Advanced Wind & Solar Power Generation and Sector-Coupling Solutions for Renewable Energy Curtailment

Dear Colleagues,

Globally, countries are committed to facilitating the energy transition in order to achieve a more secure, cost-effective, low-carbon, and sustainable future. The power sector is leading the ongoing energy transition, driven by the rapid decline in renewable electricity costs, particularly for wind and solar generation. However, the rapid deployment of renewable energy has been causing various serious issues, such as renewable energy curtailment, unstable electricity grids, and blackouts. Therefore, the development of advanced wind and solar power generation technology is still essential to increase the grid flexibility and increase the share of renewable energy in the energy matrix. Therefore, advanced wind and solar power generation technology is required to increase the grid flexibility and increase the share of renewable energy in the energy matrix. In particular, the renewable-energy-based sector-coupling solution is one of the critical technologies that can reduce both curtailment and network congestion by smartly shifting the load.

This Special Issue focuses on state-of-the-art wind and solar power generation technologies and sector-coupling solutions for use in renewable energy curtailment. The scope of this Special Issue will include (but will not be limited to) the following aspects:

• Advanced wind and solar energy technology and O&M;
• Sector-coupling solutions such as power-to-gas (P2G), power-to-heat (P2H), power-to-mobility (P2M), and other energy transformation techniques (P2X);
• Energy storage systems (ESS) and energy management systems (EMS);
• Zero-energy building technology;
• AI-based renewable energy systems;
• Thermal energy storage and thermal management;
• Li-ion batteries and solid-state batteries;
• Advanced renewable energy technology;
• Electric vehicles and sustainable transportation systems.

Dr. Seung Jin Oh
Guest Editor

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