Development of Energy Harvesting Systems and Methods from Uncommon Sources: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 1865
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Interests: metrology; electronics; energetics; mechanics; mechatronics; robotics; computer sciences; modelling and control; mining sciences; measurement systems; flow metrology
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Dear Colleagues,
The search for new sources of usable energy is one of the greatest challenges of the modern world. The development of a smart technology for the use of fusion energy for utilitarian purposes would undoubtedly be a Copernican breakthrough. In anticipation of this event, it is important to tackle research challenges that may be less crucial, but are still extremely important. One such challenge is the development of energy harvesting technology, including the search for new sources and methods. That is why I invite scientists and research teams to publish their achievements in this Special Issue. The topics covered include the development of energy harvesting systems and methods from uncommon sources, in particular issues such as:
- energy harvesting from uncommon sources;
- unconventional methods and systems for energy harvesting;
- distributed energy harvesting systems;
- smart methods in energy harvesting;
- artificial intelligence for energy harvesting and vice versa;
- utilize of garbage, rubbish and waste for energy harvesting;
- energy harvesting from post-mining infrastructure;
- post-industrial energy harvesting sources;
- energy harvesting systems in agriculture and breeding;
- biological energy systems;
- essential metrological problems in energy harvesting;
- energy harvesting for personal devices;
- energy harvesting for control and monitoring;
- energy harvesting for micro- and nano systems;
- storage systems for energy harvesting.
I look forward to familiarizing myself with the results of your latest research and popularizing them in the scientific community, both in this field and related issues.
Prof. Dr. Paweł Ligęza
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- energy harvesting
- energy sources
- unconventional sources and methods
- smart methods
- artificial intelligence methods
- distributed systems
- waste utilizing
- post-mining energy
- post-industry energy
- biological energy systems
- metrological problems
- personal devices
- micro and nano devices
- energy storage systems
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