Research on Refrigeration and Energy Storage for Carbon Emission Reduction

Dear Colleagues,

As global energy consumption continues to rise and environmental issues become increasingly prominent, the innovations of refrigeration (except for air-conditioning and cryogenics), such as improvement of efficiency, alternatives of new refrigerants and research on energy storage technology, have become crucially important. Refrigeration technologies with both high-efficiency and low GWP (global warm potentials) contribute to reducing energy consumption, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, while simultaneously enhancing the performance and reliability. Energy storage is one of the key technologies to address the intermittency of renewable energy sources, enabling effective balancing of energy supply and demand, achieving efficient energy storage and utilization, and contributing to sustainable development. The integrated application of refrigeration and energy storage technologies can serve as a bridge between energy consumption and supply, facilitating efficient energy conversion. Furthermore, research on refrigeration and energy storage technology also has significant impacts on the sustainability of other fields.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the theory, design, modelling, application of all types of refrigeration and energy storage technologies, to promote the progress and innovation of refrigeration and energy storage.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

Application and optimization of renewable energy in refrigeration;

Innovative applications of refrigeration in energy storage and conversion;

Development and evaluation of new refrigeration and energy storage materials;

Application of intelligent control and optimization algorithms in refrigeration and energy storage;

Energy-saving retrofit and performance optimization of refrigeration and energy storage equipment;

Design and experimental research on environmentally friendly refrigeration and energy storage systems;

Model and evaluation on carbon emission reduction of new refrigeration and energy storage technologies;

Exploration on integration between energy storage and refrigeration.

Dr. Yijian He
Prof. Dr. Lijuan He
Dr. Xiuzhen Li
Guest Editors

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