INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCHInt. J. Energy Res. 2008; 32:1065Published online 8 July 2008 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/er.1444

Editorial

Guest editorial for a special issue on green energy

It is a great pleasure and honor for us to present this IGEC-III 2007 special issue of International Journal ofEnergy Research, one of the three special issues of IGEC-III 2007, which consists of 10 peer-reviewedpapers selected from IGEC-III, 2007, the Third International Green Energy Conference, held in Vasteras,Sweden, on 18–20 June 2007.

The conference was organized by the Malardalen University, Sweden, with co-organizers including TheAdvanced Energy Systems (AES), the Division of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering(CSME), The Association of Energy Engineers, the International Association for Hydrogen Energy, andthe Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, with support from the Swedish Energy Agency, theEuropean Commission, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Following the successful IGEC-I (Waterloo, Canada) in 2005, and IGEC-II (Oshawa, Canada) in 2006,IGEC-III 2007 addressed the extensive topics of the field of green energy, which is multifaceted and involves abroad range of people from a variety of backgrounds. The IGEC-III was designed to cover many disciplinesrelated to green energy such as renewable energy, advanced energy conversion technologies and systems, andenvironmental impacts of energy utilizations. The organization committee took efforts and passions toprovide a range of networking opportunities for all who attended. The conference included eight invitedkeynote and plenary speakers, over 45 sessions and over 150 contributed papers from about 30 countries.Special workshops, ‘Sweden–China International Workshop on Energy and Climate Change’ organized bythe Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and theMalardalen University, and ‘Trends in Automation’ organized by the Automation Region were also heldduring the IGEC-III 2007. Plant tours to the bioenergy cogeneration plants (Malarenergi and ENA Energi),the integrated biogas plant (Vaxkraft), and ABB Sweden were arranged during the IGEC-III.

The preparation of this special issue was indeed an international effort. We would like to express sincerethanks to all the reviewers of this issue who have generously contributed with advice and time to ensure thequality of this publication. We would also like to thank Dr Wei Zhou, The Hong Kong PolytechnicUniversity, for his efforts and excellent assistance during the review process of the selected manuscripts.

And last but not the least, the organizer of IGEC-III 2007 would like to acknowledge the conferencesponsors, including ABB, Elsevier, ENA Energi, Eskilstuna Energi och Miljo, John Wiley & Sons, MMEnviloop AB, Malarenergi, Taylor & Francis, Vasteras Malarstaden, and Vastmanlands Lokaltrafik.

Guest EditorsProf. J. Yan

Chairman of IGEC-III, Malardalen University andRoyal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Prof. E. DahlquistCo-Chairman of IGEC-III, Malardalen University, Sweden

Prof. H. YangThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, PRC

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