Alternative Fuels in Transportation

Dear Colleagues,

Humanity is facing a major challenge in attempting to decarbonize the planet. In the age of modern transportation, what fuels our vehicles is a key issue. Switching from fossil resources to renewables is essential from many aspects, such as the depletion of fossil energies, greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, and concerns about the limited potential of renewable fuels.

Alternative fuels include any first- or next-generation transportation fuels, regardless of their biomass or other origins, which can be a substitute for conventional oil or other fossil products. This Special Issue aims to provide a deeper insight into the actual state and future expectations of alternative fuels. Authors are encouraged to submit original papers analyzing a given type of alternative fuels or even comparing them. Theoretical and empirical studies written in a novel and innovative approach in this field are also welcome.

This Special Issue will focus mainly on alternative fuels, which may include:

• Conventional and advanced biofuels;
• Other renewable fuels (e.g., electricity, hydrogen/fuel cell, landfill methane);
• Economic, technological, environmental, and energy policy aspects;
• Potential estimates;
• Energy efficiency and emission calculations;
• Complex energy systems, local self-sufficiency, circular economy in renewable fuel systems (e.g., biomethane in local public transport);
• Case studies, investment analysis;
• Energy plants and plantations in the context of biofuel production.

We would like to encourage researchers to publish their original experimental and theoretical results in our Special Issue, regarding any aspect of alternative fuels.

Dr. Tamás Mizik
Prof. Dr. Attila Bai
Dr. Zoltán Gabnai
Guest Editors

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