Editorial: Advances in process modeling and optimization of clean energy processes

Clean energy processes are a panacea to mitigating the adverse effect of greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of fossil fuel. Attaining the target of net-zero carbon emission in 2050 is largely dependent on the availability and affordability of clean energy processes which are renewable. Since the clean energy processes to a large extent depend heavily on several variables, such as the weather, the technology being utilized, and the materials being employed, modeling and optimization could help to minimize this inherent sophistication thereby enhancing the availability and affordability. Due to the strategic importance of clean energy processes in actualizing net-zero emissions by 2050, this subject set was designed to explore expert contributions on breakthroughs, improvements, and advances in the modeling and optimization of clean energy processes.