The third International Symposium on Renewable Energy and Sustainability (ISRES 2015)

Abstract

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Temixco, Morelos, and to continue promoting the use of renewable energy and sustainability strategies, the Third Edition of the International Symposium on Renewable Energy and Sustainability (ISRES 2015) was once more organized at the Institute for Renewable Energy (In Spanish: “Instituto de Energías Renovables”, IER-UNAM) on September 9th to 11th, 2015.As in the previous editions of these symposia (ISRES 2010 and ISRES 2013), the ISRES 2015 congregated experts and researchers in the renewable energy and sustainability (RES) fields for discussing scientific and technological advances on energy systems and sustainability strategies, as well as for planning future collaboration opportunities and scientific-innovation challenges. The connection among scientists-graduate students, and the industrial and government sectors, as well as the establishment of research and technological networks for innovation and development projects on RES areas provided an additional benefit of the symposium.International speakers from worldwide reputed institutions were invited to present the state-of-the-art technologies based on renewable energy and sustainability strategies. This special volume summarizes the most important aspects of the symposium through a selection of 11 papers aimed at the renewable energy and sustainability areas over a set of research themes. The papers were evaluated by using a peer review process according to the quality standards of the international journal Applied Thermal Engineering.