Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Renewable and Clean Energy (ICRCE 2025): Aligning Renewable Energy and Smart Grids for a Sustainable Future

This proceedings contains peer-reviewed papers from International Conference on Renewable and Clean Energy 2025 which was held in Fukuoka, Japan, Feb 15-17, 2025. This book presents innovative grid integration technologies for techno-economic operation of renewable and clean energy technologies (e.g., solar photovoltaic, wind energy, hydrogen technologies including electrolyzer and fuel cell, energy storage technologies, etc.). It covers key aspects on energy conversion systems related to renewable energy technologies and their grid integration, techno-economic power dispatching from the distributed environmental-friendly energy sources considering combined heat and power applications, electrical energy network operation with increasing penetration of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and demand side management, e-mobility, including machine learning applications for intelligent operation of energy systems, etc. The key objective of book is to educate the readers on how sustainable energy technologies can be integrated with energy conversion processes for achieving net zero targets in real-world applications. The book is able to serve as a useful reference for graduate students, academicians, industry professionals and policy makers interested in exploring the potential of energy technologies in development of sustainable energy system.

“Prof. Dr. Mohan Lal Kolhe is a full professor of Smart and Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems with Renewables and Hydrogen at the University of Agder’s Faculty of Engineering and Science in Norway. A globally respected renewable energy technologist, he brings over three decades of international academic leadership, having held esteemed positions at world-renowned institutions such as University College London (UK/Australia), University of Dundee (UK), University of Jyvaskyla (Finland), the Hydrogen Research Institute (Canada), and others.

Prof. Kolhe was a key member of South Australia’s first Renewable Energy Board (2009–2011), where he contributed to the development of pioneering renewable energy policies. In recognition of his vast academic contributions, he has been offered senior leadership roles, including Vice-Chancellor of Homi Bhabha State University Mumbai (India) and professorial chairs in sustainable engineering and smart grid technologies at Teesside University (UK) and NTNU (Norway).”