Towards Sustainable Energy Markets

Dear Colleagues,

The energy sector plays a crucial role in the transformation of the economy towards achieving the targets of carbon neutrality globally in line with the Paris Agreement. Efforts should be made in industry, transport, and buildings to increase energy efficiency and to boost renewable energy technologies contributing to the decarbonization of the economy. This Special Issue will focus on how energy sectors may adapt to constantly evolving markets, aiming to support the transition to sustainable, reliable, and competitive energy systems. This issue aims to discuss new drivers of energy transition, integration of renewable sources into the energy system, energy pricing, smart grids, and energy market design. Energy researchers are welcome to submit theoretical and empirical papers on any topic related to the theme of the call. We encourage the submission of papers addressing the mentioned policy goals and particularly exploring the following issues: environmental opportunities of energy transition to overcome the pandemic economic crisis, role of the energy transition on economic growth and job creation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, low carbon technologies, carbon capture and storage, strategic technology switching, electricity pricing, electricity storage systems, smart grid networks, smart cities, carbon pricing, energy risk management, and green finance.

Dr. George Kyriakarakos
Guest Editor

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