Sustainable development is a universal value for human beings. Nowadays, most countries over the globe have set their pathways to achieve net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. Since fossil fuel combustion is the most important source of emissions, the shift from fossil fuel energy to renewable energy is necessary to achieve net zero.

On the one hand, unlike the power of fossil fuel combustion, which human beings can decide, the availability of most kinds of renewable energy is highly correlated with geoscience factors. Especially the two main sources of renewable energy, solar and wind energies, their power output is controlled by weather conditions. On the other hand, weather conditions also affect electricity demand. Energy storage systems are essential to balance energy production and demand, and weather nowcasting and forecasting are also essential to the intervention of energy storage systems. Moreover, geoscience information is crucial to establishing a reliable renewable energy system during its planning, environmental assessment, design, manufacture, and installation stages. In addition, scientific education and outreach enable school students and the public to understand the background sciences and techniques of renewable energy.

Therefore, this session aims to discuss the multiple aspects of renewable energy and the sustainable development of energy. Scientific, technical, and educational presentations including (but not limited to) topics on observations and modeling of geoscience factors regarding renewable energy, applications of geoscience data on assessing power capacity, environmental impact assessment of renewable energy systems, scientific education, and public outreach, are all welcome in this session.

Sustainable development is a universal value for human beings. Nowadays, most countries over the globe have set their pathways to achieve net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. Since fossil fuel combustion is the most important source of emissions, the shift from fossil fuel energy to renewable energy is necessary to achieve net zero.

On the one hand, unlike the power of fossil fuel combustion, which human beings can decide, the availability of most kinds of renewable energy is highly correlated with geoscience factors. Especially the two main sources of renewable energy, solar and wind energies, their power output is controlled by weather conditions. On the other hand, weather conditions also affect electricity demand. Energy storage systems are essential to balance energy production and demand, and weather nowcasting and forecasting are also essential to the intervention of energy storage systems. Moreover, geoscience information is crucial to establishing a reliable renewable energy system during its planning, environmental assessment, design, manufacture, and installation stages. In addition, scientific education and outreach enable school students and the public to understand the background sciences and techniques of renewable energy.

Therefore, this session aims to discuss the multiple aspects of renewable energy and the sustainable development of energy. Scientific, technical, and educational presentations including (but not limited to) topics on observations and modeling of geoscience factors regarding renewable energy, applications of geoscience data on assessing power capacity, environmental impact assessment of renewable energy systems, scientific education, and public outreach, are all welcome in this session.