Journal History
| 2008 | Inaugural issue released, initially published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2009 | Published “Global Assessment of High-Altitude Wind Power” (http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en20200307) in June, which received world-wide media attention, including the Wired Magazine, CNN and The New York Times. |
| 2010 | Changed to a monthly publication schedule. The 100th paper was published. Indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). |
| 2011 | First Impact Factor (1.130) was received. |
| 2012 | The 500th paper was published. The 2011 Impact Factor was received (1.865). |
| 2013 | The 2012 Impact Factor was received (1.844). 5-Year Impact Factor was received (2.087). |
| 2014 | The 2013 Impact Factor was received (1.602). 5-Year Impact Factor was received (2.026). |
| 2015 | The 2014 Impact Factor was received (2.072). 5-Year Impact Factor was received (2.436). |
| 2016 | The 2015 Impact Factor was received (2.077). 5-Year Impact Factor was received (2.468). |
| 2017 | The 5000th paper was published. The 2016 Impact Factor was received (2.262). 5-Year Impact Factor was received (2.707). The journal is divided into five topical sections: Electrical Power and Energy System, Energy Fundamentals and Conversion, Energy Sources, Energy Storage and Application and Sustainable Energy. |
| 2018 | The 2017 Impact Factor was received (2.676). 5-Year Impact Factor was received (3.045). Energies established two new sections: Thermal Management and Energy Economics and Policy. |
| 2019 | The 10000th paper was published. The 2018 Impact Factor was received (2.707). 5-Year Impact Factor was received (2.990). Energies established eleven new sections: Hydrogen Energy; Energy and Buildings; Geo-Energy; Energy and Environment; Bio-Energy; Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems; Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy; Smart Grids and Microgrids; Advanced Energy Materials; Electric Vehicles; State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies |
Editors-in-Chief
| 2008-2009 | Founding Editor-in-Chief Dr. Edwin Kessler |
| 2009- | Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Enrico Sciubba |
| 2017- | Associate Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Thomas E. Amidon Associate Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Paul Stewart Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Josep M. Guerrero for Section “Electrical Power and Energy System” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Tapas Mallick for Section “Energy Fundamentals and Conversion” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Frede Blaabjerg for Section “Energy Sources” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. K.T. Chau for Section “Energy Storage and Application” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Abdul-Ghani Olabi for Section “Sustainable Energy” |
| 2018- | Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Marco Marengo for Section “Thermal Management” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Peter V. Schaeffer for Section “Energy Economics and Policy” |
| 2019- | Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Craig M. Jensen for Section “Hydrogen Energy” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Ruud Weijermars for Section “Geo-Energy” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Vasilis Fthenakis for Section “Energy and Environment” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Fernando Rubiera González for Section “Bio-Energy” Section Editor-in-Chief Dr. Antonio Abate for Section “Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. John Ringwood for Section “Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. José Matas for Section “Smart Grids and Microgrids” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Bryce S. Richards for Section “Advanced Energy Materials” Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Rui Xiong for Section “Electric Vehicles” |
