Solar Energy: Resources, Technologies and Challenges

Dear Colleagues,

Solar energy has become a very popular topic that has attracted worldwide research interest, and for good reason: the Sun is constantly radiating energy in all directions, including towards the Earth’s surface. In this Special Issue, energy researchers, practitioners, energy economists and policymakers are invited to present research outcomes, innovations, or ideas related to the use of solar energy. These include current and emerging solar power/energy technologies; high, medium, and low-temperature applications; thermal and electrical energy storage; solar energy availability at a particular region; solar-grid integration; economic aspects of particular solar technology/application. The issues and challenges arising from the use of solar energy systems including solar panel waste and recycling, systems challenges in different climates (hails, flooding, extreme weather, etc.) and system reliability are relevant topics for this Special Issue. Review manuscripts which look at the current technologies and their technical and economic viability will be considered.

Dr. Edward Halawa
Guest Editor

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