Announcements

Energies (ISSN 1996-1073, IF 3.004, CiteScore 4.7) is an international, open access journal of energy engineering and research. It enjoys high visibility, being covered by the Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), Ei Compendex, Scopus, and other databases. For more information about Energies, please visit: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies.

Responsibilities of Energies Topic Editors include the following:

• Promoting Energies and published papers among your peers via social media or other venues periodically;
• Suggesting the latest topics within your research field;
• Promoting Energies and published papers at conferences that you attend or organize (through materials like flyers or business cards, which can be designed and shipped to your office).

Benefits for Energies Topic Editors include the following:

• Certain discounts for the papers you publish;
• Travel grants of 500 CHF per year for conferences that you attend or organize;
• A recognition certificate as a Topic Editor of Energies;
• Additional sponsorships are offered by Energies for conferences that you organize.

To apply or request further information, please contact the Energies Editorial Office (energies@mdpi.com).

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Umberto Berardi has been appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Smart Cities and Urban Management” in Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).

Dr. Berardi is the Canada Research Chair of Building Science and is a Full Professor and Director of the BeTOP center at Ryerson University in Toronto (Canada); alongside these roles, he also works for the Politecnico di Bari (Italy). His main research interests are related to the study of innovative solutions and new materials for improving the performance within the built environment. He has been focusing on integrating nanotechnologies into buildings, as well as on thermal energy storage with paraffin and bio-PCMs. He is also interested in exploring innovative solutions for more climate-change resilient communities and continues to study the impact of climate change concerning the sustainability of buildings and cities. He is a Principal Investigator at the Center of Urban Energy in Toronto. Dr. Berardi has an extensive publication record, including 130 peer-reviewed journals, 130 international conference papers, and five books. His publications have received over 10,000 citations (Google Scholar). His awards include (among others): the 10th Canada's Clean16 Award 2021 and the 2020 European Thermophysical Properties ECTP Award. Dr. Berardi has a body of funded research comprising over USD 2 M in government- and private-sector-sponsored research, and he also supervises a group of 15 researchers on average.

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Umberto Berardi in taking up his role as Section Editor-in-Chief and look forward to his leading Energies to achieve many more milestones.

Name: Prof. Dr. Umberto Berardi

Email: uberardi@ryerson.ca

Affiliation: Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada

Interests: energy efficiency; new materials; lighting

Homepage: https://www.ryerson.ca/architectural-science/people/faculty/umberto-berardi/

MDPI will be attending the 2nd International Conference for Global Chinese Academia on Energy and Built Environment (CEBE 2021) in Chengdu, China, on 16–19 July 2021. The conference aims at establishing a worldwide platform for promoting global cooperation and innovative communications for ethnic Chinese around the globe, sharing cutting-edge achievements in the utilization of clean energy, the enhancement of energy efficiency via the built environment, and the improvement in environmental quality.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Energies
• Nanomaterials
• Buildings
• Atmosphere
• Clean Technologies
• Processes
• Materials
• Sustainability

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: http://www.cebe2021.com.

The 2020 citation metrics have been officially released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR)!

We are pleased to announce that 85 MDPI journals are included, of which:

• 10 journals received their first impact factor
• 96% of journals increased their impact factor from 2019
• 32 journals (38%) ranked among the top 25% of journals, in at least one category

* Journals given their first Impact Factor in 2021

Source: 2020 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ® (Clarivate, 2021)

We are pleased to report that the CiteScore of Energies has increased to 4.7 (from 3.8). For full details of the current CiteScore release, please refer to the journal’s Source profile (https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/62932).

Energies has witnessed significant growth over the past few years, both in terms of overall influence and the quality and quantity of topics that the journal covers. To manage this expansion, we have decided to set up the following fourteen topical sections, allowing more specific avenues toward which experts all over the world can submit their works.

• Fuel;
• Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors;
• Nanoenergy;
• Carbon Energy;
• Nuclear Energy;
• Clean Energy;
• Energy Chemistry;
• Energy and Climate Change;
• Energy and Combustion Science;
• Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy;
• Smart Cities and Urban Management;
• Exergy;
• Energetics;
• Critical Energy Infrastructure.

Given the prospect of open access repositories and especially the vigorous development of Energies, we are now recruiting Guest Editors (GEs) for these Sections. As Guest Editor, you will have the following responsibilities and opportunities:

– To serve as Editor of Special Issues on topics related to your critical research interests, at your convenience;

– To decide whether a manuscript qualifies for acceptance in the Special Issue, according to MDPI criteria;

– To promote Energies at academic events, and to increase its visibility within related academic fields;

– To invite paper submissions and enjoy our premium editorial service at any time.

It is our pleasure to receive applications from leading experts in the aforementioned academic fields. We welcome and encourage you to apply.

You can submit your application directly via the link here.

If you have any questions that you would like to clarify before or after applying, please do not hesitate to contact us (energies@mdpi.com).

MDPI will be attending the 16^th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology (ICWMT16) in Beijing, China, on 25–28 June 2021. The theme for this year’s ICWMT16 is “Building Zero-waste Cities Progressively”.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Sustainability;
• Clean Technologies;
• Energies;
• Toxics;
• Recycling;
• Resources.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit: http://bcrctraining.edusoho.cn/.

