This collection is focused on industrial energy sustainability and CO₂ management, including processes that improve energy efficiency and reduce or eliminate industrial GHG emissions. Topics address technology areas such as clean energy technologies, innovative beneficiation, smelting technologies, process intensification, as well as CO₂ capture and conversion for industrial applications. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Decarbonizing Materials Processing

       Use of low carbon fuels, feedstock, and renewable energy resources for materials processing.

Energy Efficiency & Industrial Electrification

       Electrification of industrial process heat and electrified production of energy carriers (e.g., hydrogen, ammonia)

       Energy efficiency improvements for materials processing and smart manufacturing for optimized process control

       System integration and thermal integration of process heat, waste heat recovery, and other technologies for industrial energy efficiency

Sustainability Analysis

       Techno-economic life-cycle, resource efficiency and circular economy modeling of energy-intensive processes and associated material supply chains

       The role of energy education and regulation in energy and materials sustainability