Sustainable Technologies for the Energy Transition

Section I: Frameworks and Strategies for the Global Energy Transition

1. Integrating Policy, Technology, and Equity as Pathways to a Net-Zero Future. 
Aliyu M. Aliyu and Joseph Ribeiro
2. A Comprehensive Framework for Developing Energy Transition Roadmaps. 
Mahdi Kolahi
3. Case Study: Decarbonisation in the UK’s Humber Freeport. 
Rita Ebele Maduanusi, Aliyu M. Aliyu, and Farshad Amiraslani
4. Conceptual SLOPE Modelling for Decarbonising Energy Sectors at the Global Level. 
Farshad Amiraslani and Deirdre Dragovich

Section II: Advanced Technologies and Tools for Decarbonisation

5. Direct Air CO2 Capture. 
Anita de Ridder, Farshad Amiraslani, and Aliyu M. Aliyu
6. Revolutionising Energy Systems with Power-to-X and Hydrogen Technologies. 
Joseph X.F. Ribeiro, Aliyu M. Aliyu, Edward Antwi, David A. Quansah, and Benjamin Anim
7. Economic, Environmental, and Societal Returns of Solar Energy Use in Public Buildings. 
Taha Farooq Khan, Samson Sogbaike, Ahmed Elseragy, Geeta Lakshmi, and Aliyu M. Aliyu
8. Innovative Energy Storage Solutions for Bridging Intermittency in Renewable Energy Systems. 
Joseph X.F. Ribeiro, Edward Antwi, Aliyu M. Aliyu, David A. Quansah, and Benjamin Anim
9. Advances in Solar Photovoltaic Technologies. 
Joseph X.F. Ribeiro, Aliyu M. Aliyu, Edward Antwi, David A. Quansah, and Benjamin Anim
10. Modelling the Thermal Characteristics of a Glasshouse Coupled with a Solar Thermal Heating System. 
James Philbrick, Amir Badiee, Samson Sogbaike, Aliyu M. Aliyu, and Chris Bingham
11. The Role of Nuclear Energy in the Sustainable Energy Transition. 
Aliyu M. Aliyu, Joseph X.F. Ribeiro, Suneela Sardar, Edward Antwi, David A. Quansah, and Benjamin Amin
12. Case Study: Performance Analysis of a Grid-Connected Solar PV Plant Using IEC 61724 Standard. 
Segolame Phegelo, Oboetswe S. Motsamai, and Kevin N. Nwaigwe
13. Case Study: The Potential of Wind Energy Sources and its Utilisation in Bangladesh. 
Mo Mostafa Bala, Kazi Mohiuddin, Suneela Sardar, and Aliyu M. Aliyu
14. Evaluating the Environmental Sustainability of School Design in Palestine: A Case Study Assessment of the Wadi al-Mughair School. 
Amira Elnokaly, Shireen Alqadi, Jinan Qadi, and Afnan Karaki
15. Adaptive Approach to Predicting Users Personal Thermal Comfort using Artificial Neural Networks. Shireen Alqadi, Emira Elnokaly, and Shamini Raja Kumaran
16. Location-Specific Wind Turbine Blade Design using Blade Element Momentum Theory and Computational Fluid Dynamics. 
Connor Elsey, Daniil Sergejev, Faiz Iqbal, Amir Badiee, Behnaz Sohani, Noha A. Mostafa, and Aliyu M. Aliyu

Section III: Bioenergy and Decentralised Production Solutions

17. Innovations and Sustainability in Biofuel Production: Exploring the future of bioethanol, biobutanol, and biohydrogen. 
Elnaz Sohani and Seyed Ali Hashemikouchaksaraei
18. Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste: Alternative Fuels and Circular Economy for the Sustainable Energy Transition. 
Pouriya H. Niknam, Amir Badiee, and Manuela Pacella
19. Bioenergy and Thermochemical Processing of Biomass. 
Amir Badiee, Shadi Samizadeh, Pouriya Niknam, Muhammad Naveed Arshad, Ramez Kian, Tasha Jaques, Oscar Utomo, Sina Saremi Yarahmadi , Sepehr Maleki, Manuela Pacella, and Jo Howe

Section IV: Conclusion

20. The Outlook Towards a Successful Energy Transition. 
Joseph X.F. Ribeiro and Aliyu M. Aliyu

Biography

Dr. Aliyu M. Aliyu is an Associate Professor at the University of Lincoln, UK. He received a PhD from Cranfield University, UK and an MSc from the University of Manchester, UK. He previously worked as a Research Fellow in Flow Diagnostics at the University of Huddersfield, UK and contributed to a Rolls-Royce Ultrafan gas turbine transmissions project at the University of Nottingham, UK. His research focuses on sustainable energy, heat and mass transfer, and fluid mechanics related to both chemical- and mechanical-based energy technologies. Dr. Aliyu has published 90 journal and conference articles as well as completed more than 400 article peer reviews. He also serves as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Chemical Engineering - Sustainable Process Engineering and is the Lead Author for SDG7 in UNEP's flagship GEO-7 report.

Dr. Joseph Xavier Francisco Ribeiro is a distinguished academic who earned his PhD at Yangtze University, China. He is recognised for his contributions to fluid dynamics, waste management, and renewable energy policy with his research published in numerous reputable journals. At Kumasi Technical University in Ghana, his research focuses on modelling, multiphase flow dynamics, renewable energy, frequently integrating machine learning techniques. Dr. Ribeiro has research collaborations in Germany, China, and the United Kingdom working on a wide range of renewable energy topics.