The development of thermal and electrochemical energy storage has attracted considerable interest due to the energy crisis and environmental pollution worldwide. Fuel cells, battery and supercapacitors, heat storage devices, etc. are the most promising energy storage technologies to efficiently utilize and save energy sources. However, the application of these energy storage devices is still limited due to the issues of high cost, low energy conversion, instability, etc. Considerable improvements require breakthroughs in advanced materials development, further component optimal designs, and system configuration and control strategy solutions. Numerical simulation, experimental characterization, policy planning, and more original and meaningful work are contributing to the competitiveness of these energy storage technologies.
This Research Topic aims to cover new advancements in thermal and electrochemical energy storage, either fundamentals or applications.
This Research Topic welcomes extensive topics on fuel cells, battery and supercapacitors, and heat storage devices and systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
• Fuel cell technology
• Redox flow battery
• Lithium battery
• Supercapacitors
• Phase change heat storage technology
• Solar thermal storage technology
• Hydrogen production and storage technologies
• New materials for efficient energy storage technologies
• New and hybrid efficient energy storage systems
• Next generation energy storage devices
• AI for energy storage devices and systems
The development of thermal and electrochemical energy storage has attracted considerable interest due to the energy crisis and environmental pollution worldwide. Fuel cells, battery and supercapacitors, heat storage devices, etc. are the most promising energy storage technologies to efficiently utilize and save energy sources. However, the application of these energy storage devices is still limited due to the issues of high cost, low energy conversion, instability, etc. Considerable improvements require breakthroughs in advanced materials development, further component optimal designs, and system configuration and control strategy solutions. Numerical simulation, experimental characterization, policy planning, and more original and meaningful work are contributing to the competitiveness of these energy storage technologies.
This Research Topic aims to cover new advancements in thermal and electrochemical energy storage, either fundamentals or applications.
This Research Topic welcomes extensive topics on fuel cells, battery and supercapacitors, and heat storage devices and systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
• Fuel cell technology
• Redox flow battery
• Lithium battery
• Supercapacitors
• Phase change heat storage technology
• Solar thermal storage technology
• Hydrogen production and storage technologies
• New materials for efficient energy storage technologies
• New and hybrid efficient energy storage systems
• Next generation energy storage devices
• AI for energy storage devices and systems