Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide an opportunity for researchers to present new solutions to one of the grand challenges of this century: supplying energy to a growing population in an environmentally and economically sustainable way. Since no single technology can meet this ultimate energy challenge of the future on its own, papers that use a systems approach that can provide insight and data on how viable an energy production pathway can be are particularly encouraged. A diverse number of energy sources can be taken into account, including biomass, hydroelectric, wind, solar, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy. The goal of this Special Issue is to present optimal solutions and control strategies that effectively account for sustainability and lower greenhouse gas emissions, while meeting growing energy demands. This Special Issue will particularly include modeling frameworks that deal with multiregion multitechnology decisions that are based upon a bottom–up view of industrial activities and a top–down view of energy and other product demands while at the same time addressing the long-term planning problem for the development of such an integrated system and implicitly incorporating economic and sustainability considerations.

One of the side effects of using (essentially burning) fossil fuels is the production of GHGs (greenhouse gases), the most abundant of which is carbon dioxide. While the effects of so-called ‘Global Warming’ are now being felt (an overall increase in the Earth’s temperature, an increase in severe weather), the emissions of carbon dioxide continue to increase for two main reasons: (a) the increase in the use of fossil fuels to fuel economic expansion and (b) little or no reduction in the emissions from existing emitters. Furthermore, it is expected that fossil fuels will continue to provide a source of relatively low-cost fuel for generations to come. This Special Issue welcomes research and policy discussions to find ways to reduce GHG (particularly CO₂) emissions.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has attracted significant attention worldwide because it is the only method that can be used in conjunction with fossil fuel plants to significantly reduce the emissions of GHG. Papers that focus on CCS aspects are also welcome. These can include: process design (e.g., solvent absorption, oxyfuel combustion, adsorption, use of membranes), process improvement (e.g., search for better solvents and or adsorbents), better understanding of the storage process, and papers that focus on the systems aspects of carbon capture and storage, in particular, the dynamic interactions between the CCS process and the CO₂ source process (e.g., the power plant).

Prof. Dr. Peter L Douglas
Prof. Dr. Ali Elkamel
Guest Editors

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• energy planning
• mathematical programming
• stochastic optimization
• carbon capture and storage (CCS)
• flexible operation
• optimization
• fossil fuels
• renewable energy
• dynamic modeling
• advanced process control
• scheduling
• environmental impacts
• electricity generation