Assessment and Optimization of Energy Efficiency: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Resources (ISSN 2079-9276).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 September 2026 | Viewed by 705
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced process control; automation; model predictive control; Petri nets; discrete event systems (DESs); process modeling; energy efficiency; steel industries; cement industries; water distribution networks; hydroelectric power plants; district heating; HVAC; process control; optimization; process monitoring; industry 4.0; resources management
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Interests: advanced process control; model predictive control; process modeling; automation; energy efficiency; steel industries; cement industries; water distribution networks; hydroelectric power plants; district heating; HVAC; process control; process monitoring; industry 4.0; resources management; decision support systems; optimization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A game-changing nudge is needed in the field of assessment and optimization of energy efficiency in order to significantly contribute to the twin transition challenge (energy transition and digital transition). Researchers, engineers, and practitioners of different disciplines and areas must act within these multidisciplinary challenges in order to design and implement advanced strategies oriented toward sustainability and the rational use of all types of resources, e.g., natural resources and energy resources. Strategic projects must be put into practice to effectively guarantee advanced design, retrofit, operation, and maintenance policies for industrial and non-industrial processes. In these fields, control systems, decision support systems, and expert systems can cover a key role through specific drivers and tools, e.g., data selection, acquisition, storage, and analysis, advanced process control, optimization, and artificial intelligence. The present Special Issue aims to investigate the benefits of these practices and policies across a wide range of sectors.
Dr. Silvia Maria Zanoli
Dr. Crescenzo Pepe
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural resources management
- energy resources management
- rational use of resources
- sustainability
- decision support systems
- expert systems
- data analysis
- advanced process control
- optimization
- artificial intelligence
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