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Energy Sources

Energy sources are the natural substances, materials, and physical phenomena from which usable energy and power are extracted, conventionally divided into non-renewable stocks such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, and other hydrocarbons, and renewable flows including solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass. Hydr…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 310× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed August 2026

Overview

Energy sources are the natural substances, materials, and physical phenomena from which usable energy and power are extracted, conventionally divided into non-renewable stocks such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, and other hydrocarbons, and renewable flows including solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass. Hydrocarbon fuels release chemical energy through combustion and remain central to electricity generation and transport, while renewable conversion relies on photovoltaics, thermal collectors, and electrochemical pathways. Characterizing any source involves energy density, conversion efficiency, intermittency, storage requirements, and lifecycle emissions, and modern energy systems increasingly couple multiple carriers within hybrid and distributed architectures. Research in this area spans photovoltaic interfacing through DC-DC boost conversion, hydrogen production by alkaline water electrolysis, gas-turbine operation and simulation, concentrated solar radiation and its interaction with absorber materials, two-stage thermostatic solar water heating for process pre-heating, alternative residential power systems, and the broader water-energy-food nexus. Energy efficiency in commercial buildings represents a complementary demand-side strategy, reducing primary energy draw across the same supply mix. The journal publishes peer-reviewed work examining the generation, conversion, optimization, and integration of these conventional and emerging energy sources, including mathematical modeling, experimental design optimization, and applied engineering analyses of power systems and thermal processes.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

A Report on Water, Energy and Food Relationship

Chen Di-YunCorresponding author
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou-510006, China.
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 5 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2585
2017

Industrial and Biotechnological Applications of Algae: A Review

Sharma NiveditaCorresponding author
Microbiology research laboratory, Deptt. of Basic sciences, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Solan) Himachal Pradesh 173230.
Advances in Plant Biology Cited by 302 doi:10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-17-1534

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 310 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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