Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Energies will be granting the Travel Award to two junior scientists. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Energies Editorial Board. 

This award provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference in the field of energy to be held in 2024, in order to give a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2024 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted.
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications.
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words).
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winners (two awardees) will each be awarded CHF 800 and a certificate. 

Please submit your applications for the Energies 2024 Travel Award online by 31 October 2023, 18:00 (CEST). Prizes will be awarded at the end of December 2023 and announced on the Energies website.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

The success and reputation of Energies can be primarily attributed to the dedication of all the members of the Editorial Board; the Energies Editorial Office is immensely grateful for their hard work and commitment. In order to recognize exceptional contributions and maintain the high international standards of Energies, we are pleased to announce the establishment of the Energies 2023 Editor of Distinction Award. This award will be granted to six Editorial Board Members in recognition of their outstanding dedication and efforts toward advancing the mission of Energies.

Editorial Board Members wishing to participate must nominate themselves or be nominated by another Editorial Board Member. An evaluation committee led by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Professor Enrico Sciubba, will select the winners based on their activities and contributions to the journal’s successful development and maintenance of its quality standards during 2023.

Eligibility for the Award:
– All Editorial Board Members, excluding the Evaluation Committee;
– Contributions in 2023 qualify EBMs for the award.

List of Documents for Nomination:
– Nominee’s CV (Word/PDF) ^req;
– Letter of nominations (Word/PDF) ^req (Note: For applicants recommended by other EBMs);
– The nomination form.

Prizes:
– One first prize: CHF 1500 and a certificate;
– Two second prizes: CHF 1000 and a certificate each;
– Three third prizes: CHF 500 and a certificate each.

Schedule:
Nomination deadline: 31 January 2024
Winner announcement: 30 April 2024

How to Submit Nominations?
Please download the nomination form by clicking here, and then send the required materials by email to [email protected] and copy in [email protected].

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected].

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

Energies is inviting applications for the 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or recently qualified PhD graduate who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba.

Eligibility and Requirements
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD graduate who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must have been or be defended in 2023.

Required Application Documents
– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English (around 3000 words long);
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of study at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defense).

Selection Criteria
– Quality of resume and publications;
– Relevance of the candidate and research description;
– Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
– Strength of the recommendation letter;
– Anticipated academic potential;
– Originality and impact of the research.

Prizes
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– Certificate;
– Opportunity to publish one paper free of charge in Energies after peer review before the end of 2024.

The application deadline is 29 February 2024. The winner will be announced on the Energies website by the end of April 2024.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously offer their time to review the papers submitted to the journal, by presenting an award to those who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Energies.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
All reviewers for Energies in 2023 will be automatically included.

Selection criteria:
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

What will the winners receive?
There will be five winners this year, and each will receive the following:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.

When will the winners be announced?
The winners will be announced in February 2024 on the journal’s website.

How can I make myself eligible?
If you have not yet reviewed papers for Energies, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that we are now inviting nominations for the Energies 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of energy. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba.

The Prize:
– CHF 2000;
– Option to publish one paper free of charge in Energies after peer review before the end of 2024;
– An electronic certificate.

Eligibility and Requirements:
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2023;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of energy;
– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination:
– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule
Open for nomination: 25 May 2023
Nomination deadline: 31 October 2023
Winner announcement: 31 December 2023

How to Submit Nominations?
The nominations must be submitted online.

Contact
Ms. Libbie Zhao
Marketing Assistant
Email: [email protected]

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Energies 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Energies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. Ten reviews and ten research articles will receive an award. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Energies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

The Prize:
– The first prize (one review and one research article): CHF 1000 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Energies in 2024 after peer review;
– The second prize (three reviews and three research articles): CHF 600 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Energies in 2024 after peer review;
– The third prize (six reviews and six research articles): CHF 400 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Energies in 2024 after peer review;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in March 2024.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Energies, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Energies 2023 Travel Award. The award has been granted to: Dr. Roberta De Robbio, who is a post-doctoral fellow at University of Naples Federico II, Italy; and Ms. Monika Sandelic, a PhD student at Aalborg University, Denmark.

As the awardees, they will each receive an honorarium of CHF 800, financial support to attend an international conference in the field of energy and related research to be held in 2023, and an electronic certificate.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Editor-in-Chief, Energies

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Energies 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Energies Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Energies. It is due to their efforts that the high quality and quick turnaround of the journal are maintained.

