Article
Thermodynamics
Zejneba Topalovic, Reinhard Haas, Amela Ajanovic, Albert Hiesl
Summary: The Paris Agreement has influenced a new generation of renewable energy systems, impacting energy balancing costs and questioning the stability of future energy supply. This study investigates the cost-effectiveness of pumped hydro storage and large-scale battery storage systems, showing the economic justification and grid flexibility potential of pumped hydro storage compared to sodium-sulfur batteries.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Blake W. Billings, An Ho, Mostafa Sahraei-Adrakani, Kody M. Powell
Summary: This study compares the economic advantages of different dispatch control situations for utilities and industrial facilities and presents a framework for optimizing multiple systems. The results show that industrial facilities benefit more from dispatching batteries for electrical demand reduction, and battery size plays a significant role in the grid's generating costs.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY GRIDS & NETWORKS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Wan Syakirah Wan Abdullah, Miszaina Osman, Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir, Renuga Verayiah, Nur Fadilah Ab Aziz, Mohamed Abdul Rasheed
Summary: Malaysia aims to achieve a 20% share of renewable energy in its energy mix by 2025, but the high penetration of renewable energy may pose challenges to the flexibility and stability of the power system. Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is identified as a possible solution to mitigate these issues, with this paper discussing its capabilities to reduce peak demand charges and address power system problems. This analysis covers technical and economic aspects to ensure the viability and feasibility of BESS technology in the Malaysian energy market.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2021)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Pablo Carrasco Ortega, Pablo Duran Gomez, Julio Cesar Merida Sanchez, Fernando Echevarria Camarero, Angel A. Pardinas
Summary: Renewable energy penetration and distributed generation are crucial for sustainable societies, but matching generation with demand remains a challenge due to the intermittent and unpredictable nature of some sources. Energy storage, particularly batteries, plays a vital role in electricity markets to address this challenge. This review focuses on battery management systems from a technology-independent perspective and explores fundamental aspects such as battery modeling and state estimation. Additionally, the techno-economic analysis of battery energy storage systems is covered to understand their potential and viability.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Seon Hyeog Kim, Yong-June Shin
Summary: Globally, the promotion of renewable energy penetration is important, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) are needed to overcome supply and demand uncertainties. This study proposes a BESS management strategy based on deep reinforcement learning, which considers discharge depth and state of charge range to reduce total operating costs. Experimental results show improved performance compared to existing methods.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Song Yeul Lee, Yang Soo Kim, Sangho Park, Yun-Sung Lee, Yong Il Park
Summary: This study reports the improvement of rate capability and cycle stability of sodium preintercalated layered metal oxides by introducing transition metal substitution and surface coating strategies. The P2-O2 transition occurring at high voltages was alleviated by substituting a portion of Ni and Mn with Cu and Mg. Furthermore, a thin and uniform sodium phosphate coating layer suppressed surface side reactions.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Mohsen Eskandari, Amin Rajabi, Andrey Savkin, Mohammad H. Moradi, Zhao Yang Dong
Summary: This paper investigates the important impacts of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) on the economics and dynamics of microgrids (MGs) and emphasizes the need to study the relationship between them. It reviews, analyzes, and classifies the applications of BESSs based on their time constants, and discusses research gaps and future trends.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Reinhard Haas, Claudia Kemfert, Hans Auer, Amela Ajanovic, Marlene Sayer, Albert Hiesl
Summary: This article reviews the relevance of storage options for electricity in terms of supply and demand balancing, costs, economics, and electricity market design. It highlights that the perspectives of electricity storage systems from an economic viewpoint are highly dependent on various factors.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jiazhi Lei
Summary: This paper proposes an improved genetic algorithm-based operational strategy for vanadium redox flow battery energy storage systems in active distribution networks. By considering various external factors, an accurate model is constructed and used to optimize the operational strategy of the battery system. Case studies show that the proposed strategy significantly improves the dynamic performances of the battery system, including efficiency, utilization rate, cycle life, self-discharge rate, and maximum discharge depth.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Manohar Akshay, Rajesh Belgamwar, Selvarasu Praneetha, Vivek Polshettiwar, Vanchiappan Aravindan
Summary: This work reports the synthesis of defect-engineered dendritic fibrous nanosilica (SiOx) and commercial activated carbon (AC) for lithium-ion capacitors (LICs). The LICs exhibit excellent electrochemical performance, with a maximum energy density of 169.7 Wh kg-1 at room temperature and ultralong durability of >48,000 cycles. The possibility of exploring LIC at different climatic conditions is also analyzed at various temperatures from -5 to 50 degrees C.
