Novel Technologies for Utilising and Upgrading Waste Heat
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J: Thermal Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2021)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Advanced Energy Efficiency; Process Integration; Process Systems; Clean Industry; Waste Heat Recovery; Strategies for Industrial Decarbonisation; Market Potential Assessment; Optimisation; Technology Modelling; Technoeconomic Assessment; Business Models; Energy Systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Globally, less than 65% of energy inputs from coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear and renewables are converted into electricity, heat and transformed into another form for use in the various sectors of an economy, i.e., industry, transport, building. Using energy more efficiently is the least cost-intensive pathway for reducing emissions and conserving resources. Improving energy efficiency of the industrial sector has the potential to reduce global emissions by 44% in 2035. Even though technologies, exist albeit at different readiness levels, succesful integration to capture waste heat from different sectors still needs to be addressed, together with the barriers affecting increased uptake of waste heat utilisation technologies.
This Special Issue on “Novel Technologies for Utilising and Upgrading Waste Heat” covers the state-of-the-art in technology development, modelling and integration into existing and new energy systems and technoeconomic and market potential assessment to support uptake of waste heat utilisation technologies. Efficiency improvement, reduction in CO2 emissions and costs are basic factors of competitiveness and energy security. Adoption of technologies to upgrade low temperature waste heat to higher temperatures are becoming more relevant due to limitations on CO2 emissions and depleting reserves of fossil fuels.
Dr. Gbemi Oluleye
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Waste Heat Characterisation
- Waste Heat Utilisation
- Waste Heat Recovery
- Economic Potential
- Technology Innovation
- Market Adoption of Waste Heat Utilisation Technologies
- Technology Modelling
- Systems Integration
- Technology Conceptual and Actual Design
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