Dr. Raffaele Carli
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering (DEI), Polytechnic of Bari, Italy
Research Interests: control systems; optimization; energy systems; decision making

Dr. Marcos Tostado-Véliz
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Jaén, Spain
Research Interests: power systems; electric vehicles; renewable energy; microgrids; multi-energy systems; home energy management; storage systems

Dr. Andrea Mariscotti
DITEN, University of Genova, Italy
Research Interests: EMC 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

Dr. Xuejun Qian
Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Morgan State University, USA
Research Interests: biomass combustion system; gaseous emissions; shell and tube heat exchanger (STHE); stirling engine; refrigeration system; heat transfer; fuel property characterization; biomass utilization

Dr. Dominik Zimon
Department of Management Systems and Logistics, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
Research Interests: quality management; supply chain; logistics; sustainability

The Prize for Each Winner:

• CHF 500;
• An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Energies in 2023 after peer review;
• A certificate.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Energies, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Energies 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to the following:

“Nanofluid Impingement Jet Heat Transfer”
By Javad Mohammadpour, School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Australia

The winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and the chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Energies in 2023.

On behalf of the Evaluation Committee, I congratulate the winner on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses, and thank the Award Committee for voting on as well as helping with this award. 

Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Editor-in-Chief, Energies

Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Energies 2022 Young Investigator Award is Prof. Dr. Saeed Golestan.

Prof. Dr. Saeed Golestan is an Associate Professor (under assessment) at AAU Energy, Aalborg University (AAU), Aalborg, Denmark. His research interests are in designing control systems for grid-tied power converters, designing grid synchronization and signal processing algorithms/filters for AC power applications, modeling and stability assessment of power electronic-based power systems including wind and PV systems, and the application of quantum computations in solving power systems problem. Prof. Dr. Saeed Golestan received his PhD in 2018 and has an outstanding publication record, and is the principal author of 55 papers in prestigious journals and co-author of 28 journal papers. These articles have received more than 6200 citations. He is a senior member of IEEE, and an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on power electronics and the Journal of Energies. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Prof. Dr. Saeed Golestan for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Prof. Dr. Saeed Golestan will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2023 in Energies after peer-review, and an electronic certificate.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Energies, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Energies 2022 Travel Award.

The award has been granted to Dr. Runxia Cai, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, USA, and Mr. Lukasz Niedzwiecki, a PhD student in Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were incredibly challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Editor-in-Chief, Energies

Dear Colleagues,

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the Energies 2021 Best Paper Award, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba. Following a review process by the Award Evaluation Committee, twenty winners were selected.

Article:
The First Prize: (CHF 1000 + one free publication + a certificate)
Deep-Learning Forecasting Method for Electric Power Load via Attention-Based Encoder-Decoder with Bayesian Optimization
By Xue-Bo Jin et al.

The Second Prize: (CHF 600 + one free publication + a certificate)
Confronting Energy Poverty in Europe: A Research and Policy Agenda
By Stefan Bouzarovski et al.

Nexus between Financial Development, Renewable Energy Consumption, Technological Innovations and CO2 Emissions: The Case of India
By Muhammad Qayyum et al.

The Beneficial Effect of the Addition of Fly Ash on Reduction of the Size of Microcracks in the ITZ of Concrete Composites under Dynamic Loading
By Grzegorz Ludwik Golewski

The Third Prize: (CHF 400 + one free publication + a certificate)
A Scalable Real-Time Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring System for the Estimation of Household Appliance Power Consumption
By Christos Athanasiadis et al.

Do Perceived Risk, Perception of Self-Efficacy, and Openness to Technology Matter for Solar PV Adoption? An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior
By Arifa Tanveer et al.

Do Environment-Related Policy Instruments and Technologies Facilitate Renewable Energy Generation? Exploring the Contextual Evidence from Developed Economies
By Umer Shahzad et al.

Economic Considerations on Nutrient Utilization in Wastewater Management
By Josef Maroušek and Anna Maroušková

Assessing the Level of Energy and Climate Sustainability in the European Union Countries in the Context of the European Green Deal Strategy and Agenda 2030
By Magdalena Tutak et al.

Impact of the Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Electricity Use by Residential Users
By Sławomir Bielecki et al.

