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We had the pleasure of speaking with Prof. Dr. Helena M. Ramos, Editorial Board Member of Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073). We hope you enjoy the interview.

Prof. Dr. Helena M. Ramos is a Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico—IST (the faculty of engineering at the University of Lisbon, Portugal) and is a member of CERIS in the Department of Civil Engineering. Ramos belongs to the World’s Top 2% Scientists, as chosen by scientists from Stanford University (Aug. 2021; Sept 2022). She has participated in several international projects and supervised more than fifty Ph.D. and master’s theses. She has featured in over 4000 citations and has an h-index of 33 (in Scopus). She is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Water and has been a member of the Editorial Board of several other journals. 

Prof. Dr. Ramos has been a member of various editorial teams and a reviewer of different scientific journals. She has been featured in several publications; she has appeared more than 160 times in international journals, and more than 150 times at conferences. She is also credited with 36 book chapters and was editor/co-author of seven books; among these, Guidelines for Design of Small Hydropower Plants (2000), Pump as Turbines (2018), and Bombas Operando como Turbinas (2020) are of particular note. Prof. Dr. Ramos has received more than six international scientific awards. Her areas of expertise include hydraulic transients, hydropower and pumping systems, renewable hybrid solutions with pumped storage, water-energy nexus, and energy and hydraulic efficiency.

1. Could you please tell us a bit about yourself and your current research?

I am a Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico—IST—of the Engineering Faculty of the University of Lisbon. I am also an effective member of CERIS, the University Research Center for Innovation and Sustainability. I was ranked in the Top 2% World’s Scientists by Stanford University (Aug. 2021) and was ranked in the Top Engineering and Technology Scientists list published by Research.com (Dec. 2021), due to the number of publications I have produced and the citations that I have. I am an active researcher in the scientific areas of hydraulics, hydropower, hydraulic transients, pumped hydropower storage, water-energy nexus and hydrodynamics.

2. Could you recommend some hot topics in those research areas?

• Water-energy nexus;
• Transients in pipe systems;
• Pumped hydropower storage (PHS) to integrate intermittent renewable sources;
• Hydrodynamic and mathematical modeling of open channels and pressurized systems;
• Innovation and application in eco-design;
• Smart water grids;
• Digital and energy transition;
• Circular economy in the water sector;
• Efficiency and flexibility of water infrastructures.

3. What would you say is your greatest professional accomplishment?

There are several, each representing different steps in my career. The first is my M.Sc. thesis on mathematical modeling in open channels; this was very challenging at the time because my means for research were more limited. The second is my Ph.D., which covered all hydraulic issues and interactions with mechanical and electrical components of hydropower solutions, with a new integrated mathematical model developed for this purpose. The third is the moment that I was given the title of Habilitation. The fourth is the several invitations I received to participate as an EiC and EBM of scientific journals with IF, alongside my work with excellent teams on several scientific projects, working in supervisory roles and transferring knowledge to several Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, and the international recognition that followed. The fifth is the development of several design projects with innovative components and experimental set-ups to test innovation and advanced research. Finally, the sixth is the excellent team that has been created to attain a high level of publications and coverage of several domains. I have undoubtedly had a career with plenty of challenges, obstacles, and achievements. 

4. What motivated you to join the Energies Editorial Board? How was your experience working with the journal editorial team?

The subject of energy is one of my research areas of interest. The journal’s editorial team is fantastic, giving all the support necessary to attain higher levels of scientific impact due to their ready-made template, the excellent selections and choices of the editorial members and reviewers, the fast, high-quality review process and their support for editors, authors and reviewers.

5. As Energies is an Open Access journal, can you share with us your opinion regarding the Open Access model of publication?

I consider it the optimal way to rapidly disseminate innovative research.

6. How do you think COVID-19 has affected engineering research projects and publishing?

COVID-19 has affected all research projects and their activities. We faced disadvantages in postponing meetings, face-to-face discussions in the preparation of publications, and halting developments under field and lab conditions; however, we have also seen advantages in the transition to digital ways of working, which was imposed on us by the pandemic.

7. We know that engineering is a male-dominated field; when you were young, what made you decide to become an expert engineer?

The challenges of engineering, plus my skills and curiosity pushed me and other women to show our equal competence in the field; however, in some cases, we do encounter more difficulties due to social barriers, less open opportunities, mistrust in women’s abilities, and the fact that we are pre-defined based on traditions and obsolete standards.

