New Trends in Thermal Energy Storage and Its Applications
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 34
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geothermal energy; polymer nanocomposites; rock mechanics
Interests: data analytics; machine learning; reservoir engineering; reservoir management; geothermal energy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the latest decade, there has been an increasing emphasis on sustainable energy solutions due to growing environmental concerns and the need for energy efficiency. Thermal energy storage systems are crucial for optimizing the use of renewable energy sources and managing the intermittent nature of energy supply and demand. These systems contribute significantly to integrating renewable energy sources, improving grid stability, increasing energy efficiency, lowering costs, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
This Special Issue aims to explore new trends in thermal energy storage and its applications, highlighting innovative solutions for capturing, storing, and utilizing it effectively. It seeks to provide a platform for the dissemination of knowledge and discussions on advances in thermal energy storage technologies, materials, and applications, as well as to identify gaps and critical issues in current research toward improving the practicality of thermal energy storage systems.
The topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Phase-change materials and their applications to thermal energy storage;
- Sensible heat storage media;
- Thermochemical heat storage systems;
- Hybrid thermal energy storage systems;
- Nano-enhanced materials for thermal energy storage;
- Underground thermal energy storage;
- Solar–thermal energy storage;
- Integration of thermal energy storage with renewable energy sources;
- Thermal management and efficiency improvements in thermal energy storage;
- Design and optimization of thermal energy storage systems;
- Practical applications of thermal energy storage.
Dr. Sai Liu
Dr. Emre Artun
Guest Editors
Dr. Faras Al Balushi
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- thermal energy storage
- phase-change materials
- nano-enhanced materials
- renewable energy
- energy efficiency
- sustainable energy solutions
- design and optimization
- practical applications
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