Advanced Engineering in Marine Renewable Energy and Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 3 October 2026 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coastal hydrodynamics; coastal engineering and environments; marine renewable energy; engineering applications of artificial intelligence
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, ‘Advanced Engineering in Marine Renewable Energy and Sustainability’. Marine renewable energy plays a pivotal role in the global transition toward net-zero emissions and sustainable development. Its importance is particularly evident in densely developed coastal regions and island communities where energy supply and local resources are closely tied to the marine environment. As nations accelerate their low-carbon transitions, various marine renewable energy technologies, including wave, tidal, current, ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), and salinity gradient power, have demonstrated stable, clean, and locally adaptable power-generation potential. Moreover, marine renewable energy systems offer promising pathways for cross-disciplinary integration and multifunctional development. These innovative approaches are expected to become an important driver of sustainable ocean utilization as related technologies continue to advance.
This Special Issue aims to promote scientific research, technological innovation, and engineering applications in the field of marine renewable energy, with particular focus on device hydrodynamics, performance optimization, environmental impact assessment, coastal resilience enhancement, sustainability analysis, and interdisciplinary integration strategies. We welcome submissions related to device design, numerical modeling, experimental validation, techno-economic analysis, and long-term performance evaluation. The scope of this Special Issue aligns closely with the aims of Sustainability, emphasizing the role of marine renewable energy in sustainable utilization, environmental stewardship, and energy transition.
Original research articles, review papers, and case studies are all welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Numerical modeling, experimental measurement, and validation techniques for marine energy systems;
- Design, analysis, and interdisciplinary applications integrating marine energy devices with coastal/harbor engineering structures;
- Environmental impact, coastal ecological response, and sustainability assessment of marine renewable energy;
- Energy efficiency analysis, techno-economic evaluation, life-cycle assessment (LCA), and policy studies;
- Data-driven models, intelligent monitoring, and artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) innovations for marine energy applications;
- Roles and strategies of marine energy systems in coastal resilience, hazard mitigation, and sustainable port operations;
- Synergistic system design and integration of marine energy with other renewable energy technologies.
Prof. Dr. Ching-Piao Tsai
Dr. Chun-Han Ko
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine renewable energy
- wave energy
- tidal energy
- current energy
- OTEC
- ocean engineering
- hydrodynamics
- sustainability assessment
- offshore renewable energy
- techno-economic analysis
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