Progress in Sustainable and Clean Energy Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

A huge spectrum of human activities, ranging from industrial production to transportation, requires substantial amounts of energy input, which in turn consumes natural resources and/or generates unwanted burdens on the environment. Sustainable and cleaner energy technologies must overcome environmental problems such as global warming, the release of toxicity, etc., without threating the ever decreasing natural resources. Moreover, there are challenges in storing energy, energy conversion and proper management practices.

The aim of this Special Issue is to present the progress achieved in sustainable and cleaner energy technologies, especially focusing on environmental, social and economic impacts of various stages of life cycle, storage issues, emerging technologies, hybrid systems, policy development, energy conversion and management in a multidisciplinary perspective. Both original research articles and reviews are welcome in this Special Issue.

Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Sustainable and cleaner energy sources;
• Wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, nuclear and bioenergy;
• Energy from waste;
• Energy conversion and management;
• Sustainable solutions to energy requirements;
• Environmental, social and economic impacts of sustainable and cleaner energy sources;
• Hybrid renewable energy systems;
• Emerging sustainable and cleaner energy technologies;
• Environmental impacts of energy sources;
• Sustainable and cleaner energy for industry;
• Sustainable and cleaner energy for transportation;
• Energy storage;
• Sustainable and cleaner energy policy;
• Sustainable and cleaner energy economics (hydrogen economy, carbon emissions and installation legislation).

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Fatos Germirli Babuna
Dr. Burcin Atilgan Turkmen
Guest Editors

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