Solar Energy and Resource Utilization—2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 August 2025 | Viewed by 720
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chemical processes in fluidised bed reactors; thermochemical solar energy storage; reactivation aimed at the re-use of solid wastes of different nature; solids (e.g., traditional and biomass) thermoconversion processes aimed at the production of energy, with removal of pollutants (e.g., CO2, SO2); synthesis of non-traditional binders; liquid–solid and gas–solid adsorption processes; fractal dynamics in heterogeneous processes; design and modelling of chemical reactors and plants
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Interests: combustion, gasification and pyrolysis of solid fuels with a high content of volatile materials; development of new configurations of multiple fluidized bed systems aimed at chemical looping with oxygen uncoupling process; development of new fluidized bed configurations aimed at converting concentrated solar energy into electrical energy and/or materials (chemical storage, solar fuels)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reducing the release of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere is challenging the energy world to decrease CO2 emissions and increase the share of renewable energies, particularly in light of recent geo-social events. Concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies may play a key role in the rich and diversified portfolio of renewable energy sources. These technologies, coupled with energy storage, can greatly enhance the dispatchability and the exploitation of solar energy in various applications. In this context, for instance, coupling CSP with calcium looping can help to accomplish the following: (a) carbon capture and sequestration or utilisation (CCSU) and (b) thermochemical energy storage (TCES). In the near future, solar TCES is bound to play a major role, as it enables a larger storage density and a virtually unlimited time scale for energy storage and dispatchability, as it is based on the storage of concentrated solar energy in the noble and stable form of chemical bonds.
This Special Issue is open to contributions from the wide and exciting spectrum of topics concerning solar TCES (possibly coupled with means for CO2 capture), from material properties to experimental/modelling investigations, from studies focusing on the design/operation of chemical reactors, to those more devoted to energy/environmental analyses. Please join us on this new journey by contributing your expertise and knowledge to studies in this emerging field.
Prof. Dr. Fabio Montagnaro
Dr. Roberto Solimene
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solar energy
- energy and environment
- renewable energy
- sustainability energy
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