Review:
The First Prize: (CHF 1000 + one free publication + a certificate)
A Review of DC Microgrid Energy Management Systems Dedicated to Residential Applications
By Sadaqat Ali et al.

The Second Prize: (CHF 600 + one free publication + a certificate) 
CdTe-Based Thin Film Solar Cells: Past, Present and Future
By Alessandro Romeo and Elisa Artegiani

Methane Cracking for Hydrogen Production: A Review of Catalytic and Molten Media Pyrolysis
By Malek Msheik et al.

Recent Progress of Organic Photovoltaics with Efficiency over 17%
By Xuelin Wang et al.

The Third Prize: (CHF 400 + one free publication + a certificate) 
Bifacial Photovoltaics 2021: Status, Opportunities and Challenges
By Radovan Kopecek and Joris Libal

Comprehensive Review on Fuel Cell Technology for Stationary Applications as Sustainable and Efficient Poly-Generation Energy Systems
By Viviana Cigolotti et al.

Critical Review of Flywheel Energy Storage System
By Abdul Ghani Olabi et al.

Integrated Approach for Wastewater Treatment and Biofuel Production in Microalgae Biorefineries
By Sanjeet Mehariya et al.

Review of Multilevel Inverters for PV Energy System Applications
By Ali Bughneda et al.

Review on Deep Neural Networks Applied to Low-Frequency NILM
By Patrick Huber et al.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Energies.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Energies 2021 Reviewer Award. The Energies Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Energies. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

Prof. Dr. Elena Lucchi
Eurac Research, Institute for Renewable Energy, Bolzano, Italy
Research Interests: energy efficiency; energy audit; building energy simulation; highly efficient materials; renewable energy sources; BIPV

Prof. Dr. Marcin Dębowski
Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
Research Interests: algae cultivation technologies; algae acquisition from natural water; algae biomass separation and dewatering; algae to biofuels; algae to valuable products; methane fermentation; biohydrogen, biodiesel, wastewater treatment; sludge management

Dr. Miroslav Variny
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia
Research Interests: process modeling and intensification; energy auditing; carbon footprint reduction; refining and petrochemistry; renewables

Dr. Piotr F. Borowski
Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Research Interests: management and strategic management; power plants; sustainable development; eco-innovations; eco-efficiency; nexus water–energy–food; CO₂ emission reduction

Dr. Vedran Mrzljak
Faculty of engineering, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Research Interests: power plants; steam and gas turbines; internal combustion engines; marine power systems

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Editor-in-Chief, Energies

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Energies, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Energies 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize is for a PhD student who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis.

The award has been granted to:
“High-Safety Phosphate Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries” By Tan Shuang-Jie, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

The winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper in Energies in 2022.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I would like to congratulate the winner on his accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional thesis for his contributions to Energies and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Editor-in-Chief, Energies

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Energies 2021 Young Investigator Award in Electric and Hybrid Vehicles is Dr. Christopher H. T. Lee.

Dr. Lee is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Lee’s research interests are in electric vehicle technologies, machines and drives and renewable energies. Dr. Lee received his Ph.D. in 2011 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Lee’s Scopus Scientific Citations number is 477 and his Hirsch index is 21. He is evidently a rising star in the field of electric machines and drives. As a single applicant, Dr. Lee has secured funding of more than USD 7 million investigated research grants. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Lee for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Lee will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper, free of charge, in Energies before 31 December 2022, following peer review, and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent nominations.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleasure to announce that the winner of the Energies 2021 Young Investigator Award in Bioenergy and Biofuel is Dr. Qilin Wang.

Dr. Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Dr. Wang’s research interests are in environmental engineering, wastewater treatment, environmental biotechnology, renewable energy, and sludge treatment. Dr. Wang received his Ph.D. in 2014 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising more than 170 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Wang’s Scopus Scientific Citations number is 6292 and his Hirsch index is 49. He is evidently a rising star in the field of bioenergy and water. As a single applicant, Dr. Wang has secured funding of more than USD 6 million as a PI from the Australian Research Council. This is an outstanding achievement in
today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Wang for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Wang will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper, free of charge, in Energies before 31 December 2022, following peer review, and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent nominations.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Energies 2021 Travel Award.

