Sustainable Power Supply in Emerging Countries
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 6436
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the development of a Special Issue on “Sustainable Power Supply for Emerging Countries”. Emerging countries, with a very high annual growth rate in population and a low level of energy per capita, are the main parties responsible for the high increase of global energy demand—currently on the order of 3%. Their energy demand is mostly covered using conventional fossil fuels, with correspondingly large discharges of carbon and its by-products in the environment. The search for sustainability in the energy sector seeks to reverse this situation, and important efforts are being made for the optimization of energy generation, transmission, storage, and use—in particular, by the substitution of these conventional fuels with renewable sources and the improvement of energy systems efficiency. Electricity has become one of the main driving forces of development, especially in remote areas where the lack of energy is linked to poverty. In these areas, power could be supplied by grid-extension projects, which are expensive, or, preferably, by stand-alone systems based on fossil fuels. Community micro-grid projects based on hybrid renewable energy systems present an alternative to these solutions. By using the available resources in the area, they could guarantee feasibility in the electricity supply and reduce the environmental impact. We are soliciting review, original research, and any others papers relevant to the above-mentioned challenges: energy planning for sustainable scenarios, efficiency improvements, hybrid renewable systems, and other solutions for the sustainability of energy systems in emerging counties.
Dr. Ángel Pérez-Navarro Gómez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable energy
- environmental impact
- renewable systems
- emerging countries
- energy efficiency
- optimization
