Evaluation of Regenerative Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Electric Vehicles".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: battery; fuel cells; design engineering; energy storage; electrochemical analysis; material characterization; materials; nanomaterials; nanomaterials synthesis; electrodes; modeling of electrochemical systems
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Dear Colleagues,
In the current digital age, the demand for electricity is often instantaneous and highly unpredictable. On the other hand, our supply of electricity comes from thermo-chemical-mechanical processes that have long response times. This mismatch results in a poor quality electricity supply with significant voltage variations and surges. Renewable energy sources like wind and solar could supply a significant amount of electrical energy, and their costs are economically competitive with those from carbon-based sources. However, wind and solar are intermittent sources with high variability and unpredictable availability. Incorporating these intermittent sources into the electrical distribution system adds a new unpredictability aspect to the supply side. When the contributions of these sources are small (~ 5%) the impacts of their variability/availability on the quality and stability of the electrical grids are small enough to allow their incorporation. For contributions greater than 20%, large-scale and long-duration energy storage will be required. Regenerative fuel cells and redox flow batteries could be an important component of the energy storage technology portfolio. Single-phase systems offer design simplicity while two-phase gas-liquid systems allow ease of separation of cross-over species. The objective of this special issue is to identify the challenges, opportunities, and progress in regenerative fuel cells and to create a collection of the latest work in this area.
Prof. Dr. Trung Van Nguyen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Regenerative fuel cells
- energy storage
- modeling of fuel cells
- electrode materials
- electrocatalysts
- durability
- cycling performance
- membranes
- electrode and cell design, and flow field design.