8. In your opinion, what are the obstacles that female engineers face when they want to participate more in engineering-related academia?

Depending on their country or region, the levels of acceptance and mistrust are very different. I have already mentioned the obstacles in my last point; we need more open minds, confidence in equality and opportunities for all. 

9. Would you like to give some advice or tips for other women pursuing, or those who want to pursue, their career in this area?

Proceed with what you enjoy, what arouses your interest, and what fulfills you; believe in your ability to go further, always improve your knowledge, and don’t give up. 

10. Do you think it is important to inspire younger women to participate in and increase the diversity in engineering teams?

Yes, it is of the utmost importance to balance rights, duties, and creativity within engineering teams, because our different ways of thinking complement each other and allow us to evolve.

11. Finally, do you have any suggestions for our journal’s future development?

Attract the best authors and researchers by giving them publishing opportunities that come with benefits; invite multidisciplinary teams who can foster innovation, new ideas and developments, and can call young researchers to join them. Each senior should bring at least three young researchers onto the paper to incentivize them to continue their research, garner recognition and believe in themselves.

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We had the pleasure of interviewing Prof. Dr. Maria Founti, Section Editor-in-Chief of Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073), to discuss her recent research activities in the field and her views on women in the engineering field. We hope all women enjoy this International Women’s Day.

Name: Prof. Dr. Maria Founti
Affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
Research Interests: combustion; fire engineering; energy efficiency in buildings; LCA; KPIs

 Prof. Dr. Maria Founti was born in Piraeus in 1955. She has been a faculty member at the School of Mechanical Engineering of NTUA since 1987. She has been the Director of the Laboratory of Heterogeneous Mixtures and Combustion Systems since 2002 and Professor in the Thermal Engineering Section since 2007. She holds a B.Sc. degree in nuclear engineering from the University of London, an M.Sc. and D.I.C. in heat transfer engineering and a Ph.D. (1983) in combustion technology from Imperial College London. She has worked as a research associate at the Chair of Fluid Mechanics of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany (1983-1987).

Her current interests focus on energy saving and storage in buildings combined with advanced energy systems and materials, combustion systems and processes and heterogeneous mixtures, fire engineering and compartment fires, multicriteria assessment and life cycle analysis for the techno-economic, social and environmental impacts of energy systems.

She has 250 publications in international journals and conferences. She has participated in and coordinated 40 funded research projects. Prof. Dr. Founti was a member and chair of the E.C.'s External Advisory Board (1998-2006) for FP5 and FP6 for research on materials, products and production processes. She is a member of the Steering Committee of the European and Greek "Technological Platform for Research and Technology in Construction" and a member of the European Public-Private-Partnership "Energy Efficiency in Buildings".

She served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Power Cooperation S.A. (09/2017–07/2019), a member of the Committee for Building Materials of the Ministry of Development (2009-2010), and an external expert on energy saving issues of the Central Committee for Evaluation and Coordination of the “EXOIKONOMO” Program of the Ministry of Environment and Energy. She has served as chairman of the Examination Committee of Building Energy Inspectors (2012-2014). She speaks English, German, French and elementary Portuguese.

The following is an interview with Prof. Dr. Maria Founti:

1. Could you please tell us a bit about yourself?

I have been a mechanical engineer for nearly 40 years. In the late 70s, mechanical engineering was considered a hard topic, especially for women. I was educated in England, and I have work experience in England, Germany, France, and Portugal in the 70s and 80s.

My expertise is in combustion, a field that combines knowledge from very different phenomena and disciplines, from very basic engineering to very advanced theoretical knowledge.

Combustion analyzes and optimizes the way fossil/biofuels burn and how we use the produced thermal energy in different energy systems. The energy transition and the decarbonization target that the EU and other countries have set create a framework for moving away from conventional combustion systems, such as boilers, furnaces and internal combustion engines. Nowadays, there are voices that believe that decarbonization will slowly eliminate the need for research in combustion, but I believe this will not happen. One reason is the fact that it will take another 30 to 40 years to complete the transition to energy systems that will operate without the need of transforming chemical energy from fuels into thermal energy. This includes all types of currently used energy systems in the industry, transport, and building sectors. Additionally, there are new generations of fuels based on synthesis processes exploiting renewable energy sources. Such fuels will have to be used during the transition period in the existing energy systems. The research in combustion will have to continue. The research focus may change, in terms of specific topics and themes, that will be elaborated in the future, but the conceptual and methodological tools will remain the same. For the academic circle, we will adapt to the new requirements. It will take a lot of time until we move away from traditional combustion in our everyday life.

