Renewable Energy for Environmental Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 332
Special Issue Editors
2. Associate Professor at the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Santiago, Chile
Interests: energy transition; energy economics; renewable energy; energy policies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Growing concerns about climate change are significantly driven by the substantial share of emissions attributed to the energy sector; however, renewable energy technologies offer a critical pathway to addressing this challenge by reducing carbon emissions and promoting environmental sustainability. The connection between renewable energy and environmental sustainability is fundamental, as transitioning to cleaner energy sources is essential for achieving long-term environmental goals and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
The mission of this Special Issue: Renewable Energy for Environmental Sustainability is to bring together the research community, the private sector, and policy decision-makers to submit the latest studies, including reviews, original research articles focusing on policy analysis, empirical modeling, experiments, and case studies. The main focus is on understanding the relationship between renewable energy and environmental sustainability, not only in terms of identifying and quantifying the potential environmental impacts of electricity generation but also the broader environmental impacts throughout the entire lifecycle of energy systems.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to:
- Renewable Energy Technologies: photovoltaic applications and technology, solar thermal applications, hydropower, ocean energy, biomass and waste-to-energy, wind technology, distributed energy generation, and green hydrogen;
- Renewable Energy Applications: buildings, industry, and transport, including information and communication systems;
- Environment: atmosphere, climate issues, meteorology, mitigation technologies (e.g., carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon capture and utilization (CCU), and solar radiation management);
- Other Relevant Topics: renewable energy policies and regulatory frameworks, life cycle assessment (LCA) of renewable energy systems, social acceptance and community involvement, and the biodiversity and land use impacts of renewable energy.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Shahriyar Nasirov
Dr. Carlos Gutierrez-Hita
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- clean energy technologies
- energy policy
- regulation
- energy applications
- decarbonized transport
- buildings
- carbon capture and storage
- carbon capture and utilization
- life cycle assessment of renewable energy systems
- social acceptance and community involvement
- biodiversity and land use impacts of renewable energy
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