Innovations and Challenges in New Battery Generations
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 760
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Interests: complex systems modelling; automation and robotics; fractional order systems modelling and control; data analysis and visualization; machine learning
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Interests: fractional-order systems; nonlinear dynamical systems; battery management systems; system control and deep learning
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Interests: sustainability assessment; condition assessment and extension of lifespan of assets; energy efficiency; integration of renewable energies; battery optimization and circularity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The advancement of battery technology is critical to the spread of sustainable energy solutions, electric mobility, grid storage, medical devices, aerospace and defence, industrial applications, and portable electronics, among others. With the industry facing growing demands for better performance, longer lifespans, and lower environmental impact, it is vital to advance battery modelling, development, management, ecodesign, and manufacturing. Furthermore, the growth of new battery types like solid-state, sodium–ion, and lithium–sulfur batteries brings both new opportunities and challenges, necessitating innovative and interdisciplinary research.
This Special Issue thus aims to bring together the latest breakthroughs and ongoing research in battery technology, offering a platform for academic and industry experts to share their research and ideas. Contributions that cover the full spectrum of battery technology, from modelling and materials research to the practical manufacturing techniques and implementation of new battery chemistries, are welcome. Submissions are expected to include original research articles, reviews, and case studies on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Development and validation of battery models;
- Integrative battery models (e.g., electrochemical, thermal, mechanical);
- Data-driven methods in battery modelling;
- Challenges in modelling new battery generations (e.g., solid-state, lithium–sulfur);
- Advanced materials for electrodes and electrolytes;
- Design and prototyping of new battery generations;
- Battery virtual prototyping and simulation-driven development;
- Advanced battery management systems;
- Monitoring, state estimation, and predictive maintenance;
- Managing degradation and increasing lifespan;
- Sustainability in the design and development of new batteries;
- Life cycle assessment and environmental impact;
- Design for recycling, second-life applications, and circular economy models;
- Innovations in battery manufacturing processes;
- Automation and cost-effective production;
- Emerging battery chemistries (e.g., solid-state, lithium–sulfur, sodium–ion, zinc–air);
- Performance evaluation and validation;
- Future applications of new battery generations.
Dr. António Lopes
Prof. Dr. Liping Chen
Dr. Luis Miguel Oliveira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- battery modelling
- battery development
- battery management
- ecodesign
- battery manufacturing
- new battery generations
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