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Modern Technologies for Renewable Energy Development and Utilization: 5th Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9120 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind/solar/battery; power electronics; microgrid; estimation and utilization; integration and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Planning, Operation and Control of Microgrids: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8863 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgrids; power electronics; control; renewable energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Energy Technologies
edited by , Jin Lin, and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8284 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen energy; hydrogen application; renewable energy; power and energy conversion; energy storage; integrated energy system; system planning and operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Energy Economics, Finance and Policy Towards Sustainable Energy: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6322 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy economics; renewable energy; non-renewable energy; carbon emissions; environmental costs and benefits; energy markets; sustainable finance; green finance; blue finance; just transition; climate-related policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Advanced Electric Power Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6183 | Submission Open
Keywords: stability; reliability; sustainability; security; vulnerability; resiliency; smart grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Power System Voltage Stability, Modelling, Analysis and Control submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5985 | Submission Open
Keywords: blackout; distributed generation; FACTS controller; microgrids; power system outages; power system stability; reactive power control; smart inverters; voltage collapse; voltage control; voltage stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advances in Fluid Dynamics and Wind Power Systems: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5910 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; wind energy; fluid dynamics; fluid– structure interaction; aerodynamics; aeroelasticity
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Flexible and Secure Operation of Multi-Scenario Integrated Energy System Coupled with Electricity and Hydrogen
edited by Xingtang He, and Sheng Wang
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3724 | Submission Open
Keywords: modeling; operation and trading of integrated energy systems coupled with electricity and hydrogen; modeling; operation and trading of micro-energy grids on islands or island clusters; flexible potential exploitation and multi-energy management of integrated energy systems; security and resilience enhancement of integrated energy systems in extreme scenarios; advanced decision making algorithms (analytical and artificial intelligence) in integrated energy systems; carbon emission evaluation and mitigation in integrated energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Distributed Energy Resources: Advances, Challenges and Future Trends submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3497 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed energy resources (DERs); smart grids; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; electric vehicles; demand response; grid stability; decentralized energy systems; energy policy and regulation; low-carbon economy; energy informatics; cybersecurity; flexible photovoltaics; floating photovoltaics; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Bioenergy Economics: Analysis, Modeling and Application, 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1785 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; wood and wood residues; agricultural crops as well as animal and plant waste and residues; pellets; biogas; biofuels; economics of bioenergy; bioenergy production; economic efficiency; econometrics analyses; bioenergy markets; time series analysis; forecasts on the bioenergy market
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Energy Efficiency of the Buildings: 4th Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1632 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal isolation in buildings; heat storage systems; energy effective heating and cooling systems; thermal comfort and energy efficiency; building operation and monitoring; control systems in the buildings; energy recovery systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
New Advances in Heat Transfer, Energy Conversion and Storage
edited by and Renato Elpidio Plomitallo
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1499 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; latent heat storage systems; phase-change materials (PCMs); experimental and numerical studies; entropy generation minimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Advanced Technologies for Energy and Resource Recovery from Water and Wastewater
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1489 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy recovery; resource recovery; circular economy; bioelectrochemical systems; nutrient recovery; membrane technologies; advanced treatment systems; renewable energy integration; life cycle assessment (LCA); techno-economic analysis; sustainable water treatment; climate resilience; artificial intelligence in water management; bio-based products; hybrid treatment systems; water reuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Sustainable Transportation: Impact on Power Systems and Future Energy Markets submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open
Keywords: power generation; renewable generation and integration; power system economics; day-ahead; intra-day; and balancing markets; local flexibility markets; retail markets; grid operation and security; smart grid technology; distributed energy resources; aggregation services; electric vehicles; energy storage systems; energy prosumers; demand response; demand-side management; modern power systems; digitalization; decarbonization; decentralization; clean energy transition; electric vehicle; vehicle to grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
New Approaches and Valuation in Electricity Markets: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1216 | Submission Open
Keywords: local electricity markets; renewable integration; balancing markets; energy communities; cost– benefit analysis for energy projects; energy aggregators
