Sustainable Development of the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy efficiency; renewable energy; HVAC systems; low-energy technologies; energy access in least developed countries
Interests: renewable energy; climate action; sustainable development; energy policy; e-mobility; sustainable aviation; hydrogen economy; multi-energy systems; water-energy nexus; energy system digitalization; critical materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reaching carbon neutrality within the coming few decades is a major global challenge. At the same time, it presents an opportunity to transition to abundant, clean and sustainable energy for all. Renewable energy and hydrogen technologies will play the key roles in this transition.
To realize this vision, several key technologies require accelerated advancement; they must achieve higher levels of technological maturity and substantial cost reductions. Moreover, the current dependence on critical raw materials must be drastically minimized, and the transition towards a circular economy must be significantly accelerated. The large-scale rollout of renewable and hydrogen infrastructure must also be seamlessly integrated with advancing digitalization to ensure efficiency and grid stability.
The spectrum of specific challenges is vast and multifaceted: solar and wind energy, for instance, face major grid-integration and intermittency issues; electric vehicles, while advancing, still rely heavily on critical materials for their batteries; the aviation and shipping sectors are notably lagging in viable decarbonization pathways; and hard-to-abate industries, such as steel and cement manufacturing, face severe cost constraints in their journey to decarbonize.
The purpose of the Special Issue “Sustainable Development of the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies” is to place these challenges under magnification and discuss required solutions, measures and policies.
Dr. Rajendra Singh Adhikari
Dr. Ghassan Zubi
Dr. Pravin Kannan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- renewable energy
- energy efficiency
- hydrogen economy
- e-mobility
- sustainable aviation
- green shipping
- electrolyzers and fuel cells
- battery technologies
- supercapacitors
- energy sector digitalization
- smart grids
- multi-energy systems
- circular economy
- critical materials
- power-to-X systems
- waste-to-energy
- energy carriers
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