Energy and Environmental Science
Exceptional research to accelerate the global energy transition
Chair: Jenny Nelson
Open Access: Hybrid
Energy & Environmental Science (EES) is an international journal dedicated to publishing exceptionally important and high quality, agenda-setting research tackling the key global and societal challenges of ensuring the provision of energy and protecting our environment for the future.
ISSN: 1754-5706
Indexed in: Web of Science, Scopus, Science Citation Index (SCI)
Journal Impact Factor
31 (2024)
First decision time (all)
8 days
First decision time (peer reviewed)
40 days
Scope
Energy & Environmental Science publishes exceptionally important research tackling the key scientific and technological aspects of the global energy transition. We seek manuscripts that not only demonstrate high scientific rigour and innovation, but also have the potential to accelerate the global transformation to a sustainable energy future.
We welcome pioneering high-quality original research, precedential reviews, and thought-provoking perspectives & opinions covering but not limited to the following areas:
- Advanced materials for energy conversion and storage
Development of advanced materials and nanotechnology for applications in energy technology. Materials and devices in extreme environments relevant for energy applications. - Renewable energy conversion
Research into materials and technologies for renewable electricity generation, including solar energy, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, geothermals, photochemical, artificial photosynthesis, nanogenerators, energy harvesting and hybrid devices.
- Energy storage
Research into materials and technologies for energy storage including batteries, supercapacitors, hydrogen storage, fuel cells, mechanical, gravitational and thermal energy storage. - Catalysis and renewable fuels
Research into catalysis for low-carbon fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, and other renewable liquid hydrocarbon fuels for hard-to-abate sectors. This includes electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, photoelectrochemistry, solar fuels, and catalytic processes for diverse sustainable feedstocks. Studies involving fossil-based feedstocks will only be considered where a clear, evidence-based pathway to net-zero or net-negative lifecycle emissions can be demonstrated. - Carbon capture, removal, storage and use
Research on the energy impacts of carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approaches, CO₂ utilisation, and carbon storage solutions. Emphasis on durability, scalability, lifecycle impacts, and integration with energy systems.
- Bioenergy and biorefineries
Exploring biofuel production, biorefineries, and sustainable biomass usage for renewable energy sources. - Modelling, simulation, and theoretical studies
Research aimed at advancing energy science that employs computational modelling, simulation, and theoretical approaches, including AI and machine learning for materials discovery, system optimisation, and system modelling. - Low-carbon energy systems and smart grid integration
Research on integrating low-carbon energy technologies, such as wind, hydropower, geothermal, and nuclear, with smart grids and decentralised energy resources. These include studies on sector coupling (electricity, heat, transport, industry), energy efficiency, grid stability, and smart infrastructure, with solutions tailored for real-world implementation considering local context, and resource availability. - Environmental impact of energy technologies
Research that provides strategies for assessing and minimising the environmental footprint and climate impact of energy technologies. This includes studies relevant to energy technology that are related to the water-energy nexus, life cycle assessments, waste reduction, circular-economy approaches such as recycling and resource recovery, and analysis of the environmental impacts of toxins and critical materials.
- Energy policy, technoeconomics, and societal impact
Studies on policy frameworks, techno-economic analysis, and societal aspects that underpin energy transitions. This includes work that addresses regulatory approaches, market dynamics, considerations of equity, resource and infrastructure constraints, and societal acceptance, aiming to provide actionable insights for policymakers and industry leaders.
Readership
Energy & Environmental Science (EES) appeals to chemical scientists, chemical and process engineers, energy researchers, bio-scientists and environmental scientists from across academia, industry and government.
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Meet the team
Xinhe Bao
State Key Laboratory of Catalysis
Markus Antonietti
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Hanna Breunig
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Stephen Campbell
Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation
Emily Carter
Princeton University
Kylie Catchpole
Australian National University
Dongliang Chao
Fudan University
Wonyong Choi
Korea Institute of Energy Technology
Ib Chorkendorff
Technical University of Denmark
Peter Dobson
University of Oxford
Nieves Espinosa
University of Murcia
Hongjin Fan
Nanyang Technological University
Elzbieta Frackowiak
Poznan University of Technology
Hermenegildo García
Instituto de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV
José Goldemberg
University of São Paulo
Harry Gray
California Institute of Technology
Laura Herz
University of Oxford
Steven Holdcroft
Simon Fraser University/NRC
George Huber
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Oliver Inderwildi
University of Oxford
Professor Saiful Islam
University of Oxford
Mercouri G Kanatzidis
Northwestern University
Thomas Kirchartz
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Akihiko Kudo
Tokyo University of Science
Pooi See Lee
Nanyang Technological University
Nathan Lewis
California Institute of Technology
Chengdu Liang
Zhejiang University
Jeffrey R Long
University of California Berkeley
Christopher R McNeill
Monash University
Shelley Minteer
The University of Utah
Arthur Nozik
National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
Satish Ogale
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
Annamaria Petrozza
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Zhiyong Jason Ren
Princeton University
Rodney Ruoff
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST)
Srinivasan Sampath
Indian Institute of Science
Uwe Schröder
University of Greifswald
David Sinton
University of Toronto
Henry Snaith
Oxford University
Robert Socolow
Princeton University
Hans-Georg Steinrück
RWTH Aachen University and Research Center Juelich
Samuel Stranks
University of Cambridge
Jefferson W Tester
Cornell University
Wolfgang Tress
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
Peng Wang
Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
Michael R Wasielewski
Northwestern University
Bilge Yildiz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Kyung Byung Yoon
Sogang University
Yan Yu
University of Science and Technology of China
Jincai Zhao
Center for Molecular Science
Tianshou Zhao
Southern University of Science and Technology
Emma Eley
Executive Editor
Edward Gardner
Deputy Editor
Sarah Holmes
Deputy Editor
Nour Tanbouza
Development Editor
Claire Darby
Editorial Manager
Emma Carlisle
Publishing Editor
Hannah Hamilton
Publishing Editor
Emma Jordan-Rose
Publishing Editor
Manpreet Kaur
Publishing Editor
Xinyu Liu
Publishing Editor
Ephraim Otumudia
Publishing Editor
Irene Sanchez Molina Santos
Publishing Editor
Michael Spencelayh
Publishing Editor
Linda Warncke
Publishing Assistant
Kate Bandoo
Editorial Assistant
Sam Keltie
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