Dear Colleagues,

Globalization impacted World development in unexpected ways. With energy needs increasing exponentially, the lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how impactful are activities, such as travelling or working from home, not only from the point of view of energy consumption but also on the point of view of environmental consequences. In spite of the apparent control of this pandemic, a war in Europe and an outbreak of monkey pox are now showing that there is much work to do in what concerns the provision of energy, keeping in mind that there is an ever growing need to produce and use energy more sustainably. Thus, it is mandatory to decarbonize energy while it is also urgent to find alternative sources of energy.

Sustainable development can only be achieved through elimination of fossil fuel dependence, local production and storage of energy, and a more responsible energy consumption. Therefore, the availability of alternative or redundant energy distribution networks and energy storage systems empowerment of energy end users, namely in the scope of citizen renewable energy communities and the use of effective demand response schemes, are fundamental to ensure sustainable development for all.

This Special Issue, Greening Energy to Shape a Sustainable Future, welcomes original and innovative contributions addressing the challenges of energy provision in a World that is developing at different paces and with different resources available, but keeping in mind the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in terms of what concerns the contributions for climate change mitigation and energy decarbonization. Thus, papers considering the aspects related with production, distribution, and use of cleaner forms of energy are welcome. Topics include, but are not limited to, business and economic models for energy production, distribution, and supply; carbon footprint of energy systems; electric vehicles; energy decarbonization; energy efficiency; energy management; energy markets; energy policy; energy storage; hydrogen production, use and storage; LCA of energy systems; renewable energy; renewable energy comunities; smart and energy-efficient buildings; smart energy systems; water-energy nexus.

Prof. Dr. Nídia Caetano
Prof. Dr. Zita Vale
Prof. Dr. Carlos Felgueiras
Guest Editors

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• blue hydrogen
• business and economic models for the energy sector
• energy efficiency
• energy decarbonization
• energy-efficient buildings
• energy management
• energy markets
• energy policy
• energy storage
• hydrogen
• integration of electric vehicles
• LCA of energy systems
• renewable energy
• renewable energy communitites
• smart and energy-efficient buildings
• smart energy systems
• carbon footprint of energy systems