Emerging Topics in Future Energy Materials—2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2026 | Viewed by 10
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Dear Colleagues,
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect and global warming, and cause climate change. The predominant source of these emissions is carbon dioxide, produced by burning fossil fuels, coal, oil, and natural gas. Therefore, in the future, energy materials will play a central role in successfully building Europe’s clean technology value chains and meeting the EU’s 2050 climate neutrality goal. In the short term, the renewable-based electrification of the building/construction, transport, and power sectors is the most cost-effective way to decarbonize the European economy and considerably contribute to reaching the EU’s energy and climate targets. Electric/hydrogen mobility, solar-based solutions, and nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEBs), as well as improvements in water and air quality, are examples of some of the new sustainable solutions proposed to create a healthy and pleasant environment in urban areas. The European Union's growing demand for critical raw materials, particularly rare earth metals and lithium, highlights its current reliance on imports, creating strategic dependencies that pose risks to its economic and security interests. The projected surge in demand for these materials, driven by the green transition and digital transformation, necessitates a proactive approach to secure supply chains and reduce vulnerabilities.
To achieve the EU’s energy and climate targets, new advanced, sustainable, lead-free, non-toxic energy materials from natural sources or biowaste—produced using green methods, if possible—are needed. The recovery, reuse, and recycling of metals will also be significantly important.
Dr. Rosa Rego
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- decarbonization
- energy materials
- critical raw materials
- circular economy
- renewable electrification
- sustainable solutions
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