[enviro-vlc] Biofuels in Asia: Call for papersBiofuels in Asia: Call for papers

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Biofuels in Asia: Call for papers
Organisation: Applied Energy - Elsevier
Closing Date: 15 January 2009
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Call for Papers by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Elsevier, for a Special 
Supplementary issue on biofuels in Asia to be published in the international 
journal, Applied Energy.

In over 30 years of its operation, Applied Energy has confirmed the place of the 
journal as preferred vehicle for transferring the innovative knowledge in energy 
into the real implementation and applications. The full range of themes - energy 
conversion and conservation, the optimal use of energy resources, analysis and 
optimization of energy processes, mitigation of environmental pollutants, and 
sustainable energy systems, provides a forum on information of innovation, 
research, development and demonstration. Please visit website of Applied Energy 
at: 
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405891/description#description

We are pleased to announce a call for papers on 'Biofuels in Asia' for 
publication in a special supplementary issue of the International Journal, 
Applied Energy. This supplement will focus on biofuels in either the whole Asian 
region or in a particular country in that region and will include the following 
topics:

Current status of Asian biofuel development;
National development target and strategy of biofuels;
Incentives and policies for biofuel development;
R&D innovation and Technology roadmap of biofuels;
Bioenergy resources assessment incl. land use, water resources, biodiversity for 
biofuel redevelopment;
Conversion technologies and demonstration implementation;
Biofuel trading in Asia vs. global market;
Sustainability incl. environmental impacts, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, 
poverty alleviation, food vs. biofuels etc of biofuel development.
Deadlines

Topic summaries are due: December 15, 2008.
Final papers are due: January 15, 2009

A summary is not required but only complete submissions will be accepted after 
December 15, 2008.

If you would like to submit an article for consideration, please send your paper 
or a summary of your topic to apen at che.kth.se or by electronic submission 
through the website: http://ees.elsevier.com/apen/

All contributed papers are requested to be prepared to according to the author’s 
instruction of Applied Energy, see, 
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405891/authorinstructions

Manuscripts will be reviewed and final selected papers will be published in a 
special supplement to Applied Energy. One of the authors might be invited to 
participate in an int. conference organized by ADB to present the paper.

We reserve the right to reject submissions. We also reserve the right to revise 
your submission and/or cut text. You will have the opportunity to accept or 
reject any revisions.

You can view a recent issue of the Journal at 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0306261

Contact Details
The editors of Special Supplementary issue of Applied Energy:
Prof. J. Yan, Editor-in-Chief, Applied Energy. Email: apen at che.kth.se
Dr. T. Lin, Asian Development Bank. Email: tun.lin at adb.org

More information
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405891/description#description