Guest Editorial Special Section on Energy Storage Systems

Energy storage is revolutionizing transportation by proving a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, and opening new opportunities as flexible grid bidirectional storage through vehicle-to-grid services. In order to fully exploit these new transportation opportunities, advances still need to be achieved in energy storage, and batteries, in particular, to improve range, cost, and lifetime. Current trends show a higher penetration in road transportation compared with other sectors, but with promising roadmaps for marine, aerospace, and rail sectors. Therefore, the body of work required to achieve these roadmaps spans from electrochemical, thermal, and electrical simulations to better understand the battery operation to system integration design within the powertrain and the grid. This Special Section provides with new knowledge on the full research and development spectrum, by presenting battery electrochemical and thermal modeling techniques, design of storage solutions for electrified vehicle recharging stations, energy management for electric vehicles and simulation, and design and deployment of energy storage for rail and material handling applications.