High-Performance and Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Conversion
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 154
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy conversion and storage; electrochemistry; fuel cells; flow cells; battery
Interests: direct liquid fuel cells; ammonia synthesis; water electrolysis
Interests: liquid fuel cells; heat and mass transfer; catalysts
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Dear Colleagues,
The global transition toward low-carbon and sustainable energy systems has intensified the demand for highly efficient, stable, and scalable energy conversion and storage technologies. Electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems, particularly those based on flow cells, have emerged as promising platforms due to their operational flexibility, controllable reaction environments, and strong potential for large-scale implementation. Nevertheless, current systems still face critical challenges, including limited energy conversion efficiency, insufficient long-term stability, complex system architectures, and suboptimal overall energy utilization.
This Special Issue, “High-Performance and Sustainable Electrochemical Energy Conversion,” aims to provide a comprehensive forum for cutting-edge research on electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies centered on flow cell-based systems. The focus is placed on advancing high-performance electrochemical processes through synergistic innovations in catalyst materials, functional component design, reactor engineering, and system-level optimization. By addressing these challenges across multiple length scales—from materials to devices and integrated energy systems—this Special Issue seeks to accelerate the development of efficient, stable, and sustainable electrochemical technologies.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the design and development of high-performance electrocatalysts for flow reactors, innovative architectures of key functional components, highly integrated electrochemical reactor configurations, and optimization strategies for electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems. Emphasis is placed on improving reaction efficiency, operational stability, and system durability, with the ultimate goal of enabling practical and scalable solutions for clean energy conversion and contributing to carbon neutrality and sustainable energy societies.
Topics of interest include:
- Design and development of high-performance electrocatalysts for flow cell-based electrochemical systems (e.g., fuel cells, water electrolysis, and CO2 reduction etc.)
- Electrocatalytic reaction mechanisms with enhanced activity, selectivity, and stability
- Structural innovation and optimization of key functional components in flow electrochemical reactors
- Flow reactors operating at high current densities with long-term operational stability
- Advanced flow-based electrochemical energy storage technologies (e.g., redox flow batteries)
- Highly integrated and modular electrochemical reactor and system designs
- System-level energy efficiency analysis and operational optimization
- Multiscale modeling and simulation of flow electrochemical reactors
Dr. Yun Liu
Prof. Dr. Zhefei Pan
Dr. Xingyi Shi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrochemical energy conversion
- flow cell reactors
- electrocatalysis
- reactor and system integration
- high-current-density operation
- energy efficiency and optimization
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