The purpose of Analysis articles in Energy & Environmental Science is to quantitatively analyse technologies and technological systems. Analysis articles provide an in-depth examination of energy and environmental technologies, strategies, policies, and overarching conceptual frameworks that will be of interest to the journal’s wide and global readership. They should present new methods and data and fresh insights, and should be written for a scientifically literate audience. They must demonstrate scholarly rigor and tightness of presentation comparable to articles in mainstream science.

An Analysis article should not simply be a repository of data with superficial or speculative commentary. Instead, through an Analysis article a reader of Energy & Environmental Science should learn something new about methods or data, or will be educated about an important new technology or technological strategy, or will see a policy argument in a fresh light.

1. How would you rate this paper? *
   
   Very significant (top 10%)
   Significant (10-25%)
   Routine (25-50%)
   Poor/Unacceptable (bottom 50%)

   
   

2. Energy & Environmental Science aims to publish very high quality Analysis Articles that will be of broad and global interest - is this Analysis Article in that category? *
   
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   No
   
   If you answer no, but recommend acceptance, please justify this in your report.

   
   

3. Does this article present significant new insights? *
   
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4. Is this article sufficiently quantitative, and suitable for a scientific audience? *
   
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5. Is the article's length commensurate with its content? (Please consider any relevant page limits when answering) *
   
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   If the article is too long, please include in your comments recommendations for deleting text, tables or illustrations.

   
   

6. Could any material be transferred to the RSC's Electronic Supplementary Information area? *
   
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7. What is your recommendation? *
   
   Accept - unchanged
   Accept - with minor revisions
   Accept - with major revisions
   Reconsider - after major revisions
   Reject - fragmentation/lack of new material - see comments
   Reject - lack of novelty/significance - see comments
   Reject - scientific reasons - see comments
   Reject - other - see comments
   
   Your recommendation cannot be used unless justification is provided. Please support your recommendation in your comments.

   
   

If you recommend acceptance you must provide details to support this decision and you should outline any revisions (which should be achievable within 10 days) and indicate any additional experimental evidence required to support the results (e.g. as Electronic Supplementary Information).

If you recommend rejection you must provide details to support this decision. If you feel that work may be suitable for publication elsewhere please indicate the most appropriate journal and format.

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