ACS MATERIALS LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qiwen Jiang, Yi Jing, Jie Wang, Yeyan Ni, Ruoshi Gao, Yaqi Wang, Jian Zhang, Huanhuan Yin
Summary: In this study, lignosulfonate was used as a sulfur dopant to fabricate high-performance heteroatoms-doped porous carbon materials for lithium-ion battery electrodes. The carbon materials obtained after simple pyrolysis process exhibited abundant defect structures, high specific surface area, and excellent electrochemical performance.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anton V. Vykhodtsev, Darren Jang, Qianpu Wang, William Rosehart, Hamidreza Zareipour
Summary: The penetration of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (LIBESS) into power systems is rapidly increasing worldwide, as they are considered important tools for decarbonizing, digitalizing, and democratizing electricity grids. However, the economic and technical viability of battery projects requires careful assessment due to high capital expenditures, performance degradation, and regulatory uncertainties. Current modeling approaches may lead to violations of safe operation and misleading economic benefit estimates.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Muhammad Amirul Aizat Mohd Abdah, Tian Khoon Lee, Azizan Ahmad, Yusran Sulaiman, Nurul Akmaliah Dzulkarnain, Marliyana Mokhtar, Mohammad Khalid, Mohd Sukor Su'ait
Summary: CNFs/V2O5/PEDOT composite electrode shows significant enhancement in electrochemical performance in lithium-ion batteries, with initial discharge capacity of 520 mAh/g, nearly doubling that of CNFs/V2O5 electrode. However, the electrode exhibits rapid degradation due to electrode pulverization and unstable SEI formation. By applying cut-off voltages of 1.0 to 2.5 V, the cycling performance improves with enhanced charge transfer resistance, indicating that PEDOT can serve as a protective layer for the electrodes.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Alizer Khowaja, Matthew D. Dean, Kara M. Kockelman
Summary: The market share of plug-in electric vehicles is growing rapidly, leading to concerns over the supply of decommissioned batteries. This study explores the potential of repurposing PEV batteries for reducing carbon emissions. Results show that homes with rooftop solar can reduce CO2e emissions by 21%, while homes without solar can achieve a 2% reduction. To make the system cost-effective, battery prices need to decrease or carbon pricing needs to increase.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
K. Hayat, L. F. Vega, A. AlHajaj
Summary: Multiscale modeling approaches have revealed key challenges and opportunities in cathode design for Li-air batteries, providing important insights for addressing the issue of low discharge capacity.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Jinping Wang, Yuzheng Lu, Naveed Mushtaq, M. A. K. Yousaf Shah, Sajid Rauf, Peter D. Lund, Muhammad Imran Asghar
Summary: A novel spinel-structured LaFe2O4 demonstrated high ORR electro-catalytic activity through a self-doping strategy. It showed excellent ORR activity in a PCFC at temperatures ranging from 350 to 500 degrees C. The high activity was attributed to the easy release of oxide and proton ions and improved synergistic incorporation abilities of multivalent Fe3+/Fe2+ and La3+ ions. A fuel cell using LaFe2O4 as a cathode achieved a high-power density of 806 mW/cm2 at 500 degrees C. Spectroscopic and calculations methods were used to screen the potential application of LaFe2O4 as a cathode material.
JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Enyi Hu, Jun Wang, Longqing Ma, Muhammad Yousaf, Faze Wang, Bin Zhu, Wenxiu Yang, Peter Lund
Summary: The effect of calcination temperature on the phase evolution and electrochemical properties of Sm2O3 was studied. The results show that a sample calcinated at 700 degrees C has a pure cubic phase and exhibits improved ionic conductivity and fuel cell performance.
Article
Thermodynamics
Gong Jing-hu, Li Yong, Wang Jun, Peter Lund
Summary: A multi-stage heating technology is proposed to improve the efficiency and outlet temperature by using multiple absorber tubes that increase the temperature from 300 degrees C to 580 degrees C. The large-aperture multi-stage PTC solar power in Dunhuang, China, has an annual average solar-to-electric efficiency of 24.50%, higher than the current 20%. Homogenizing the solar radiation flux at the high-temperature section can reduce the length of the high-temperature region and increase the thermal efficiency.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Justinas Jasiunas, Tatu Heikkinen, Peter D. Lund, Ilona Lang-Ritter
Summary: A small number of strong windstorms can cause major power interruptions and potentially shift the strategic direction of energy system development. Existing analysis tools do not effectively capture the effects on distribution grids over large areas with diverse environments. This paper presents a national-scale power disruption model that integrates synthetically generated power grids, consumption profiles, fragility functions, and windstorm severity dependent fixing times to accurately reproduce historical outage data.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yuekuan Zhou, Peter D. Lund
Summary: P2P energy sharing can complement other energy management strategies in the transition to clean energy. Advances in AI, machine learning, and IoT provide solutions for efficient P2P energy sharing and trading. This review covers system configurations, pricing mechanisms, and decision-making in dynamic P2P energy trading along with collaboration and operations among stakeholders.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yuzheng Lu, M. A. K. Yousaf Shah, Naveed Mushtaq, Muhammad Yousaf, Nabeela Akbar, Naila Arshad, Muhammad Sultan Irshad, Peter D. Lund, Bin Zhu, Imran Asghar
