Thermo-Mechanical Energy Storage
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J: Thermal Management".
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Interests: turbulent flow and heat transfer; energy storage; compressors for hydrogen/air storage; aeroacoustics and hydrogen combustion
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Interests: compressed air energy storage; thermomechanical energy storage; thermodynamics; data analytics for smart ennergy systems
Interests: liquid air energy storage; thermal energy storage; energy system modelling and optimisation; thermodynamic analysis
Interests: heat pumps; refrigeration; energy storage; district heating/cooling networks
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In 2020, electricity generation from renewable sources rose ~7%, with wind and solar technologies together accounting for almost 60% of this increase. The share of renewables in global electricity generation reached almost 29% in 2020. Renewable power deployment still needs to expand significantly, as it is the only practical path towards meeting the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario. The intermittent and non-dispatchable nature of these renewable sources presents a major challenge to power network stability and reliability. The drop in electricity demand caused by the COVID-19 slowdown in economic activity and mobility has further highlighted the need for energy storage technology with longer duration, higher capacity and better cost-effectiveness. Thermo-Mechanical Energy Storage (TMES) systems are based on transformations between mechanical and thermal energy and are particularly well suited to fill in the large capacity, long duration storage gap. Internally, the storage components are combined with components such as heat exchangers, compressors, pumps, or turbines. However, the unique nature of the requirements and operating conditions found in thermomechanical systems often require such commonly used devices to be re-engineered under new performance criteria. Numerous innovative system arrangements and co-generation are also paramount to achieving sufficient grid stability and reliability, as there will not be a “one size fits all” solution to the energy storage challenge. The basic technologies for thermo-mechanical energy storage include: Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES), Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES), Power to Heat to Power (PHP) and Carnot battery including Pumped Thermal Energy Storage (PTES).
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the theory, design, modelling, application, control, economic feasibility and environmental impact of CAES, LEAS, PHP and PTES systems.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:
- Design and optimization of TMES systems and components including, storage devices and technologies, heat exchangers, compressors, and expanders.
- Low temperature waste heat recovery and integration within TMES systems
- New designs and strategies for small-scale (kW) applications
- New designs and strategies for grid scale (MW–GW) applications
- Integration of TMES systems with renewable sources
- Fundamental experimental and modelling studies of TMES processes
- Thermodynamic and techno-economic analyses of TMES
- Economic, cost, management, and policy assessments regarding TMES
Dr. Yasser Mahmoudi Larimi
Dr. Edward Barbour
Dr. Tongtong Zhang
Prof. Dr. Zhibin Yu
Guest Editors
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