We are pleased to announce the Energies Best Papers awards for 2015. Energies is an open access journal of energy-related scientific research, technology development, and policy and management studies. It publishes reviews, regular research articles, and communications in a number of fields related to the procurement, conversion and final uses of energy.
Papers published in 2011 listed as “review” or “article” were eligible for this year’s award. There are three awards for articles and two for reviews. The corresponding author of the top two review papers each receive a free publication in Energies. Awards of 600, 400, and 200 CHF will be distributed to the corresponding authors of the top three papers in the article category. The first prize also includes a free publication in Energies.
The prize committee comprised the Editor-in-Chief along with several Editorial Board members of Energies—see below for full details.
We would like to thank all the winners of the journal for their significant and excellent contributions to Energies, congratulations! We also wish to acknowledge the efforts of the reviewers and the voting committee.
- Best Article Award
- First PrizeLee Schipper, Calanit Saenger and Anant SudershanTransport and Carbon Emissions in the United States: The Long ViewEnergies 2011, 4(4), 563-581; doi:10.3390/en4040563Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/4/4/563
- Second PrizeHongwen He, Rui Xiong and Jinxin FanEvaluation of Lithium-Ion Battery Equivalent Circuit Models for State of Charge Estimation by an Experimental ApproachEnergies 2011, 4(4), 582-598; doi:10.3390/en4040582Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/4/4/582
- Third PrizeTsuguhiro Takuno, Yutaro Kitamori, Ryo Takahashi and Takashi HikiharaAC Power Routing System in Home Based on Demand and Supply Utilizing Distributed Power SourcesEnergies 2011, 4(5), 717-726; doi:10.3390/en4050717Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/4/5/717
- Best Review Award
- First PrizeKathrin Sunde, Andreas Brekke and Birger SolbergEnvironmental Impacts and Costs of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils, Transesterified Lipids and Woody BTL—A ReviewEnergies 2011, 4(6), 845-877; doi:10.3390/en4060845Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/4/6/845
- Second PrizeHai-Wen Li, Yigang Yan, Shin-ichi Orimo, Andreas Züttel and Craig M. JensenRecent Progress in Metal Borohydrides for Hydrogen StorageEnergies 2011, 4(1), 185-214; doi:10.3390/en4010185Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/4/1/185
- Voting Committee
- Editor-in-ChiefProf. Dr. Enrico SciubbaUniversity of Roma Sapienza, Italy
- Voting Members of the Editorial BoardProf. Dr. K. T. ChauUniversity of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaDr. Pierre TrambouzeFormer Director of the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP) in Lyon, FranceDr. Susan KrumdieckUniversity of Canterbury, New ZealandProf. Dr. Tom GregorkiewiczUniversity of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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