Reaching Net Zero—Energy Conversion and Storage Systems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2023) | Viewed by 8104
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Interests: low-grade heat recovery; thermal energy storage; thermal management; thermocells
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Interests: alternative fuels; energy conversion & storage; hydrogen economy; thermal energy engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Net Zero has become a worldwide energy policy due to the increasingly severe carbon emissions and greenhouse effect. To achieve the target of net zero, energy conversion and storage systems play a vital role in improving the energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions of existing energy systems. Energy conversion technologies, including thermodynamic cycles, thermoelectric generators, and thermo-electrochemical cells, can convert the low-grade heat of traditional energy systems to power or electricity; however, these technologies are hindered by the fluctuations and intermittence of heat sources, such as industrial waste heat and solar energy, which demonstrates the importance of energy storage technologies. On the one hand, energy storage can mitigate the effects of fluctuating heat sources on energy conversion systems. On the other hand, the development of energy storage technologies can accelerate the utilization and promotion of renewable energies, such as solar energy, wind energy, and hydrogen energy.
This Special Issue aims to provide a temporary platform for spreading the knowledge and solutions regarding net zero from the aspects of energy conversion and storage systems. We welcome the submission of original research articles, review articles, and other papers. Suggested topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Heat-to-power technologies;
- Heat-to-electricity technologies;
- Heat recovery systems;
- Management and optimization of energy systems;
- Distributed energy systems;
- Thermal energy storage;
- Electrochemical energy storage;
- Large-scale energy storage;
- Renewable energy utilization;
- Hydrogen energy;
- Energy policy on energy storage;
- Low-carbon and sustainable cities.
Dr. Zhi Li
Dr. Jie Lin
Dr. Yiji Lu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thermal energy storage
- integrated energy system
- energy conversion
- waste heat recovery
- thermal management
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