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Sustainable Production, Energy Transition, and Environmentally Responsible Consumption: 3rd Edition

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2026) | Viewed by 2005

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Dimitrios A. Georgakellos

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Department of Business Administration, University of Piraeus, 18534 Piraeus, Greece
Interests: technology systems; environmental management; technology and innovation management; business plans and feasibility studies; energy management
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Dr. Eleni Didaskalou

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Department of Business Administration, University of Piraeus, 18534 Piraeus, Greece
Interests: energy management; environmental management; technology and innovation management; green entrepreneurship; transport organization and management; sustainable development; sustainable tourism

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Our society is facing various planetary crises, necessitating sustainable growth. Climate change, global pollution, and biodiversity loss jeopardize human well-being, and fundamental transformations of our economies and lifestyles are required. We must reduce our ecological footprint by changing the way we design, produce, manufacture, distribute, and consume goods and resources and adopting energy-efficient, low-carbon, non-polluting consumption and production patterns, as well as eco-friendly production technologies suitable for the circular economy. 

The third edition of this Special Issue “Sustainable Production, Energy Transition, and Environmentally Responsible Consumption: 3rd Edition” will explore the ways in which we can contribute to sustainable consumption and production by reducing energy consumption and waste, promoting sustainable energy management, responsible purchasing decisions, and energy-efficient production and supply chain operations, and encouraging green energy innovations, eco-design and energy-efficient designs, and responsible lifestyle patterns. Both research and review papers are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Dimitrios A. Georgakellos
Dr. Eleni Didaskalou
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainable management of energy
  • green energy innovations
  • energy production and consumption life cycle
  • cutting energy waste practices
  • energy consumption reporting
  • responsible energy life-style patterns
  • ecolabeling and energy labelling
  • eco-design and energy-efficient design
  • circular economy
  • climate-neutral production and consumption

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Does the Digital Economy Contain a “Green Paradox”?: A Test Based on the Spatial Heterogeneity and Spillover Effects of Energy Consumption
by Yuxuan Chen, Sitong Zhao, Yuchen Yang, Xiangjun Kong, Fangming Xie and Huimin Ma
Energies 2025, 18(24), 6466; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18246466 - 10 Dec 2025
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As digital technology and green development become more integrated, exploring how the digital economy affects energy consumption is vital for coordinating economic growth with energy conservation and emission reduction. This study uses panel data from 30 Chinese provinces covering the years 2011 to [...] Read more.
As digital technology and green development become more integrated, exploring how the digital economy affects energy consumption is vital for coordinating economic growth with energy conservation and emission reduction. This study uses panel data from 30 Chinese provinces covering the years 2011 to 2023, constructing a digital economy development index system using the entropy weighting method. Additionally, it employs panel threshold models and spatial Durbin models to empirically examine the nonlinear effects and spatial spillover effects of the digital economy on energy consumption. The research reveals that: First, the digital economy exhibits a pronounced threshold effect on energy consumption. When the level of digital economic development falls below the threshold value of 0.024, it effectively curbs energy consumption. Once this threshold is exceeded, it paradoxically promotes energy consumption exhibiting a nonlinear pattern of “initial suppression followed by promotion”. This confirms the existence of the demand-side green paradox of the digital economy effect—where efficiency gains from technological progress are offset by consumption growth, unexpectedly stimulating higher energy consumption. Second, the digital economy exhibits a complex spatial effect on energy consumption characterized by “local promotion and neighboring suppression”. Although it demonstrates negative spillovers in surrounding areas, the overall regional effect remains positive, revealing the spatial complexity of this “green paradox”. These findings challenge traditional linear assumptions and offer valuable insights into regional digital economic planning and the promotion of green, low-carbon development. Full article
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Phosphoric Acid Addition: Insight into the Mechanism Governing Biochar Structural Evolution
by Zhongwei Wang, Sunwen Xia, Xiaohan Ren and Yong Dong
Energies 2025, 18(23), 6165; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18236165 - 25 Nov 2025
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Phosphoric acid (H3PO4) pretreatment is an effective method to improve biochar properties, yet its evolution mechanism remains incompletely elucidated. This study investigated the synergistic pyrolysis of H3PO4 and mottled bamboo at different temperatures in a fixed-bed [...] Read more.
Phosphoric acid (H3PO4) pretreatment is an effective method to improve biochar properties, yet its evolution mechanism remains incompletely elucidated. This study investigated the synergistic pyrolysis of H3PO4 and mottled bamboo at different temperatures in a fixed-bed reactor. Results showed that during impregnation, H3PO4 promoted the partial dissolution of hemicellulose and reduced cellulose polymerization, resulting in a decrease in the activation energy of the fast pyrolysis stage from 96.72 kJ/mol (pristine bamboo biochar, MB) to 75.75 kJ/mol (H3PO4-modified bamboo biochar, MB/H3PO4). With increasing temperature, the pore structure of the modified biochar was enhanced while its graphitization degree decreased, owing to the catalytic effect of H+ and the cross-linking action of the acid. Meanwhile, the addition of H3PO4 facilitated the rearrangement of oxygen-containing heterocycles, and the incorporation of small-molecule benzene rings further improved the aromatization degree of the modified biochar. In conclusion, it functions as a catalyst, reactant, and pore-expanding agent during pyrolysis. This study further broadens the understanding of biochar evolution mechanisms regulated by phosphorus-containing additives, and provides a theoretical basis for optimizing biochar properties and producing phosphorus-rich biochar. Full article
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