Special Issue "Green Energy Technologies for Sustainability"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mengyao Gao
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Guest Editor
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Interests: osmotic power generators; sustainbale energy storage; advanced materials; lithium batteries
Dr. Zhezhen Fu
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Guest Editor
Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Platteville, Platteville, 53818, USA
Interests: manufacturing processes: powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing; ceramic materials: solid-state electrolyte for solid-state batteries; mechanical properties of ceramic materials
Dr. Yuelei Pan
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Guest Editor
State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027P. R. China
Interests: Multi-functional porous materials for heat stability; Sodium batteries; Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Meeting human needs while keeping our planet safe and healthy will require an accelerated transition toward sustainability. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched and adopted by the United Nations. They aim to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for everyone by 2030. Our life in the technological society has been significantly more dependent on energy supply than ever before. However, conventional energies have posed a threat to the global environment, particularly in relation to emissions of greenhouse gases and climate change. Therefore, clean and renewable energy has become a major focus for research.

This Special Issue collects research articles and critical reviews about scientific and technical information on recent advances in green and renewable energy for sustainable development. The primary areas of interest of this Special Issue include but are not limited to (1) high technological skills for achieving sustainable development goals; (2) abundant sources for renewable and green energy development; (3) safe and efficient devices for low-grade energy; (4) advanced materials for green energy; energy management systems, monitoring, modeling, and (6) utilizing electrochemistry and materials science training to broadly explore issues facing environment development. The Special Issue welcomes both qualitative and quantitative studies, as well as empirical and theoretical contributions.

Dr. Mengyao Gao
Dr. Zhezhen Fu
Dr. Yuelei Pan
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • climate change
  • renewable energy
  • sustainable development goals
  • low-grade energy
  • advanced materials
  • electrical generator
  • self-power devices
  • electrodes
  • electrochemistry
  • blue energy
  • energy-environment nexus
  • sustainable environment

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Comprehensive Performance Evaluation of Green Infrastructure Practices for Urban Watersheds Using an Engineering–Environmental–Economic (3E) Model
Sustainability 2021, 13(9), 4678; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094678 - 22 Apr 2021
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Green infrastructure practices could provide innovative solutions for on-site stormwater management and runoff pollution control, which could relieve the stress of nonpoint pollution resulting from heavy rainfall events. In this study, the performance and cost-effectiveness of six green infrastructure practices, namely, green roofs, [...] Read more.
Green infrastructure practices could provide innovative solutions for on-site stormwater management and runoff pollution control, which could relieve the stress of nonpoint pollution resulting from heavy rainfall events. In this study, the performance and cost-effectiveness of six green infrastructure practices, namely, green roofs, rain gardens, pervious surfaces, swales, detention basins, and constructed wetlands, were investigated. The comprehensive performance evaluation in terms of the engineering performance, environmental impact, and economic cost was determined in the proposed engineering–environmental–economic (3E) triangle model. The results revealed that these green infrastructure practices were effective for stormwater management in terms of runoff attenuation, peak flow reduction and delay, and pollutant attenuation. It was suggested that for pollution control, detention basins can efficiently reduce the total suspended solids, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and lead. The implementation of detention basins is highly recommended due to their higher engineering performance and lower environmental impact and economic cost. A case study of a preliminary cost–benefit analysis of green infrastructure practice exemplified by the Pearl River Delta in China was addressed. It suggested that green infrastructure was cost-effective in stormwater management in this area, which would be helpful for sustaining healthy urban watersheds. Full article
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