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Every 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization commemorates the coming into force of the convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization on 23 March 1950. This day highlights the critical role of meteorology in understanding and addressing global challenges, particularly the urgent threat of climate change. Climate change is a real and undeniable crisis that poses significant risks to our civilization. Its effects—rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and shifting climate patterns—are already visible and will have catastrophic consequences if immediate action is not taken.

The theme for World Meteorological Day 2025, “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together”, emphasizes the importance of collaboration in strengthening early warning systems to protect vulnerable communities from climate-related disasters. Early warnings save lives, reduce economic losses, and empower societies to adapt to a changing climate. However, significant gaps remain in global coverage, particularly in developing regions.

Inspired by this mission and reflecting in line with Goal 13 of the SDG Publishers Compact: Climate Action, MDPI’s established journals in the environmental and Earth sciences field serve as vital platforms for scientific communication. By sharing cutting-edge research and practical solutions, MDPI contributes to global efforts to close the early warning gap and build a more climate-resilient world.

Join us in celebrating World Meteorological Day 2025 and supporting initiatives that strengthen early warning systems and address the impacts of climate change. Together, we can work toward a future where communities are better prepared, informed, and protected from the growing threats of a changing climate.

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“Establishing an Early Warning System for Dust Storms in Peri-Desert Regions”
by Aishajiang Aili, Abdul Waheed, Xinfeng Zhao and Hailiang Xu
Environments 2024, 11(4), 61; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11040061

“The Quality Urban Label and the 4Q City Model: Levers for Urban Adaptation and Climate Change Mitigation in Mediterranean Cities”
by Jordi Mazon
Urban Sci. 2024, 8(4), 228; https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8040228

“Forecasting Convective Storms Trajectory and Intensity by Neural Networks”
by Niccolò Borghi, Giorgio Guariso and Matteo Sangiorgio
Forecasting 2024, 6(2), 326-342; https://doi.org/10.3390/forecast6020018

“Decoding the Atmosphere: Optimising Probabilistic Forecasts with Information Gain”
by John R. Lawson, Corey K. Potvin and Kenric Nelson
Meteorology 2024, 3(2), 212-231; https://doi.org/10.3390/meteorology3020010

“Climate-Change-Driven Droughts and Tree Mortality: Assessing the Potential of UAV-Derived Early Warning Metrics”
by Ewane Basil Ewane, Midhun Mohan, Shaurya Bajaj, G. A. Pabodha Galgamuwa, Michael S. Watt, Pavithra Pitumpe Arachchige, Andrew T. Hudak, Gabriella Richardson, Nivedhitha Ajithkumar, Shruthi Srinivasan et al.
Remote Sens. 2023, 15(10), 2627; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15102627

“Features of Soil Organic Carbon Transformations in the Southern Area of the East European Plain”
by Fedor N. Lisetskii, Zhanna A. Buryak, Olga A. Marinina, Pavel A. Ukrainskiy and Pavel V. Goleusov
Geosciences 2023, 13(9), 278; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13090278

“Exact Expressions for Lightning Electromagnetic Fields: Application to the Rusck Field-to-Transmission Line Coupling Model”
by Vernon Cooray, Gerald Cooray, Marcos Rubinstein and Farhad Rachidi
Atmosphere 2023, 14(2), 350; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14020350

“Advances in Monitoring of Hydrological and Ecological Processes Under Climate Change” Guest Editor: Dr. Haibo Wang Submission deadline: 20 June 2025	“Integrating Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, and Process-Based Modelling for Monitoring Environmental and Agricultural Landscapes Under Climate Change” Guest Editors: Dr. Michael Gbenga Ogungbuyi and Dr. Dimitrios D. Alexakis Submission deadline: 28 June 2025
“Enhancing Urban Sustainability and Well-Being in Developing Regions Facing Climate Change Impacts and Economic Constraints” Guest Editor: Dr. Aya Hagishima Submission deadline: 30 June 2025	“Tropical Cyclones and Their Impacts (2nd Edition)” Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Corene Matyas Submission deadline: 30 September 2025
“Early Career Scientists' (ECS) Contributions to Meteorology (2025)” Guest Editor: Dr. Edoardo Bucchignani Submission deadline: 30 November 2025	“Advancements in Artificial Intelligence for Bioaerosol Detection, Characterization, and Modeling” Guest Editors: Dr. Salvatore Romano and Dr. Mattia Fragola Submission deadline: 31 December 2025

