Preface

Abstract

From 16 to 18 September 2020, in the city of Voronezh, on the basis of the Voronezh State Technical University, The II International Theoretical and Practical Conference on Alternative and Smart Energy (TPCASE-2020) was held online aie.cchgeu.ru. The co-organizer of this scientific event was the Academy of Engineering Sciences named after A.M. Prokhorov.Energy today is the most important driving force of world economic progress, and the well-being of billions of the world’s inhabitants directly depends on its state. The steady increase in the number of people leads to an increase in energy consumption. Every day more and more reserves of natural resources (coal, gas, oil) necessary for the operation of traditional energy are being depleted, so the problem of switching from traditional sources of energy is becoming more and more urgent. In addition to the prospect of depletion of traditional sources, there is also an environmental problem, since the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels leads to harmful emissions into the atmosphere, worsening the human habitat, creating environmental problems. Therefore, it is important to find new energy sources that are safer from an environmental point of view.The world has already seen significant progress in the use of alternative, renewable energy sources.