Dear Colleagues,

Environmental pollution is becoming a formidable challenge for the world, as the consumption of conventional energy sources is increasing rapidly. In fact, a rise in population coupled with a high rate of energy consumption in the industrial sector, residential buildings and other sectors is exacerbating this problem. Furthermore, the world is seeing a further expansion in its infrastructure. The substantial use of conventional fuels is meanwhile increasing global greenhouse gas emissions. An uncontrolled harnessing of limited sources will cause the depletion of global oil and gas. Therefore, it is important to address the aforementioned energy crises by replacing fossil fuels with sustainable energy resources. Solar energy is considered the most promising substitute in the context of the sustainability, unlimited availability, and diversity of its usage. Among the available solar energy technologies, due to the simultaneous production of heat and electricity, photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems are considered the best option thus far. In fact, the PV/T technology is the most significant innovation of recent times and could be used for environmental applications. The use of solar-energy-based technologies, PV/T technology in particular, could help to fill aforesaid existing research gaps.

This Special Issue titled “Photovoltaic Thermal Integrated Technologies in Environment Applications” pulls together the fundamental engineering tools and new technological breakthroughs in the development of state-of-the-art the PV/T systems for environment applications in the context of addressing the critical environmental issues. The Special Issue focuses on a broad range of topics including but not limited to the simulation/modelling of energy systems, new/novel fluids and materials, non-polluting and sustainable electricity, environmental sustainability and assessments, the recycling of solar panels, the role of solar energy technologies on climate change, solar-energy-based industrial and residential applications, and applications of solar energy technologies in hydrogen production and the development of large-scale mobility.

Deadline for abstract submissions: 10 October 2022.

Dr. Muhammad Imtiaz Hussain
Prof. Dr. Gwi-hyun Lee
Guest Editors

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• photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems
• PV and PVT integration for environmental applications
• degradation and recycling of PV panels
• solar-energy-based wastewater treatment
• solar desalination technology
• hydrogen production and mining applications
• regulatory strategy
• social license/public acceptance
• advanced fluids and materials applications
• exergetic and energetic efficiency
• environmental analysis
• climate change
• process optimization
• advanced grid integration
• artificial intelligence for optimized solar harvesting