Environ. Earth Sci. Proc., 2023, ECAS 2023 The 6th International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences Online | 15–30 October 2023 Organizer: MDPI Atmosphere Volume Editor: Anthony R. Lupo, University of Missouri, USA Full list of the conference proceedings

1. “Fuzzy Approach for Managing Renewable Energy Flows for DC-Microgrid with Composite PV-WT Generators and Energy Storage System”
by Mario Versaci and Fabio La Foresta
Energies 2024, 17(2), 402; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020402
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/2/402

2. “Analysis of the Impact of a Photovoltaic Farm on Selected Parameters of Power Quality in a Medium-Voltage Power Grid”
by Grzegorz Hołdyński, Zbigniew Skibko, Andrzej Firlit and Wojciech Walendziuk
Energies 2024, 17(3), 623; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17030623
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/3/623

3. “Recent Progress and Challenges in Controlling Secondary Phases in Kesterite CZT(S/Se) Thin Films: A Critical Review”
by Mohamed Yassine Zaki and Alin Velea
Energies 2024, 17(7), 1600; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17071600
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/7/1600

4. “Economics of Snow Accumulation on Photovoltaic Modules”
by Abdel Hakim Abou Yassine, Ehsan Khoshbakhtnejad and Hossein Sojoudi
Energies 2024, 17(12), 2962; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17122962
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/12/2962

5. “A Solar and Wind Energy Evaluation Methodology Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies”
by Vladimir Simankov, Pavel Buchatskiy, Anatoliy Kazak, Semen Teploukhov, Stefan Onishchenko, Kirill Kuzmin and Petr Chetyrbok
Energies 2024, 17(2), 416; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020416
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/2/416

6. “A Survey of Photovoltaic Panel Overlay and Fault Detection Methods”
by Cheng Yang, Fuhao Sun, Yujie Zou, Zhipeng Lv, Liang Xue, Chao Jiang, Shuangyu Liu, Bochao Zhao and Haoyang Cui
Energies 2024, 17(4), 837; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17040837
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/837

7. “Wave Basin Tests of a Multi-Body Floating PV System Sheltered by a Floating Breakwater”
by Joep van der Zanden, Tim Bunnik, Ainhoa Cortés, Virgile Delhaye, Guillaume Kegelart, Thomas Pehlke and Balram Panjwani
Energies 2024, 17(9), 2059; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17092059
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/9/2059

8. “Solar Wall Technology and Its Impact on Building Performance”
by Mehrdad Ghamari and Senthilarasu Sundaram
Energies 2024, 17(5), 1075; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17051075
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/5/1075

9. “Studying the Improvement of Solar Collector Mechanism with Phase Change Materials”
by Maha Rahman Rahi, Saba Ostadi, Amin Rahmani, Mahdieh Dibaj and Mohammad Akrami
Energies 2024, 17(6), 1432; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17061432
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/6/1432

10. “Optimizing Nanofluid Hybrid Solar Collectors through Artificial Intelligence Models”
by Safae Margoum, Bekkay Hajji, Stefano Aneli, Giuseppe Marco Tina and Antonio Gagliano
Energies 2024, 17(10), 2307; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17102307
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/10/2307

We are pleased to announce that Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073) has been accepted into the ICI Journals Master List, receiving an MSHE scoring (provided by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland) of 140 pkt, as well as an Index Copernicus Value (ICV) 2023 of 183.35. The ICV index, valid for one year, aims to reflect the level of the journal’s development and its impact on the world of science.

The ICI Journals Master List is an international indexing database of scientific journals that has been evaluating the submitted periodicals for almost 20 years. The condition for being indexed in the database is passing a positive multidimensional evaluation which is based on over 100 criteria. The process of evaluation is free of charge, and it is available for every journal that is registered in the ICI World of Journals database.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our editors. We also acknowledge that this achievement would not have been possible without the many valuable publications of our authors and the contributions of our dedicated reviewers. We wish to thank you all for your support and hope to receive more contributions from you in the future.

In addition to ICI Journals Master List, Energies is also indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), Ei Compendex, ANVUR, and other databases.

