Solar Energy for Cooling and Heating: Theory, Methods and Applications
A special issue of Solar (ISSN 2673-9941).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editors
Interests: renewable energy; energy efficiency; HVAC; water management
Interests: renewable energy; PCM; solar collectors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is a pleasure to present the inaugural issue of the editorial board of the new journal Solar. Here, most of the editors have contributed an article from their field of specialization. The editorial board covers a wide range of knowledge and experience in the field of solar science and technology. Accordingly, the articles collected here deal not only with solar energy for cooling and heating but also with the technology of solar thermal systems and the thermodynamics of thermal energy conversion, the integration of these technologies in building architecture and passive designs, and the use of water evaporation. These articles are complemented by a review on the state of solar cooling, as well as an article on simulation, and finally, an article considering the combination of solar energy, adsorption systems, absorption systems, heat pumps, and energy storage.
We hope to receive more manuscripts from authors who can make a significant contribution to the dissemination of solar technologies, including those focused on solar thermal technologies, as well as photovoltaic and solar thermal storage systems.
We look forward to receiving more manuscripts from authors who can make a difference in the dissemination of solar technologies, including evaporative cooling, as well as solar thermal technologies, photovoltaics, and solar thermal storage systems.
Dr. Andreu Moià-Pol
Prof. Dr. Iván Alonso de Miguel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solar cooling
- solar heating
- evaporative cooling
- solar architecture
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