1. “Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy Analysis of Transformer Paper in Mineral Oil-Paper Composite Insulation under Accelerated Thermal Aging”
   Abi Munajad et al.
   Energies 2018, 11(2), 364; 10.3390/en11020364
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/2/364 

2. “Biodiesel Production from Palm Oil, Its By-Products, and Mill Effluent: A Review”
   Khairul Azly Zahan et al.
   Energies 2018, 11(8), 2132; 10.3390/en11082132
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/8/2132 

3. “A General Mathematical Formulation for Winding Layout Arrangement of Electrical Machines”
   Massimo Caruso et al.
   Energies 2018, 11(2), 446; 10.3390/en11020446
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/2/446 

4. “Li-Ion Battery Fire Hazards and Safety Strategies”
   Lingxi Kong et al.
   Energies 2018, 11(9), 2191; 10.3390/en11092191
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2191 

5. “Performance Analysis of Permanent Magnet Motors for Electric Vehicles (EV) Traction Considering Driving Cycles”
   Thanh Anh Huynh et al.
   Energies 2018, 11(6), 1385; 10.3390/en11061385
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/6/1385 

6. “The Electric Bicycle: Worldwide Research Trends”
   Esther Salmeron-Manzano et al.
   Energies 2018, 11(7), 1894; 10.3390/en11071894
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/7/1894 

7. “Impeller Optimized Design of the Centrifugal Pump: A Numerical and Experimental Investigation”
   Xiangdong Han et al.
   Energies 2018, 11(6), 1444; 10.3390/en11061444
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/6/1444 

8. “A Study on the Open Circuit Voltage and State of Charge Characterization of High Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery Under Different Temperature”
   Ruifeng Zhang et al.
   Energies 2018, 11(9), 2408; 10.3390/en11092408
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2408 

9. “The Determination of Load Profiles and Power Consumptions of Home Appliances”
   Fatih Issi et al.
   Energies 2018, 11(3), 607; 10.3390/en11030607
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/3/607 
   
   
10. “Review of Wearable Device Technology and Its Applications to the Mining Industry”
    Mokhinabonu Mardonova et la.
    Energies 2018, 11(3), 547; 10.3390/en11030547
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/3/547

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Maria Founti has been appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Energy and Combustion Science” Section in Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).

Maria Founti is Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, and director of the Laboratory of Heterogeneous Mixtures and Combustion Systems. Her research fields include heterogeneous mixtures, powder technology, spray and combustion systems, sustainability and energy efficiency. She has been working in the gypsum field since 1992 on processing techniques, grinding and pulverization, added value product development and energy efficiency solutions in processing plants and buildings. She has 200 publications in International Journals and Conferences and has supervised more than 50 M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses. She has organized and managed more than 40 E.C. and national funded projects. She has acted as external expert for project and Framework Programme monitoring (DG RTD and TREN). She has been a member of the External Advisory Group (1998-2002) of FP5 – KA1 “Innovative products, processes and organization” and chairperson of the Advisory Group of Priority 3 – NMP for FP6 (2002 -2006). She is member of the organizing committee of the “Greek Construction Technology Platform”, member of the European Construction Technology platform and of the Public Private Partnership in Energy Efficiency in Buildings. In last five years, she has co-authored more than 40 publications, and has more than 3000 citations (h = 30) in total according to the GS database.

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Maria Founti in taking up her role as Section Editor-in-Chief and look forward to her leading Energies to achieve many more milestones.

Name: Prof. Dr. Maria Founti
Email: mfou@central.ntua.gr
Affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Heroon Polytechniou 9, 15780 Athens, Greece
Interests: combustion and heterogeneous systems and processes; compartment fires; energy efficiency; savings and storage in buildings combined with advanced energy systems and materials; multicriteria assessment and life cycle analysis for techno-economic, social and environmental impact analysis of energy systems
Homepage:
http://www.mech.ntua.gr/en/founti
http://hmcs.mech.ntua.gr/?tshowcase=maria-founti-2

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Giovanni Esposito has been appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Hydrogen Energy” Section in Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).

Giovanni Esposito is Professor of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering at the University of Napoli “Federico II”. In 2004, he was awarded a PhD in Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering from the same university, working for 1 year at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands with an EU awarded “Marie Curie” fellowship. From 2004 to 2018, he worked at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, where he built his own lab and research group with several PhD and post-doc fellows. From 2014 to 2019, he has been Coordinator of the “Marie Curie” European Joint Doctorate in Advanced Biological Waste to Energy Technologies (ABWET), and from 2009 to 2018, he has been Coordinator of the “Erasmus Mundus” International Joint Doctorate Program in Environmental Technologies for Contaminated Solids, Soils and Sediments, both funded by the European Commission. He has coordinated several research projects at national and international levels and is currently interested in developing, modeling and engineering innovative biotechnologies for energy and resources recovery from waste and wastewater. He has supervised more than 30 PhD and 70 MSc students and is (co)author of about 250 peer-reviewed publications in the environmental technology field, with more than 7000 citations and h-index 44 (Scopus source). 

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Giovanni Esposito in taking up his role as Section Editor-in-Chief and look forward to him leading Energies to achieve many more milestones.

Name: Prof. Dr. Giovanni Esposito

Email: gioespos@unina.it

Affiliation: Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Napoli “Federico II”, 80125 Napoli, Italy

Interests: anaerobic bioprocesses; bioreactors; waste-to-bioenergy; bio-hydrogen; nutrient removal; sulfur cycle; heavy metals; mathematical modeling 

Homepage: https://www.docenti.unina.it/#!/professor/47494f56414e4e494553504f5349544f535053474e4e37334132304638333955/riferimenti