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Control of Renewable Power Generation and Microgrids—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 954 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable power generation; microgrids; control; operation; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Advanced Developments and Challenges in Refrigeration and Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable refrigeration; energy efficiency; life cycle assessment; smart refrigeration; residential cooling; industrial refrigeration; environmental impact; numerical simulation; thermal energy storage; alternative refrigeration technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Novel Energy Management Approaches in Microgrid Systems, 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed generation (DG) control; energy management system interoperability; storage system control; electric vehicles to grid (V2G) and grid to electric vehicle (G2V) schemes; network operations in cases of increased DGs; microgrid management systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Integrated Approaches for Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction and Exploration, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open
Keywords: coal bed methane & coal seam gas; shale gas; oil tight gas; oil tar sands; heavy oil; deep gas; methane clathrates; natural occurrence of unconventional oil gas; spatial modeling of hydrocarbon basins geochemical and petrographic properties of source rocks (DOM); reservoir properties of rocks geomechanics aquifers; well dewatering production technologies (hydraulic fracturing); well completion; stimulation processing; resources management; environmental and social impact; spatial development of the exploitation area
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Nuclear Innovations in Integrated Energy Systems: Industrial Integration and Siting Strategies
edited by , Tyler Westover and Richard B. Vilim
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear energy; nuclear power; nuclear reactors; modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Modeling and Simulation of Nuclear Power Plant and Reactor
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear reactor modeling; multiphysics and high performance simulation; data-driven modeling; nuclear energy integrated application; machine learning and AI-driven modeling; digital twin technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Floating PV Systems On and Offshore: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open
Keywords: floating PV system; offshore floating PV system; onshore floating PV system; floater technologies; dynamic tilt angle; water cooling effect; wave effect; degradation for FPV; FPV modelling; dynamic tilt angle for FPV; LCOE for FPV; FPV monitoring system; floating solar tracker; albedo; environmental impact of FPV; architecture of FPV systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Challenges and Research Trends of Exhaust Emissions: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: combustion engines; exhaust emissions; aftertreatment systems; real driving emissions; hybrid systems; sustainable aviation fuels; energy efficiency improvements; hydrogen technology; life-cycle assessment; marine powertrains; new emissions rules and standards; global warming; air quality
Modern Control and Diagnosis for Electrical Machines and Drives
edited by and Claudio Rossi
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control; signal processing techniques; AI techniques; multiphase machines
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Numerical Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Gas Hydrate Kinetics and Thermodynamics
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas hydrates; simulation; thermodynamics; kinetics; molecular dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Advanced Combustion Technologies: Challenges and Solutions for a Low-Carbon Future submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5184 | Submission Open
Keywords: low emissions; advanced combustion; fuel flexibility; MILD combustion; combustion modeling; biomass combustion; thermochemical conversion; formation mechanisms; kinetic modeling; measurement techniques; emission reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Mitigation in the Waste Sector and Bioenergy
edited by
submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3690 | Submission Open
Keywords: GHG mitigation; air emission control; emission factors; waste management; energy from waste; bioenergy; biofuels; air pollution; environmental benefits
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Advanced Sustainable Industrial Heating: Technologies and Applications submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 21394 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial decarbonisation; Low-Caron heating; industrial heating; waste heat recovery; thermal energy storage; renewable energy integration; electrification; hydrogen; alternative fuels; thermal efficiency; heat pumps; net zero
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization Technologies: Advances and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12604 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 capture and storage; CO2 utilisation; CO2 conversion; thermal chemical CO2 conversion; photocatalytic CO2 conversion; electrochemical CO2 conversion; plasma-assisted CO2 conversion; biological CO2 conversion; techno-economic assessment; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)
Advances in Research on Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7769 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal energy storage; phase change materials; renewable energy; energy efficiency; economic feasibility; energy savings; experimental analysis; numerical simulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section G2: Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage)
Planning and Management of Buildings’ Energy and Environmental Efficiency in Urban Environment submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6314 | Submission Open
Keywords: built-environment energy efficiency; energy efficiency planning for building stocks; indoor-outdoor physical interactions; participative planning; energy behavioral shift; building automation and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Searching for Ways of Optimizing the Attainment and Use of Energy
