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Energy Storage Technologies for a Sustainable Future

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 June 2025 | Viewed by 1223

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Isaac Dyner

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Department of Computer and Decision Sciences, National University of Colombia, Ave Cra 30 #45-3, Bogotá, Colombia
Interests: electricity markets; energy; electricity; systems; energy policy
Dr. Dalia Patino-Echeverri

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Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0328, USA
Interests: energy systems; emissions regulations; air-emissions levels
Dr. Camila Ochoa

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School of Engineering and Basic Sciences, EIA University, Calle 25 Sur 42-73, Envigado 055420, Colombia
Interests: modeling; simulation; optimization; simulation and modeling; mathematical programming; modeling and simulation; simulation modeling; nonlinear optimization; applied statistics; systems dynamics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

As the world transitions towards cleaner energy, energy storage plays a crucial role in providing flexibility, stabilising intermittent generation resources, improving grid stability, and alleviating transmission congestion. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to compile innovative research on challenges and opportunities in energy storage. We welcome papers focusing on market mechanisms, regulation, strategic behaviour, and the operation of storage systems including batteries, hydrogen, hydro reservoirs, and pumped storage, among other technologies. Authors are encouraged to explore market integration and operational strategies for both large-scale and distributed storage systems, either in combination with non-dispatchable generation or as stand-alone solutions, considering the social and economic aspects involved. Additionally, we are interested in research that assesses how energy storage can reduce carbon emissions and drive wide-spread electrification, contributing to a more sustainable future.

Prof. Dr. Isaac Dyner
Dr. Dalia Patino-Echeverri
Dr. Camila Ochoa
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • large-scale energy storage systems
  • distributed energy storage systems
  • energy storage operation
  • energy storage regulation
  • sustainability
  • renewable energy integration
  • flexibility

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Strategic Optimization of Operational Parameters in a Low-Temperature Waste Heat Recovery System: A Numerical Approach
by Ștefănica Eliza Vizitiu, Chérifa Abid, Andrei Burlacu, Robert Ștefan Vizitiu and Marius Costel Balan
Sustainability 2024, 16(16), 7013; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167013 - 15 Aug 2024
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In the transition to sustainable energy consumption, waste heat recovery and storage systems become key to advancing Europe’s energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, especially by harnessing thermal energy from low-temperature sources like wastewater. This study focuses on optimizing a heat recovery system [...] Read more.
In the transition to sustainable energy consumption, waste heat recovery and storage systems become key to advancing Europe’s energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, especially by harnessing thermal energy from low-temperature sources like wastewater. This study focuses on optimizing a heat recovery system that uses heat pipes for effective heat extraction and coconut oil as a phase change material for efficient thermal storage. A total of 12 numerical simulations were conducted to analyze the outcomes of varying operational parameters, including the diameter of the heat pipe, condenser size, secondary agent flow rate, coil length, and primary agent inlet temperature. The numerical findings indicate that reduced flow rates, in combination with smaller condenser diameters and increased primary agent temperatures, greatly improve the efficiency of heat absorption and transfer. Following a 4 h test period, the most successful outcome resulted in a melting fraction of 98.8% and a temperature increase of 18.95 °C in the output temperature of the secondary agent. In contrast, suboptimal conditions resulted in only a 2.21 °C rise and a 30.80% melting fraction. The study highlights the importance of component sizing and optimization, noting that strategic modifications and appropriate phase change materials can lead to highly efficient and scalable systems. Full article
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