Volume 17

Foreword

The 17th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies was a significant international academic conference in the domain of world sustainable energy technologies with a theme of Sustainable Energy Technologies for Eco Cities and Environment. The conference aimed to provide a forum for the exchange of latest technical information, the dissemination of up-to-date research results, and the presentation of major issues that may shape future directions of human society, such as sustainable energy technology research, its application and energy security.

Held from August 21st to August 23rd, 2018, in Wuhan, China, the conference was a collaboration between the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies (WSSET) and the Hubei University of Technology. World-renowned experts and scholars in the area, representatives of prominent enterprises and universities attended to discuss new developments and achievements in the field, as well as promoting academic exchange, application of scientific results, university-industry collaboration and government-industry collaboration.

The papers contained in these proceedings focus on topics such as Energy Storage for the Age of Renewables; Research, Innovation and Commercialisation in Sustainable Energy Technologies; Integrating Planning & Policy, Architecture, Engineering & Economics; Energy and Environment; Engineering Thermo-physics; and Systemic Change for Cities.

Over 300 delegates from 27 countries attended SET2018; over 400 abstracts were received and 251 papers have been published in the conference proceedings. The proceedings have therefore been divided into four volumes. I hope you enjoy as much as I did the breadth of work you will find in this book.

We would like to thank all participating authors for their contributions to both the conference and to the publishing of this book. We are also indebted to our international scientific committee for their advice and seemingly endless review of papers. We would also like to thank unreservedly Celia Berry, Zeny Armante-Roberts, Amy Long, Dustin Chen for their tireless efforts in making SET2018 one of the most successful conferences we have held. Also a huge thanks to our sponsors PCM Products Ltd., Solar Ready Ltd., Positive Homes, Hubei Provincial Department of Education, Oxford University Press and MDPI.

Professor Saffa RiffatChair in Sustainable Energy TechnologiesPresident of the World Society of Sustainable Energy TechnologiesSET 2018 Chairman