Unleashing the Potential of Clean Energy for Sustainable Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 107
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Interests: renewable energy; solar energy; energy storage; energy systems; sustainable development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to a Special Issue on the key role of clean energy in driving sustainable development. As global challenges to climate change, energy access, and economic growth intensify, the need for innovative clean energy solutions has never been more urgent. This Special Issue seeks to bring together diverse research perspectives in clean energy technologies and systems, case studies, planning, management, and policy discussions that explore how clean energy can help to achieve global sustainability goals while fostering economic growth, environmental protection, and social equity.
- Technological advancements in clean energy, such as solar, wind, bioenergy, etc., and explore their potential;
- The integration of these technologies into existing infrastructure;
- Clean cooking and its contribution to sustainable development;
- Integration of energy storage;
- Decentralized energy systems;
- Tracking the sustainable development goals;
- Intersection of clean energy with climate change mitigation and resilience;
- Decarbonization of key sectors like transportation, industry, and agriculture;
- Socio-economic impacts of clean energy;
- Policies and strategies for the clean energy transition.
Dr. Mulu Bayray Kahsay
Prof. Dr. Cuthbert Kimambo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- clean energy
- renewable energy
- sustainable development
- energy transition
- climate change
- energy access
- energy equity
- green technologies
- policy innovation
- sustainable growth
- global cooperation
- social inclusivity
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