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Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies 2019

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2020) | Viewed by 15448

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Christopher Munnings

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CSIRO Energy, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, VIC 3169, Australia
Interests: fuel cells; hybrid energy systems; renewable hydrogen; industry and innovation; sustainable transport
Dr. Anand Bhatt

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Energy, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3169, Australia
Interests: batteries and energy storage; electrochemistry, battery recycling, battery second life
Dr. Noel Duffy

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CSIRO Energy, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, VIC 3169, Australia
Interests: physical chemistry; semiconductors; nanomaterials; photovoltaics; supercapacitors

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting submissions for a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of “Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies”. The International Energy Agency predicts 15,000 TWh of renewables-based electricity generation by 2040. This amounts to 40% of the world’s electricity generation (IEA World Energy Outlook 2018). To enable this high level of generation, combined with the global reduction in fossil fuel-based transportation fuels, electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies are critical. Although there is a paramount need for new technologies, the alternative use and end-of-life considerations of existing technologies during the transition to alternative emerging technologies is also a vital factor for society. 

This Special Issue will focus on new and emerging technologies for the conversion and storage of energy, novel or alternative applications of existing technologies, life-cycle, end-of-life considerations, as well as technoeconomic analysis of energy storage technologies. Topics of interest for publication include but are not limited to:

New energy storage technologies;

New materials for energy storage;

Second life applications of existing technologies;

Alternative applications of existing technologies;

Recycling;

Hybrid systems;

Hybrid materials;

Technoeconomic analysis.

Dr. Christopher Munnings
Dr. Anand Bhatt
Dr. Noel Duffy
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • new energy storage technologies
  • new materials for energy storage
  • second life applications of existing technologies
  • alternative applications of existing technologies
  • recycling
  • hybrid systems
  • hybrid materials
  • technoeconomic analysis

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Hydrogel Leclanché Cell: Construction and Characterization
by Greg Jenson, Gurjap Singh, Jay K. Bhama and Albert Ratner
Energies 2020, 13(3), 594; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13030594 - 28 Jan 2020
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A liquid-to-gel based Leclanché cell has been designed, constructed and characterized for use in implantable medical devices and other applications where battery access is limited. This well-established chemistry will provide reliable electrochemical potential over a wide range of applications and the novel construction [...] Read more.
A liquid-to-gel based Leclanché cell has been designed, constructed and characterized for use in implantable medical devices and other applications where battery access is limited. This well-established chemistry will provide reliable electrochemical potential over a wide range of applications and the novel construction provides a solution for the re-charging of electrodes in hard to access areas such as an internal pacemaker. The traditional Leclanché cell, comprised of zinc (anode) and manganese dioxide (cathode), conductive carbon powder (acetylene black or graphite), and aqueous electrolyte (NH4Cl and ZnCl2), has been suspended in an agar hydrogel to simplify construction while maintaining electrochemical performance. Agar hydrogel, saturated with electrolyte, serves as the cell support and separator allowing for the discharged battery suspension to be easily replaced once exhausted. Different amounts of active anode/cathode material have been tested and discharge characteristics have been plotted. It has been found that for the same amount of active material, acetylene black batteries have higher energy density compared to graphite batteries. Graphite batteries also discharge faster compared to acetylene black batteries. The results support further development of liquid batteries that can be replaced and refilled upon depletion. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies 2019)
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Silver Decorated Reduced Graphene Oxide as Electrocatalyst for Zinc–Air Batteries
by Laksanaporn Poolnapol, Wathanyu Kao-ian, Anongnat Somwangthanaroj, Falko Mahlendorf, Mai Thanh Nguyen, Tetsu Yonezawa and Soorathep Kheawhom
Energies 2020, 13(2), 462; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13020462 - 17 Jan 2020
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Due to their low cost and very high energy density, zinc–air batteries (ZABs) exhibit high potential for various energy applications. The electrochemical performance of the air-cathode has a decisive impact on the discharge performance of ZABs because the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) [...] Read more.
Due to their low cost and very high energy density, zinc–air batteries (ZABs) exhibit high potential for various energy applications. The electrochemical performance of the air-cathode has a decisive impact on the discharge performance of ZABs because the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics increase the overpotential of the air-cathode and hence the performance of ZABs. In this work, reduced graphene oxide decorated with silver nanoparticles (AgNP/rGO) is synthesized using simultaneous reduction of graphene oxide and silver ions. Different amounts of silver loading are examined for the synthesis of AgNP/rGO. The synthesized AgNP/rGO samples are analyzed using a rotating disk electrode in order to investigate ORR activity. Then, the synthesized AgNP/rGO electrocatalyst is applied on a tubular designed zinc–air battery in order to study the performance of the zinc–air battery. Results demonstrate that AgNP/rGO is an efficient and cost-effective ORR electrocatalyst for its practical application in ZABs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies 2019)
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A Novel State of Charge Estimating Scheme Based on an Air-Gap Fiber Interferometer Sensor for the Vanadium Redox Flow Battery
by Chao-Tsung Ma
Energies 2020, 13(2), 291; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13020291 - 7 Jan 2020
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Real-time and remote monitoring of the state of charge (SOC) of a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) is technically desirable for achieving advanced compensation functions of VRFB systems. This paper, for the first time, proposes a novel SOC monitoring scheme based on an [...] Read more.
Real-time and remote monitoring of the state of charge (SOC) of a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) is technically desirable for achieving advanced compensation functions of VRFB systems. This paper, for the first time, proposes a novel SOC monitoring scheme based on an air-gap fiber Fabry–Perot interferometer (AGFFPI) sensor for the VRFB. The proposed sensing concept is based on real-time sensing of the refractive index (RI) of the positive electrolyte, which is found closely correlated to the VRFB’s SOC. The proposed SOC estimating scheme using fiber sensor has a number of merits, e.g., being precise, having lightweight, having strong acid resistance, and being easy to incorporate the state-of-the-art fiber communication technology for remote monitoring. It is found that the RI of the positive electrolyte solution exhibits distinct and linear variations in accordance with changes of the VRFB’s SOC value. Using the linear relationship between the electrolyte’s RI and SOC, a real-time SOC monitoring mechanism can be readily realized by the proposed AGFFPI. In this paper, existing SOC detecting methods for VRFB are firstly reviewed. The details concerning the proposed detecting method are then addressed. Typical experimental results are presented to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed SOC estimating scheme. Full article
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Analysis and Modeling of the Wear-Out Process of a Lithium-Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt Cell during Cycling Operation under Constant Load Conditions
by Damian Burzyński, Robert Pietracho, Leszek Kasprzyk and Andrzej Tomczewski
Energies 2019, 12(20), 3899; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12203899 - 15 Oct 2019
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This article describes the analyses of modeling the wear process of lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt cells operating cyclically under constant load conditions. The main aging processes taking place in cells and the methodology of the modeling are discussed. The process of cell wear is examined, taking [...] Read more.
This article describes the analyses of modeling the wear process of lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt cells operating cyclically under constant load conditions. The main aging processes taking place in cells and the methodology of the modeling are discussed. The process of cell wear is examined, taking into account the influence of cyclic operating parameters (temperature, discharge current, and discharge depth). On the basis of the analyses carried out, a new function reflecting the influence of ambient temperature on the durability of the cell is proposed. A new fuzzy model of the wear process of the NMC 18650 type cell, depending on the parameters of the discharge half cycle, has been developed. The results of the model have been verified by experimental research. Full article
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