Preface

Abstract

This proceeding consists of the peer-reviewed papers from the 3^rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Better Tomorrow (SESBT 2022), which was organized by the School of Mechanical Engineering of Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai in collaboration with Energy and Sustainability Research Institute of Groningen (ESRIG), University of Groningen, Netherlands on July 23^rd and 24^th, 2022. For more details about SESBT 2022, please visit www.vitsesbt.com. However, due to the COVID 19 pandemic the conference was held Online. The main objective of SESBT 2022 is to provide a platform for researchers and technocrats from both academic institutions and industries to meet and share cutting-edge developments in the areas of sustainable energy and associated disciplines. This conference also provided an opportunity to exchange research evidence and innovative ideas and also the issues related to sustainable energy. This proceeding will include presentations on the latest research areas such as Carbon Neutrality, Electric & Hybrid Vehicles, Green and Energy Efficient Buildings, Energy Storage, Computational Models for Energy Systems, Advanced Cryo techniques, AI in Energy Systems, Thermal System Optimization and Renewable Energy.

The conference was inaugurated on July 23, 2022 by the renowned scientist, Shri.S.Raghupathy, Director – Reactor Design and Technology Group, EIG, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India in the presence of Dr.M.Muthuraman, Additional General Manager, Environment Management Group, NTPC Sipat. International Chair, Prof.P.V.Aravind, Full Professor and Chair of Energy Conversion, University of Groningen, Netherlands, Prof.P.C.Sabumon, Dean Academics Research, VIT Chennai and Conference Chair, Dr.K.Annamalai, Dean and Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, VIT Chennai also felicitated the ceremony.

This conference had gathered an excellent group of keynote speakers from across the globe on 12 different topics such as Nuclear Power to Combat Climate Change, On the Design of Latent Thermal Energy Storage for Air conditioning and Space Heating, Thermodynamic Performance Assessment of Solar Chimney Power Plants: Design, Climate and Operational Aspects, Renewable Energy for Sustainable Automotive Engineering, Optimization of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolyser – Every Little Helps, Desalination Process based on Renewable Energy, Liquid Cooled Electric Motors for High Performance, Sustainable Composite Materials for Future, Green Hydrogen: Seizing Today’s Opportunities, Chromogenic Materials for Energy Saving, Influence of Reflectors on Photovoltaic Module Efficiency for Sewage Treatment and Wayanad Carbon Neutrality Program.

The keynote speakers are Shri.S.Raghupathy from IGCAR, Dr.Simone Mancin from University of Padua, Italy, Dr.Erdem Cuce from Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Rize, Turkey, Prof. M.M.Noor Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Dr.Mamdud Hossain from Robert Gordon University, UK, Prof.K.Srithar from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India, Prof.Satish Kumar from Georgia Tech, USA, Dr.Devendran Thirunavukarasu from ST Advanced Composites Chennai, India, Prof.S.Vasudevan from CECRI, Dr.Alessandro from Politechnico di bari, Italy, Prof.Mohd Zulkifly Abdullah from University Sains Malaysia, and Dr.P.V.Aravind from University of Groningen. In addition, a special talk on Sustainability with nuclear power – small modular reactor by Mr.Aniket Joshi from The Open University, UK was arranged.

This year, SESBT 2022 received more than 200 technical articles from across the globe. A total of 154 research articles were shortlisted and 140 research articles were presented. Based on the scope of the IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES) and submission of undertaking by authors, only 35 papers were uploaded in Morressier platform. Upon completion of the single blind peer review process, 16 papers were accepted for publication in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES). The evaluation of all the papers was performed based on the reports from anonymous reviewers.

List of SESBT 2022 – Committee Members, Advisory Committee, Conference Chairs, International Expert Committee, Executive Committee, Technical Committee, Organizing Committee, Editors are available in the pdf.