Solar and Thermal Energy Systems

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Guest Editors

Prof. Dr. Lukas W Snyman

Email: snymalw@unisa.ac.za

Affiliation: Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College for Science Engineering and Technology, South Africa

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Research Interests: Optoelectronics; Thermal Physics; Renewable Energies

Prof. Dr. Xolile Fuku

Email: fukuxg@unisa.ac.za

Affiliation: Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research, South Africa

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Research Interests: water-energy nexus; green chemistry; electrochemical technologies for energy conversion and storage; electrochemical sensors; catalysis; nanotechnology

Dr. Moshawe Madito

Email: maditmj@unisa.ac.za

Affiliation: Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research, South Africa

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Research Interests: applied electrochemistry (advanced electrochemical capacitors for energy management); graphene and graphene-based nanocomposites; nuclear materials and solid state interactions; experimental solid state physics (materials science and technologies)

Summary

Thermal energy is one of the most abundant forms of energy on planet Earth. Various macro- and micro-climates have been established. Our lives on Earth are affected by some or other variety of climate change, as well as by human carbon footprints.

Researchers are invited to contribute in one or more of the following areas:

· Macro- and micro-climate effects and changes;

· Availability of thermal energy on earth;

· Collection of thermal energy;

· Storage of thermal energy;

· Conversion to other forms;

· Conversion to electricity;

· Micro- and nano-technology effects;

· Elimination of thermal energy.

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