Advances in Sustainable Energy Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, the increase in global energy demand, and the aim of supplying every inhabited point on the planet, has progressively relied more and more on the use of renewable energy sources, as opposed to fossil fuels and nuclear energy.

One of the main benefits of renewable energies, compared to fossil fuels and nuclear energy, is their sustainability. Given their low impact on global warming, they make it possible to satisfy a large part of the present energy needs without compromising future generations. That is the reason why they will have to play a crucial role in the power systems of the future. Nonetheless, the struggle of conventional fossil fuels or nuclear power to evolve into less harmful technologies is also a significant challenge.

Not all sustainable technologies have the same maturity. Some of them are technologically advanced, while others are still in an experimental phase, but a common aspect for all of them is their search for the maximum degree of efficiency, reliability, and security. These topics embrace the main research efforts in both academia and industry nowadays.

This Special Issue aims to present the latest advances, at any scale of application, related to the technological development, improvement, and integration, as well as the normative regulation of the sustainable energy sources, energy storage, conversion, distribution, and utilization technologies, whatever their level of technological maturity and their nature. In this sense, it is open not only to studies on renewable energy sources, but also to studies dealing with the conversion of conventional fossil fuels or nuclear power into more sustainable technologies.

Prof. Dr. Higinio Sánchez-Sáinz
Dr. Raúl Sarrias-Mena
Guest Editors

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