Smart Sustainability

Smart Sustainability: Innovations in Advanced Renewable Energy and Green Technologies presents a collection of peer-reviewed papers selected from the International Conference on Sustainable Technologies and Advanced Research (i-STAR 2025). The volume highlights recent advances in sustainable engineering, renewable energy, green technologies, and intelligent systems, showcasing innovative research that addresses contemporary environmental, industrial, and societal challenges through interdisciplinary scientific and engineering approaches.

The book covers a wide range of emerging topics in sustainable engineering and advanced technologies, including renewable energy systems, photovoltaic technologies, energy harvesting, sustainable manufacturing, Industry 4.0, advanced materials, computational modelling, artificial intelligence, smart sensing, robotics, structural engineering, biomedical materials, building energy efficiency, environmental remediation, and transportation sustainability. The chapters present experimental investigations, numerical simulations, computational techniques, optimization methods, and comprehensive review studies that demonstrate practical solutions for improving energy efficiency, reducing environmental impact, enhancing manufacturing productivity, and supporting sustainable infrastructure development. By integrating innovations in digital technologies with green engineering practices, this volume provides valuable insights into developing intelligent, sustainable solutions that advance global sustainability goals and technological progress.

This book is intended for researchers, academicians, postgraduate students, industry professionals, and policymakers working in mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainable manufacturing, materials science, environmental engineering, artificial intelligence, and smart technologies. It also serves as a valuable reference for practitioners seeking innovative approaches to sustainable engineering and the development of green technologies.