2. Would you like to share something about your current research?

Our laboratory, the laboratory of Heterogenous Mixtures and Combustion Systems of the National Technical University of Athens, focuses on the investigation of energy production via thermo-chemical conversion, not only pure combustion. At the same time, we are working intensively on the techno-economic, environmental, and technical feasibility assessments of innovative energy systems and processes that are based on the concept of using chemical energy to regulate and control the production of thermal and electrical energy. The research combines the understanding of fundamental phenomena and processes with the impact assessment at system level. This multi-level and interdisciplinary approach is necessary to support the upscaling and market introduction of new energy systems.

We look also at the interface between the use of energy systems in buildings and building component performance—basically, the interaction between the envelope of the building and renewable energy systems. Last, but not least, we are also working on fire engineering, recognizing that the fire performance of building materials and building energy systems becomes increasingly important because of the use of new materials and related changes in construction. We have a horizontally organized lab with different groups working on different interlinked topics. This strongly promotes the collaborative spirit among the lab researchers. In a nutshell, the key topics are energy efficiency, especially in the building environment, coupled with fire safety issues, life cycle analysis, and techno-economic and environmental assessment.

3. What motivated you to join the Energies Editorial Board? How was your experience working with the journal editorial team?

I believe in Open Access. Why Energies and why MDPI? Because you are very active and consistent. You make every effort to keep the standard as high as possible. As I said before, I believe combustion has a future. If you look at the Special Issues and the papers published in Energies that are related to the broad topic of combustion, they are very interesting and they cover a lot of different topics.

I like the punctuality, the marketing approach, and last, but not least, the IT support of MDPI, which is very efficient and reliable. Maybe more personal contact, like the one that we are having now, would further improve the journal's quality. Getting to know the other editors, the Special Issue editors and how they see things, could broaden the range of thematic topics and the acceptance of the journal as a very high-quality open access means of publication.

4. How do you think COVID-19 affects engineering research projects and publishing?

I think the first year of the pandemic was positive for publishing because a lot of researchers were quarantined and stayed at home. They had more time to analyze previous research work and prepare articles for publication. In the second year, a decrease started showing, in terms of practical and experimental research due to the effects of COVID-19. This will be reflected in publishing; I think it has already started becoming apparent. It may show more in the next year. We will see more theoretical and computational work being published rather than experimental work, because of having limited access to experimental facilities and infrastructures. This affects, for instance, Ph.D. students, younger researchers, and their work.

5. As we know, the engineering field is male dominated. When you were young, what made you decide to become an expert engineer?

My first degree was in nuclear engineering in 1976. This somehow has affected my career. When I was young, 14 or 15, I was impressed by the biography and life of Marie Curie. Since then, I pictured myself in a lab doing research. That’s when I decided to study nuclear engineering. Always in my life, passion for what I am doing was a dominant factor in deciding what to do. I never questioned myself “why engineering?”.

Most importantly, I think we should point out that the percentage of women studying engineering increased gradually but continuously in the last twenty years. Therefore, perceptions change, and for the next generations of young women, engineering will not be considered a male-dominated profession. Women will not be skeptical any longer about entering the engineering profession. In the past, people believed that engineering was associated with manual work that could not be undertaken by women. However, the advent of IT diversifies the role of engineers, and women are much needed in this process.

I believe these messages are starting to be passed to the younger generations. Nevertheless, the percentage of women not practicing their engineering profession or dropping out is quite high, and this should be looked at.

In addition, from my experience in the academic environment, I cannot see any performance difference between men and women. There are pros and cons, strengths and weaknesses in both. Women are not lacking anything in their early career stages compared to men. There is a gap in the senior engineering management positions for women. The percentage of women that are entrepreneurs, in top management positions, CEOs, etc., is not that big. Often women compromise or adjust their careers to take care of their families, although this is also changing.

