C: Energy Economics and Policy
A section of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Section Information
Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (governments, industry groups, businesses) address issues of energy development, production, distribution, and consumption. This Section also provides a forum for communicating recent advances in energy policy, economics and innovation aspects of economics and policy of energy supply, trading, delivery and consumption, combining expertise in innovation theory, energy system organisations and institutions, and the wider policy and regulatory context of energy. Topics of interest comprise, but are not limited to, the following: Download Section Flyer
- Energy finance and energy markets
- Economic models
- Costs and pricing of renewable resources (oil, natural gas, etc.)
- Power transmission
- Business models
- Carbon/electricity markets
- Energy demand and supply
- Energy demand management
- Energy supply chain management
- Energy supply security and reliability
- Analysis and forecasting of electric power/natural gas/coal/fuels/petroleum products
- Sustainable energy transition
- Decarbonization
- Innovation challenges in the energy sector and its industries
- Transition in energy systems, electricity, and energy infrastructure
- Renewable energy sources
- Energy justice and wellbeing
- Energy and environmental economics/policy
- Emissions trading (SO2, CO2)
- Carbon sequestration and storage
- Lifecycle carbon assessment
- Renewable resource assessment
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Regulatory changes and innovations
- Energy policy
- Energy policy-making (bioenergy, climate, etc.)
- Emerging policy issues
- Energy law and regulation
- Energy generation, storage, distribution and use
- Energy cost and affordability
- Energy efficiency
- Energy use in critical industries
- New and emerging technologies influencing energy production or consumption
- Relationships between energy and economic development
- Energy and national development
- Energy and urban development
- Economic growth and sustainable energy production (electricity/coal/household, etc.)
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Techno-Economic Evaluations of Sustainable Electricity Generation Systems (Deadline: 2 June 2023)
- Environmental and Techno-Economic Assessment of Energy Systems (Deadline: 5 June 2023)
- Sustainability and Corporate Governance Disclosure in Non-Financial Reporting in Energies Companies (Deadline: 9 June 2023)
- Policy and Economics Analysis of Renewable Energy Sources and Bioenergy (Deadline: 10 June 2023)
- Prospects and Challenges of Energy Transition (Deadline: 12 June 2023)
- Energy Economics and Policy Guidance for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition (Deadline: 19 June 2023)
- Sewage Sludge Management within Circular Economy and Bioeconomy: Policies, Economy and State-of-the-Art Technologies (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Digitization of Energy Supply and Demand Sides (Deadline: 22 June 2023)
- Advanced Risk Analysis and Short-Term Forecast Model for Global Energy Market (Deadline: 27 June 2023)
- The Effects of COVID-19 on Renewable Energy Supply, Demand and Energy Mix (Deadline: 28 June 2023)
- Economic and Policy Challenges of Energy (Deadline: 29 June 2023)
- Sustainable Development and Spatial Policy for Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 29 June 2023)
- Sustainable Development, Energetic Policies in the Context of the Global Crisis (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Energy Economics and Policies towards Sustainable Energy Generation (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Markets and Distributed Resources for Modern Power Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advanced Regulations and Strategies for Energy Management and Investment (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Feature Papers in Energy Economics and Policy (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Energy Communities Implementation (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advances in Management of Energy Sector Enterprises: Directions, Challenges, Opportunities, Threats and Pitfalls (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Risk Management in Carbon and Oil Markets (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Bioenergy Economics: Analysis, Modeling and Application (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Green Hydrogen Supply Chain: From Production to End Use (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Economic Growth, Energy Consumption and Carbon Emission (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Managing Energy Sector Enterprises: Challenges, Methods and Research Trends II (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Emerging Trends in Energy Economics II (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Energy Transition and Sustainability in Emerging Economies: Clean Energy and Net Zero Emission (Deadline: 1 July 2023)
- Carbon–Electricity Market, Energy Sharing and Consumptions for Communities (Deadline: 3 July 2023)
- Behavioral Models for Energy with Applications II (Deadline: 4 July 2023)
- Economic Analysis of Coping with Energy Consumption and Climate Change (Deadline: 6 July 2023)
- Energy Transport in Turbulent Times: Antecedents, Current Conditions & Future Outlook (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
- Effective and Efficient Management Practices in Energy Sources and Energy Consumption (Deadline: 12 July 2023)
