Clean and Efficient Use of Energy: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to share the success of our Special Issues “Clean and Efficient Use of Energy”. More detail information could be found at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/special_issues/1AJ0H482FX.

We now seek to launch the second volume of this Special Issue “Clean and Efficient Use of Energy: 2nd Edition".

At present, energy is being consistently consumed in an intensive manner for socio-economic activities. Humans must reduce their environmental impact and combat the climate change impacts of energy consumption. For example, carbon dioxide (CO₂) has attracted global attention recently because of its negative impact on global warming and climate change. Sustainable energy and clean and efficient energy utilization are essential to meet the sustainability goals of the future. This will require the development and implementation of energy resources, including traditional oil, coal, natural gas, and hydroelectric power as well as promising renewable sources (solar, biomass, wind, geothermal, etc.). The emissions and waste from energy utilization processes need to be eliminated or reused. Additionally, the various pathways need to be extensively analyzed.

This Special Issue is dedicated to the clean and efficient use of energy. Therefore, we invite original papers addressing the various topics related to the cleanliness, efficiency and sustainability of energy. In this Special Issue, the types of paper may include reviews, original research articles, highlights, perspectives, short communications, commentaries, and so on.

The topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

1. Biomass energy conversion and utilization;
2. Conversion and utilization of CO₂;
3. Elimination of pollutants in the use of energy;
4. Electrocatalysis in energy applications;
5. Clean alternative fuels;
6. Emissions and controls in the use of energy;
7. Clean and efficient utilization of coal;
8. Clean utilization of methanol, ethanol and derived fuels;
9. Hydrogen storage and release;
10. Evaluating and implementing alternative energy approaches.

Dr. Gangli Zhu
Dr. Kegong Fang
Prof. Dr. Shenghua Liu
Guest Editors

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• biomass
• alternative fuels
• CO₂ utilization
• elimination of pollutants
• energy storage and release
• electrocatalysis

• Clean and Efficient Use of Energy in Energies (6 articles)