For more journal statistics, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/stats.

Energies Editorial Office

Conference: The 32nd International Conference on Photochemistry
Date: 13–18 July 2025
Location: Aachen, Germany

MDPI will be attending the 32nd International Conference on Photochemistry as an exhibitor. The conference will be held from 13 to 18 July 2025. We welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas with us.

The 32nd International Conference on Photochemistry is jointly organized by the RWTH Aachen University and the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.

The conference will focus on the following topics:

• Frontiers in photochemical sciences;
• The photophysics and photochemistry of solar energy conversion;
• Pushing the spectroscopic and microscopic limits of single molecules;
• Photoswitches for super-resolution fluorescence microscopy;
• Plasmonics & photonics;
• Photochemical reaction kinetics and mechanisms;
• Industrial photochemistry;
• Photochemistry and the sustainable environment;
• New theoretical tools in photochemistry;
• Advanced spectroscopic methods;
• Molecular photomedicine;
• Photoredox catalysis;
• Enriching materials science with photochemistry;
• Light-Driven Functional Molecular Systems.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Photochem;
• Chemistry;
• Solids;
• Molecules;
• Energies;
• Photonics;
• Chemosensors;
• Colorants.

If you are planning to attend this conference, please do not hesitate to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://www.icp2025.de/.

Glaciers are among the most important components of the Earth’s cryosphere, serving as natural reservoirs of freshwater, regulators of sea levels, and indicators of climate variability. Their role in sustaining ecosystems and human societies is unparalleled, yet they are increasingly threatened by rising global temperatures.

The scientific evidence underscores the alarming rate of glacier retreat, with profound implications for water security, sea-level rise, and the frequency of climate-related hazards such as floods and landslides. The loss of these ice masses not only disrupts hydrological cycles but also poses significant challenges to communities and economies worldwide.

Date: 19 March 2025 at 9 a.m. CET | 3 a.m. EDT | 4 p.m. CST
Webinar ID: 851 1794 7801
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/WDFG2025

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations made with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable attend? Register anyway and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch online.

Register now for free!

Program:

Webinar Speakers:

• Dr. Abror Gafurov, GFZ German Research Centre for Geoscience, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany;
• Dr. Danilo Godone, Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Torino, Italy.

In honor of 2025 World Meteorological Day observed on 24 March, MDPI is hosting a special webinar bringing together researchers and experts to discuss the importance of meteorology in ensuring societal safety and wellbeing. This webinar will provide a platform for meaningful discussions and knowledge exchange on the importance of closing the early warning gap in the face of climate change. 2025

Date: 24 March 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m. CET | 12:00 p.m. EDT 
Webinar ID: 825 1947 6033
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Webinar announcement: https://sciforum.net/event/MWMDW3

Register now for free!

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic or institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Feel free to still register; we will inform you when the recording is available.
 

Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Bruce McCarl, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, USA;
• Dr. A. K. M. Azad Hossain, Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, USA;
• Prof. Dr. Akira Tokuhiro, Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Ontario Tech University, North Oshawa, Canada.

Relevant Special Issues:
“Integrating Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, and Process-Based Modelling for Monitoring Environmental and Agricultural Landscapes Under Climate Change”
Guest Editors: Dr. Michael Gbenga Ogungbuyi and Dr. Dimitrios D. Alexakis
Deadline for manuscript submission: 28 June 2025

“The Application of Weather and Climate Research in the Energy Sector”
Guest Editors: Dr. Alberto Troccoli, Dr. Laurent Dubus and Prof. Dr. Sue Ellen Haupt
Deadline for manuscript submission: 10 June 2025

“Tropical Cyclones and Their Impacts (2nd Edition)”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Corene Matyas
Deadline for manuscript submission: 30 September 2025

“Climate Change Impacts on Hydrologic Variables across Timescales and Spatial Scale”
Guest Editors: Dr. Yang Zhou and Dr. Yang Zhou
Deadline for manuscript submission: 31 May 2025

“Hydrological Insights for Sustainable Ecosystem Management Under Climate Change”
Guest Editors: Dr. Gowhar Meraj, Dr. Shruti Kanga and Dr. Pankaj Kumar
Deadline for manuscript submission: 30 June 2025