Summary: Electronic conduction inhibition, heterostructure construction, built-in electric field, and the generation of an energetically more active region are ways to increase the ionic conductivity of electrolyte materials for ceramic fuel cells. The SFT-SnO2 heterostructure demonstrated high ionic conductivity and efficient fuel cell performance, attributed to the synergistic interaction between the SFT/SnO2 heterojunction and built-in electric field. The heterojunction was confirmed by various characterization techniques.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
M. A. K. Yousaf Shah, Peter D. Lund, Bin Zhu
Summary: The fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy of fuel into electricity through its three layers - anode/electrolyte/cathode. Different fuel cell types are determined by the electrolyte membranes. Currently, solid-state and ceramic electrolyte SOFC/PCFC and polymer-based PEMFC fuel cells are the focus of research. However, a new fuel cell concept using ceramic nanocomposites made of semiconductor-ionic material combinations shows promising potential to improve power density and make fuel cells more affordable and accessible.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Sajid Rauf, Muhammad Bilal Hanif, Faiz Wali, Zuhra Tayyab, Bin Zhu, Naveed Mushtaq, Yatao Yang, Kashif Khan, Peter D. Lund, Martin Motola, Wei Xu
Summary: Extending ionic conductivity is essential for high-electrochemical performance in fuel cell technology. In this study, semiconductor-oxide materials were introduced to enhance ionic conduction, and heterostructure formation by modulating energy bands was used as an electrolyte in fuel cell devices. The SFT-SnO2 heterojunction exhibited excellent ionic conductivity, high power-output, and durability, indicating its potential for semiconductor-based fuel cell technology.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Rao Kuang, Bin Du, Peter D. Lund, Jun Wang
Summary: The Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) method is used to predict the performance of an all-glass straightthrough evacuated tube solar collector. The CNN-model outperforms Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) and Back Propagation (BP) neural network models in terms of prediction accuracy, with the lowest Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE = 0.00577), the lowest Mean Absolute Error (MAE = 0.00357), and the highest Coefficient of Determination (R2 = 0.9534). The CNN-model also shows that solar collector performance is more influenced by solar irradiance and mass flow rate than by wind speed and outdoor temperature.
THERMAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRESS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Justinas Jasiunas, Ilona Lang-Ritter, Tatu Heikkinen, Peter D. D. Lund
Summary: Most existing models for estimating electric system impacts from windstorms tend to have a detailed representation of only the electric or meteorological system. This study explores the evidence of a fragility-based model's ability to generate realistic spatiotemporal lost load profiles for impactful windstorm cases in Finland. The analysis of interruption data for thirteen years shows that most faults fall within the 20% uncertainty bounds of severity-dependent distribution trendlines. The generated profiles recreate historic profiles within an error margin of approximately 20%.
Article
Thermodynamics
Jing-hu Gong, Zhi-peng Zhang, Zhi-hao Sun, Yu-guang Wang, Jun Wang, Peter D. Lund
Summary: This article introduces a completely unique pass-through all-glass evacuated collector tube, which has a simple structure and can improve heat transfer efficiency and thermal energy utilization.
Article
Electrochemistry
Buse Bilbey, M. Imran Asghar, Leyla Colakerol Arslan, Peter D. D. Lund, Aligul Buyukaksoy
Summary: The perovskite-structured mixed ionic and electronic conducting material lanthanum strontium ferrite (LSF) has shown potential for an anode in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The study found that the 6LSF composition exhibited lower polarization resistance and higher porosity compared to 8LSF, indicating better anode performance.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xuelan Hou, Hang Zhang, Ramesh Raju, Yongdan Li, Peter D. Lund
Summary: Improving light absorption and conversion ability is crucial for enhancing the performance of photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells in converting solar radiation into chemical energy. This study demonstrates a simple and low-cost method to prepare a nanostructured TiOx film with tunable absorption range from 250 to 2500 nm, surpassing the absorption edge of TiO2. The film shows superior light capture ability and a 10-fold increase in charge carrier transfer rate under AM 1.5 G light. It has potential for large-area PEC cells with promoted charge carriers' transfer.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhen Li, Jianke Hu, Yifeng Han, Hefeng Li, Jun Wang, Peter D. Lund
Summary: The aim of this study is to propose a high-accuracy simulation model for photovoltaic modules by combining analytical and metaheuristic algorithms. The artificial hummingbird algorithm is found to have higher accuracy in extracting parameters compared to other algorithms. The proposed model corrects the parameters using the analytical method and adds an ideal factor correction to address nonlinear deviations. The model achieves a low root mean squared error between simulated and measured current data.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Sanaz Zarabi Golkhatmi, Peter D. Lund, Muhammad Imran Asghar
Summary: Inkjet printing is a fabrication technique that can tailor the electrode microstructure of solid oxide fuel cells. By optimizing ink composition and characteristics, and comparing with drop-casting, it was found that inkjet printing can provide hierarchical porous microstructure, increase reaction sites, and significantly improve fuel cell performance.
MATERIALS ADVANCES
(2024)
