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Innovation in Sustainable Energy Component, Concept and System Design

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "K: State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2023) | Viewed by 10436
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Prof. Dr. Peter Childs

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FREng, FIMechE, Fellow ASME, DPhil, BSc, CEng, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2DB, UK
Interests: creativity and innovation; the application of creativity tools; mechanical and product design; robotics; rotating flow; temperature and its measurement; sustainable energy component, concept and system design

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability research has led to the development of new tools and their widespread use in the design phase across many industries, in academia, and in national and international standards. This Special Issue call aims to attract papers reporting state-of-the-art advances in sustainable energy research in relation to component, concept, and system design. In particular, papers are welcome on examples of:

  • Best practice;
  • Understanding resource use and its wider impacts;
  • Real-world applications, and definitive outcomes;
  • Principles for new product development;
  • Assessment frameworks, and design protocols;
  • The consideration of unintended outcomes and their remediation.

Prof. Dr. Peter Childs
Guest Editor

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The Standard Geothermal Plant as an Innovative Combined Renewable Energy Resources System: The Case from South Poland
by Agnieszka Operacz, Agnieszka Zachora-Buławska, Izabela Strzelecka, Mariusz Buda, Bogusław Bielec, Karolina Migdał and Tomasz Operacz
Energies 2022, 15(17), 6398; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176398 - 1 Sep 2022
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Geothermal energy, as one of the more well-known renewable energy sources (RES), is used in many operating installations around the world. Depending on the temperature of the geothermal waters in question, the choices range from installations for generating electricity (high-temperature geothermal energy), to [...] Read more.
Geothermal energy, as one of the more well-known renewable energy sources (RES), is used in many operating installations around the world. Depending on the temperature of the geothermal waters in question, the choices range from installations for generating electricity (high-temperature geothermal energy), to the production of thermal energy for use in recreational complexes, to fish farming (low-temperature geothermal energy). Lindal’s diagram determines the possibilities of using warm groundwater for many investment projects. In light of the drive to avoid climate change, it seems that the conventional “one-way” use of geothermal water resources is insufficient. Therefore, this article presents an optimal innovative solution wherein geothermal water is fully utilized in a geothermal cogeneration installation to produce heat and electricity and to provide cooling. In addition, it was proposed to expand the investment with photovoltaic and hydropower plants to ensure greater energy independence by diversifying energy sources and increasing the share of energy supplies based on renewable energy sources. Such a broad approach allows for the implementation of a sustainable development strategy in the field of environmental protection. The proposed solution involves the modernization and expansion of the existing energy generation sources by a heating plant and a geothermal power plant in Chochołowskie Termy (South Poland), as well as the construction of a power plant based on a photovoltaic installation, hydropower setup, and energy storage. The presented innovative solution may be an excellent example of implementation for similar geothermal facilities in the world. The novelty of the system is the approach of assessing and combining the different RES in one project, based on a geothermal plant. Popularizing this solution in the wider scientific environment may have a real impact in terms of the reduction of pollutant emissions. Full article
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New Integrated Energy Solution Idealization: Hybrid for Renewable Energy Network (Hy4REN)
by Helena M. Ramos, Brandon Vargas and João Roquette Saldanha
Energies 2022, 15(11), 3921; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15113921 - 26 May 2022
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A review of different energy components is detailed, as a baseline of fundamentals for the new integrated energy concept idealization. This innovative solution is a Hybrid for Renewable Energy Network (Hy4REN) based on well-studied elements to produce the best final solution. This proposal [...] Read more.
