Editorial for Clean Energy Science and Technology (Volume 2, Issue 2)

Abstract

All human activities are nothing more than the conversion and flow of energy, and energy flow processes that have irreversible effects on the Earth’s environment are of particular concern. Energy flow processes of interest are less often purely physical, and more often include complex chemical processes involving light, electricity, heat, and force, which are inevitably distributed in almost all human activities. Therefore, the optimization of these processes towards maximizing energy efficiency is inevitably the result of multi-physical and interdisciplinary collaborations, which will ultimately have a significant impact on the likelihood and schedule of achieving the goal of energy conservation and emission reduction. The authors of the articles in this issue, with creative thinking, rigorous arguments, and abundant data, have superbly illustrated the need for multiphysics and interdisciplinary synergy in clean energy science and technology from a wide range of perspectives.