Renewable Energy and Sustainability in the Aerospace Industry

Within the aerospace industry, adoption of renewable and sustainable energy to power vehicles have become key topics of research.

Researchers are exploring various cutting-edge topics within this field, including harnessing artificial intelligence for improved energy efficiency and management, developing hydrogen fuel technology, ionic propulsion and solar energy systems to power aircraft, advancing energy storage solutions for prolonged missions, electrifying aerospace vehicles to reduce carbon emissions, developing sustainable smart materials, and implementing smart grid technologies to optimize energy distribution within aviation and space exploration.

These trends align with the broader global shift towards sustainable energy solutions and are poised to play a significant role in the aerospace industry's sustainable future.

Aerospace Research Communications invites papers that investigate all aspects of renewable energy and sustainability within the field of aerospace research.

Any questions? Please email the Editorial Office.

All article processing charges are being waived until the end of 2025 for submissions to Aerospace Research Communications.

Article types and fees

This Special Issue accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Special Issue description:

• Brief Research Report
• Editorial
• Letter to the Editor
• Original Research
• Review

Articles that are accepted for publication by our external editors following rigorous peer review incur a publishing fee charged to Authors, institutions, or funders.

Article types

This Special Issue accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Special Issue description:

• Brief Research Report
• Editorial
• Letter to the Editor
• Original Research
• Review

Keywords: sustainable energy, energy efficiency, energy distribution, energy storage, hydrogen fuel, solar energy, aircraft power, smart materials and smart grid, energy harnessing