Sustainable energy planning with storage, photo voltaics, biomass co-firing forecasting and heat planning

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Published: Dec 10, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54337/ijsepm.11164
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Rooftop PV, Energy transition, Renewable energy adoption, Forecasting, Solar resources

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Poul Alberg Østergaard
Aalborg University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6796-6526
Pedro Cabrera
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9707-6375
Rasmus Magni Johannsen
Aalborg University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5707-4241

Abstract

This 47th volume of the International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management presents the most recent work on energy planning with a focus on storage in energy systems, cofiring of biomass in coal-fired power stations forecasting of electricity demand for better planning practise. Analyses demonstrate the potential resources for photo voltaics (PV) in Iraq, and barriers for its implementation in Indonesia, where perceived costs is a dominant barrier. Heat planning is a long-standing focus area of the journal – in this volume with a focus on stakeholder interests and the organisation of the heat planning process. Lastly, this volume presents analyses of links between energy and development in Africa.

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Østergaard, P. A., Cabrera, P., & Johannsen, R. M. (2025). Sustainable energy planning with storage, photo voltaics, biomass co-firing forecasting and heat planning. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, 47, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.54337/ijsepm.11164
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Poul Alberg Østergaard, Aalborg University

Professor, Aalborg University

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