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We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Juan Ramón Morante has been appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Advanced Energy Materials” section in Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).

Since 1985, Professor J.R. Morante has served as full professor at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Barcelona. Since 2009, he has been the director of the advanced materials for energy area of the Energy Research Institute of Catalonia, IREC, and has served as director of this public research institute since his appointment at the end of 2015.

Currently, he is focused on the introduction of renewable energy and the environmental impact of energy. Likewise, he is specialized in energy conversion processes at the nano scale and focused on the use of these processes for energy storage as well as the production of solar, synthetic fuels and added value chemicals for the replacement of fossil sources. In addition, he is involved in the deployment of sustainable mobility based on batteries and/or hydrogen as well as in smart energy networks for sustainable cities and societies.

He has co-authored more than 600 publications, without including his proceedings and books, and has more than 32,500 citations (h = 95) according to the GS database. Along with holding 24 patents, he has been advisor of 53 doctoral theses and participated in/or coordinated numerous projects in various international and industrial programs (>55).

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Juan Ramón Morante in taking up his role as Section Editor-in-Chief and look forward to his leading Energies toward achieving many more milestones. 

Name: Prof. Dr. Juan Ramón Morante

Email: jrmorante@irec.cat

Affiliation: IREC, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Spain

Interests: renewable energy; energy storage and conversion; solar and synthetic fuels; added value chemicals

Homepage: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YveIO48AAAAJ&hl=es

• “Current Li-Ion Battery Technologies in Electric Vehicles and Opportunities for Advancements”
  Yu Miao et al.
  Energies 2019, 12(6), 1074; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12061074
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/6/1074

• “The Potential and Status of Renewable Energy Development in Malaysia”
  Wan Syakirah Wan Abdullah et al.
  Energies 2019, 12(12), 2437; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122437
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/12/2437 

• “DC-DC Converter Topologies for Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Fast Charging Stations: State of the Art and Future Trends”
  Sajib Chakraborty et al.
  Energies 2019, 12(8), 1569; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12081569
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/8/1569 

• “Electricity Generation in India: Present State, Future Outlook and Policy Implications”
  Lari Shanlang Tiewsoh et al.
  Energies 2019, 12(7), 1361; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12071361
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/7/1361 

• “Advanced Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Technologies”
  Ryan Collin et al.
  Energies 2019, 12(10), 1839; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12101839
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/10/1839 

• “A Survey on Power System Blackout and Cascading Events: Research Motivations and Challenges”
  Hassan Haes Alhelou et al.
  Energies 2019, 12(4), 682; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12040682
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/4/682 

• “State of the Art of Machine Learning Models in Energy Systems, a Systematic Review”
  Amir Mosavi et al.
  Energies 2019, 12(7), 1301; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12071301
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/7/1301 

• “Specific Energy Consumption/Use (SEC) in Energy Management for Improving Energy Efficiency in Industry: Meaning, Usage and Differences”
  Akvile Lawrence et al.
  Energies 2019, 12(2), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12020247
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/2/247 

• “Applying the Smart Grid Architecture Model for Designing and Validating System-of-Systems in the Power and Energy Domain: A European Perspective”
  Mathias Uslar et al.
  Energies 2019, 12(2), 258; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12020258
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/2/258 

• “Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology for the Sustainable Future of Stationary Applications”
  Raluca-Andreea Felseghi et al.
  Energies 2019, 12(23), 4593; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12234593
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/23/4593

• “Considerations on Potentials, Greenhouse Gas, and Energy Performance of Biofuels Based on Forest Residues for Heavy-Duty Road Transport in Sweden”
  Shveta Soam et al.
  Energies 2020, 13(24), 6701; 10.3390/en13246701
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/24/6701 

• “Internet of Things (IoT) and the Energy Sector”
  Naser Hossein Motlagh et al.
  Energies 2020, 13(2), 494; 10.3390/en13020494
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/2/494 

• “Energy and Climate Policy—An Evaluation of Global Climate Change Expenditure 2011–2018”
  Coilín ÓhAiseadha et al.
  Energies 2020, 13(18), 4839; 10.3390/en13184839
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/18/4839 

• “Electricity Portfolio Optimization for Large Consumers: Iberian Electricity Market Case Study”
  Emanuel Canelas et al.
  Energies 2020, 13(9), 2249; 10.3390/en13092249
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/9/2249 

• “A Review of the Cascade Refrigeration System”
  Mingzhang Pan et al.
  Energies 2020, 13(9), 2254; 10.3390/en13092254
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/9/2254 

• “Operational Parameters of Biogas Plants: A Review and Evaluation Study”
  Abdullah Nsair et al.
  Energies 2020, 13(15), 3761; 10.3390/en13153761
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/15/3761 

• “Classical Failure Modes and Effects Analysis in the Context of Smart Grid Cyber-Physical Systems”
  Andrés A. Zúñiga et al.
  Energies 2020, 13(5), 1215; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13051215
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/5/1215 

• “A Hybrid PV-Battery System for ON-Grid and OFF-Grid Applications—Controller-In-Loop Simulation Validation”
  Umashankar Subramaniam et al.
  Energies 2020, 13(3), 755; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13030755 

• “Overview on Grid-Forming Inverter Control Methods”
  Peter Unruh et al.
  Energies 2020, 13(10), 2589; 10.3390/en13102589
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/10/2589 

• “A Review on Thermoelectric Generators: Progress and Applications”
  Mohamed Amine Zoui et al.
  Energies 2020, 13(14), 3606; 10.3390/en13143606
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/14/3606

We are pleased to announce that the following Editorial Board Members have been selected as 2020 Highly Cited Chinese Researchers (released by Elsevier). We would like to extend our sincerest congratulations to them. In addition, we would like to acknowledge the professional support and valuable publications from all of our academic editors. 

