Aims and Scope

Geliotekhnika aims to advance solar energy and renewable energy sciences by facilitating the dissemination of new scientific achievements, innovative ideas, original research findings and modern technological developments.

The journal provides an academic platform for researchers, engineers, university lecturers, master’s students, doctoral researchers and specialists working in solar energy, renewable energy technologies and related fields of engineering.

The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles and short communications addressing fundamental, applied, computational and experimental research in the following areas:

  • solar radiation and solar energy resource assessment;

  • photovoltaic materials, cells, devices and systems;

  • solar thermal energy;

  • solar collectors and concentrators;

  • solar furnaces and high-temperature solar technologies;

  • conversion of solar energy into electrical and thermal energy;

  • energy storage and energy management systems;

  • solar-powered water desalination and treatment;

  • applications of solar energy in buildings and structures;

  • applications of solar energy in industry and agriculture;

  • hybrid and integrated renewable energy systems;

  • energy efficiency, heat transfer and thermal processes;

  • design, modelling and optimisation of solar energy installations;

  • monitoring, diagnostics and control of solar energy systems;

  • artificial intelligence and digital technologies in solar energy;

  • environmental, economic and sustainability aspects of solar energy technologies;

  • related scientific and technological fields of solar and renewable energy.

Distinctive Scientific Position

The journal’s distinctive scientific position is to bring local experimental, theoretical and computational research on the development, testing and practical application of solar energy technologies under the conditions of high solar radiation, arid climates, substantial temperature variations and limited water resources in Central Asia into international academic discourse.

The journal seeks to:

  • support the development of fundamental and applied research in solar energy;

  • promote the exchange of scientific knowledge and advanced engineering experience;

  • encourage the development and implementation of efficient, reliable and environmentally sustainable energy technologies;

  • strengthen cooperation among researchers, engineers, universities, research institutions and industry specialists;

  • increase the international visibility and scientific impact of research in solar and renewable energy;

  • present innovative energy solutions adapted to the natural and climatic conditions of Central Asia to the international scientific community;

  • provide opportunities for early-career researchers and doctoral candidates to present scientifically significant research findings.

The journal publishes research that demonstrates scientific novelty, methodological reliability, accuracy of results, practical relevance and a clear contribution to the advancement of solar energy, renewable energy technologies and related fields of engineering.

ISSN 0130-0997 (Print)
ISSN 2181-9963 (Online)