- Accelerating the Digital Economy, Energy Consumption through Blockchain Technology, and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 12 July 2023)
- Energy Transition and Sustainability: Low-Carbon Economy (Deadline: 14 July 2023)
- Advances in Marketing Researches for Sustainable Development of Energy Economic (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
- Analysis of the Current State and Future of Energy Systems: Energy Policy, Economy, and Environment (Deadline: 19 July 2023)
- Green Economy in Sustainable Energy Development and Energy Environment (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Sustainable Energy Development and Technological Policy (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Advanced Nuclear Reactors: Designs, Technologies and Policies for 21st Century Global Challenges (Deadline: 21 July 2023)
- The Extreme Climate, Electricity–Carbon Markets, and Digitalization (Deadline: 25 July 2023)
- Energy Market in the European Union: Consumption, Prices and Renewable Energy (Deadline: 25 July 2023)
- Alternative Energy Policy II (Deadline: 26 July 2023)
- Green Energy Economies (Deadline: 27 July 2023)
- Energy Consumption in the EU Countries Ⅱ (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Circular Economy, Environmental and Energy Management (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Economic and Social Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Energy Sector Ⅱ (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Renewable Energy Policy and Economics (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Economics and Management in Extractive and Energy Industry (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimization for Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Energy Management: Economic, Social, and Ecological Aspects (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Technical, Economic and Managerial Aspects of the Energy Transition (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Energy Economics: Markets, Pricing and Policies (Deadline: 3 August 2023)
- Opening of Electricity Markets to Distributed Resources: Numerical Models and Real Implementation (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
- Energy Consumption Structure and Economic Growth (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Willingness to Pay Studies and Energy Use (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Aligning Policies for a Decarbonised Economy (Deadline: 16 August 2023)
- Energy Transition and Consumption for Communities (Deadline: 17 August 2023)
- Available Energy and Environmental Economics: Volume II (Deadline: 21 August 2023)
- Transition of the Energy Systems and the Development of Urban Functional Areas (Deadline: 22 August 2023)
- Energy Transformation from the Perspectives of the Individual Citizen and the Market (Deadline: 22 August 2023)
- Advanced Research on Clean Energy and Electricity Market (Deadline: 25 August 2023)
- Energy and Environmental Economics/Policy (Deadline: 30 August 2023)
- Climate Change in Times of Energy and Economic Crisis – the Role of Innovation and Economic Openness (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Energy Economics and Environment: Exploring the Linkages (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Circular Economy Applications in Energy, Electronics and Automotive Industries (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Smart Energy Management and Sustainable Urban Communities (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Forecasting and Decision Support Systems for Energy Market Development: Volume II (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Business Models for Smart Local Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Energy Transition and Environmental Sustainability II (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Circular Economy and Decarbonization of Energy (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
- Industrial Chain, Supply Chain and Value Chain in the Energy Industry: Opportunities and Challenges (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
- The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Energy Economics and Markets in Central and Eastern Europe (Deadline: 4 September 2023)
- Energy Market Analysis, Perspectives and Policy Simulation (Deadline: 5 September 2023)
- Transformation of Energy Systems: From the Perspective of Climate and Energy Policies (Deadline: 7 September 2023)
- Recent Advances in Energy Transition and Policy Evolution (Deadline: 8 September 2023)
- Industry 4.0 and Social and Economic Development in the Aspect of Sustainable Development: Relations in EC Countries (Deadline: 11 September 2023)
- Economic and Policy Challenges of the Energy Transition in CEE Countries II (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- New Approaches and Valuation in Electricity Markets (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Economy, Social Policy and Forecast Analysis in Energy Industry (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Planning Policy of Renewable Energy (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Circular Business Models and Circular Economy in Energy Production and Consumption (Deadline: 18 September 2023)
- Financing Renewable Energy in the Energy Market (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Electricity Market Reform and Deregulation II (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Energy Transition in the Regions—Goals, Determinants, Diversification and Sources of Financing (Deadline: 25 September 2023)
- Advances in Energy Market Research (Deadline: 27 September 2023)
- Green Economics and Sustainable Management of Energy Sources (Deadline: 28 September 2023)
