Advances in Solar PV/Thermal, Heat Pump, and Energy Storage Integrated Technology with the Use of Nanomaterials
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 872
Special Issue Editors
Interests: heat pump; energy efficiency; system integration; waste heat recovery; renewable energy; thermal energy storage; DSM
Interests: solar photovoltaics; solar thermal; energy efficiency; solar concentrator; renewable energy
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Dear Colleagues,
In order to achieve net zero targets and address climate change, the heating, cooling and electricity sector must be decarbonized. However, achieving decarbonisation requires the use of mixed technology and transition technology. The utilization of renewable technologies such as solar thermal, solar PV (PV/T), heat pumps and energy storage is crucial, and there have been many advances in this field from a research and industrial perspective. However, there is a need to understand the impact of integrated technologies in terms of performance, control, optimization/simulation, their impact on grid/processes/systems, user acceptance/perception and business models. In addition, the use of nanomaterials in such technologies at various scales could enhance their attractiveness.
This Special Issue aims to combine the development of integrated technology and the application of nanomaterials. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: a) Technological advancements: Advances, reviews and the development of two or more integrated technologies (e.g., solar PV, Solar Thermal, Solar PV/T, thermal Storage, electrical storage and heat pumps) and their application at various scales; and b) Nanomaterials: The development and application of nanomaterials using the above-listed technologies. This Special Issue primarily focuses on low-cost and green nanomaterials that contribute to the concept of a circular economy.
I hope that you hope that you will consider submitting an original manuscript to this Special Issue for peer review.
Dr. Nikhil Shah
Prof. Dr. Jayanta Deb Mondol
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterial
- solar PV
- solar thermal
- PV/T
- heat pump
- energy storage
- integration
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