Integrated Techno‑Economic and Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Carriers and Systems
A Special Issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073) belonging to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2026 | Viewed by 1559
Editors
Interests: energy carriers and system design; techno-economic analysis (TEA); life cycle analysis (LCA); supply chain analysis
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Interests: thermal plants; reactor design; low-carbon fuels; energy carriers and systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is difficult to envision an energy future without a comprehensive understanding of the economic viability and environmental impacts of emerging energy carriers and systems. As global efforts intensify to reduce emissions for sectors such as transportation, aviation, and industry, a wide range of solutions are being actively developed and deployed, including bio-derived fuels, hydrogen, synthetic fuels, electrified systems, and hybrid energy pathways.
This Special Issue aims to integrate the techno-economic analysis (TEA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) of energy carriers and systems to support the global transition toward low-emission and cost-effective energy solutions.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:
- TEA and/or LCA analysis on energy carriers and systems;
- Alternative energy carriers, such as bio-derived fuels, hydrogen, and synthetic fuels;
- System-level evaluation of energy pathways from resource extraction to plant-gate or end-use;
- Cost, emissions, and performance trade-offs across energy technologies;
- Supply chain design, optimization, and resilience for energy systems;
- Integration of renewable energy with existing energy systems;
- Simulation of energy systems under varying market, policy, and operational conditions;
- Data-driven and AI-enabled approaches for TEA and LCA;
- Comparative assessment of energy carriers across sectors (transportation, aviation, or industry);
- Policy, regulatory, and market implications for the deployment of energy technologies.
Dr. Guiyan Zang
Prof. Dr. Albert Ratner
Prof. Dr. Electo Eduardo Silva Lora
Dr. Mohammad Ostadi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- techno-economic analysis (TEA) on energy system
- life cycle assessment (LCA) on energy carriers
- energy conversion cost
- energy process emissions
- energy carriers supply chain
- energy systems design
- energy system evaluation
- energy conversion efficiency
- energy process optimization
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