Special Section: Energy Sustainability 2021 Conference

Abstract

The 15th ASME Energy Sustainability Conference was jointly organized by the Solar Energy Division (SED) and the Advanced Energy Systems Division (AESD). The conference was focused on identifying innovative technologies, research and design advances, and solutions toward a path of renewable and sustainable energy, including utility-level systems integration. The Solar Energy Division organized tracks on “Concentrating Solar Power,” “Solar Chemistry,” “Photovoltaics,” “Solar Desalination and Industrial Process Heat,” “Wind Energy,” and co-organized tracks on “Sustainable Buildings and Cities,” and “Energy Storage” with the AESD. The Solar Energy Division organizers of the conference were Nesrin Ozalp, the General Chair, and Justin Lapp, the Technical Program Chair. This Special Section issue was arranged by the Solar Energy Division as a compilation of selected high-quality papers. The topics of the papers span a wide range of topics in solar energy.