Energy Science and Technology
A section of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Section Information
This Section on Energy Science and Technology invites high quality unpublished multidisciplinary research and review articles on state-of-the-art energy technology. The primary focus is on recently developed energy technology which is clean, sustainable and highly efficient, along with traditional fossil fuel based energy resources. More specifically, we encourage articles in the areas of energy conversion and efficiency, renewable and sustainable energy sources, including their applications, energy storage, and harvesting, energy transportation, smart grid, internet of energy, etc., covering all three major facets of energy in generation, transmission, and distribution. Applied Sciences in general and this Section on Energy Science and Technology in particular offers a high-quality peer review followed by a rapid publication decision. Download Section Flyer
Subject Area
Energy Conversion and Efficiency
Gas Cycles
Steam Cycles
Energy Recovery
Diesel Engines
Combined Cycles
Supercritical Steam Cycles
Combustion
Emission Control
Electrical Energy Generation and Conversion
Heat Convection
Thermal Energy Storage
Heat Pumps
Thermodynamics
Fossil Fuels
Natural gas
Petroleum (upstream & downstream)
Gasoline demand analysis
Coal and Lignite
Natural Gas
Oil and Oil Shale
Demand
Industry and Refineries
Mining
Supply
Pricing and Policy
Coal Gasification
Renewable & Green Energy
Photovoltaic
Concentrating Solar Power
Wave Power
Tidal Power
Thermal Solar Power
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Hydro Power
Wind Energy
Fluctuations in Wind Speed and Production
Wind Energy Potentials
Wind Turbine Designs
Wind Farms
Energy Islands
Planning and Project Development
Solar Energy
Solar Modeling
Solar Radiation
Solar boilers
Solar Absorption
Solar Air Heating
Solar Collectors and Concentrators
Solar Ponds
Photovoltaic energy
Photovoltaic cell technology
Concentrated solar technology and systems
Hybrid Solar Energy Systems
Biofuels and Biomass
Palm Oil
Biodiesel
Biogas
Biofuel
Biomass
Charcoal
Gasification
Combustion/Incineration
Pyrolysis
Waste
Nuclear Energy
Uranium
Nuclear Safety
Nuclear Power
Micro nuclear power plants
Systems, Storage & Harvesting
Hydrogen
Fuel Cells
Electrolyzes
Battery technologies
Pumped Hydro
Flywheel
Superconducting Magnetic
Supercapacitors
Energy harvesting
MEMS
Energy and Transportation
Transportation and Energy
Scenarios and Forecasting
Emerging Technologies
Electric Vehicles
Underground (Metro)
Automobiles and Gasoline
Electrical ships
More Electric and Full Electric Aircrafts
Marine technology
Data Centers
Smart Grids
Energy in Buildings
Zero‐energy Buildings
Smart cities
Electricity Markets
Flexible Demands
Load‐dispatch/Economic dispatch
Price Elasticity Surveys
Demand Response
Reliability, availability, maintainability
Protection of power system
Monitoring and observability
Security
Microgrids (both AC and DC)
Distributed generation
Power Transmission
Power distribution
Power system operation and planning
Sustainable development
Automation
Communication and information technologies
AI in Energy and Power
Cyber security
Power Electronic Converters
Power converter technologies
Power converter control and stability
Power converters for wind turbines
Power converters for Photovoltaic energy
Power converter for storages
Power converter for electrolyzers
High Voltage and Medium Voltage Direct Current (HVDC-MVDC) Transmission systems
FACTS
STATCOM
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Power Systems and Energy Systems: Technologies and Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Advanced Dielectric Materials for Multifunctional Energy Storage Applications (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Advances in Powerplant Technologies for Decarbonization in Transportation and Industrial Sectors (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Smart Grids and Batteries for Sustainable Power Energy System (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting: Materials, Methods, and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Biorefineries: From Biomass to Bio-Based Products (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Applications and Research Progress in Thin Film Solar Cells (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Diesel Engine Combustion and Emissions Control (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Concentrated Solar Thermal Systems: Conversion, Storage, and Utilization (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Applied Research on Energy Harvesting and Storage (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Advancements in HVAC Technologies and Zero-Emission Buildings (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Recent Advances in the Application of Ionic Liquids for Biofuel Production (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Advances in New Sources of Energy and Fuels (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Perovskite Solar Cells: Materials, Technologies, Developments and Future Prospects (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Advancements in Fuel Systems for Combustion Engine Development (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Its Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Energy Storage Systems and Bidirectional Converters: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Advances and Challenges in Power Systems with High Penetration of Renewable Energies: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Recent Advances and Emerging Technologies in Oil and Gas Production (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Analysis, Modelling and Simulation in Electrical Power Systems (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology in Smart Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Enhanced Oil Recovery (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Recycling and Second Life Applications of Lithium-Ion Batteries (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Applied Research in Combustion Technology and Heat Transfer (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Optimization of Advanced Nuclear Technologies and Application in the Energy Industry (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Development and Application of Intelligent Drilling Technology: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Evaluation, Measurement and Verification of Energy Savings (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Advances in Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- A New Approach to Renewable Energy Sources to Increase the Efficiency of Electric Vehicles (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Smart Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Conversion (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Control Systems for Next Generation Electric Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Managing Sustainable Energy Systems: Challenges, Models and Opportunities for the Long-Term Energy Transition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advances in Smart Grids Control Systems, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Power Electronics and Energy Storages for Automotive Industry and Renewable Energy Networks (Deadline: 10 March 2026)
- Challenges and Opportunities of Microgrids (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Building-Energy Simulation in Building Design (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- New Trends in Sustainable Energy Technology (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Power System Dynamics and Stability (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Cutting-Edge Technologies for Lithium Battery Energy Storage (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Advances in Lithium-Ion Batteries for Energy Storage Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Optimization and Machine Learning for Analysis and Control of Integrated Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Emerging Technologies and Future Prospects (Deadline: 25 March 2026)
