Towards Sustainable Energy Transition: Replacing Fossil Fuels-Based Energy with Waste-Derived and Renewable Energy
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 26 July 2024 | Viewed by 1823
Special Issue Editors
Interests: decarbonization strategies; biomass; sustainability; waste valorisation; recycling technologies
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Interests: industrial decarbonization; biomass; bioenergy; valorisation; thermochemical technologies
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Interests: Industrial decarbonization; waste into biogas; biogas bioconversion into molecules of added value; microbial electrochemistry fundamentals; electrons transfer mechanisms among bacteria and electrode materials; wastewater treatment through microbial fuel cells; microbial electrosynthesis of molecules from CO2
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Given the challenging decarbonization goals established by Europe for 2050, there is an urgent need to replace fossil fuels-based energy with renewable energy technologies. Industries are responsible for around 1/3 of the total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, of which 90% is contributed by the top 10 industries. For example, in 2014, Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) were responsible for over one-third of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions, totaling more than 508 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent.
The aim of this Special Issue is to compile relevant research that address the substitution of fossil fuel-based energy with waste-derived energy, particularly focusing on the sustainability of the transition processes. We invite submissions of original research articles and reviews, in areas that may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Biomethane as a renewable source of energy in EIIs;
- Renewable syngas production optimization to substitute fossil fuel-based energy;
- Biomass as a renewable and sustainable substitute of fuels in EIIs;
- New value chains from waste to produce different energy carriers;
- Life cycle assessment in waste value chains;
- Green hydrogen from waste as a source of energy for EIIs.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Best regards,
Dr. Carmen Bartolomé
Dr. Clara Jarauta-Córdoba
Dr. Alessandro Carmona
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- decarbonization
- waste valorization
- energy efficiency
- GHG emissions mitigation
- biomethane
- biomass
- renewable energy
