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Composite Materials for Energy Management, Storage or Transportation

A special issue of Journal of Composites Science (ISSN 2504-477X). This special issue belongs to the section "Composites Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2025 | Viewed by 4297

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Prof. Dr. Anka Trajkovska Petkoska

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1. Faculty of Technology and Technical Sciences, St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola, Dimitar Vlahov, 1400 Veles, North Macedonia
2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-no, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
Interests: composite materials; thin films and coatings; food contact materials; sustainable materials; bioplastics
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Dear Colleagues,

We are in an era of advanced materials that push the boundaries of conventional ones, offering solutions to global challenges. Composite materials have revolutionized this field with their unique properties and applications. Simultaneously, energy crises highlight the need for renewable sources such as hydrogen, solar and wind to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Prioritizing green energy production, storage and distribution is crucial. Effective collaboration between materials and energy sectors, along with industrial and academic institutions, is essential for innovation and progress, supporting national competitiveness and growth; this is in line with the Materials 2030 Manifesto: “A strong European Materials ecosystem drives the green and digital transition as well as a sustainable inclusive European society through a systemic collaboration of upstream developers, downstream users, and citizens and all stakeholders in between”.

In summary, environmental protection has become a global strategy for achieving better planetary health and well-being; as such, this Special Issue aims to gather research on advanced composites with enhanced performance, reduced costs or improved sustainability that can be used in clean energy industries. We cordially invite scholars to contribute their findings on how these composites can address pressing global energy challenges, including, but not limited to, energy management, storage and transportation.

Dr. Anka Trajkovska Petkoska
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Keywords

  • nanocomposites
  • micro-composites
  • hybrid composites
  • hydrogen storage
  • energy management
  • energy storage
  • energy transportation
  • energy harvest
  • polymers
  • dopants
  • thin films and coatings

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Enhancing Phase Change Characteristics of Hybrid Nanocomposites for Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage
by Jidhesh Perumalsamy, Swami B. M. Punniakodi, Chandrasekaran Selvam and Ramalingam Senthil
J. Compos. Sci. 2025, 9(3), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs9030120 - 4 Mar 2025
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Thermal energy storage systems store intermittent solar energy to supply heat during non-solar hours. However, they often exhibit poor thermal conductivity, hindering efficient energy storage and release. The purpose of this study is to enhance the phase change characteristics of a paraffin wax-based [...] Read more.
Thermal energy storage systems store intermittent solar energy to supply heat during non-solar hours. However, they often exhibit poor thermal conductivity, hindering efficient energy storage and release. The purpose of this study is to enhance the phase change characteristics of a paraffin wax-based latent heat energy storage system using a hybrid nanocomposite while increasing its thermal conductivity. Present heat storage systems integrate nanomaterials into a phase change material (paraffin wax) for faster energy storage and release in the form of heat. Steatite and copper oxide are chosen as nanomaterial additives in this experimental investigation. The charging and discharging characteristics of latent heat energy storage systems are studied using four different cases involving pure paraffin wax (case 1), paraffin wax with 10 wt% steatite (case 2), paraffin wax with 10 wt% copper oxide (case 3), and 5 wt% steatite with 5 wt% copper oxide (case 4). The charging and discharging rates were studied. The solidification rate of the nanocomposite improved with the addition of nanomaterials. The paraffin wax with 10 wt% copper oxide (case 3) outperformed the other cases, showing the best heat transfer ability and achieving an overall fusion time of 90 min. Case 3 was found to be the most thermally effective among the other cases. A significant finding of this study is the enhanced thermal performance of paraffin wax-based LHS systems using CuO and steatite nanocomposites, which hold great potential for practical applications. These include solar thermal systems, where efficient energy storage is critical, and industrial heat recovery systems, where optimizing heat transfer and storage can significantly improve energy utilization and sustainability. Full article
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Towpreg—An Advanced Composite Material with a Potential for Pressurized Hydrogen Storage Vessels
by Anka Trajkovska Petkoska, Blagoja Samakoski, Bisera Samardjioska Azmanoska and Viktorija Velkovska
J. Compos. Sci. 2024, 8(9), 374; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8090374 - 21 Sep 2024
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Hydrogen is one of the critical components to address global challenges such as climate change, environmental pollution and global warming. It is a renewable source of energy that has many advantages compared to other renewables. Even though it may not be a “silver [...] Read more.
Hydrogen is one of the critical components to address global challenges such as climate change, environmental pollution and global warming. It is a renewable source of energy that has many advantages compared to other renewables. Even though it may not be a “silver bullet” solution for the polluted world, there is still a big expectation that it can solve some of the energy crisis and challenges in the transportation, domestic and industry sectors. This study reviews the latest advancements in materials science, especially in the composite materials used for energy storage/transportation tanks. Special attention is given to towpreg material structures as the most promising ones for hydrogen storage. Various types of storage vessels are reviewed with emphasis on the most advanced type IV and type V vessels for energy (hydrogen) storage. The manufacturing processes, mainly filament winding (FW) and automatic fiber placement (AFP), are reviewed with their pros and cons. The sustainability aspects for the most promising hydrogen technologies, limitations and future challenges are also discussed. Full article
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