Process Design, Integration, Operation and Control of Chemical Processes and Energy Systems Driven by Renewables
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Automation Control Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 263
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Interests: process systems engineering; energy system integration; green chemical prodcuts; CCUS
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the acceleration of the global energy transition, renewable energy is playing an increasingly pivotal role in shaping future energy and industrial systems. Renewable energy-driven chemical processes and energy systems are rapidly evolving to enable multi-sector decarbonization and achieve carbon neutrality. Consequently, the process design, integration, operation and control of such systems have become critical, as they directly affect efficiency, reliability and operational flexibility.
This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research focusing on the process design, integration, operation and control of renewable energy-driven chemical and energy systems. It seeks to explore how process integration, advanced control strategies and data-driven and artificial intelligence (AI) methods can facilitate deep integration and coordinated operation across system components, thereby enabling an efficient, reliable and flexible transition toward smart chemical and energy systems.
Research Topics (including, but not limited to, the following):
1. Process design and synthesis of renewable-driven chemical and energy systems
Focusing on the systematic design of novel process flowsheets and topologies for converting intermittent renewable power into chemicals and fuels.
2. Dynamic modeling, integration and advanced control
Addressing renewable intermittency through dynamic system modeling, multi-energy vector integration and advanced control strategies for safe and efficient operation.
3. Optimization and management of integrated chemical and energy systems
Investigating coordinated optimization and scheduling strategies for systems coupling multiple energy carriers (e.g., power, heat, hydrogen) and material flows.
4. Operation and flexibility under renewable energy variability
Exploring flexible operation mechanisms and adaptive strategies for systems subject to high variability in renewable energy supply.
5. Data-driven approaches and artificial intelligence (AI) applications
Applying machine learning, AI and data-driven methods to complex challenges in system design, operational optimization, state prediction and fault diagnosis.
6. Life cycle assessment (LCA), techno-economic analysis (TEA), and multi-objective evaluation
Conducting comprehensive sustainability assessments, including environmental and economic dimensions, for renewable-powered chemical and energy systems.
Dr. Haoshui Yu
Dr. Yongqiang Feng
Dr. Nianci Lu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chemical and energy systems
- process design
- distributed energy management
- process control
- artificial intelligence
- operational flexibility
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