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5515 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy engineering; clean energy; sustainable economy; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Recent Advances in Reservoir Simulation and Carbon Utilization and Storage—2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5027 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional reservoir simulation; seepage flow mechanics; carbon dioxide; pore scale simulation; hydraulic fracturing simulation; rock mechanical; new fracturing technology; hydraulic fracture; natural fractures
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Advanced in Simulation and Applications of High-Performance Turbomachinery submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4809 | Submission Open
Keywords: turbomachinery; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); numerical simulations; compressors; gas turbines; steam turbines; wind turbines; pumps; thermal dynamics; combustion; high performance; energy transition; design optimization; multi-disciplinary simulations; unsteady flow; transient operations; flow instabilities; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML)
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Recent Advances in Heat Transfer Efficiency submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3680 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofluids; heat pumps; heat exchangers; heat storage systems; CFD
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Computational Fluid Dynamics: Technologies and Applications for Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3241 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; fluid-structure interactions; wind energy; ocean energy; geothermal energy; solar energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Power Distribution System
edited by , Xueneng Su and Shu Zhang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2445 | Submission Open
Keywords: distribution system; fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault anticipation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Policy and Economic Analysis of Energy Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2421 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; ML; energy transformation; decarbonization; smart grids; energy forecasting; energy modeling; energy geopolitics; energy security; energy efficiency; energy theft; intelligent energy management; energy generation; big data; social aspects; energy robotics; virtual reality; human factors; renewable energy; economic analysis; cost– benefit analysis; financial models
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Planning, Operation, and Control of New Power Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by Hui Hou, Siyang Liao, Yunqi Wang and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2326 | Submission Open
Keywords: new power systems; carbon neutral carbon peak; optimal planning; operation; and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advanced Dielectric Materials, Sensing, Monitoring, and Diagnostic Technologies for High-Voltage Equipment in New Power Systems
edited by Jiefeng Liu and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2241 | Submission Open
Keywords: dielectric; insulation; measurement; fault diagnosis; state evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Vehicles, Drives and Transportation Systems and Processes: Opportunities and Challenges in the Context of the Environment
edited by Andrzej Wieczorek, and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open
Keywords: transport; ecological vehicles; environmental protection; sustainability; sustainable vehicles maintenance; vehicles life cycle; transportation process/system; energy and media loss
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Broad-Spectrum Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable energy; energy conversion; energy storage; fuel cells; batteries; electrochemical reactions; functional materials; materials synthesis; materials characterizations
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Advanced Energy Materials)
Green Technologies for Energy Transitions
edited by and Antonella Cornelio
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal recovery; sustainability; circular economy; green technologies; precious resource
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advances in Urban Sustainability and Positive Energy Districts: Energy Transition and Carbon Footprint Reduction submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: positive; energy; districts; assessment; replication potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Achievements and Trends in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Clean Energy
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid oxide fuel cell; material design; electrode microstructure; fabrication process; cell performance; stack design; system integration; flexible fuels
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Advances in Power Distribution Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by , Wei Liu, Wei Sun and Zhenghang Hao
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: power distribution networks; stability control; microgrid; power quality; new building energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Balancing Energy and Environmental Sustainability: Innovations, Impacts, and Pathways
edited by , Nick Holden, and Mateus Guimarães da Silva
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; carbon footprint; climate change; resource efficiency; circular economy; case studies; modeling approaches; cleaner production
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Shipping Trade and Management: Energy, Carbon Emissions and Investment submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: shipping decarbonization; IMO Net Zero Framework; emission monitoring system; sustainable investments and finance; ship energy performance; sustainable maritime trade flows; emissions trading systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Cutting-Edge Research in Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics: Modeling, Design and Innovation
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; fluid mechanics; computational modelling; thermal management; renewable energy; phase-change materials; turbulence optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Multi-Energy Systems Operation, Economics and Policy to Facilitate Low-Carbon Energy Transition, 2nd Edition
edited by , , Liang Du, Xiangjing Su and Yumin Zhang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: net-zero emissions; multi-energy systems; energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
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