The awards have been granted to Dr. Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi, a research fellow at Future Energy Research Group, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania, Australia; and Ms. Irene Poza-Casado, a predoctoral researcher at E.T.S. Arquitectura, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, we congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the Energies 2020 Best Paper Award, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba. Following a review process by the Evaluation Committee, fifteen winners were selected. The recipients are as follows:

Article:
Rank 1 Award: (CHF 1000 + one free publication + a certificate)
Analyzing Similarities between the European Union Countries in Terms of the Structure and Volume of Energy Production from Renewable Energy Sources (doi:10.3390/en13040913)
By Jarosław Brodny et al.

Rank 2 Award: (CHF 600 + one free publication + a certificate)
High Reynold’s Number Turbulent Model for Micro-Channel Cold Plate Using Reverse Engineering Approach for Water-Cooled Battery in Electric Vehicles (doi:10.3390/en13071638)
By Satyam Panchal et al.

Investigation of Inorganic Phase Change Material for a Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic (STPV) Module (doi:10.3390/en13143582)
By Alagar Karthick et al.

Considerations on Potentials, Greenhouse Gas, and Energy Performance of Biofuels Based on Forest Residues for Heavy-Duty Road Transport in Sweden (doi:10.3390/en13246701)
By Shveta Soam et al.

Rank 3 Award: (CHF 400 + one free publication + a certificate)
Characterization of Hybrid-nano/Paraffin Organic Phase Change Material for Thermal Energy Storage Applications in Solar Thermal Systems (doi:10.3390/en13195079)
By Manoj Kumar Pasupathi et al.

Snapshot of Photovoltaics—February 2020 (doi:10.3390/en13040930)
By Arnulf Jäger-Waldau

The Importance of Renewable Energy Sources in Poland’s Energy Mix (doi:10.3390/en13184624)
By Renata Marks-Bielska et al.

Infectious Diseases, Market Uncertainty and Oil Market Volatility (doi:10.3390/en13164090)
By Elie Bouri et al.

Cost of Equity of Coal-Fired Power Generation Projects in Poland: Its Importance for the Management of Decision-Making Process (doi:10.3390/en13184833)
By Piotr W. Saługa et al.

Review:
Rank 1 Award: (CHF 1000 + one free publication + a certificate)
Review: Internet of Things (IoT) and the Energy Sector (doi:10.3390/en13020494)
By Naser Hossein Motlagh et al.

Rank 2 Award: (CHF 600 + one free publication + a certificate)
A Review on Thermoelectric Generators: Progress and Applications (doi:10.3390/en13143606)
By Mohamed Amine Zoui et al.

Contributions and Risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Building Smarter Cities: Insights from a Systematic Review of the Literature (doi:10.3390/en13061473)
By Tan Yigitcanlar et al.

Rank 3 Award: (CHF 400 + one free publication + a certificate)
Possibilities and Challenges for the Inclusion of the Electric Vehicle (EV) to Reduce the Carbon Footprint in the Transport Sector: A Review (doi:10.3390/en13102602)
By Aritra Ghosh

Energy and Climate Policy—An Evaluation of Global Climate Change Expenditure 2011–2018 (doi:10.3390/en13184839)
By Coilín ÓhAiseadha et al.

A Review of The Methanol Economy: The Fuel Cell Route (doi:10.3390/en13030596)
By Samuel Simon Araya et al.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Energies. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Energies.

Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the “Energies 2019–2020 Best Cover Paper Award”. Each winner will receive CHF 500.

– Issue 13 (2019, July-1)
O&M Models for Ocean Energy Converters: Calibrating through Real Sea Data
By Tianna Bloise Thomaz, David Crooks, Encarni Medina-Lopez, Leonore van Velzen, Henry Jeffrey, Joseba Lopez Mendia, Raul Rodriguez Arias and Pablo Ruiz Minguela
Energies 2019, 12(13), 2475; doi.:10.3390/en12132475

– Issue 18 (2019, September-2)
Heat to H₂: Using Waste Heat for Hydrogen Production through Reverse Electrodialysis
By Kjersti Wergeland Krakhella, Robert Bock, Odne Stokke Burheim, Frode Seland and Kristian Etienne Einarsrud
Energies 2019, 12(18), 3428; doi.:10.3390/en12183428

– Issue 8 (2020, April-2)
Evolution of the HVDC Link Connecting Offshore Wind Farms to Onshore Power Systems
By Roland Ryndzionek and Łukasz Sienkiewicz
Energies 2020, 13(8), 1914; doi.:10.3390/en13081914

– Issue 22 (2020, November-2)
Liquefied Natural Gas for Civil Aviation
By Pavlos Rompokos, Sajal Kissoon, Ioannis Roumeliotis, Devaiah Nalianda, Theoklis Nikolaidis and Andrew Rolt
Energies 2020, 13(22), 5925; doi.:10.3390/en13225925

Congratulations to the winners for their excellent research!

