Energy Storage Materials in Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2021) | Viewed by 8980
Special Issue Editor
2. School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, B4 7ET Birmingham, UK
Interests: modeling and optimization of renewable energy systems; energy storage device (batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors); electric vehicles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change continue to pose a threat to human existence due to the high global dependence on fossil production. The sudden depletion of fossil reserves coupled with their market prices being unstable are some of the key issues accelerating the need for a paradigm shift in terms of energy generation across the globe. Fossil fuels release toxic emissions into the atmosphere, leading to climate change and, hence, the need for an alternate source of energy generation that is environmentally friendly. Renewable energy sources are projected as possible replacements for these fossil products. Despite the friendly nature of renewable energy to the environment, issues related to intermittency during the energy generation process remain a challenge. Energy storage mediums are therefore the solution to this challenge in the renewable energy sector.
The ability of the energy storage device to store energy and then release it when needed is crucial to the efficiency of the system. The characteristics of the energy storage device are directly related to the material used in designing these devices. Factors regarding the sustainability of these materials as well as their environmental impact has been neglected in the past. The lifecycle of these storage device is also important to the overall performance of the renewable energy system. Other salient issues, like socioeconomic concerns, are key in the advancement of these novel technologies.
This Special Issue invites novel contributions from all aspects of sustainable energy storage—theoretical and experimental, as well as the characterization of sustainable energy storage materials. Energy storage materials from waste, biomass, and industrial side products are welcomed. Electrochemical energy storage materials for batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors will also be considered in this Special Issue, taking into account electrode materials, electrolytes, and binders for electrochemical capacitors and their energy storage mechanisms as well as processes and implementations addressing the currently existing challenges associated with their synthesis and production. Mechanical energy storage materials for flywheels are also of interest.
Research and reviews articles are therefore invited to this Special Issue to meet the growing demand for the development of novel, sustainable, and environmentally friendly energy storage applications.
Dr. Tabbi Wilberforce
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- energy storage
- sustainable materials
- flywheels
- fuel cells
- batteries
- supercapacitors
- biofuel
- biomass
- waste
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