Trends and Technological Challenges in Green Energy (eBook)

Trends and Technological Challenges in Green Energy: Selected Papers from ICGET 2023 offers readers selected and expanded papers from the 2023 8th International Conference on Green Energy Technologies held at the University of the Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany. It features innovative work by academics, researchers, and industry experts highlighting the latest renewable energy developments. The book covers fundamental and practical applications for green energy resources, including security, energy consumption, localization, energy access, environment-friendly energy systems, sustainable energy development, energy-saving technologies, and conservation. It is a valuable interdisciplinary reference for young researchers, postgraduate students, professionals, and industry practitioners working with green energy technology and applications.

Zhijun Peng, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sustainable Energy Engineering at the University of Lincoln, UK. Previously, he was a Professor of Engineering at the University of Bedfordshire and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sussex. He received his Ph.D. from the National Engine Combustion Lab (State Key Lab of Engines) at Tianjin University in 1996 for research on the investigation of high-pressure fuel injection and spray characteristics. Dr. Peng spent four years as a research fellow at Brunel University and two years as a senior development engineer at Ford Motor Company. Dr. Peng's research interest lies in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and combustion, with applications on flows and combustion in IC engines, gas turbines, fuel cells, and other sustainable energy systems. His research has involved numerical simulation and experimental investigation, including various laser diagnostics. His recent research has contributed to sustainable vehicle powertrains, non-carbon water transport technology, and combination of solar PV and thermal energy efficiency improvement. He is a Fellow and Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and a member of the IMechE Professional Review Committee. He was an invited Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and an Associate Editor of the IET journal Electronics Letters.