We selected 10 participants, who will receive a CHF 50 voucher each.

Dr. Akansha Mehta, Prof. Dr. Bartłomiej Hernik, Dr. Carlos Herce, Dr. Chunhua Liu, Dr. Jianguo Ding, Dr. Jozsef Juhasz, Dr. Marcin Paprocki, Dr. Maria G. Ioannides, Dr. Nicolas Roche and Prof. Paweł Ligęza

Thanks everyone for your participation.

kind regards，
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the following referees (in alphabetical order by surname) have been selected as winners of the Energies 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award in appreciation of the high number, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in 2019. Each will receive 500 CHF, an offer to publish for free in Energies within one year, and a certificate of appreciation.

Raffaele Carli, Polytechnic University of Bari
Michael D. Murphy, Cork Institute of Technology
Michel Noussan, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
Giedre Streckiene, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Pavel Tcvetkov, Saint Petersburg Mining University

Congratulations to all of them for their excellent reviews and well-earned award! The Energies Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to acknowledge all reviewers who have generously dedicated their time and efforts toward reviewing manuscripts submitted to Energies. It is because of their outstanding contributions that the high scientific quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Energies Travel Awards for 2020.

Travel awards were granted to Mr. Felix Utama Kosasih, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge; and to Dr. Alberto Sánchez González, Assistant Professor at the Department of Thermal and Fluid Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Mr. Kosasih’s research focuses on using analytical electron microscopy and machine-learning-based data analysis techniques to study the properties, stability, and upscaling of perovskite solar cells and modules. Dr. González’s research focuses on concentrating solar power systems. Each awardee will receive 800 Swiss Francs to attend an international conference in 2020.

Mr. Felix Utama Kosasih will present his work entitled “Sodium Diffusion at P1 Scribe Lines in Perovskite Solar Modules” at the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Fall Meeting 2020, which will be held on 14 September, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland.

Dr. Alberto Sánchez González will present his work entitled “FluxSPT: Tool for Heliostat Field Aiming and Flux Mapping in Solar Power Tower Plants” at the 26th SolarPACES Conference, which will be held on 29 September, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

We would like to thank all the applicants in various fields of study for their applications and all the Award Committee members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent applications.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the Energies 2019 Best Paper Award, who were chosen by journal Award Committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba. Following a review process by the Evaluation Committee, six winners were selected. The recipients of the “Energies 2019 Best Paper Award” are as follows:

Rank 1 Award: (800 CHF + one free publication in 2021 + a certificate)

Article: A Capacity Configuration Control Strategy to Alleviate Power Fluctuation of Hybrid Energy Storage System Based on Improved Particle Swarm Optimization

By Tiezhou Wu, Xiao Shi Li Liao, Chuanjian Zhou, Hang Zhou and Yuehong Su

Review: Current Li-Ion Battery Technologies in Electric Vehicles and Opportunities for Advancements

By Yu Miao, Patrick Hynan, Annette von Jouanne and Alexandre Yokochi

Rank 2 Award: (500 CHF + one free publication in 2021 + a certificate)

Article: Recurrent Neural Network-Based Hourly Prediction of Photovoltaic Power Output Using Meteorological Information

By Donghun Lee and Kwanho Kim

Review: State of the Art of Machine Learning Models in Energy Systems, a Systematic Review

By Amir Mosavi, Mohsen Salimi, Sina Faizollahzadeh Ardabili, Timon Rabczuk, Shahaboddin Shamshirband and Annamaria R. Varkonyi-Koczy

Rank 3 Award: (300 CHF + one free publication in 2021 + a certificate)

Article: Analysis of Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption and Environmental Impacts in European Countries