1. “A Blockchain-Based Scalability Solution with Microgrids Peer-to-Peer Trade”
by Ameni Boumaiza
Energies 2024, 17(4), 915; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17040915
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/915

2. “Networked Microgrids: A Review on Configuration, Operation, and Control Strategies”
by Mohammad Javad Bordbari and Fuzhan Nasiri
Energies 2024, 17(3), 715; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17030715
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/3/715

3. “A Comprehensive Review on Voltage Stability in Wind-Integrated Power Systems”
by Farhan Malik, Muhammad Khan, Tauheed Rahman, Muhammad Ehtisham, Muhammad Faheem, Zunaib Haider and Matti Lehtonen
Energies 2024, 17(3), 644; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17030644
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/3/644

4. “Particle Swarm Optimization for an Optimal Hybrid Renewable Energy Microgrid System under Uncertainty”
by Manduleli Alfred Mquqwana and Senthil Krishnamurthy
Energies 2024, 17(2), 422; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/2/422

5. “Methodology for the Detection and Classification of Power Quality Disturbances Using CWT and CNN”
by Eduardo Perez-Anaya, Arturo Yosimar Jaen-Cuellar, David Alejandro Elvira-Ortiz, Rene de Jesus Romero-Troncoso and Juan Jose Saucedo-Dorantes
Energies 2024, 17(4), 852; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17040852
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/852

6. “Load Margin Assessment of Power Systems Using Physics-Informed Neural Network with Optimized Parameters”
by Murilo Eduardo Casteroba Bento
Energies 2024, 17(7), 1562; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17071562
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/7/1562

7. “Assessment of Regulatory and Market Challenges in the Economic Feasibility of a Nanogrid: A Brazilian Case”
by Fernando A. Assis, Francisco C. R. Coelho, José Filho C. Castro, Antonio R. Donadon, Ronaldo A. Roncolatto, Pedro A. C. Rosas, Vittoria E. M. S. Andrade, Rafael G. Bento, Luiz C. P. Silva, João G. I. Cypriano et al.
Energies 2024, 17(2), 341; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020341
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/2/341

8. “A Feedforward Control-Based Power Decoupling Strategy for Grid-Forming Grid-Connected Inverters”
by Baojin Liu, Zhaofeng Song, Bing Yu, Gongde Yang and Jinjun Liu
Energies 2024, 17(2), 424; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020424
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/2/424

a. “Deep Learning-Based Algorithm for Internal Fault Detection of Power Transformers during Inrush Current at Distribution Substations”
by Sopheap Key, Gyu-Won Son and Soon-Ryul Nam
Energies 2024, 17(4), 963; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17040963
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/963

10. “A Novel Methodology for Developing an Advanced Energy-Management System”
by Cristian Gheorghiu, Mircea Scripcariu, Gabriela Nicoleta Tanasiev, Stefan Gheorghe and Minh Quan Duong
Energies 2024, 17(7), 1605; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17071605
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/7/1605

The 2025 3rd International Conference on Green Building (ICOGB 2025) will be held from 25 to 27 April 2025 in Xi’an, China, organized by Xi'an Jiaotong University and Politecnico di Milano.

With researchers, scientists, engineers and scholars as its contributors, ICoGB presents an open forum aiming to raise green building awareness, increase standards and develop practical solutions for sustainable buildings by engaging with the public, industries and governments across the world. We seek a promising future with clean water and a clear sky, a vision that features better-performing buildings where energy, water, and materials are used in a sustainable manner.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

• Buildings;
• CivilEng;
• Energies;
• Infrastructures;
• Recycling;
• Urban Science;
• Architecture;
• Climate;
• Eng;
• Clean Technologies.

If you are planning to attend the above conference, we invite you to visit our booth and engage with our representatives. We look forward to meeting you in person and are here to assist you with any questions that you may have. For more information about this conference, please visit the official website at https://www.icogb.org/.

Conference: XI International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering (COUPLED PROBLEMS 2025)
Organization: European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences
Date: 25–28 May 2025
Place: Villasimius, Italy

MDPI journals will be attending the XI International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering as an exhibitor. This meeting will be held in Villasimius, Italy, from 25 to 28 May 2025.

