Selected Papers from the 9th Edition of the International SOLARIS Conference

Dear Colleagues,

The Solaris conference network provides a platform for meetings for professionals researching areas of solar radiation and daylighting to meet, solar energy conversion systems and efficient energy use in the built environment. It has a long tradition of organizing such meetings (Edinburgh 2003, Athens 2005, Delhi 2007, Hong Kong 2008, Brno 2011, Granada 2013, Maribor 2015 and London 2017). The conference aims to present the state-of-the-art in the solar energy and building energy research, to establish close contact amongst researchers for dissemination of their research outcomes and facilitate professional collaboration. For better dissemination of the technologies and methods related to solar energy and built environment, high-quality papers selected from the 9th edition of the international SOLARIS conference will be published in this Special Issue. Topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Solar radiation measurement and modelling;
2. Daylighting modelling and measurement;
3. Solar thermal energy conversion;
4. Solar photovoltaic (PV) generation;
5. Solar energy materials;
6. Solar technologies for buildings;
7. Energy storage;
8. Near zero energy buildings and efficient energy use in the built environment;
9. District heating/cooling, and
10. Solar energy markets and political aspects of solar development.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yupeng Wu
Prof. Lingzhi Xie
Prof. Jie Ji
Dr John Kaiser Calautit
Dr Jing Li
Dr Yanyi Sun
Guest Editors

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