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Cutting-Edge Renewable Energy: Revolutionizing Conversion and Storage

Submission Deadline: 01 June 2026 (closed) View: 661 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editor(s)

Prof. Dr. Binglin Chen

Email: blchen@henau.edu.cn

Affiliation: College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China

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Research Interests: biomass, catalysis, hydrogenation, sustainable fuel, deep eutectic solvent

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Assistant Professor/Dr. Xingyong Li

Email: xingyong@ynnu.edu.cn

Affiliation: Scool of Energy and Environment Science Building, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China

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Research Interests: sustainable aviation fuel, biomass, catalytic hydrogenation, alloy material design

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Professor/Dr. Sihan Ma

Email: shma@gzu.edu.cn

Affiliation: Scool of big data and information engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China

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Research Interests: sustainable fuel, photocatalytic environmental and energy conversion, ion irradiation, nanomaterial design

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Summary

With the increasing concerns about climate change and the finite nature of fossil fuels, it is of utmost importance to focus on renewable energy conversion and storage. As the demand for clean and sustainable energy sources continues to rise, a wide range of innovative technologies and materials for renewable energy conversion and storage have been developed in recent years. These include solar - to - electrical conversion, wind energy conversion, hydrogen production and storage, and advanced battery systems for energy storage. These technologies/materials can not only meet the growing energy demand but also significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, mitigate environmental impacts, and drive the transition towards a more sustainable energy future.


The purpose of this Special Issue is to showcase and spread the latest breakthroughs related to theoretical exploration, synthesis, characterization, and practical implementation of various renewable energy conversion and storage technologies/materials.


Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Advanced solar cell design and efficiency improvement
· Wind turbine technology innovation and optimization
· Hydrogen production via water splitting and related electrocatalysts
· Fuel cell development and application
· Thermal energy storage systems
· Lithium - ion battery advancements and next - generation battery technologies
· Biomass - based renewable energy conversion
· Energy management and control strategies for renewable energy systems
· Other emerging renewable energy conversion and storage technologies/materials


Keywords

energy conversion, energy storage, catalysts

Published Papers


  • Open Access

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    Research on a Comprehensive Value Evaluation Model for Grid-Forming Energy Storage from a Power System Resilience Perspective

    Huijuan Huo, Peidong Li, Cheng Xin, Xiping Ma, Wenchao Zhai
    Energy Engineering, DOI:10.32604/ee.2026.079148
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Cutting-Edge Renewable Energy: Revolutionizing Conversion and Storage)
    Abstract Faced with challenges such as declining system inertia and increased oscillation risks due to the weakening of synchronous stability mechanisms in power systems with high penetration of renewable energy, the deep strategic value of grid-forming energy storage—a key technology capable of autonomously establishing grid voltage and frequency—proves difficult to fully quantify within traditional economically-oriented energy storage evaluation systems. To address this, this paper constructs a comprehensive value evaluation indicator system for grid-forming energy storage encompassing four dimensions: stability, economic efficiency, reliability, and synergy. It proposes a hybrid decision-making model integrating a combined weighting method Grey-DEMATEL-CRITIC-Game… More >

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