Renewable Energy and Optimization of District Energy Systems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microgrid
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global transition toward sustainable energy systems necessitates a fundamental rethinking of how urban energy demands are met. District energy systems, including district heating, cooling, and combined heat and power networks, offer significant potential for integrating renewable energy sources, enhancing energy efficiency, and reducing carbon emissions at the city scale. However, the inherent uncertainty and variability of renewable energy, coupled with the increasing complexity of multi-energy infrastructures, presents substantial challenges for the design, operation, and optimization of district energy systems. In this context, there is an urgent need to conduct research and experiments on key technologies for renewable energy and district energy systems in order to provide theoretical support and technical guidance for the current and future development of low-carbon district energy systems.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas related to renewable energy and the optimization of district energy systems may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- The integration of solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and other renewable energy sources into district energy systems;
- The optimization of planning and operational scheduling of district energy systems under high renewable energy penetration;
- Predictive control, artificial intelligence, and digitization for system flexibility and reliability;
- Energy storage integration and systems coupling (power, heat, transportation, etc.);
- Techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment for sustainable district energy systems;
- Demonstrations of the application of low-carbon district energy systems.
Prof. Dr. Yanbing Jia
Dr. Liang Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- district energy systems
- renewable energy
- optimization
- multi-energy networks
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