Sustainable Green Technologies: Current Trends, Applications, and Future Challenges
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 186
Special Issue Editors
2. Center of Technology and Systems (UNINOVA-CTS) and Associated Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LASI), Caparica, Portugal
Interests: embedded artificial intelligence; soft computing; embedded systems; computer architecture
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Interests: bioenergy; thermal gasification; waste valorization; electrolysis; corrosion
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Interests: mobile communications; IoT; smart cities; machine learning; deep learning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of green technology is rapidly evolving in the face of escalating environmental challenges and the urgent need for sustainable development. This Special Issue, “Sustainable Green Technologies: Current Trends, Applications, and Future Challenges”, seeks to capture the dynamic landscape of sustainable technologies shaping the future. The main focus will be on the evolving landscape of sustainable green technologies, with an emphasis on understanding current trends, exploring practical applications, and identifying the future challenges these technologies face.
This Special Issue covers a broad range of topics within the domain of sustainable green technologies. By addressing these areas, the Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how sustainable technologies are being developed, applied, and evaluated across different sectors. It includes the following topics:
(1) Innovations in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
(2) The development of smart, sustainable urban infrastructure.
(3) Applications of AI and IoT in driving sustainability.
(4) Mathematical modeling in optimizing renewable energy systems.
(5) Educational strategies for fostering a sustainability-oriented mindset.
(6) Economic analyses of green energy transitions.
(7) Forward-looking discussions on the challenges and obstacles to sustainable technology implementation.
Overall, this Special Issue will not only expand on the existing body of knowledge but also provide actionable insights and interdisciplinary perspectives that are crucial for the advancement of sustainable green technologies.
Dr. Sergio Correia
Prof. Dr. Paulo Brito
Dr. Mohamed Lahby
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- renewable energy
- energy efficiency
- green smart cities
- AI for sustainability
- green IoT
- circular economy
- environmental impact
- policy and green technology
- economic analysis of green energy
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