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Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Future: Main Topics of Selected Papers in the 19th SDEWES Conference in 2024

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  • Wenxiao Chu

    (Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering (Ministry of Education), Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Maria Vicidomini

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy)

  • Francesco Calise

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy)

  • Neven Duić

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Ivana Lučića 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Poul Alberg Østergaard

    (Department of Planning, Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark)

  • Qiuwang Wang

    (Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering (Ministry of Education), Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

Abstract

From September 8th to 12th, 2024, the 19th SDEWES Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems was successfully held in Rome. This event drew 700 researchers, scientists, and practitioners from 62 nations across six continents, with 570 participating in person and another 130 joining virtually. A total of seven papers were selected to be published in Energies, and the corresponding literature published in the most recent year is here reviewed. The main topics of the selected papers regard the adoption of district heating and cooling and their integration with renewable energies (such as geothermal or solar, the use of innovative bifacial PV panels, the use of biomass energy for the bio-synthetic natural gas production, the short-term electric load forecasting for industrial applications, and others. The reviewed papers show that several energy measures can be addressed to reach the decarbonization goals of 2050 and that the scientific community continues to find novel, sustainable, and efficient methods for the reduction in energy consumption and related CO 2 emissions.

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  • Wenxiao Chu & Maria Vicidomini & Francesco Calise & Neven Duić & Poul Alberg Østergaard & Qiuwang Wang, 2025. "Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Future: Main Topics of Selected Papers in the 19th SDEWES Conference in 2024," Energies, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-17, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:18:y:2025:i:17:p:4647-:d:1739783
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