6. Would you like to give some advice or tips for other women who are pursuing or will pursue a career in this area?

Believe in yourself and follow your dreams. Do not compromise, set realistic goals, and try as hard as you can. The more you do, the more creative you feel.

7. Thanks for sharing. It’s also our great honor to collaborate with research experts and extraordinary female engineers around the world. Finally, do you have any suggestions for our journal’s future development?

Keep it up. Don’t fall into the trap of “mass low-quality publishing”. Keep on increasing the quality, visibility, and acceptance in the academic circle.

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It is with great pleasure that we present the 2022 annual report for Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073), a year marked by significant progress and success. We are thrilled to report that the quantity and quality of our publications have improved considerably.

We are delighted to announce that our submissions and publications increased by 10%, with 36,756 authors and 15,480 reviewers contributing to the journal. We are also proud to report that our Impact Factor (IF) increased from 3.004 to 3.252, and our CiteScore rose from 4.7 to 5.0. Energies has also ranked Q1 in the “Engineering (miscellaneous)”, “Control and Optimization”, and “Building and Construction” categories in Scopus.

Academic editors, reviewers, authors, and our editorial staff have worked tirelessly to maintain a median time of approximately 38 days between submission and publication.

Furthermore, Energies has been indexed in the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR) in May 2022, in recognition of our journal's growing impact and reputation in the academic community.

In 2022, we carried out various marketing activities, such as cooperating with 53 scientific conferences as a media partner and award sponsor. We sponsored 48 scholars to present their research findings at conferences and helped increase the exposure of the journal.

Highly Cited Papers

• “Electric Vehicles” Section:
  “Utilization of Electric Vehicles for Vehicle-to-Grid Services: Progress and Perspectives”

• “Energy Economics and Policy” Section:
  “Analysis and Evaluation of the Photovoltaic Market in Poland and the Baltic States”

• “Energy and Environment” Section:
  “Use of Hydrogen as Fuel: A Trend of the 21st Century”

• “Sustainable Energy” Section:
  “A Review of Recent Advancements in Offshore Wind Turbine Technology”

• “Electrical Engineering” Section:
  “Multiple Fault Detection in Induction Motors through Homogeneity and Kurtosis Computation”

Hot Special Issues

• “Power Electronics and Energy Management for Battery Storage Systems”
• “Renewable and Sustainable Energy”
• “Emerging and Advanced Green Energy Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Future Grid”
• “CO2 Capture and Renewable Energy”
• “Modeling and Optimal Operation of Hydraulic, Wind and Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems”

Open Calls

• “Power Converter Control Applications in Low-Inertia Power Systems”
• “Policy and Economics Analysis of Renewable Energy Sources and Bioenergy”
• “Lithium-Ion Batteries: Latest Advances, Challenges and Prospects”

We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the Editor-in-Chief of Energies, all Section Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Board Members, Guest Editors of Special Issues, Topical Advisory Panel Members, Reviewer Board Members, authors, reviewers, and internal editors for their dedication and hard work in ensuring the continued success of the journal.

Finally, we are proud to announce that 2023 marks the 15th anniversary of Energies. To celebrate this milestone, we have planned several events and special content, and we invite you to join us in celebrating this important occasion. Energies will continue to make valuable contributions to academic exchange and knowledge sharing.

Energies Editorial Office

1. “Digitization, Digital Twins, Blockchain, and Industry 4.0 as Elements of Management Process in Enterprises in the Energy Sector”
   by Piotr F. Borowski
   Energies 2021, 14(7), 1885; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14071885
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/7/1885

2. “Recent Progress of Organic Photovoltaics with Efficiency over 17%”
   by Xuelin Wang , Qianqian Sun, Jinhua Gao, Jian Wang, Chunyu Xu, Xiaoling Ma and Fujun Zhang
   Energies 2021, 14(14), 4200; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144200
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4200

3. “Review of Control and Energy Management Approaches in Micro-Grid Systems”
   by Abdellatif Elmouatamid, Radouane Ouladsine, Mohamed Bakhouya, Najib El Kamoun, Mohammed Khaidar and Khalid Zine-Dine
   Energies 2021, 14(1), 168; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14010168
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/1/168

4. “Economic Considerations on Nutrient Utilization in Wastewater Management”
   by Josef Maroušek and Anna Maroušková
   Energies 2021, 14(12), 3468; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14123468
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/12/3468

