Months of preparation were rewarded today as the first issue of RSC Publishing's new journal Energy & Environmental Science made its online debut. 

Free for all to read online, this inaugural issue contains the complete mix of article types: communications, papers and reviews, including Perspectives and a Mini Review.  

You can read articles on solar cells, hybrid fuel cells, hydrogen storage, thermochemical biofuel production, sustainable energy, and much more. Authors from around the globe have submitted work of the highest quality, knowing that they can rely on RSC staff for overseeing a rigorous peer-review process, efficient manuscript handling and rapid publication. 

In addition, they can be confident that the free online access to the latest issue of the journal gives their work the best possible visibility in the community. 

In his Editorial, chair of the editorial board Nathan Lewis comments: 'Progress in transitioning to a globally scalable and sustainable energy system is a world-wide problem and demands contributions from scientists, engineers, economists, policy makers, and decision makers around the world. Rapid progress on this urgent issue depends on the integration of perspectives in all of these areas, which is the underlying and unique charter of Energy & Environmental Science as a leading, interdisciplinary journal.' 

Online institutional access to the entire 2008 and 2009 content is freely available following a simple registration process, allowing users to fully evaluate the content.