Alternative Energy Sources in Developing and Developed Regions

Dear Colleagues,

Reliable access to energy is an essential pre-requisite for any suitable living standard. A globally growing population, worldwide increasing claims for improving living-standards and undesirable environmental impacts of winning, converting and using conventional energy sources, increase the pressure for identifying alternative energy sources. But, alternative ways and means to diminish environmental and societal impacts of conventional energy sources are also required. However, just substituting fossil and nuclear energy carriers by renewables will not be enough to meet the challenges, if the “type” of problem is simply substituted by another one, e.g., squeezing out primeval forest instead of global warming by fossil energy carriers. Perhaps increased use of secondary resources, like biogenic residuals and wastes, or an increased involvement of citizens or small communities to provide energy could be the right step to overcome the challenges.
Articles which discuss new concepts for dealing with the abovementioned challenges are cordially invited. The concepts could present sustainable technological approaches, but social and economic innovations, like an aligned market design, stimulating the use of alternative energy sources in a sustainable way are also highly appreciated. The geographical focus should be on developing regions, but articles considering developed regions are also welcomed.

Dr. Witold-Roger Poganietz
Guest Editor

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