Advanced Energy Management and Audit Approaches for Sustainable Decarbonization
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 664
Editors
Interests: energy efficiency; energy audits; energy management systems; hard-to-abate industries; sustainability
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Interests: industrial energy efficiency; energy audits; combustion; CCUS; energy policies
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Interests: energy efficiency; energy use in the industrial sector; energy systems; process thermal consumption; energy analysis; exergy analysis; energy policies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue titled, “Advanced energy management and audit approaches for sustainable decarbonization”, explores the latest methodologies, tools, and applications in energy auditing and management to support sustainability and decarbonization goals across industrial, building, and tertiary sectors. It emphasizes how structured audit processes, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and continuous monitoring of energy consumption can guide decision-making, optimize energy performance, and enable measurable and scalable improvements.This Special Issue welcomes research articles, case studies, and reviews that investigate innovative approaches to energy management and auditing, as well as their interactions with policy and regulatory frameworks.
Topics of interest include:·
- Comprehensive energy audit processes, including data collection, baseline definition, energy balance reconstruction, and identification of inefficiencies.
- Development and implementation of robust KPIs for benchmarking, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement.
- Integration of smart metering, real-time monitoring, IIoT, artificial intelligence, and digital twin technologies in audit methodologies.
- Optimization strategies for energy performance in industrial, building, and tertiary sector systems.·
- The impact of Operational Excellence (OpEx) methodologies (e.g., Value Stream Mapping, PDCA, standardized work) on energy efficiency, waste reduction, and process stabilization.
- Innovative methodologies for evaluating the economic sustainability of energy efficiency solutions, accounting for the multiple benefits they can generate.
- Measurement and Verification (M&V), uncertainty analysis, and techno-economic assessment of energy efficiency and decarbonization measures.
- Implementation of energy management systems such as ISO 50001, as well as alignment with national and international policies, regulations, and incentives supporting sustainable decarbonization.
- Cross-sectoral approaches linking audit results to sustainability, regulatory compliance, and decarbonization targets.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to share insights on how energy management and auditing can drive sustainable decarbonization. By highlighting emerging methods, technological innovations, and practical applications, the issue seeks to bridge the gap between traditional energy audit practices and the evolving requirements for low-carbon and sustainable energy systems.
The issue builds upon existing research in energy audits, energy management, and sustainability, while extending the conversation to address current gaps: the need for dynamic and data-driven audit methodologies, robust KPI frameworks, continuous monitoring strategies, and the integration of digital technologies to support both operational optimization and decarbonization objectives.By addressing these challenges, this Special Issue will offer a comprehensive and interdisciplinary perspective on energy management and audit approaches that can effectively contribute to sustainable and low-carbon transitions across sectors.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Fabrizio Martini
Dr. Carlos Herce
Dr. Claudia Toro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy efficiency
- decarbonization
- energy audits
- energy management systems
- process monitoring and optimization
- multiple benefits
- hard-to-abate industries
- small and medium-sized enterprises
- renewable energy sources
- operational excellence
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