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Novel Electrical Power System Combination with Energy Storage

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F1: Electrical Power System".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2026 | Viewed by 721

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Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100000, China
Interests: aspects of circulating fluidized bed technology; gas solid fluidization states in CFB reactor; biomass conversion; energy storage; pollutant control; utilization of waste water and waste ash
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State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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Dear Colleagues,

The global transition towards renewable energy sources and decarbonized power systems has dramatically increased the need for advanced energy storage solutions. The integration of energy storage systems (ESSs) is no longer optional but essential for ensuring grid stability, enhancing flexibility, managing intermittency from renewables, and supporting the broader adoption of clean energy technologies such as hydrogen and ammonia. This shift necessitates novel combinations of electrical power systems with advanced energy storage technologies, spanning novel materials, system analysis, and hybrid applications such as hydrogen-based energy storage.

This Special Issue, titled "Novel Electrical Power System Combination with Energy Storage", will present cutting-edge research and comprehensive reviews on the integration of energy storage into novel power systems, aiming to bridge the gap between theoretical advancements and practical implementations, while highlighting technologies and strategies that improve the efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of such systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Energy storage materials and technologies;
  • System modeling and analysis;
  • The flexible operation of power plants;
  • Hydrogen-based energy storage and its application in power plants;
  • Multi-scale and hybrid storage systems;
  • Smart and AI-driven management of storage-integrated electrical power systems;
  • Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis;

Policy, market mechanisms, and regulatory frameworks.

Prof. Dr. Hairui Yang
Prof. Dr. Alar Konist
Prof. Dr. Dongfang Li
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Keywords

  • power plant
  • energy storage system
  • flexible operation
  • smart grid
  • AI-driven optimization
  • energy storage material

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Update and Development Trend of Mobile Thermal Energy Storage: Bridge Between Waste Heat and Distributed Heating
by Yichen Yang, Chunsheng Hu, Aoyang Zhang and Dongfang Li
Energies 2026, 19(9), 2112; https://doi.org/10.3390/en19092112 - 28 Apr 2026
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Mobile thermal energy storage (M-TES) demonstrates significant commercialization potential in industrial waste heat recovery, distributed heating, and clean heating applications, which is primarily based on three technical pathways: sensible heat storage, latent heat storage using phase change materials (PCMs), and thermochemical heat storage. [...] Read more.
Mobile thermal energy storage (M-TES) demonstrates significant commercialization potential in industrial waste heat recovery, distributed heating, and clean heating applications, which is primarily based on three technical pathways: sensible heat storage, latent heat storage using phase change materials (PCMs), and thermochemical heat storage. The updated status of M-TES, mainly on PCMs and thermochemical ones, and the challenges facing application were reviewed, and potential development trends were discussed in the present study. Sensible heat storage is relatively mature and cost-effective; however, it suffers from low energy density and comparatively high heat loss during storage and transport. Latent heat storage utilizes the phase transition enthalpy of PCMs to store thermal energy, offering higher energy density and near-isothermal heat release, making it a focal point of current academic and industrial research. Nevertheless, latent heat storage still faces technical bottlenecks, including low thermal conductivity, phase separation, and supercooling of PCMs. Thermochemical heat storage relies on reversible chemical reactions to convert and store thermal energy as chemical energy, theoretically achieving the highest energy density and minimal heat loss. However, due to its technical complexity and high system cost, thermochemical storage remains largely in the early stages of research and demonstration. Overall, as a bridge between heat supply and demand, the development trend emphasizes the design of high-performance composite PCMs, enhanced system integration, and intelligent operational management. However, its large-scale deployment is still constrained by challenges related to energy density, heat transfer enhancement, long-term material stability, and techno-economic feasibility. Full article
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