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.)
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advanced Nuclear Reactors: Designs, Technologies and Policies for 21st Century Global Challenges (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Economic Growth, Energy Consumption and Carbon Emission (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- New Approaches and Valuation in Electricity Markets (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Circular Business Models and Circular Economy in Energy Production and Consumption (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Renewable Energy Supply Chain (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Energy Consumption in the EU Countries: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Energy Economics: Global Trends in Technology and Policy (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Studies of Energy Economics and Environmental Policies in China (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- New Challenges in Economic Development and Energy Policy (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Advances in Energy Market and Distributed Generation (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Circular Economy in Low-Carbon Transition: Current Status and Future Prospects (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Carbon Neutrality through Green Innovations—the Role of the Renewable Energy: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 18 October 2024)
- Recognition of and Response to Energy Poverty: Measurement, Policies and Measures (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Hybrid Intelligent Modeling Technology and Optimization Strategy for Industrial Energy Consumption Processes (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Energy and Environmental Economic Theory and Policy (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Energy Transition and Environmental Sustainability: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Bioenergy Economics: Analysis, Modeling and Application (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Energy Management: Economic, Social, and Ecological Aspects (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Sustainable Energy Economics and Prospects Research (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Sustainable Energy Transition and Environment Assessment (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Smart Energy Management and Sustainable Urban Communities (Deadline: 6 November 2024)
- The Impact of Crises and Disruption on the Energy Market (Deadline: 7 November 2024)
- Sustainable Development and Spatial Policy for Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 13 November 2024)
- Transformation of Energy Markets: Description, Modeling of Functioning Mechanisms and Determining Development Trends—Third Edition (Deadline: 14 November 2024)
- Energy Poverty Alleviation, Renewable Energy Investment and High-quality Economic Development in Emerging Economies (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Managing Energy Sector Enterprises: Challenges, Methods and Research Trends: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 27 November 2024)
- Dual Control of Carbon Emissions and High-Quality Economic Development (Deadline: 28 November 2024)
- Challenges and Prospects of Circular Economy in Low-Carbon Transition (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Future Trends of Energy Economics in Sustainable Development (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Economic Analysis of Nuclear Energy (Deadline: 4 December 2024)
- Synergizing Sustainability: Smart Strategies for Enhancing Energy, Economic, Environmental, and Social Performance in Residential and Industrial Renewable Energy Communities (Deadline: 19 December 2024)
- The Interplay between Technologies and Energy Policies for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Transportation: Scenarios and Case Studies (Deadline: 19 December 2024)
- Economic Approaches to Energy, Environment and Sustainability (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Energy Efficiency Assessments and Improvements (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Future Acceptance of Renewable Energy System Economics and Policies (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Energy Transition Targets in Future Energy Systems: The Role of Electric Vehicles, Storage Technologies, Smart Grids and Hydrogen Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Renewable Energy Sources towards a Zero-Emission Economy (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Transformation to a Green Energy Economy—Challenge or Necessity (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimization for Energy Systems: 2nd Edition on the Way to Green Transition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- The EU’s Energy Security and the Green Deal (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Green Transformation in the Energy Sector, Energy Security and Energy Crisis (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Economic and Political Determinants of Energy—Contemporary Challenges (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Breakthroughs in Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment Approach for Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Economics and Policy (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- Analysis of Cogeneration Systems and Electricity Consumption—Second Edition (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Governance, Legislation and Economic Policy for Green Energy Production: The EU Green Deal Framework and Horizon 2030—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Energy Sector in Addressing Green Transformation Challenges (Deadline: 18 January 2025)
- Energy Policy and Sustainable Development: Challenges to Economic Development—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Energy Security and Transition Challenges in Post-COVID Economic Recovery (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Multi-Energy Systems Operation, Economics and Policy to Facilitate Low-Carbon Energy Transition (Deadline: 22 January 2025)
- Energy Economics, Finance and Policy towards Sustainable Energy (Deadline: 23 January 2025)
- Energy Markets and Energy Economy (Deadline: 27 January 2025)
- Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Energy and Environmental Policy and Policy Instruments in a Disruptive Era (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Public Policies and Development of Renewable Energy 2023 (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Advances in Energy Transition to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Sustainable Approaches to Energy and Environment Economics (Deadline: 7 February 2025)
- Sustainable Resource Management for a Circular Economy (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Economic Strategies for Integrating Energy and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 11 February 2025)
- New and Future Progress for Low-Carbon Energy Policy (Deadline: 12 February 2025)
- Factors Influencing Households’ Energy Consumption: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 14 February 2025)
- Energy Supply within Sustainable Agricultural Production and Development of Rural Areas: Challenges, Policies, Mechanisms (Deadline: 19 February 2025)
- Green Economy in Sustainable Energy Development and Energy Environment (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Energy Transformation from the Perspectives of the Individual Citizen and the Market (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Cutting-Edge Research in Energy Economics: Theories and Applications (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Forecasting and Risk Management Techniques for Electricity Markets II (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Economic, Financial, and Social Aspects of Green Energy Transformation (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Advances in the Development of Electricity and Carbon Markets: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Renewable Energy Systems for Energy Communities, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Energy Security and Just Transition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Coupling AI in Electricity Markets (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Industrial Chain, Supply Chain and Value Chain in the Energy Industry: Impacts and Challenges in the Green and Low-Carbon Transition (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- International Finance and Energy Markets: Energy Supplying, Prices, Investments and Trends (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Smart Innovations and the Energy–Food–Water–Waste Nexus in the Context of Sustainable Urban and Rural Bioeconomies (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Available Energy and Environmental Economics: Volume II (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: