Enhancing Industrial Energy Efficiency and Energy Transition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2025 | Viewed by 154
Special Issue Editor
Interests: industrial energy efficiency; data-driven smart and sustainable manufacturing; factories of the future; fourth industrial revolution; predictive maintenance; zero defect manufacturing
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Dear Colleagues,
A sustainable future depends on improving energy efficiency in manufacturing processes and creating technologies that enable the energy transition. As such, energy-intensive industries should prioritize improving the energy efficiency of their processes. Lowering greenhouse gas emissions and safeguarding of natural resources are pressing global climate targets to reach. The transition to sustainable energy in industrial sectors is driven by increased acceptance of renewable energy sources, process electrification, and the use of advanced technologies. This helps to align sustainability and carbon neutrality.
This Special Issue invites papers detailing recent research into improving energy efficiency in industrial environments to accelerate the transition to renewable energy sources. The collaboration of various actors with diverse viewpoints is important for addressing challenges, generating innovative ideas, and executing effective solutions to improve our understanding of energy-efficient technologies, the integration of renewable energy sources, and sustainable energy systems.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Energy-efficient manufacturing methods and processes;
- Integration of renewable energy sources into industrial processes;
- Facilitation of industrial processes by electricity;
- Improvement of industrial efficiency through advanced energy management and digitalization;
- New materials and technologies for energy-efficient computing systems;
- Industrial thermal energy recovery and utilization methods;
- Advanced energy storage systems for industrial use;
- Comprehensive industrial energy transition with economic and policy components;
- The utilization of energy-efficient technologies, encompassing both theoretical and practical frameworks;
- Using AI to optimize energy utilization in industrial processes.
Dr. Gökan May
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- industrial energy efficiency
- energy transition
- decarbonization
- renewable energy integration
- electrification of processes
- sustainable manufacturing
- energy management systems
- industrial heat recovery
- smart energy systems
- AI and machine learning in energy optimization
- energy storage solutions
- green technologies
- circular economy
- sustainable industrial processes
- digitalization in energy systems
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