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
Medicine, General & Internal
Kimberly Cousins, Pauline Norris, Simon Horsburgh, Alesha Smith, Shirley Keown, Ariyapala Samaranayaka, Carlo Marra, Marianna Churchward
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the impact of removing prescription charges on the health outcomes and healthcare utilization patterns of individuals with low income and high health needs. The randomized controlled trial will enroll 2000 participants with half allocated to the intervention group where prescription charges will be paid for, and the other half receiving usual care. The primary outcome will be hospital bed-days.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yihsu Chen, Makoto Tanaka, Ryuta Takashima
Summary: The presence of prosumers with distributed renewable energy is considered effective for enhancing the resilience of the power sector. The current transmission charge, designed to recover transmission investments and routine costs, may shift costs to traditional consumers if more consumers become prosumers, leading to a death spiral. This study examines the impact of prosumers on transmission charge and market outcomes, considering their optimization problem. The findings refute the belief that the transmission charge necessarily increases with the proportion of prosumers in the market, as the bulk power market can benefit from lower power prices due to prosumers' renewable production with low marginal costs, while strategic prosumers may cause the transmission charge to increase by reducing procurement from the bulk energy market.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Laura Lander, Chris Tagnon, Viet Nguyen-Tien, Emma Kendrick, Robert J. R. Elliott, Andrew P. Abbott, Jacqueline S. Edge, Gregory J. Offer
Summary: The electrification of transport and the handling of battery waste are important aspects of achieving net-zero emissions. Battery recycling supports a sustainable circular economy. However, the heterogeneity in battery pack designs hampers efficient disassembly and reduces the viability of recycling. A comprehensive techno-economic assessment identified cost hotspots in battery pack designs and provided guidance for design optimization to save time and costs in end-of-life treatment.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Luyang Hou, Jun Yan, Chun Wang, Leijiao Ge
Summary: This paper proposes a simultaneous multi-round auction model for highway charging scheduling for battery electric vehicles, allowing users to negotiate and maximize the total revenue of charging stations based on their private preferences. Additionally, a dynamic scheduling algorithm is developed to address changes in user's reserved charges and unexpected vehicle arrivals, leading to increased efficiency and revenue, as well as reduced user waiting time.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Cameron A. Belton, Deirdre A. Robertson, Peter D. Lunn
Summary: This paper describes a collaborative research with OECD and Scotland's water industry, using randomized behavioral experiments to investigate preferences for water charges. The study reveals that households dislike delaying impending price increases. The research demonstrates how behavioral experiments can contribute to empirically informed regulation.
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
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wei Wang, Ying Tang, Jun Liu, Hongbao Li, Rui Wang, Longhai Zhang, Fei Liang, Wei Bai, Lin Zhang, Chaofeng Zhang
Summary: Organic materials have potential as electrodes for batteries, but their solubility in electrolyte poses a challenge. In this study, we introduce an organic compound called triresazurin-triazine (TRT) with a porous structure, which inhibits dissolution and improves electrical conductivity. TRT exhibits high capacity, exceptional rate performance, and excellent cycling stability when used as a cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries.
Article
Thermodynamics
Mengjie Yang, Mingzhe Rong, Jianbin Pan, Yijun Ye, Aijun Yang, Jifeng Chu, Huan Yuan, Xiaohua Wang
Summary: This study investigates the thermal runaway behaviors of four types of LiFePO4 batteries under different state of charges and analyzes qualitatively and quantitatively the components and contents of the main thermal runaway gases. A gas-based early warning method is established according to the venting behavior. The results show that the overheating process can be divided into three stages, and the maximum values of temperature, pressure, and mass loss increase with the state of charge. The main vent-gas are H2, CO, CO2, and alkanes, and the amount of gases increases significantly with the state of charge. The gas-based approach can provide early warning signals several minutes before thermal runaway, and the warning time decreases with the increase of state of charge.
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Yousif M. Alkhulaifi, Naef A. A. Qasem, Syed M. Zubair
Summary: This paper compares the performance of an ejector-based battery thermal management system (BTMS) to a basic system from thermal and exergoeconomic perspectives. The results show that the ejector-based system has a lower total cost rate and energy consumption, demonstrating its technical and economic feasibility for thermal management in electric and hybrid electric vehicles.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Rawn Salenger, Eric W. Etchill, Clifford E. Fonner, Diane Alejo, Thomas L. Matthew, Glenn J. R. Whitman, Stefano Schena, James S. Gammie, Bradley Taylor, Thomas S. Metkus, Sari D. Holmes, Niv Ad
Summary: Coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with significant interhospital variability in charges. Factors such as preoperative length of stay, operating room time, and postoperative morbidity contribute to this variability.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Mohsen Momenitabar, Zhila Dehdari Ebrahimi, Jeremy Mattson
Summary: Battery Electric Buses (BEBs) are a viable option for reducing transportation emissions, and finding optimal locations for charging stations is crucial for the development of electric transit networks. Fast charging and Energy Storage (ES) chargers can help mitigate peak power demand, and considering the installation of fast and ES chargers can encourage investment in electric transit networks. This study proposes a queuing model integrated with a Mixed-Integer Non-Linear Programming (MINLP) model to determine optimal placements of charging stations in the electric transit network, taking into account demand charges and waiting times. The model is validated using a benchmark Mumford0 network, and the results show that it efficiently determines optimal locations for fast and ES chargers, resulting in cost savings and reduced demand charges.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2023)
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
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zi-Wei Zuo, Zhen-Hua Zhang, De-Run Huang, Ye-Yang Fan, Si-Bin Yu, Jie-Yun Zhuang, Yu-Jun Zhu
Summary: This study validated the candidate gene OsMADS56 for the quantitative trait locus qTGW10-20.8, which controls thousand-grain weight in rice. OsMADS56 was confirmed as the causal gene for qTGW10-20.8 through knockout mutants and overexpression transgenic plants. Decreased grain weight and size were associated with reduced expression of OsMADS56, while overexpression resulted in larger grains. Haplotype analysis revealed the prevalence of the Teqing-type allele of OsMADS56 in cultivated rice, providing a valuable gene resource for grain weight improvement through molecular design breeding.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abhishek Malhotra, Benedikt Battke, Martin Beuse, Annegret Stephan, Tobias Schmidt
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2016)
Article
Energy & Fuels
A. Stephan, B. Battke, M. D. Beuse, J. H. Clausdeinken, T. S. Schmidt
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Martin Beuse, Tobias S. Schmidt, Vanessa Wood
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Tobias S. Schmidt, Martin Beuse, Xiaojin Zhang, Bjarne Steffen, Simon F. Schneider, Alejandro Pena-Bello, Christian Bauer, David Parra
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Martin Beuse, Mathias Dirksmeier, Bjarne Steffen, Tobias S. Schmidt
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Physical
Jenny A. Baker, Martin Beuse, Steven C. DeCaluwe, Linda W. Jing, Edwin Khoo, Shashank Sripad, Ulderico Ulissi, Ankit Verma, Andrew A. Wang, Yen T. Yeh, Nicholas Yiu, David A. Howey, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Martin Beuse, Bjarne Steffen, Tobias S. Schmidt
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Bjarne Steffen, Martin Beuse, Paul Tautorat, Tobias S. Schmidt
