Journal of Frontier Studies across Disciplines

Dr. Rahim Zahedi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy Governance at the University of Tehran, Iran. He earned his PhD in Energy Systems Engineering from the University of Tehran and is currently pursuing postdoctoral research in thermal energy storage at Iran University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on renewable energy, energy modeling, life cycle assessment, sustainable energy systems, and energy-environment nexus. He has authored more than 130 international publications and has been recognized among Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the 2024 Alborz Prize (Iranian Nobel Prize) and the JTACC-V4 Young Scientist Award.

• Renewable Energy Systems
• Energy Modeling and Optimization
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
• Energy and Environment
• Carbon Capture and Storage
• Building Energy Systems
• Sustainable Energy Technologies
• Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus
• Thermal Energy Storage
• Artificial Intelligence Applications in Energy

• Assistant Professor, University of Tehran
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Iran University of Science and Technology
• Reviewer for more than 240 manuscripts
• Guest Editor for multiple international journals
• Editor-in-Chief of Future Sustainability
• Editorial Board Member of several international journals
• Technical Chair of international conferences
• Advisor to the Vice President for Energy
• Evaluator of the Specialized Patent Committee, University of Tehran

• Zahedi R., Ahmadi A., Dashti R. Energy, exergy, exergoeconomic and exergoenvironmental analysis and optimization of quadruple combined solar, biogas, SRC and ORC cycle with methane system. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021.
• Zahedi R., Daneshgar S., Gitifar S., et al. Potential measurement of Iran's western regional wind energy using GIS. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021.
• Zahedi R., Ghodusinejad M.H., Aslani A., Hachem-Vermette C. Modelling the Community-Scale Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicle Management for Cold-Climate Regions Using Machine Learning. Energy Strategy Reviews, 2022.
• Zahedi R., Nasl Seraji M.A., Borzuei D., et al. Feasibility study for designing and building a zero-energy house in new cities. Solar Energy, 2022.
• Zahedi R., Yousefi H., Aslani A., Ahmadi R. Water, energy and environment nexus: Quantitative assessment for integrated power plants with renewable energy. Energy Strategy Reviews, 2024.
• Noorollahi Y., Zahedi R., Ahmadi E., Khaledi A. Low-carbon solar-based sustainable energy system planning for residential buildings. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024.
• Zahedi R., Ahmadi A. Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analysis of solar-derived ORC with storage system utilizing PCM. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2025.
• Zahedi R., Shoaei M., Aslani A. Life cycle assessment and comparison of the conventional and third generation of photovoltaic panels. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 2025.