Water and Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2024 | Viewed by 77
Special Issue Editor
2. Environmental and Ecological Engineering Divison, Purdue University, West Lasfayette, IN 47907, USA
Interests: water treatment; desalination; circular bioeconomy; energy–water nexus; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water and energy are two essential commodities which are the fundamental blocks for sustainable development. Each commodity cannot be produced without the other. Therefore, it is logical to combine the production of both commodities to achieve cost, environmental, policy and regulatory objectives. Many innovative approaches have been explored, exploited, and executed over the past decades. Yet, there remain many challenges that need attention to develop more sustainable, eco-friendly, and socially responsible solutions. This Special Issue focuses on processes and technologies that are under different stages of development that might lead toward sustainable development goals. Integrated technologies that involve co-production of water and energy and other benefits are of interest. Innovative technologies and process schemes for resource-constrained settings and geographical conditions will be considered. Climate-resilient process schemes and systems analysis with multiple objective functions will be considered. Robust optimization for energy, economic and environmental performance of the combined or integrated water-energy systems will be considered. The following topics are suggested but not limited to.
- Desalination and water treatment;
- Cogeneration;
- Energy–water nexus;
- Trigeneration (may include heat and cooling applications);
- Polygeneration (may include “system of systems” analysis);
- Renewable energy integration;
- Water and energy footprints;
- Carbon footprint of water and energy technologies;
- LCA and embodied carbon assessment;
- Resiliency planning, optimization, and assessment;
- Mathematical modelling and simulations;
- Critical review articles focusing on advancements in materials and methods;
- Circular economy-based approaches and solutions;
- Wastewater treatment and anaerobic digestion.
Prof. Dr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- desalination
- cogeneration
- sustainability
- materials
- methods
- LCA
- circular economy
- resiliency