By Florinda Martins, Carlos Felgueiras, Miroslava Smitkova and Nídia Caetano

Review: Towards a Smarter Battery Management System for Electric Vehicle Applications: A Critical Review of Lithium-Ion Battery State of Charge Estimation

By Muhammad Umair Ali, Amad Zafar, Sarvar Hussain Nengroo, Sadam Hussain, Muhammad Junaid Alvi and Hee-Je Kim

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Energies 2019 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Energies.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the following referees (in alphabetical order by surname) have been selected to receive the “Energies 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award” in appreciation of the high number, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in 2018. Each of them will receive 500 CHF, a free Energies publication within one year, and a paper Certificate of Appreciation:

• Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro, Universidad de Almería
• Simona Merola, Istituto Motori - Italian National Research Council
• Ting-Chia Ou, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
• Javier Roldán Pérez, IMDEA Energy Institute
• Timon Rabczuk, Bauhaus University Weimar

Congratulations to all of them on their excellent reviews and well-earned awards! The Energies Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to acknowledge all reviewers who have generously dedicated their time and effort to reviewing manuscripts submitted to Energies. It is because of their outstanding contributions that the high scientific quality of the journal, and quick turnaround, is maintained.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 Energies Young Investigator Award is Dr. Xiaosong Hu.

Dr. Hu is currently a professor at Department of Automotive Engineering, Chongqing University, China. He has provided salient contributions to sustainable energy and mobility solutions, particularly in domains of modelling and control of power/propulsion systems of clean energy electrified vehicles in sustainable transportation. Major contributions distinguishing him include: (1) he innovatively proposed the concept of Li-ion battery model usefulness and related state estimation, health prediction, and optimal charging algorithms, substantially increasing the precision and robustness of battery management in a complicated vehicular environment; (2) he has systematically studied control and optimization approaches for (plug-in) hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs/HEVs), innovatively addressing the deep-rooted challenge of jointly rapid optimization of vehicular configuration, component sizing, and energy management. Dr. Hu is productive and influential in the filed of sustainable energy. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Hu on receiving this award and for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Hu will receive an honorarium of 2000 CHF and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Energies, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Energies Travel Awards for 2019.

Travel Awards were granted to Ms. Patricia Royo Gutierrez, a PhD student in Engineering and Architecture School—University of Zaragoza; and to Dr. Federico Bella, post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Applied Science and Technology, Polytechnic University of Turin.

Ms. Gutierrez’s research focuses on the design and sustainable integration of innovative systems for industrial and energy processes, thermal storage systems and waste heat recovery in energy-intensive industry, and phase change materials. Dr. Bella’s research focuses on materials chemistry for energy conversion and storage devices. Each Awardee will receive 800 Swiss Francs to attend an international conference in 2019.

Ms. Patricia Royo Gutierrez will present her work entitled “Thermal Performance Investigation on Latent Heat Thermal Storage for Waste Heat Recovery from a High Temperature Gas Flow in Energy-Intensive Industries” at the “The International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy”, which will be held on 14 March 2019 in Oxford, UK.

Dr. Federico Bella will present his work entitled “Aqueous Solar Cells: Challenges in Electrodes and Electrolytes Design” at the “70th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry” which will be held on 4 August 2019 in Durban, South Africa.

It was a very difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the awards, and we would like to thank all the applicants in various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent applications. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners for their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Editor-in-Chief of Energies
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Roma Sapienza

Dear Authors

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Energies Best Paper Award. Three reviews and three research articles were selected by the journal award committee according to their originality; significance; as well as citation, download, and view rates in 2019 (Web of Science and Database of MDPI). The award recipients will each receive a certificate and an invitation to publish a paper free of charge in Energies, after the normal peer-review procedure. Each paper will additionally receive a bonus based on the award class. The winners list is as follows:

First Award (one research paper), 800 CHF;
Bouktif, S.; Fiaz, A.; Ouni, A.; Serhani, M.A. Optimal Deep Learning LSTM Model for Electric Load Forecasting using Feature Selection and Genetic Algorithm: Comparison with Machine Learning Approaches. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/7/1636

Second Award (one review paper and one research paper), 500 CHF each;
Uddin, M.N.; Techato, K.; Taweekun, J.; Rahman, M.M.; Rasul, M.G.; Mahlia, T.M.I.; Ashrafur, S.M. An Overview of Recent Developments in Biomass Pyrolysis Technologies. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/11/3115

