Modern Energy Storage Technologies towards Decarbonized Power Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, countries have been moving towards the massive integration of renewable energy sources (RES) due to their environmental-based role in carbon-free electricity supply. However, the high penetration of these sources (such as photovoltaics and wind turbines) and the intermittency and uncertainty associated with the output power of such energy sources have brought new operational and technical challenges to electrical power systems. As a result, the importance of modern energy storage technologies (EST), as promising solutions for achieving the power system’s required performance, has become critical. Modern ESTs are defined as practical and effective approaches for stabilizing the power supply to overcome such challenges and minimize energy peak demands. Moreover, they can mitigate power fluctuations due to the intermittent nature of RES. Further, EST effectively reduces system imbalances, adopts load shifting and reserves, and decreases operation costs in the system. This Special Issue focuses on the application of modern energy storage technologies in forthcoming power systems. Specifically, it covers the recent advancement in the application of different types of energy storage facilities, such as batteries, heat buffer tanks, fuel cells, compressed air energy storage systems, hydrogen energy storage, and electric vehicles as means of energy storage in smart grids. The targeted research topics include, but are not limited to:

• Optimal allocation of modern EST in power systems;
• Hydrogen production and storage;
• Coordinated operation and control of RES and EST-assisted hybrid power systems;
• Different bidding strategies of storage technologies;
• Virtual inertia emulation using EST;
• Reliability and uncertainty analysis of EST;
• Thermal management of EST;
• Multi-energy storage systems in smart grids.

Dr. Abdelfatah Ali
Dr. Mostafa Shaaban
Dr. Karar Mahmoud
Prof. Dr. Osama A. Mohammed
Guest Editors

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