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Special Issue on Green Energy
Applied Energy 93 (2012) 1
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Special Issue on Green Energy
We are honored to present this special issue on Green Energy in Applied Energy. The issue consists of 14 original, peer-reviewed articles, which have been presented at the Fifth International Green Energy Conference, held in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada on June 1–3, 2010. The papers presented in this special issue have been accepted according to the established Applied Energy standard after the established peer review process. The International Green Energy Conference (IGEC) is a multidisciplinary international conference, aiming to bring researchers together to advance research and technological innovation/development pertaining to all aspect of energy for humanity without undue impact on the environment and social and economic development through energy diversity, energy localization, energy security and energy sustainability. IGEC-V was organized by the International Association for Green Energy (IAGE) with partnership with the University of Waterloo. This was the second time for the University of Waterloo to host the conference. The first IGEC was hosted at the University of Waterloo in 2005, the second IGEC was in Oshawa, Canada in 2006, the third IGEC in Västerås, Sweden in 2007 and the fourth was in Beijing, China in 2008. The IGEC-V covers a wide range of topics in green energy area. Some of the topics covered are and not limited to: Energy analysis/ management, solar energy, wind energy, hydrogen production/ storage, fuel cells, bio-fuels, green buildings and emission abatement. These topics offered the opportunity for many researchers, students, scientists, engineers, educators, government officials,
0306-2619/$ - see front matter Ó 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.09.006
consultants, managers and others from across the world to share their findings and research and have significant discussions pertaining to these topics. The conference featured 7 keynote speakers, 3 specialized sessions, 3 panel sessions and 17 parallel sessions. Further, this conference offered a half day networking session, where many government and industry leaders were invited to discuss crucial topics on green energy research and its integration into society. We wish to express our deepest appreciation to the organizing committee and volunteers who have made IGEC-V an unforgettable experience. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to all the authors and reviewers of this special issue and the editor of Applied Energy who made this special issue a reality. Co-guest editors Xianguo Li Nada Zamel University of Waterloo, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Canada N2L 3G1 E-mail address: [email protected] (X. Li) Available online 17 October 2011
Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect
Applied Energy journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/apenergy
Special Issue on Green Energy
We are honored to present this special issue on Green Energy in Applied Energy. The issue consists of 14 original, peer-reviewed articles, which have been presented at the Fifth International Green Energy Conference, held in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada on June 1–3, 2010. The papers presented in this special issue have been accepted according to the established Applied Energy standard after the established peer review process. The International Green Energy Conference (IGEC) is a multidisciplinary international conference, aiming to bring researchers together to advance research and technological innovation/development pertaining to all aspect of energy for humanity without undue impact on the environment and social and economic development through energy diversity, energy localization, energy security and energy sustainability. IGEC-V was organized by the International Association for Green Energy (IAGE) with partnership with the University of Waterloo. This was the second time for the University of Waterloo to host the conference. The first IGEC was hosted at the University of Waterloo in 2005, the second IGEC was in Oshawa, Canada in 2006, the third IGEC in Västerås, Sweden in 2007 and the fourth was in Beijing, China in 2008. The IGEC-V covers a wide range of topics in green energy area. Some of the topics covered are and not limited to: Energy analysis/ management, solar energy, wind energy, hydrogen production/ storage, fuel cells, bio-fuels, green buildings and emission abatement. These topics offered the opportunity for many researchers, students, scientists, engineers, educators, government officials,
0306-2619/$ - see front matter Ó 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.09.006
consultants, managers and others from across the world to share their findings and research and have significant discussions pertaining to these topics. The conference featured 7 keynote speakers, 3 specialized sessions, 3 panel sessions and 17 parallel sessions. Further, this conference offered a half day networking session, where many government and industry leaders were invited to discuss crucial topics on green energy research and its integration into society. We wish to express our deepest appreciation to the organizing committee and volunteers who have made IGEC-V an unforgettable experience. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to all the authors and reviewers of this special issue and the editor of Applied Energy who made this special issue a reality. Co-guest editors Xianguo Li Nada Zamel University of Waterloo, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Canada N2L 3G1 E-mail address: [email protected] (X. Li) Available online 17 October 2011