Clean Energy Vector: From Fundamental Research to Global Technologies, Environmental Safety, and High-Tech Agricultural Production

Submission deadline: 14 June 2027
Special Issue Editors:

Viktor S. Kukhar   
Affiliation: Department of Metal Technology and Machinery Repair, Ural State Agrarian University 42 Karl Liebknecht Street, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Email: viktorurgau@mail.ru
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56127678600
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1499-2787
Research Interest: Energy Management and Economic Efficiency of the Agro-Industrial Complex, resource-saving technical service, green technology transfer
Maria V. Tereshina   
Affiliation: Department of Public Policy and Public Administration, Kuban State University, 149 Stavropolskaya St., 350040 Krasnodar, Russia
Email: mwstepanova@mail.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8982-5831
Research Interest: green economy, circular economy, low-carbon development, low-carbon economy, sustainable development
Igor V. Arinichev   
Affiliation: Department of Theoretical Economics, Kuban State University, 149 Stavropolskaya St., 350040 Krasnodar, Russia
Email: iarinichev@gmail.com
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57210647107
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6670-329X
Research Interest: environmental monitoring; smart monitoring; digital transformation of the AIC; artificial intelligence in agriculture; smart agriculture; decision support systems; phytosanitary monitoring; sustainable agriculture.
Irina V. Arinicheva   
Affiliation: Department of Higher Mathematics, Kuban State Agrarian University named after I.T. Trubilin, 13 Kalinina St., 350044 Krasnodar, Russia
Email: loukianova7@mail.ru
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57216703832
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3331-8731
Research Interest: artificial intelligence; computer vision; digital diagnostics of plant diseases; plant pathology; sustainable agriculture; biological systems modeling.

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues:

The current stage of global scientific and industrial development is characterized by a worldwide transition to a low-carbon economy and the search for new technological solutions capable of ensuring energy and food security. This special issue is dedicated to the comprehensive analysis and systematization of interdisciplinary research aimed at the development, scaling, and safe integration of clean energy technologies into key economic sectors, with a particular focus on the agro-industrial complex.

The goal of this special issue is to consolidate the efforts of leading scientists, engineers, and experts to discuss the fundamental physicochemical aspects of future energy systems, develop intelligent resource management systems, implement environmentally safe practices, and establish high-tech agriculture.

Viktor S. Kukhar
Maria V. Tereshina
Igor V. Arinichev
Irina V. Arinicheva
Collection Editors

Keywords:

  • Clean energy
  • Renewable energy sources
  • Alternative energy
  • Next-generation biofuels
  • Energy efficiency
  • Smart agriculture
  • Precision farming
  • Biogas plants in the agro-industrial sector
  • Agricultural automation and robotics
  • Green technologies