Assessment of Novel Technologies for Improving Energy Efficiency and Waste Minimization

Dear Colleagues,

Ambitious goals have been set by the international community to curb carbon emissions by 2030. To achieve these, steps changes are needed in technology across different sectors, from the industry, building and transport sectors to heat and power generation, transmission and distribution. This includes grid stability issues imposed by the increased penetration of renewables, as well as opportunities and challenges from the use of artificial intelligence, digitalization and automation technologies.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect research articles dedicated to concepts for emissions-related improvements. A special (but not exclusive) focus is put on the following topics:

• Novel technologies and system optimization for improving energy efficiency and waste minimization in the industry, building and transport sectors, as well as heat and power generation, transmission and distribution.
• Novel solutions for improving grid stability and renewable energy systems integration.
• Applications of artificial intelligence, digitalization and advanced automation and decision support technologies in energy- and resource-intensive systems.
• Novel approaches for techno-economic evaluation of emission-reduction technologies in the industry, building and transport sectors.

Prof. Konstantinos Kyprianidis
Prof. Erik Dahlquist
Guest Editors

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