Renewable Energy Microgrids for the Future of Electrical Grid—2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2025 | Viewed by 1491
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microgrids; photovoltaics; energy management
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Interests: hydrogen; microgrids
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, microgrids appear as a valuable option to provide a reliable electricity supply. Due to their ability to operate in grid-connected mode or islanded mode, they can improve the flexibility of the power grid while increasing the security of supply for consumers.
One challenge with the major development of microgrids is to support the new paradigm of electrical grids: moving from traditional grids with one-way control to new architectures with decentralized production and two-way interactions. Moreover, most microgrids focus on renewable energy systems, such as photovoltaics and wind power to produce electricity. High renewable energy penetration introduces a greater complexity due to the intermittent and unpredictable nature of these sources.
Common solutions to this issue lie in the use of energy storage systems with the development of robust energy management strategies, which may include production and load forecasting tools. According to the main purpose of the microgrid, various objectives can be met, such as optimizing the economic benefit, ensuring the security of supply, aiming for a certain level of self-consumption or reducing the carbon emission of the grid. Some of these points can be considered as constraints while others can be optimized through different methods (single or multi-objective problems).
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent developments that contribute to improve the management of microgrids and their interaction with the electrical grid.
Topics of interest for this Special Issue include but are not limited to:
- Integration of renewable energy sources
- Energy storage systems for microgrids
- Microgrid optimal sizing
- Energy management strategies
- Energy supply reliability
- Production forecasting applied to energy management
- Load forecasting and scheduling
Dr. Ghjuvan Antone Faggianelli
Prof. Dr. Christian Cristofari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microgrids
- renewable energy
- energy storage
- energy management
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