Design and Optimization of Solar and Wind Energy Systems for Sustainable Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 40
Special Issue Editors
Interests: small hydropower; wind energy; conversion systems; hybrid systems; energy efficiency; product design and development
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Interests: renewable energy systems; wind turbines; planetary speed increasers; photovoltaic systems; solar tracking systems; sustainable hybrid systems; artificial intelligence; product design and development
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Interests: renewable energy systems; counter-rotating wind turbines; dynamics of planetary speed increasers; solar tracking systems; product design and development
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to publish your most recent research results in this Special Issue of Sustainability titled ‘Design and Optimization of Solar and Wind Energy Systems for Sustainable Development’.
In recent years, the use of renewable energy sources for energy production has increased rapidly. Due to their prominent advantages, solar and wind energy system design and optimization are increasingly being addressed by researchers. The design of renewable energy systems with better performance, lower costs, and optimal control strategies present current research challenges.
This Special Issue aims to explore these topics, examine the factors affecting the behavior of solar and wind energy systems in order to enhance their energy performance, and facilitate their cost-effective development. Design, modeling, simulation, experimental testing, control and optimization present effective methods for developing innovative solutions for renewable energy systems. Therefore, potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Solar and wind energy potential and forecasting;
- Design and optimization of innovative solar and wind energy systems;
- Design and optimization of solar–wind-type hybrid energy systems;
- Modeling and numerical simulation of solar and wind energy systems;
- Efficiency of solar and wind energy system;
- Control strategies and algorithms for solar and wind energy systems;
- AI techniques for optimal operation of solar and wind energy systems;
- Optimization of energy management;
- Optimal integration of solar and wind systems in the environment;
- Energy security and empowerment of communities by employing solar and wind energy;
- Education on solar and wind energy systems.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Codruta Jaliu
Prof. Dr. Mircea Neagoe
Prof. Dr. Radu Săulescu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- renewable energy
- solar energy
- wind energy
- hybrid system
- design
- modeling
- simulation
- optimization
- control strategies
- conversion efficiency
- experimental testing
- potential
- sustainable development
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