Energy Fuels Environment—Linking Energy, Fuels and the Environment for a Sustainable Transition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2027 | Viewed by 78
Editors
Interests: clean energy technologies; renewable energy; solar energy; biomass energy; energy efficiency in buildings; HVAC; integrated energy design; thermal energy storage
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Interests: emerging contaminants and micropol-lutants; including microplastics; air quality; chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols; source apportion-ment and health effects related to environmental pollution
Interests: energy systems analysis and modelling; energy systems optimization; power system development planning; renewable energy integration; energy policy; climate neutrality scenarios; district heating transformation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to address interdisciplinary challenges related to energy transition, fuel technologies, and environmental protection, with particular emphasis on sustainability and the development of low-emission energy systems. It is dedicated to selected contributions from the International Conference on Energy Fuels Environment EFE 2026 and welcomes high-quality original research and review papers that advance knowledge at the interface of energy, fuels, and the environment. The Special Issue seeks to present recent scientific, technological, and practical developments supporting efficient, low-emission, and environmentally responsible energy systems. Contributions may address both fundamental and applied research, including innovative energy technologies, future fuels, hydrogen, emission and pollution control, environmental monitoring, resource and energy recovery, circular economy solutions, energy policy and economics, and advanced materials for energy conversion and storage. By integrating diverse research perspectives, this Special Issue aims to facilitate knowledge exchange among academia, industry, public administration, and socio-economic stakeholders and to promote solutions aligned with sustainable development and circular economy principles. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Low-emission power and heat technologies
- Renewable energy technologies, energy storage, and energy harvesting
- Future fuels, biofuels, waste-derived fuels, and CO₂-based fuel production
- Hydrogen production, storage, and applications
- Combustion processes, catalysis, and industrial decarbonization
- Emission reduction, pollution control, and environmental monitoring
- Climate change, global warming, and environmental protection
- Circular economy, resource recovery, and energy recovery
- Energy efficiency in buildings, district heating, and industrial systems
- Nuclear energy technologies and reactor safety
- Ecological transport and low-emission mobility
- Energy policy, economics, modelling, and decision support
- Advanced materials for energy conversion and storage.
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Sornek
Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Styszko
Prof. Dr. Artur Wyrwa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy transition
- circular economy
- low-emission energy systems
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