Shang, Y. Resilient Multiscale Coordination Control against Adversarial Nodes. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/7/1844

Third Award (two review papers and one research paper), 300 CHF each.
Raza, M.; Chen, L.; Leach, F.; Ding, S. A Review of Particulate Number (PN) Emissions from Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) Engines and Their Control Techniques. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/6/1417

Elahi, H.; Eugeni, M.; Gaudenzi, P. A Review on Mechanisms for Piezoelectric- Based Energy Harvesters. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/7/1850

Berardi, U.; Tronchin, L.; Manfren, M.; Nastasi, B. On the Effects of Variation of Thermal Conductivity in Buildings in the Italian Construction Sector. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/4/872

We congratulate the authors and thank them for having chosen Energies to publish their work.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Energies 10th Anniversary Outstanding Reviewer Awards:

1. A paper certificate with 500 Swiss Francs (CHF):

2. A paper reviewer certificate and one free Energies paper in 2019:

3. An electronic reviewer certificate and one 50% discount on an Energies paper in 2019:

4. An electronic reviewer certificate:

The winners were selected based on the quantity and quality of their reviews. We would further like to acknowledge all the other reviewers who have generously dedicated their time and effort to reviewing manuscripts submitted to Energies.

Congratulations to all of them on their excellent reviews and well-earned awards!

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

This year, 2018, we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Energies. To acknowledge authors’ continued support, we are pleased to announce the “10th Anniversary Best Paper Awards”. The winners were selected based on the total number of cites from web of science until 1 January 2018. The author(s) of the awarded papers will be recognized with a certificate and an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Energies.

Congratulations to all of them on their excellent work and well-earned awards!

Energies Editorial Office
St. Alban-Anlage 66
CH-4052, Basel, Switzerland
[email protected]
www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

(Please click “download description” to find the detailed information of our winners and their papers.)

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Energies, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Energies Travel Awards for 2018:

Travel Awards were granted to Ms. Lihui Gao, PhD student in the Chemical Engineering department of the China University of Mining and Technology and visiting scholar at the Energy Engineering Department of Pennsylvania State University; and to Dr. Joonho Jeon, post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota. Ms. Gao focuses on the research of sustainable fuels and materials for environmental applications. Dr Jeon’s research focuses on the characterization of nanoparticle distributions in direct injection gasoline engines. Each Awardee will receive 800 Swiss Francs to attend an international conference in 2018:

Ms. Lihui Gao will present her work entitled “In Situ Upgrading of Pyrolysis Biofuels and Heterogeneous Biochars by Mineral Incorporation into Biomass: Chemical vs. Mechanical Catalyst Mechanisms” at the “Fall 2018 National American Chemical Society Meeting”, which will be held on 19 August 2018 in Boston, MA, USA.

Dr. Joonho Jeon will present his work entitled “Characterization of Nanoparticle Distributions with in-Cylinder Flame Behaviors in a Gasoline Direct Injection Engine” at the “37th International Symposium on Combustion” which will be held on 29 July 2018 in Dublin, Ireland.

It was a very difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the awards, and we would like to thank all the applicants in various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent applications. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners for their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba
Editor-in-Chief of Energies

Dear Authors,

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Energies Best Paper Award. Three reviews and five research articles were selected by the journal award committee according to their originality and significance as well as citation and download rates in 2018 (Web of Science). The award recipients will each receive a certificate and an invitation to publish a paper free of charge in Energies, after the normal peer-review procedure. Each paper will additionally receive a bonus based on the award class. The winners list is as follows:

First Award (one review paper and one research paper), 800 CHF each;

Hesse, H.C.; Schimpe, M.; Kucevic, D.; Jossen, A. Lithium-Ion Battery Storage for the Grid—A Review of Stationary Battery Storage System Design Tailored for Applications in Modern Power Grids. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/12/2107

Berckmans, G.; Messagie, M.; Smekens, J.; Omar, N.; Vanhaverbeke, L.; Van Mierlo, J. Cost Projection of State of the Art Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles Up to 2030. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/9/1314

Second Award (one review paper and two research papers), 500 CHF each;

Talari, S.; Shafie-khah, M.; Siano, P.; Loia, V.; Tommasetti, A.; Catalão, J.P.S. A Review of Smart Cities Based on the Internet of Things Concept. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/4/421

Ou, T.-C.; Lu, K.-H.; Huang, C.-J. Improvement of Transient Stability in a Hybrid Power Multi-System Using a Designed NIDC (Novel Intelligent Damping Controller). https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/4/488

Li, C.D.; Ding, Z.X.; Zhao, D.D.; Yi, J.Q.; Zhang, G.Q. Building Energy Consumption Prediction: An Extreme Deep Learning Approach. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/10/1525

Third Award (one review paper and two research papers), 300 CHF each.