Prof. Dr. Jianchao Cai, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
Prof. Dr. Qun Chen, Tsinghua University
Prof. Dr. Dameng Liu, China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
Prof. Dr. Feng Dai, Sichuan University
Prof. Dr. Guanghui Su, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Prof. Dr. Cheng Zhai, China University of Mining and Technology
Prof. Dr. Haifeng Liu, Tianjin University
Prof. Dr. Hongwen He, Beijing Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Moran Wang, Tsinghua University
Prof. Dr. Heng Nian, Zhejiang University
Prof. Dr. Rui Xiong, Beijing Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Fengchun Sun, Beijing Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Wei Li, Fudan University
Prof. Dr. Xiaosong Hu, Chongqing University
Prof. Dr. Zheng Xu, Zhejiang University
Prof. Dr. Sheng-Qi Yang, China University of Mining and Technology
Prof. Dr. Yong Geng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Prof. Dr. Yu Liu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Dr. Xuebing Zhao, Tsinghua University
Prof. Dr.  Ronghou Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

MDPI Books recently released Book Builder, a new online tool to conveniently arrange, design and produce an eBook from any content published in MDPI journals. Book Builder offers two functions: on the one hand (1) Selections, available to every registered user of MDPI; on the other hand (2) Special Issue Reprints, which can be used exclusively by Guest Editors of Special Issues.

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ICET is the premier conference held yearly in Chengdu, China. Its primary aim is to offer senior and young scientists, from academic communities, electronic industries and from all over the world, the opportunity to exchange research ideas and share new knowledge, development and experiences on topics related to their experimental and theoretical work in the very widespread field of electronics and micro/nanoelectronics technology and electronic packaging in a convenient and multicultural atmosphere.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Electronics;
• Energies;
• International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power;
• Technologies.

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.

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Wei-Hsin Chen has been appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy” section in Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).

Professor Wei-Hsin Chen is a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. He was the visiting professor of Princeton University, University of New South Wales, University of Edinburg, University of British Columbia, and University of Lorraine. His main research areas are green energy and fuel for sustainability. He has published 670 papers with an H-index of 57 (Web of Science) and over 10,000 citations. His research has a huge impact on biomass torrefaction. In this field, his number of papers, citations, and highly cited papers globally account for 4.2%, 10.5%, and 25%, respectively. He is the associate editor and editorial board member of several prestigious international journals, and the guest editor of over 10 international journals. He has published 10 books and chapters concerning energy science and air pollution. He received the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Highly Cited Researcher (Web of Science), 2015 and 2018 Outstanding Research Award (Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan), 2015 and 2020 Highly Cited Paper Award (Applied Energy, Elsevier), 2017 Outstanding Engineering Professor Award (Chinese Institute of Engineers), 2019 Highly Cited Review Article Award (Bioresource Technology, Elsevier), 2020 Top Download Paper Award (International Journal of Energy Research, Wiley), etc. 

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

Name: Prof. Dr. Wei-Hsin Chen

Email: weihsinchen@gmail.com

Affiliation: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan

Interests: hydrogen energy; bioenergy; clean energy; energy system analysis

Homepage: https://researchoutput.ncku.edu.tw/en/persons/wei-hsin-chen

MDPI will be attending the OceanTech Asia Pacific, Zhoushan Campus, Zhejiang University, China, May 19 - 21, 2021.

OceanTech Asia Pacific (OAP) provides strategic venues for marine engineers, technologists, industrialists and scientists to facilitate the development, strengthening and exchange of new solutions – technologies and methodologies. The objectives of OAP are to facilitate sustainable utilization of oceanic resources to address contemporary economic and societal challenges: Augmenting and maintaining environmentally sound human habitats, food supplies, energy resources and transportation; Upgrading, development and transfer of new instruments, tools and methodologies for further marine research and discovery.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (leading journal)
• Sustainability
• Energies

In June of this year, MDPI will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its foundation. To mark this significant milestone, we have created a 25th Anniversary page on our website that evokes the development of our company over the past quarter-century.

MDPI has been a pioneer of Open Access publishing ever since the concept was first created.

In a wide-ranging interview, our CEO Delia Mihaila reflects on the company’s 25th anniversary and its contribution to the world of scientific publishing.

Delia considers how MDPI has evolved since starting life in 1996 as a visionary ‘project’ run out of an apartment in Basel, Switzerland, by Dr. Shu-Kun Lin. A chemist who was passionate about the long-term preservation of rare chemical sample, Dr. Lin was determined to help scholars publish their findings as quickly as possible and make their research results available to as wide a readership as possible worldwide. That determination remains unchanged 25 years later.

Today, MDPI is an international organization with over 4,000 employees based on three continents and in ten countries, and ranks among the world's top four academic publishers.

MDPI's mission is to accelerate access to new scientific research, delivering insight faster for researchers worldwide. Read more here about the company's remarkable success story and what the Open Access publishing model can offer the global scientific community.

Dr. Philippe Leclère received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Liège (Belgium) in 1994. He is currently Research Director of the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FRS–FNRS). He has also been a visiting scientist at the Institute of Complex Molecular Systems at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) since 2003. His research interests mostly deal with characterization by means of the scanning probe microscopy techniques of morphology and the nanoscale mechanical and electrical properties of materials (i.e., polymers, nanocomposites, organic and hybrid supramolecular (nano)structures, constructed by self-assembly of functional (macro)molecules). He is (co)author of over 200 papers and many chapter books in international peer-reviewed journals. 

We warmly welcome Dr. Philippe Leclère in taking up his role as Section Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to him leading Energies to achieve many more milestones.