Solar Energy Storage Using Phase Change Materials and Its Role in Sustainable Development

Dear Colleagues,

Solar energy powered by thermal energy storage plays a vital role in sustainable development. Energy received from solar radiation are of high quantity, which easily meets the energy requirement of global human needs. The solar thermal system has a major uphill climb to grasp popularity among the people due to their low efficiency, high investment, and intermittent nature of solar power. Here, we would substantially focus on energy storage using thermal batteries also known as phase change materials (PCMs) to support sustainable development via heat mitigation. Nevertheless, the advanced techniques in enhancing the performance of solar energy systems, are of major interest as well.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to promote sustainable development via phase change materials and to provide relevant opportunity for scholars, energy economist and scientist to share their knowledge on the perspective of sustainable development across the world with focus of solar energy, solar energy systems, phase change materials, thermal energy storage techniques, and advances energy policies adopted worldwide. We also encourage integrative studies regarding the widespread functions of sustainable material, design methodologies, and numerical simulations of phase change materials, thermal energy storage and disposal policies relevant to industry, techno economic analysis of phase change materials with solar thermal systems. Research experiments on enhancing the performance of solar energy system alongside supporting via phase change materials for thermal energy storage would significantly contribute towards sustainable development goal of SDG-07 (Affordable and Clean energy) and SDG-13 (Climate Action) as framed by the United Nations.

Prof. Dr. Adarsh Kumar Pandey
Dr. Vineet V. Tyagi
Guest Editors

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• solar energy
• solar thermal system
• solar photovoltaics
• solar energy policies
• simulation performance of solar energy systems
• environmental benefits of solar thermal system
• sustainable materials
• phase change materials
• nano enhanced PCM
• thermal energy storage techniques
• application of PCM
• numerical modelling and simulation of PCM thermal systems
• techno-economic analysis of nano enhaned PCM
• advanced policies and current trends