Sun, X.F.; Zhang, Y.Y.; Chen, G.P.; Gai, Z.Y. Application of Nanoparticles in Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Critical Review of Recent Progress. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/3/345

Lucian, M.; Fiori, L. Hydrothermal Carbonization of Waste Biomass: Process Design, Modeling, Energy Efficiency and Cost Analysis. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/2/211

Robinius, M.; Otto, A.; Heuser, P.; Welder, L.; Syranidis, K.; Ryberg, D.S.; Grube, T.; Markewitz, P.; Peters, R.; Stolten, D. Linking the Power and Transport Sectors— Part 1: The Principle of Sector Coupling. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/7/956

We congratulate the authors and thank them for having chosen Energies to publish their work.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office

Dear readers of Energies,
We are pleased to announce that the winner of 2017 Energies Young Investigator Award is Dr. Praveen Linga. Dr. Praveen Linga is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore. Dr. Linga’s works on both fundamental and applied aspects of research on clathrate hydrates. In a short span of 6+ years of independent research, he has built and developed state-of-the-art research facilities for macro, micro and molecular level investigations pertaining to his research programme on gas (clathrate) hydrates. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Praveen Linga for a well-deserved prize.
As the awardee, Dr. Linga will receive an honorarium of 2000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge without a fixed deadline in Energies, and an engraved plaque. We would like to thank all the Award Committee members for their assiduous evaluation of the candidates and all the applicants for submitting their fascinating and diverse range of research topics.

Professor Enrico Sciubba
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Authors,

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Energies Best Paper Award. Three reviews and five research articles were selected by the journal award committee according to their originality and significance as well as citation and download rates in 2018 (Web of Science). The award recipients will each receive a certificate and an invitation to publish a paper free of charge in Energies, after the normal peer-review procedure. Each paper will additionally receive a bonus based on the award class. The winners list is as follows:

First Award (one review paper and one research paper), 800 CHF each;

Bella, F.; Galliano, S.; Gerbaldi, C.; Viscardi, G. Cobalt-Based Electrolytes for Dye- Sensitized Solar Cells: Recent Advances towards Stable Devices. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/5/384

Kolios, A.; Mytilinou, V.; Lozano-Minguez, E.; Salonitis, K. A Comparative Study of Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making Methods under Stochastic Inputs. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/7/566

Second Award (one review paper and two research papers), 500 CHF each;

Lobaccaro, G.; Carlucci, S.; Löfström, E. A Review of Systems and Technologies for Smart Homes and Smart Grids. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/5/348

Juan, A.A.; Mendez, C.A.; Faulin, J.; De Armas, J.; Grasman, S.E. Electric Vehicles in Logistics and Transportation: A Survey on Emerging Environmental, Strategic, and Operational Challenges. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/2/86

Cadenas, E.; Rivera, W.; Campos-Amezcua, R.; Heard, C. Wind Speed Prediction Using a Univariate ARIMA Model and a Multivariate NARX Model. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/2/109

Third Award (one review paper and two research papers), 300 CHF each.

Elumalai, N.K.; Mahmud, M.A.; Wang, D.; Uddin, A. Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress and Advancements. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/11/861

Hooftman, N.; Oliveira, L.; Messagie, M.; Coosemans, T.; Van Mierlo, J. Environmental Analysis of Petrol, Diesel and Electric Passenger Cars in a Belgian Urban Setting. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/2/84

Khosravani, H.R.; Castilla, M.D.M.; Berenguel, M.; Ruano, A.E.; Ferreira, P.M. A Comparison of Energy Consumption Prediction Models Based on Neural Networks of a Bioclimatic Building. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/1/57

We congratulate the authors and thank them for having chosen Energies to publish their work.

Kind regards,
Energies Editorial Office