Sustainable Energy & Fuels Outstanding Paper Award
Celebrating excellent research published in Sustainable Energy & Fuels and the authors behind the work.
2026
| Status | Open |
|---|---|
| Nominations opening date | 05 January 2026 12:00am |
| Nominations closing date | 31 December 2026 11:59pm |
2025 Winners
Outstanding Article winner

By Kyosuke Yamada and Yutaka Amao
Visible-light driven L-alanine, biodegradable nylon precursor, from biobased material pyruvate and ammonium ions with the system consisting of triethanolamine, water-soluble zinc porphyrin, pentamethylcyclopentadienyl coordinated rhodium complex, NAD+ and L-alanine dehydrogenase is developed.
Outstanding Review winner

By Sai Krishna Mulpuri, Bikash Sah and Praveen Kumar
An Intelligent Battery Management System (IBMS) integrating cloud, IoT, and digital twin technologies, offering scalable, real-time battery management was developed to enhance safety, performance, and lifespan of lithium-ion batteries in EVs.
The Selection process
Find out more about the assessment process.
Sustainable Energy & Fuels Outstanding Papers are selected from all articles and reviews published in the journal during the previous calendar year.
The Editorial Office compiles a shortlist of eligible papers using a range of metrics. The shortlisted articles and reviews are then evaluated and voted on by the Sustainable Energy & Fuels Editorial and Advisory Boards. The Editor in Chief, in consultation with the Editorial Office, selects the final winning papers, taking the Board members’ votes into account while retaining the final decision. The Sustainable Energy & Fuels Outstanding Papers comprise one research article and one review.
About Sustainable Energy & Fuels
Sustainable Energy & Fuels publishes high quality scientific research that will drive the development of sustainable energy technologies, with a particular emphasis on innovative concepts and approaches.