The objectives of COUPLED PROBLEMS 2025 are to present and discuss state-of-the-art, mathematical models, numerical methods and computational techniques for solving coupling problems of multidisciplinary character in science and engineering. The conference goal is to take a step forward in the formulation and solution of real-life problems with a multidisciplinary vision, accounting for all the complex couplings involved in the physical description of the problem.

The conference topics will include, but are not limited to, the following: artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques; coupled solution strategies; loose and strong coupling schemes; mathematical formulation of multidisciplinary problems; numerical methods for coupled problems: finite difference, finite elements, finite volume, meshless methods, particle methods, etc.; optimum design in multi-disciplinary problems; parallel and real-time computational techniques; and applications in science and engineering.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Computation;
• Mathematical and Computational Applications (MCA);
• Modelling;
• AI;
• AppliedMath;
• Mathematics;
• Foundations;
• Energies;
• Computers;
• Symmetry;
• Analytics;
• Eng;
• ASI;
• BDCC.

If you will be attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://coupled2025.cimne.com/.

Join us as we engage with our Energies Exceptional Reviewer 2024, Prof. Dr. Andrea Mariscotti, to discuss his scholarly insights and journey as a reviewer for Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073).

Name: Prof. Dr. Andrea Mariscotti
Affiliation: DITEN, University of Genova, 16145 Genova, Italy
Interests: MC applied to industrial, military, and transportation systems; power quality and interference; power system modeling and analysis; electrical measurements, design, and construction of measurement setups and instrumentation; earthing, stray current, and lightning protection design

The following is an interview with Prof. Dr. Andrea Mariscotti:

1. Could you give a brief introduction of yourself to the readers?
I obtained my Ph.D. in 1996, and I have been a permanent staff member since 2005. I am currently working at the University of Genova in the electrical measurements sector. I am interested in electromobility, the design of instrumentation, electromagnetic compatibility, corrosion, stray currents, and so on, mostly applied to transportation systems. I have been a reviewer for many other journals before I was introduced to MDPI.

2. How was your experience of reviewing for Energies?
I mainly review for Energies, Sensors, Applied Sciences, and World Electric Vehicle Journal. The system works fine, is easy to use, and I can tell that there is a lot of work behind it. I also had a good experience with the editorial staff.

3. Do you have any suggestions for improving our review process?
Sometimes, some reviewers are asking for self-citations. This should be limited in order to avoid biasing the review process. All the recommended papers should be relevant to the presented work.

4. In your opinion, which research topics will be of particular interest to the research community in the coming years?
There are currently some important topics that can be used to write a significant number of papers, but sometimes, these topics peak in terms of citations and then they can become irrelevant. Some important topics are batteries and supercapacitors, with state-of-charge and state-of-health estimation problems for various applications. I also noticed that a lot of authors, especially from China, are working on stray currents and corrosion.

5. What motivated you to participate actively in the peer review process, and what do you find most rewarding about it?
This is a service I provide to my peers and, as a discussion among peers, it should be unbiased and based on equality among the participants. It is also a way I empathize with my colleagues and understand other scholars. It is a nice way to understand different perspectives, especially if my peers are from other countries and slightly different disciplines. Reviewing will also widen my perspective, and I can obtain information on research trends.

6. How do you manage your time and balance your responsibilities as a researcher and a reviewer?
Time management is pretty difficult, as there are many European and industrial projects running, plus coordinating Ph.D. students. For reviewing, I generally try to work in the first hour of the morning. Reviewing should generally be 5–10% of the total workload.

7. What advice would you give to early career researchers who are starting to participate in peer reviews?
Early career researchers should consider subjects that are important from a scientific perspective but that are also well paid, as they cannot bet on a stable career in academics. There are quite good subjects that you can manage in a small team or even alone, so there are plenty of choices depending on the personal approach to the work. An example of the latter is testing and measurement in the energy and transportation sectors, which I am currently working on.

8. How do you see the role of reviewers evolving with the advancements in artificial intelligence and automated tools in research publishing?
A scholar who is not very familiar with the English language can find a lot of help in LLMs. Besides English editing, reviewers should be very careful to detect artificial intelligence use in the presented papers. Publishing companies should also provide more than one tool to help check for AI-generated content, as the detection is often probabilistic and not unambiguous. A cause of concern can also be reviewers using AI to generate review reports, although these are easy to detect, as they generally consist of generic sentences but violate the privacy of manuscripts.