Sustainability of Mining Industries through Renewable Energy Utilization

Dear Colleagues,

The focus of the Special Issue would be the renewable energy utilization potential and their eco-efficiency in mining and mineral processing industries. The scope of the Special Issue includes electricity, thermal energy, energy integration, their environmental impacts. It also includes economic benefits to the mining industry for a nation. The scope also covers government policy and stakeholder’s perspective of the potential of energy utilization in the mining industries. Submissions are strongly encouraged based on modelling and simulation as well as experimental studies. In summary, the key domains are:

1. Electrical Energy generated from renewable sources;
2. Thermal Energy generated from renewable sources;
3. Process heat utilization and their environmental/social/economic benefits;
4. Energy integration;
5. Circular economy and energy in mining;
6. Material flow analysis for mining.

There is a lack of studies which broadly cover the aspects of renewable energy utilization in mining industries and how this can impact the environment, society, and economy. To cover the lack of book or extensive scientific studies in these fields, this Special Issue aims to work toward the advancement of renewable energy utilization in the mining industries to achieve sustainability development goals.

Dr. Shahjadi Hisan Farjana
Guest Editor

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