Song Yang

Song Yang is a Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath, specializing in concentrated solar power systems and thermal energy storage. With an active research profile spanning solar receiver design, thermochemical processes, and phase change materials, their work directly contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to affordable clean energy.

Research interests focus on Concentrated Solar Power, Thermal Energy Storage, and Solar Thermochemistry, with particular expertise in cavity receivers, volumetric systems, and integrated receiver-storage solutions. Current investigations include beam-down solar thermal systems, sodium nitrate-based composite phase change materials, and ceria redox cycling for hydrogen production.

Recent publications demonstrate strong activity in high-impact renewable energy journals, with notable work in Renewable Energy (2025) on integrated receiver-storage systems and Frontiers in Energy Research (2021) on solar thermochemical water splitting. Research shows consistent collaboration with international teams across China, Finland, and Switzerland.

As an editorial board member for Oxford Open Energy since 2022, they contribute to academic peer review while maintaining active research output with significant citation impact (34 citations for CPC review work). Network analysis reveals extensive collaboration in Concentrated Solar Power (100% fingerprint match) and Storage Systems (100%).

Their work leverages advanced modeling of radiative/convective heat transfer in solar receivers and explores microstructure-property relationships in thermal storage materials, positioning them at the forefront of next-generation concentrating solar thermal technology development.