Improvements of the Electricity Power System II

Dear Colleagues,

World turbulences with access to hydrocarbon energy resources force the development of technologies enabling energy to be obtained from renewable sources around the world. This technology is inextricably linked with the increasing use of rare earth metals for the creation of new and improved materials for processes related to energy production, transforming energy into a different form and enhancing its storage. Rising energy prices are forcing changes in the paradigms of power system operation. National power systems are starting to play a different role in the global energy market. Virtual power plants (VPPs) or power cooperatives are considered as possible solutions. Activities related to increasing energy efficiency and energy savings are critical, while efforts to increase its quality and accessibility to everyone are also ongoing.

In this Special Issue of Energies, we would like to highlight the following issues:

• Problems in power system operation in the raw material crisis;
• Issues related to the functioning of renewable energy sources in the power system;
• Hydrogen technologies;
• The issue of energy storage;
• Virtual power plants on the electricity market;
• Issues related to the operation of local power systems;
• Smart grid and smart metering in the power system;
• Material processing, functional materials, rare earth metals;
• Energy efficiency and energy saving;
• Safe operation of systems and installations;
• Optimization, forecasting and IT software in power systems.

Prof. Dr. Tomasz Popławski
Dr. Marek Kurkowski
Prof. Dr. Enrique Romero-Cadaval
Guest Editors

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