5th Anniversary of Energy Section—Recent Advances in Energy

Dear Colleagues,

Alongside the growing population and living standards, the demand for energy is rising exponentially. In the development of modern societies, one of the key factors is to mitigate climate change and achieve carbon neutrality by saving energy and becoming more independent of fossil-fuel-based energy resources. Therefore, there has been a shift in the energy paradigm to carbon-free technologies and applications in order to develop long-term sustainable energy generation and transformation. In order to fulfill the global green transition goals, there is a need for deployment of innovative solutions that aid the green transition through solving challenges for climate and environment. Among the many introduced technologies, those supporting the growth of clean energy and that improve energy efficiency are currently in the spotlight.

This year marks the 5th year since the inception of the Energy Section. To celebrate such an achievement with all of you, in this Special Issue, we are seeking high-quality submissions that highlight emerging technologies and applications addressing recent advances and breakthroughs in the field of energy production, harvesting, transformation, storage and consumption. The topics of interest include but are not limited to:

Proposed list of keywords:

• Modern energy systems;
• Renewable energy generation;
• Energy storage;
• Energy harvesting;
• Power-to-X;
• Low-carbon technologies in energy systems;
• E-mobility;
• Analysis of energy systems;
• Energy hubs and energy islands;
• Advanced power electronic technologies for energy systems;
• Renewable energy generation (offshore, onshore, marine-based);
• Digital technologies and AI for energy efficiency;
• Energy management;
• Energy auditing;
• Energy end-use data monitoring;
• Energy optimization;
• Barriers and drivers to energy efficiency;
• Supply chain.

Prof. Dr. Pooya Davari
Prof. Dr. Enrico Cagno
Dr. Mohsen Soltani
Prof. Dr. Edris Pouresmaeil
Guest Editors

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