- Management Challenges Facing Renewable Energy: An Operational and Strategic Approach (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Finance and Economics of Energy Transition (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- ESG Investment and Energy Transition (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Energy Storage Systems: Market Value and Policy Landscape (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Impacts of Uncertainty on Energy and Socio-Economic Environment: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Policies for Carbon-Neutral Energy System (Deadline: 6 October 2023)
- Law and Order for Energy Transition: Public Policies at the Crossroads (Deadline: 8 October 2023)
- Volume II: Innovative Economic Technologies and Policies in the Energy Sector (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Energy Policy and Sustainable Development: Challenges to Economic Development (Deadline: 11 October 2023)
- Sustainable Energy Economics and Prospects Research (Deadline: 16 October 2023)
- New Challenges in Energy and Environmental Economics II (Deadline: 16 October 2023)
- Energy Efficiency Technologies and Policies for Productive Sectors: Environmental, Economic, and Social – Related Implications (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Challenges and Opportunities for the Sustainable Energy Economy (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Environmental Economics in Energy and Carbon Markets (Deadline: 25 October 2023)
- New Perspectives on Green Energy Transition and Energy Policy (Deadline: 25 October 2023)
- Decisions and Market Analysis for Solar Energy (Deadline: 25 October 2023)
- Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy, Environment and Energy Policy (Deadline: 27 October 2023)
- Financial Development and Energy Consumption Nexus II (Deadline: 29 October 2023)
- Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Energy and Financial Efficiency (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- The Impact of Crises and Disruption on the Energy Market (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Sustainable Development of Energy Systems and Economies: Modern Technologies and Responsible Use of Energy Resources (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Designing New Business Models and Decision Support Tools for Electricity Aggregators (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Advanced Energy Systems Planning and Scheduling in Energy Markets: The Role of Flexibility for the Energy Transition (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Multidimensionality of Energy Transformation and Climate Neutrality (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Factors Influencing Households’ Energy Consumption (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- The EU’s Energy Security and the Green Deal (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Economic, Financial, and Social Aspects of Green Energy Transformation (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Volume II: New Insights into Circular Economy and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- The Future Energy Market Based on Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies for Smart Grids (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Progress in Security and Reliability Assessment of Energy Supply (Deadline: 25 December 2023)
- Exploring the Role of Electricity Big Data in Achieving the Carbon Neutrality Target (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Green Transformation in the Energy Sector, Energy Security and Energy Crisis (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Renewable Energy Supply Chain (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Forecasting and Risk Management Techniques for Electricity Markets II (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Renewable Electricity Markets (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Corporate Reputation in Times of Accelerated Digitization and Low-Carbon Economy (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Research on Technology, Economy, and Management in the Energy Field (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Modeling Energy–Environment–Economy Interrelations II (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Analysis of Energy Efficiency: Perspectives and Policies towards Sustainable Development (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction—In Memory of Professor Habil Jiří Jaromír Klemeš (Deadline: 23 January 2024)
- Energy Efficiency and Economic Uncertainty in Energy Market (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- New Energy Patterns, Economic Analysis and Optimization: Challenges in the Energy Market (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Public Policies and Development of Renewable Energy 2023 (Deadline: 10 February 2024)
- Economic Analysis of Energy Transitions and Sustainability Issues in Tourism (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Energy Efficiency Assessments and Improvements (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Multi-Energy Systems Operation, Economics and Policy to Facilitate Low-Carbon Energy Transition (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Energy Market, Policy and Economic Growth
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Energy Transitions, Energy Consumption, and Sustainable Economic Growth
- Energy Economics and Policy in China
- Energy Economics and Policy in Developed Countries
- Energy Use Efficiency
- Review Papers in Energy Economics and Policy
