Advances in Energy Recovery and Waste Management for Sustainable Development
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 17 October 2025 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue delves into the challenges and opportunities presented by growing global waste generation and energy demands, offering insights into the latest advancements in the development and application of sustainable solutions for waste management and energy recovery.
As the global demand for energy continues to rise alongside growing environmental concerns, we need to create methods and systems that allow for the reuse of waste heat, convert waste materials into valuable energy resources, and increase the energy efficiency of systems and processes. In the context of energy recovery, issues relating to energy storage, the design of energy systems, and their decentralisation should be considered. Waste, both municipal and industrial, is considered an additional energy source. However, it should be noted that according to the waste hierarchy, other waste management methods such as waste prevention, preparation for reuse, and recycling are preferred. Within each waste management method, optimisation should be sought. The scope of this Special Issue also includes environmental impact assessments of the proposed solutions using either methods that are currently available (such as lifecycle assessments, carbon footprints, and cost–benefit analyses) or new methods proposed by researchers.
I encourage scientists to submit original research articles, case studies, and review papers that explore the latest technological innovations, best practices, and successful implementations of strategies that are within the scope of this Special Issue. Let this Special Issue be a platform for the exchange of knowledge and research on sustainable energy recovery and waste management!
This Special Issue seeks to include, but is not limited to, the following research topics:
- Waste-to-energy;
- Circular economy and sustainable waste management;
- Energy recovery;
- Innovative waste management systems;
- Environmental impact assessments;
- Policy and regulatory frameworks;
- Waste heat recovery;
- Energy storage;
- Numerical methods in energy recovery and waste management;
- Management of different types of waste (municipal, industrial, agricultural);
- Decentralised energy systems using local resources;
- Methods for treating hazardous waste;
- Sustainable wastewater treatment methods and technologies.
Dr. Agata Wajda
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- energy recovery
- waste-to-energy
- sustainable waste management
- waste heat recovery
- hazardous waste treatment
- circular economy
- environmental impact assessment
- energy storage
- numerical methods
- wastewater treatment
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