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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Integration in Power Systems
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Integration in Power Systems

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 4440

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Yiannis Katsigiannis

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, GR-71004 Heraklion, Greece
Interests: power generation; power systems; wind energy; energy efficiency; power production; renewable energy; solar cells; mechanical engineering; solar energy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, a radical change in the characteristics and operation of modern power systems has been witnessed, due to the increasing integration of renewable energy technologies. A large number of new small- and large-scale renewable energy installations have occurred worldwide, including wind turbines, solar photovoltaics, and biomass combined heat and power and wave energy, amongst others. The majority of these technologies are nondispatchable, so energy storage usually has to also be incorporated into the grid, combined with advanced renewable energy forecasting methods. The complexity of modern power systems makes their optimal operation and control a very challenging task, driving to advanced solutions such as microgrids and smart grids.

In order to achieve a holistic approach in this context, a number of issues have to be taken into account, including power system reliability and resilience, evolution of electricity markets, demand-side management, and integration of electric vehicles. Moreover, the impact of renewable energy technologies and energy storage has to be assessed during their whole lifetime (from their production stage until their recycling/disposal) in the context of lifecycle analysis. This Special Issue aims to cover the area of renewable and sustainable energy integration in power systems by focusing on all issues that were mentioned above.

Dr. Yiannis Katsigiannis
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Renewable energy sources (RES)
  • Solar energy
  • Wind energy
  • Biomass and combined heat and power (CHP)
  • Wave and tidal energy
  • Hybrid power systems
  • Distributed generation
  • Microgrids and smart grids
  • Small- and large-scale renewable energy integration
  • Renewable energy forecasting
  • Energy storage
  • Demand-side management
  • Electric vehicles (EVs)
  • Autonomous and interconnected power systems
  • Reliability and resilience
  • Long-term and short-term power system planning
  • Lifecycle analysis (LCA)
  • Renewable and energy storage technologies recycling
  • Electricity markets

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Experimental and Implementation of a 15 × 10 TEG Array of a Thermoelectric Power Generation System Using Two-Pass Flow of a Tap Water Pipeline Based on Renewable Energy
by Mohammed A. Qasim, Vladimir I. Velkin and Sergey E. Shcheklein
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(15), 7948; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12157948 - 08 Aug 2022
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At the present time, the entire world is suffering from global climate change due to emissions caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. Thus, it is necessary to look for alternative power sources to generate clean electrical energy. Thermoelectric generators (TEG) are one [...] Read more.
At the present time, the entire world is suffering from global climate change due to emissions caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. Thus, it is necessary to look for alternative power sources to generate clean electrical energy. Thermoelectric generators (TEG) are one of these alternatives. They convert thermal energy into useful electricity. There are many thermal energy sources such as hot water pipes. The current paper aims to convert waste heat from solar water-fed hot water pipes into electricity using a TEG panel made from 15 × 10 TEG modules. A pipe through which hot water flows serves as the hot side of the panel. The cold side of the panel is cooled using normal tap water. The maximum recorded temperature difference is 42.35 °C which yields an open-circuit voltage of 15.3 V. The maximum efficiency of the panel is 2.1% with an average energy production of 1.435 kWh. This proposed novel TEG panel system can be used continuously day and night. This is in contrast to a solar system, which operates only during the day, as it relies solely on solar radiation. Full article
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Efficient Management of Power Losses from Renewable Sources Using Removable E.V. Batteries
by Claudiu George Bocean, Anca Antoaneta Vărzaru, Andreea Teodora Al-Floarei, Simona Dumitriu, Dragoş Laurenţiu Diaconescu and Mihai Constantin Răzvan Barbu
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(14), 6413; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11146413 - 12 Jul 2021
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Electric vehicles (E.V.) are one of the feasible solutions to address the challenges of sustainable development that require particular attention, such as climate change, depletion of fossil fuel reserves, and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to the environmental benefits of electric vehicles, they [...] Read more.
Electric vehicles (E.V.) are one of the feasible solutions to address the challenges of sustainable development that require particular attention, such as climate change, depletion of fossil fuel reserves, and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to the environmental benefits of electric vehicles, they can also be used as a storage system to alleviate the challenges posed by the variability of renewable electricity sources and to provide the network with ancillary benefits, such as voltage regulation and frequency regulation. Furthermore, using removable batteries by electric vehicles to store renewable energy is an innovative and effective solution to combat the increase in GHG emissions. In this article, using the autoregressive integrated moving average forecast model, we estimate the necessary storage capacity to contribute to the adjustment of the energy system increasingly powered by renewable energy sources. Also, we estimate the number of electric vehicles needed to take over the excess energy produced by renewable sources when the conventional grid cannot take over this surplus. The forecasts have the year 2050 as a time horizon. The results show that removable E.V. batteries can be an efficient solution for managing and storing energy lost in the temporal incongruity of demand with supply in the energy market. Full article
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