Energy Conversion and Management for Sustainable Development

Dear Colleagues,

Environmental issues from industry, transport, agriculture, building, and energy supply are becoming more and more significant worldwide due to our society’s rapid development. Pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels adversely affect the environment, as well as representing a real threat to humanity. In this context, green and sustainable energy conversion systems play a crucial role in the reduction of environmental pollutions. Energy conversion systems based on renewable sources, such as solar, hydro, wind, geothermal heat, and ocean energy, represent a viable solution with a high self-sustainability capable of helping to foster the transition towards green and sustainable systems. On the other hand, the current power generation technologies based on the combustion of fossil fuels need to be replaced or upgraded with systems fuelled with low-carbon and/or zero-carbon fuels (biofuel and e-fuels) in order to decarbonize and increase their sustainability.

This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality research papers and review articles on innovative systems based on renewable energy sources and power systems fuelled with low-carbon and/or zero-carbon fuels, with particular emphasis on the improvement of energy conversion efficiency, optimization of energy management, and the reduction of the pollutant emissions.

Dr. Diego Perrone
Dr. Angelo Algieri
Dr. Teresa Castiglione
Guest Editors

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