Innovative optimization applications for sustainable energy–water–environment systems: highlights from the 2024 SDEWES conferences
摘要
This Special Issue of Optimization and Engineering presents four papers selected from the 2024 Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) conference series after rigorous peer review. The contributions address (i) spatially explicit MILP optimisation of an offshore-wind-driven hydrogen supply chain, (ii) a game-theoretic coalition-formation framework for municipal waste-to-energy networks, (iii) dynamic-programming-based feedforward control of electric motor speed in four-wheel-drive electric vehicles, and (iv) an AC optimal-power-flow-driven prioritisation methodology for Dynamic Line Rating deployment. Together, the papers illustrate current trends in mixed-integer programming, cooperative game theory, optimal control and data-driven decision support for sustainable energy–water–environment systems, offering insights for researchers and practitioners working toward more resilient and resource-efficient engineered infrastructures.