Application of Computational Modeling to Sustainable Energy Technologies
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (4 November 2023) | Viewed by 494
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable Energy Technologies (SETs) include various products, devices, equipment, and technologies that generate clean energy while mitigating environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions. This includes energy services based on software and data protected by patents and/or trademarks. To support further innovations in sustainable energy technologies, various computational modeling approaches are used to enhance the design of these SETs. Sustainability frameworks and performance indicators are adopted to ensure that the power requirements are met and societal and environmental constraints are satisfied. Recent trends have highlighted the circular economy framework as an industrial paradigm that emphasizes recycling, reusability, product lifecycle extension, and sustainable design. Sustainable production and consumption require scientific research, technical innovation, and novel solutions.
This Special Issue will provide a platform for technological and scientific methods, allowing researchers to design, assess, and evaluate the effectiveness of innovations in SETs. While the focus lies on design optimization and sustainability assessment tools applied on SETs, it also covers various computational modeling approaches such as multi-criteria decision analysis, artificial intelligence, and network maps. Sustainable Energy Technology addresses advanced students, researchers, technical consultants, decision makers in industries, and policy makers.
This Special Issue will include a comprehensive overview and in-depth technical research paper addressing recent progress in SETs with the application of computational modeling techniques. Research addressing recent developments, the current state of the art, and emerging technologies and numerical approaches in this field are highly encouraged.
Dr. Aristotle T. Ubando
Dr. Salman Raza Naqvi
Dr. Lanndon A. Ocampo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable energy technologies
- optimization
- life-cycle assessment
- techno–economic analysis
- multi-criteria decision analysis
- artificial intelligence
- cognitive maps
- fuzzy programming
- process integration
- circular economy
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