Towards a Sustainable Development for Insular Communities, through Their Transition to Renewable Energy Sources and Rational Use of Energy
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2020) | Viewed by 222
Special Issue Editor
Interests: renewable energy sources; hybrid power plants; insular energy systems; energy saving, rational use of energy; integration of energy saving and production of RES technologies in buildings and remote; consumptions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues:
This Special Issue focuses on advancements and innovations on Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and Rational Use of Energy (RUE) for insular territories, aiming to ensure high and secure renewable energy sources penetration in local energy systems, with the ultimate objective of their contribution to the sustainable development of local insular communities. The Special Issue aims to cover topics on:
- The technical field, examining different technologies and systems towards high RES penetration, such as:
- hybrid power plants for either electricity or thermal energy production
- Smart Grids applications;
- district heating and cooling systems;
- combined heat and power cogeneration systems;
- RES introduction in on-shore and offshore transportation sector.
- The social, economic, environmental, and political field, focusing on sustainable development of local communities, through:
- stimulation of local communities and capacity building strategies, aiming at the active involvement of local communities in the energy transition process;
- formulation of regional or central policies aiming to support the insular communities’ development through RES and RUE projects;
- impacts of RES and RUE projects on natural environment and existing human activities;
- potential synergies of RES and RUE projects with existing commercial activities (e.g., tourism).
Dr. Katsaprakakis Dimitris
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- renewable energy sources on insular systems
- hybrid power plants
- islands energy independence
- sustainable development of insular communities
- energy transition to renewable energy sources in islands
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