Retraction notice to “Optimal design and transient simulation next to environmental consideration of net-zero energy buildings with green hydrogen production and energy storage system” [Fuel 336 (2023) 127126] (Fuel (2023) 336, (S0016236122039503), (10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127126))

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor in Chief. The decision to retract this article is due to several issues that have arisen in relation to referencing and authorship on this paper. A post on PubPeer raised concerns that there are problems with a number of references on this paper – including the subject, context, relevance, validity, and veracity of references. See here for more details of the issues on Pubpeer: https://pubpeer.com/publications/466490A11516B66D633FBAC5AB6B36. The Editor agreed this could amount to potential citation stuffing to the benefit of certain researchers. In addition, a large number of references (35) were added after the original submission, at revision, without being highlighted to reviewers/editors. There were also serious authorship changes to the paper made during revision, without validation or authorisation. Two authors were removed at the first revision. One author was added at the paper's first revision (As'ad Alizadeh). The Corresponding Author was changed during the production stage without exceptional approval of the Editor (from Dan Wang to Tao Hai, As'ad Alizadeh and Sattam Fahad Almojil). Additionally, the name of an author was changed at the proofing stage, again, without exceptional approval of the Editor (Kamal Sharma to Aman Sharma). This breached the journal's policy on authorship. The Corresponding (and other) Authors responded to requests for clarification on the question of authorship and referencing, but those explanations did not satisfactorily address the concerns. As such and due to the nature of the irregularities uncovered, the Editor has lost confidence in the validity/integrity and findings of the article and decided to retract the article. The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter and apologies are offered to readers.