- New Insights into Computational Fluid Dynamics Applied to Renewable Energy (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Applications of Electromagnetic Energy Systems in Advanced Propulsion, Plasma Devices, and Energy Harvesting (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Advances in the Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort of Buildings (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Advancements and Innovations in Hydrogen Energy (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Advances into Solar Energy Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Innovative, Hybrid Energy Solutions and Technologies (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Novel Approaches and Challenges in Nuclear Fusion Engineering, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Advanced Nanomaterials and Electrochemical Technologies for Sustainable Energy Storage and Conversion (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Advances in Control and Optimization of Renewable Energy in Industrial Systems (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Clean Combustion Technologies and Renewable Fuels (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- New Trends in Grid-Forming Inverters for the Power Grid (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Technique Advances in Renewable Energy Based Desalination System (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- The State of the Art in Energy Harvesting for IoT and WSNs (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Advanced Technologies for Power Systems—from Power Electronics to Smart Grid Optimization (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- New Insights into Power Systems, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Petroleum Engineering: Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Sustainability in Energy and Buildings: Future Perspectives and Challenges: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Energy and Power Systems: Control and Management (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- New Challenges in Low-Power Electronics Design (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Solar Cells: From Materials and Devices to Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Applications of Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Saving Technologies in Buildings (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Underground Energy Storage and Geothermal Applications for a Sustainable Space Heating and Cooling (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Remanufacturing, Reuse and Recycling Pathways for E-Waste and Used Batteries (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advances in Smart Grid Technologies and Methods (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Next-Generation Microgrids: Intelligent Modeling, Control, and Digital Integration of Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Energy Transition in Sustainable Buildings (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advances in Superconducting Technologies and Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- New Energy Materials and Devices (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Coalbed Degassing Method and Technology (Deadline: 29 May 2026)
- Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Technologies, Materials and Their Applications (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Advances in Hydrogen Production Technologies for Green Energy (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Novel Advances in High Voltage Insulation (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Solar Energy Collection, Conversion and Utilization, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 June 2026)
- Ammonia and Hydrogen as Energy Carriers: Challenges and Applications (Deadline: 10 June 2026)
- Recent Advances in Wind Engineering and Applied Aerodynamics (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Application (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advanced Drilling, Cementing, and Oil Recovery Technologies (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advanced Research on Electron Emission and Its Application to Surface Chemical Technology (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Conversion and Application of Biomass: Recent Developments and Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Novel Ecofriendly Refrigeration System: Technology and Application (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advances in Solar Cells: From Materials to Devices (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advances in Hydrogen Technologies: From Production to End Use (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Advances in Biomass Valorization: Waste to Industrial Application (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Data-Driven Learning and Disturbance Rejection Control in Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Grounding Systems Optimization for Low-Frequency Fault Currents and Lightning Strikes, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Vibration Power Harvesting and Its Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Next-Generation Fuel Cell Technologies for Transportation Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Biomass Utilization and Bioenergy Production (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Energy Storage and Electric Power Systems: Theory, Methods, and Applications—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Renewable Energy and Electrical Power System (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advanced Wind Turbine Control and Optimization (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- EV (Electric Vehicle) Energy Storage and Battery Management (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Fuel Cell Technologies in Power Generation and Energy Recovery (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Research Progress of Smart Grids and Microgrids (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Emerging Technologies in Power Converters and Energy Conversion Systems (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Advances in Coastal Environments and Renewable Energy (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Novel Approaches for Sustainable Energy System Assessment (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Advance in Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Emerging Trends in Oil and Gas Reservoir Technology (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Research on Renewable Energy Technologies (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Modern Internal Combustion Engines: Design, Testing, and Application (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Innovative Approaches to Optimize Future Multi-Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Renewable Energy in Smart Cities (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Radiation Detection and Dosimetry (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Advancements in Low-Voltage Networks and Microgrids: Technologies, Challenges, and Future Directions (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Digital Control of Power Electronics Converters in Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Recent Advances in Enhanced Oil Recovery for Unconventional Oil and Gas (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Petroleum Engineering: Production Forecasting, Process Design, and Implementation, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Underground Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Sources (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Holistic Approaches in Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Short-Lived Climate Forcers Vehicle Emissions Factors (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in the Face of Climate Change: Advanced Strategies and Technologies (Deadline: 1 October 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advanced Power Electronics in Power Networks
- Improvements in the Production, Monitoring, Management and Impact on the Grid of Photovoltaic Installations
- Modeling, Design and Control of Electric Machines: Volume II
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems: Recent Developments, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
- Wind Energy: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives
