SAE International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Energy, Environment, & Policy: Call for papers
SAE International's scholarly journals welcome authors from industry, academia, and government to submit original research for potential journal publication. Authors are invited to submit review-ready manuscripts featuring a detailed and complete description of the research. All submitted articles undergo a thorough double-blind peer-review process.
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1 /3 Special Issue of Government/Industry Meeting Papers
Submissions are now being solicited for a special issue of SAE International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Energy, Environment, & Policy, which will be tied to papers presented at the Government/Industry Meeting in February 2021. Government and regulatory bodies solicit and analyze crucial industry input and data that will directly affect legislation or regulations for automakers. This special issue provides a forum to discuss changing industry standards and governments regulations for light- and medium-duty vehicle technologies around emission control, energy conservation, and safety.
Topics under consideration for the special issue include:
* Energy Emissions and Emission Control
* Environment and Environmental Policy
* Fuels, Fuel Delivery Systems, and Energy Sources
* Fuel Cells and Hybrid Propulsion
* Materials
* Modeling/Simulation
* Vehicles and Performance
* Tests and Testing
* Validation
* Transportation Systems
* Human Factors and Ergonomics
Note: Papers on the above topics must have a focus on the sustainability aspects of the said technologies and/or policy issues dealing with government/industry entities in enabling these technologies.
In addition to regular journal articles, technical papers will be considered for this special issue. If not appropriate for journal publication, a paper may still be published through journal's written-only technical paper portal, but should first be submitted through the journal portal. Only papers presented at the Government/Industry Meeting should be submitted for consideration in this special issue. If not presented at the Government/Industry Meeting, accepted manuscripts will be transferred to a regular issue of the journal.
Deadline for submissions: August 8, 2020
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2 / 3 Special Issue on Transparent and Immutable Handling Processes for Energetic Systems with Blockchain Technologies
The increased use of fuel and demand for transportation and power generation has resulted in escalated pollutant emissions, uncontrolled handling of fuel supplies (including biofuels and its sources), and the squandering of energy. The implementation of methods to control, track, verify, and – if necessary – stop these activities is required to optimize the use and handling of energy. A potential technology solution, already implemented in some areas and embracing new ones, is blockchain. This technology claims greater transparency and immutability, specifically in situations where tracking and verification are required. Transportation demands and electricity production are both supplied with fossil fuels and other alternative sources that create pollutant emissions, especially carbon dioxide. This special issue will focus on new research to quantify energy requirements; control and track sources and supply chains; and evaluate the social, economic, and environmental changes and improvements in control and tracking technologies. This is a peer-reviewed platform for both industry and academia to present new research and developments.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
* Algorithms and methods to control and track raw materials for the energy supply
* Bioeconomic effects from the re-use of waste substances transformed into fuels for energy supplies
* Economic, social, and environmental effects of controlled and tracked energy supplies and consumption
* The effect of controlled and tracked processing of energy generation on pollutant emissions
* Blockchain technology applied to devices that control machines for energy supplies
* Simulation and modeling of blockchain application for energetic systems
Deadline for submissions: August 31, 2020
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3 / 3 Special Issue on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Development
The energy crisis and emission pollutions have driven academia and industry to find alternative energies to traditional internal combustion engine vehicles. As a potential clean, efficient, and sustainable energy carrier, hydrogen has attracted considerable attention. Hydrogen features a high energy density per mass without pollutant emissions, which makes it especially suitable for fuel cells. Some automakers have successfully launched multiple pilot commercial Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (HFCVs). The major world economies, including the U.S., China, Japan, Germany and South Korea, have proposed their ambitious hydrogen fuel cell industry development plans. Despite these exciting prospects and visions, both HFCVs and the hydrogen fueling infrastructure are still in the early implementation stage around the world. There are a number of issues to be solved before the large-scale adoption of HFCVs. Further technical advancement in performance, reliability, and safety, as well as a need for cost reduction, will be critical to its future development. This special issue will combine exploratory, experimental, and applicable studies on various aspects of HFCV development, including HFCV design, hydrogen station layout, early HFCV adopter behavior analysis, and macroscopic policy support. Recent hydrogen fuel cell developments, emerging technologies, and case studies in this field are highly encouraged.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* State-of-the-art overview of HFCV development and hydrogen energy
* Low-cost hydrogen source and production
* Hydrogen storage, transportation, and distribution
* Hydrogen station planning, layout, and optimization
* HFCV development and innovations
* Risk analysis of HFCV accidents
* Risk assessments of hydrogen fueling infrastructure
* Combustion risks associated with hydrogen leaks
* Life-cycle cost analysis of HFCVs
* Behavior analysis of HFCV early adopters
* Hydrogen-powered public transportation development
* Hydrogen-powered aviation and maritime transportation
* HFCV vs. other alternative fuel vehicles
* Policies, regulations, and laws for HFCV development
* Opportunities and challenges for autonomous HFCVs
* International and multidisciplinary collaborations in HFCV development
Deadline for submissions: July 31, 2020
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