Integrating Renewable Energy in Transportation: Opportunities and Barriers
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 64
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The world is showing interest in environmental issues and moving toward reducing carbon emissions. In the transportation sector, the proportion of fossil fuels is high, while that of renewable energy is low compared to other sectors. The International Energy Agency's 2050 Net-zero scenario aims to reduce carbon emissions by 90%, with the goal of achieving low or zero emissions by switching to renewable energy or alternative fuels for various means of transportation to build a decarbonized society. The land road transport, aviation, and shipping industries, which account for a large part of carbon emissions, are also trying to reduce their absolute carbon emissions from electricity, hydrogen, and biofuels from existing fossil fuels through various policies. In this Sustainability Special Issue, we will collect papers on the topic of "Integrating Renewable Energy in Transportation: Opportunities and Barriers", welcoming all submissions related to renewable energy and its integration in various transportation sectors on land, air, and sea.We also welcome technical and policy papers on the transportation possibilities in the case of the direct or indirect use of renewable energy and in application areas that are currently impossible but may become feasible in the future. This Special Issue will showcase technical developments and policy suggestions for the use of renewable energy in transportation.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Younseok Choi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- renewable electricity
- electric transportation
- green hydrogen
- sustainable biofuel
- alternative fuel
- low- and zero-emission
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