Sustainable Energy from Biomass and Waste

Dear Colleagues,

The Guest Editor is inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of "Sustainable Energy from Biomass and Waste”. Development of thermochemical and biotechnological processes for utilisation of biomass and waste are gaining importance across the world for the generation of sustainable energy and the valorisation and disposal of waste. This innovation is being driven, in particular, by the development of waste to energy strategies needed to treat waste in developing regions and megacities.

This Special Issue will deal with novel developments in the conversion of biomass and waste to produce sustainable energy, in particular, the technology options being developed for utilisation of biomass, agricultural wastes, and municipal solid wastes. Topics include developments in integrated systems combining thermochemical and biological conversion, integrated hybrid systems utilising other renewable energy technologies such as solar thermal, optimisation of conversion routes, resource assessment and life cycle analysis, and development in waste to energy strategies. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Biomass and waste resource assessment and characterisation
• Hybrid conversion technologies
• Pretreatment approaches for improved energy
• Anaerobic digestion and fermentation
• Combustion and incineration
• Gasification and pyrolysis
• Hydrothermal conversion
• Production of solid recovered fuel/refuse-derived fuel
• Evaluation of fuel quality
• Material flow analysis
• Life cycle and risk assessment
• Technoeconomic analysis
• Environmental considerations

Prof. Dr. Andrew Ross
Prof. Dr. Anurag Garg
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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