solutions has become more pressing than ever. Modern applications—ranging from electric transportation, smart buildings, and portable electronics to grid-electricity and heat storage—are driving the development of innovative materials, advanced device concepts, and intelligent control methods. These technological shifts are also pushing researchers to explore new mechanisms of energy conversion and accumulation, improve durability and safety, and address environmental and economic challenges associated with large-scale deployment.
This Special Issue seeks to highlight and share recent scientific and engineering advances in emerging energy storage technologies. We welcome contributions covering theoretical developments, experimental studies, modelling and simulation approaches, diagnostic techniques, and application-oriented research that can help shape the next generation of energy storage systems.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Grid- scale energy storage technologies (CAES, LAES, pumped hydro);
- Novel battery chemistries and architectures (e.g., solid-state, lithium–sulfur, metal–air, sodium-ion);
- Hybrid and high-power storage solutions, including supercapacitors and advanced capacitor systems;
- Hydrogen-based storage, fuel cell innovations, and related material developments;
- Large-scale storage strategies for renewable energy integration and smart-grid stability;
- Thermal storage technologies, phase-change materials, and heat-management innovations;
- Redox-flow battery concepts and emerging electrochemical storage platforms;
- Energy storage solutions for electric vehicles, aerospace, and specialized industrial applications;
- Reliability, safety assessment, and holistic lifecycle management of storage systems;
- Monitoring, diagnostics, and AI-enhanced prediction of performance and degradation processes;
- Sustainable production, recycling, and second-life strategies for storage devices;
- Multiphysics modelling and advanced simulation techniques;
- Heat storage and district heating transformation.
Dr. Piotr Krawczyk
Dr. Aleksandra Dzido
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy storage technologies
- novel battery chemistries
- hydrogen and fuel-cell systems
- thermal and heat-storage methods
- AI-based monitoring and diagnostics
- sustainable lifecycles and recycling of storage systems
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