5. “Technical and Commercial Challenges of Proton-Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells”
   by Abed Alaswad, Abdelnasir Omran, Jose Ricardo Sodre, Tabbi Wilberforce, Gianmichelle Pignatelli, Michele Dassisti, Ahmad Baroutaji and Abdul Ghani Olabi
   Energies 2021, 14(1), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14010144
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/1/144

6. “CdTe-Based Thin Film Solar Cells: Past, Present and Future”
   by Alessandro Romeo and Elisa Artegiani
   Energies 2021, 14(6), 1684; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061684
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/6/1684

7. “Critical Review of Flywheel Energy Storage System”
   by Abdul Ghani Olabi, Tabbi Wilberforce, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem and Mohamad Ramadan
   Energies 2021, 14(8), 2159; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14082159
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/8/2159

8. “Impact of Energy and Carbon Emission of a Supply Chain Management with Two-Level Trade-Credit Policy”
   by Vandana, S. R. Singh, Dharmendra Yadav, Biswajit Sarkar and Mitali Sarkar
   Energies 2021, 14(6), 1569; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061569
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/6/1569

9. “Review on Deep Neural Networks Applied to Low-Frequency NILM”
   by Patrick Huber, Alberto Calatroni, Andreas Rumsch and Andrew Paice
   Energies 2021, 14(9), 2390; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092390
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/9/2390

10. “Cyber-Security of Smart Microgrids: A Survey”
    by Farzam Nejabatkhah, Yun Wei Li, Hao Liang and Rouzbeh Reza Ahrabi
    Energies 2021, 14(1), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14010027
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/1/27

1. “Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles—A Brief Review of Current Topologies and Energy Management Strategies”
   by Ioan-Sorin Sorlei, Nicu Bizon, Phatiphat Thounthong, Mihai Varlam, Elena Carcadea, Mihai Culcer, Mariana Iliescu and Mircea Raceanu
   Energies 2021, 14(1), 252; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14010252
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/1/252

2. “Review of Multilevel Inverters for PV Energy System Applications”
   by Ali Bughneda, Mohamed Salem, Anna Richelli, Dahaman Ishak and Salah Alatai
   Energies 2021, 14(6), 1585; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061585
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/6/1585

3. “Confronting Energy Poverty in Europe: A Research and Policy Agenda”
   by Stefan Bouzarovski, Harriet Thomson and Marine Cornelis
   Energies 2021, 14(4), 858; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14040858
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/4/858

4. “CdTe-Based Thin Film Solar Cells: Past, Present and Future”
   by Alessandro Romeo and Elisa Artegiani
   Energies 2021, 14(6), 1684; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061684
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/6/1684

5. “Comprehensive Review on Fuel Cell Technology for Stationary Applications as Sustainable and Efficient Poly-Generation Energy Systems”
   by Viviana Cigolotti, Matteo Genovese and Petronilla Fragiacomo
   Energies 2021, 14(16), 4963; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164963
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/16/4963

6. “Fresh Validation of the Low Carbon Development Hypothesis under the EKC Scheme in Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain”
   by Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente, Nuno Carlos Leitão and Festus Victor Bekun
   Energies 2021, 14(1), 250; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14010250
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/1/250

7. “A Critical Look at Coulomb Counting Approach for State of Charge Estimation in Batteries”
   by Kiarash Movassagh,Arif Raihan,Balakumar Balasingam and Krishna Pattipati
   Energies 2021, 14(14), 4074; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144074
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4074

8. “A Review of the Degradation of Photovoltaic Modules for Life Expectancy”
   by Jaeun Kim, Matheus Rabelo, Siva Parvathi Padi, Hasnain Yousuf, Eun-Chel Cho and Junsin Yi
   Energies 2021, 14(14), 4278; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144278
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4278

9. “Molten Salts for Sensible Thermal Energy Storage: A Review and an Energy Performance Analysis”
   by Adrián Caraballo, Santos Galán-Casado, Ángel Caballero and Sara Serena
   Energies 2021, 14(4), 1197; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14041197
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/4/1197

10. “A Review of Deep Learning Techniques for Forecasting Energy Use in Buildings”
    by Jason Runge and Radu Zmeureanu
    Energies 2021, 14(3), 608; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14030608
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/3/608

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