Planning Sustainable Energy Systems in the Global South Using Energy Modeling Software
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2024) | Viewed by 3524
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy modeling optimization; renewable energy planning; energy transition; energy decarbonization; energy management; techno-economic analysis; on-grid and off-grid modeling; renewable energy technologies; energy efficiency
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Interests: climate change; hybrid renewable energy systems; feasibility analysis; PV material technology; energy management; clean energy transition; energy modeling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Most countries in the Global South are naturally endowed with diverse, renewable, solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal energy sources. These sources can potentially provide both rural villages and urban cities with sufficient elecritcity. There is a need to invest in renewable energy sources and end the reliance on non-renewable energy sources, which accounts for 70% of the total electricity generated in that region. However, access to electricity remains a key policy issue for most of the Global South, and it is important to increase renewable energy use and improve access to electricity for all.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles, review articles, and case studies/reports on using sustainable energy tools such as RETScreen, HOMER, LEAP, MESSAGE, OSeMOSYS, WASP, TIMES, and PVsyst for energy planning in the Global South.
This Special Collection.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:
- Energy decarbonization modeling;
- Energy transition modeling;
- On-grid and off-grid renewable energy modelling;
- Renewable energy financing and investment;
- Electric vehicles and hydrogen technology;
- Energy storage system;
- Smart energy systems;
- Techno-economic analysis;
- Smart transportation modeling;
- Energy efficiency and management.
Dr. Abdulhameed Babatunde Owolabi
Prof. Dr. Jeung-Soo Huh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable energy
- renewable energy
- modeling
- energy decarbonization
- feasibility analysis
- energy optimization
- clean transition
- energy policy
- energy financing
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