Special Issue "Renewable Energy and Energy Systems: New Concept, Design, and Optimization"

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Jian Zhang
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Guest Editor
Mechanical Engineering, Richard J. Resch School of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54311, USA
Interests: renewable and sustainable energy; thermodynamics; distributed energy system; energy system modeling and optimization; energy incentive analysis
Prof. Dr. Heejin Cho
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Guest Editor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
Interests: energy system modeling and optimization; advanced sensor and control system; sensitivity and uncertainty analysis; renewable energy systems; combined heat and power (CHP) system; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; integrated and smart building system; nuclear air filtration systems; aerosol measurement technology
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Prof. Dr. Dongsu Kim
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Guest Editor
Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Korea
Interests: whole building energy simulation; advanced HVAC systems; renewable energy systems for building applications; net-zero energy buildings (nzebs); net-zero carbon buildings (nzcbs); smart buildings and cities
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid increase in global energy consumption and environmental pollution, renewable energy systems have received much attention recently due to their environmental and economic benefits. Typically, renewable energy sources include solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, marine energy, hydro energy, and bioenergy, among others. Many researchers have been conducting experimental and theoretical studies on various technologies such as solar thermal collector, photovoltaics, wind turbine, and so on. Additionally, governments and utility companies all around the world have proposed a large number of incentive policies to promote the implementation of renewable energy systems in the real applications.

The intention of this Special Issue is to investigate renewable energy systems from different aspects, including new concepts, novel designs, design and performance optimizations, and potential applications. This Special Issue aims to promote the development of renewable energy systems and help to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Topics covered in this Special Issue include but are not limited to:

  • New concepts of renewable energy systems
  • Novel design of renewable energy systems
  • Innovative application of renewable energy sources
  • Renewable energy systems optimization
  • Techno-economic analysis of renewable energy systems
  • Distributed energy systems using renewable energy sources
  • Smart and/or off-grid renewable energy systems for building applications
  • Energy policies on renewable energy systems

Dr. Jian Zhang
Prof. Dr. Heejin Cho
Prof. Dr. Dongsu Kim
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • renewable energy systems
  • design and performance optimization
  • novel concepts applications
  • distributed energy systems
  • techno-economic analysis
  • smart and/or off-grid

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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