Sustainable Production of Renewable Energy
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 310
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In a simplified way, all energies, both renewable and non-renewable, come fundamentally from two atomic forces of matter: nuclear force, whether fusion or fission, and gravitational force.
Owing to nuclear fusion, the Sun constitutes the great source of energy responsible for solar photovoltaic and thermal uses, wind power use due to the heating of the layers of the atmosphere, photosynthesis for the growth of plants and therefore, with the passage of time at the geological level, for the formation of non-nuclear fossil fuel. The heat we receive from the sun is also responsible for the hydrological cycle and marine currents, among other things.
The Earth's core releases a significant amount of energy, mainly due to the nuclear decay of the fissile elements of the core. This is the main cause of geothermal exploitation. On the other hand, the nuclear force through nuclear fission is directly responsible for nuclear exploitation.
The gravitational force between the moon, the Sun and the rest of the planets and stars is responsible for the movement of tides, both in the oceans and in the magma of the earth's crust and mantle, and therefore also for the use of tidal power and geothermal energy.
Therefore, when classifying energy resources into renewable and non-renewable, we must introduce a key parameter to proceed with their classification: the time it takes for said resource to recover. Following this criterion, “renewable energy production” is the energy produced from a source that is renewed in a short period of time, typically within one year.
It is expected that, by 2030, investments in renewable technologies may even triple. The use of renewable resources is undergoing such a large growth because it satisfies the four great paradigms of an energy system: economy, environment, security of supply and acceptance by the population.
This special edition will try to group all the scientific works that help to increase knowledge in this entire energy chain. Therefore, the focus will be set on how renewable energies impact on economic aspects, the security of supply, the environment and social acceptance.
Prof. Dr. Alberto Ramos Millan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- renewable energy
- renewable resources
- environment
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