A review of different energy components is detailed, as a baseline of fundamentals for the new integrated energy concept idealization. This innovative solution is a Hybrid for Renewable Energy Network (Hy4REN) based on well-studied elements to produce the best final solution. This proposal has the objective of improving energy system sustainability, facing fossil fuel and climate change restrictions, and increasing energy network flexibility. The most mature energy storage technology, pumped hydropower energy storage (PHES), is used to support both the grid connection and stand-alone modes, as an integrated hybrid energy system. The hybrid system idealization is modular and scalable, with a complementary nature among several renewables, using sea water in offshore mode to build an integrated solution. By evaluating a variety of energy sources, complemented with economic analysis, the benefits associated are evidenced using this sustainable methodology based only on renewable sources. Combined production of hydropower, using sea water, with pumped storage and water hammer events to create potential energy to supply hydropower in a water loop cycle, without consuming electrical energy, is explored. Other renewable sources are also integrated, such as floating solar PV energy and an oscillating water column (OWC) with coupled air-venting Wells and wind turbines, all integrated into the Hy4REN device. This complementarity of available sources allows us to improve energy storage flexibility and addresses the energy transition toward net-zero carbon emissions, inducing significant improvements in the sustainability of the energy network as a whole. Full article
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A Bibliometric Review of Sustainable Product Design
by Pingfei Jiang, Elena Dieckmann, Ji Han and Peter R. N. Childs
Energies 2021, 14(21), 6867; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14216867 - 20 Oct 2021
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Consideration of sustainability in product development is becoming increasingly important and encompasses many aspects of product design. In this study, a bibliometric review of recent sustainable product design publications using Web of Science and VOSViewer is carried out. The review indicates that the [...] Read more.
Consideration of sustainability in product development is becoming increasingly important and encompasses many aspects of product design. In this study, a bibliometric review of recent sustainable product design publications using Web of Science and VOSViewer is carried out. The review indicates that the majority of publications concerning sustainable product design is oriented towards environmental science-led subject areas and production-led journals. Analysis of author keyword co-occurrences reveals that circular economy, life cycle assessment, sustainable management, and optimization are the most popular topics in sustainable product design research. The analysis also reveals that the researchers fail to link sustainability research to activities in product design, which leads to the lack of access to relevant research that can make products more sustainable. Building on the findings, the authors propose four future research directions that aim to guide researchers to better correlate sustainability with product design, namely: sustainability interpretation, integration, assessment and validation, and improvement. Full article
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Maximizing Thermal Energy Recovery from Drinking Water for Cooling Purpose
by Jawairia Imtiaz Ahmad, Sara Giorgi, Ljiljana Zlatanovic, Gang Liu and Jan Peter van der Hoek
Energies 2021, 14(9), 2413; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092413 - 23 Apr 2021
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Drinking water distribution networks (DWDNs) have a huge potential for cold thermal energy recovery (TED). TED can provide cooling for buildings and spaces with high cooling requirements as an alternative for traditional cooling, reduce usage of electricity or fossil fuel, and thus TED [...] Read more.
Drinking water distribution networks (DWDNs) have a huge potential for cold thermal energy recovery (TED). TED can provide cooling for buildings and spaces with high cooling requirements as an alternative for traditional cooling, reduce usage of electricity or fossil fuel, and thus TED helps reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is no research on the environmental assessment of TED systems, and no standards are available for the maximum temperature limit (Tmax) after recovery of cold. During cold recovery, the water temperature increases, and water at the customer’s tap may be warmer as a result. Previous research showed that increasing Tmax up to 30 °C is safe in terms of microbiological risks. The present research was carried out to determine what raising Tmax would entail in terms of energy savings, GHG emission reduction and water temperature dynamics during transport. For this purpose, a full-scale TED system in Amsterdam was used as a benchmark, where Tmax is currently set at 15 °C. Tmax was theoretically set at 20, 25 and 30 °C to calculate energy savings and CO2 emission reduction and for water temperature modeling during transport after cold recovery. Results showed that by raising Tmax from the current 15 °C to 20, 25 and 30 °C, the retrievable cooling energy and GHG emission reduction could be increased by 250, 425 and 600%, respectively. The drinking water temperature model predicted that within a distance of 4 km after TED, water temperature resembles that of the surrounding subsurface soil. Hence, a higher Tmax will substantially increase the TED potential of DWDN while keeping the same comfort level at the customer’s tap. Full article
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