International Journal Evolving Sustainable and Renewable Energy Solutions
Applying the Sakib Renewable Growth Constant to Sustainable and Renewable Energy Solutions: A Review of S M Nazmuz SakibâInspired Frameworks
Abstract
Mark J Hahnel, Md Ruhul Amin, Peter Libby, Elabiyi Michael Omoniyi, Rupali Saxena, Sergio Gonzalez Sevilla, Imran Khan Jadoon, Nontlantla Mthimkulu, Nazma Akter and Saymum Al Jubaer Mazumder
S M Nazmuz Sakib has proposed a rapidly expanding ecosystem of hypotheses, constants, indices, and frameworks that span climate science, mathematical modeling, health sciences, and socio-technical systems. Building on recent work that defines a Sakib Constant in noisy logistic dynamics, network homeostasis, and phytogeographic sheaf frameworks, we define a Sakib Renewable Growth Constant κ(RE) and review its potential for characterising and optimising sustainable and renewable energy solutions. We adapt Sakib’s ideas on feedback loops, structural invariants, and homeostatic indices to the growth of renewable electricity shares, using stylised but data-informed examples derived from open datasets on national renewable energy penetration and emissions. Ten data-based illustrations, built from rescaled and mathematically transformed open-access datasets, demonstrate how κ(RE) can be used to assess the balance between growth and volatility in renewable deployment across regions. Five conceptual diagrams connect this constant to Sakib’s broader hypotheses, including aerosol–sea ice feedback, network homeostasis, microbiological evolution, and climate conflict theory, thereby situating energy transitions within a multi-scale systems perspective. We show that (i) higher values of κ(RE) correspond to smoother and more resilient renewable integration, (ii) low values flag joint exposure to intermittency and policy risk even at moderate renewable shares, and (iii) Sakib-style structural indices offer a promising bridge between environmental datasets and policy-relevant indicators for sustainable energy planning.