Advances in Renewable Energy Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The biggest challenge that the industrialized world is currently facing is the conversion of its energy production systems to the use of renewable sources that are more environmentally friendly than traditional systems. In the last few years, this challenge has become two-fold: on the one hand, new technologies must be developed that are capable of freeing themselves from traditional energy sources, responsible for climate-causing gas emissions; on the other hand, there is an urgent need to speed up this energy transition to mitigate global warming and its consequences on the natural environment as quickly as possible.

Ecosystems across the globe have been stressed by obsolete energy production schemes, in an attempt (which now appears clearly unsustainable) to pursue the paradigm of constant growth, characterized by the hypothesis of available resources and an environment capable of absorbing and accepting any anthropically introduced changes. The international scientific community faces the task of orienting industrial systems towards energy generation processes aimed at respecting the planet through the use of sources, with production processes that are sustainable in the medium–long term, capable of producing economic returns, such as to justify the investments for the energy transition. Energy production must go through a period of profound change that leads to the adoption of energy systems capable of not causing further damage to the climate. To obtain these results, the production structure of energy must be completely reviewed with a particular vision of energy production systems implemented in the area. These systems must be capable of adequately exploiting any available energy source that is zero emission and respectful of the environment.

Energy storage systems of whatever nature will be one of the most relevant aspects where scientific research will have to develop new technical solutions and technologically advanced materials to solve the well-known problems of unpredictability with renewable sources.

The Special Issue "Advances in Renewable Energy Systems" aims to collect sophisticated contributions on all these aspects, highlighting the current state of the art. Therefore, experts from all research fields are invited to share their ideas and experiences in a multidisciplinary manner on these topics. Furthermore, this Special Issue seeks to encourage debate on future scenarios related to climate change and its effects on renewable energy systems.

Thank you and we hope you consider contributing to this Special Issue.

Sincerely,

Prof. Dr. Ferdinando Salata
Dr. Virgilio Ciancio
Guest Editors

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