Energy Transition: Interaction of Gas/Hydrogen and Electricity Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editors
Interests: renewable energy sources; energy policy; energy systems; numerical analysis; computational energy economics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global transition towards sustainable, low-carbon energy systems has placed unprecedented importance on the integration and interaction of gas, hydrogen, and electricity networks. As societies seek to decarbonize industry, transportation, and residential sectors, innovative solutions that combine these vectors, particularly through the use of renewable electricity for hydrogen generation and flexible gas systems, are driving substantial technological and systemic change.
The convergence of electricity with gas and hydrogen infrastructures enables new modes of flexibility, sector coupling, and cross-vector storage, all vital in accommodating higher shares of variable renewable energy sources. Dynamic interactions between these systems facilitate demand response, grid balancing, and the leveraging of excess renewable generation to produce green hydrogen. At the same time, the transformation challenges traditional grid management, market design, and policy frameworks, creating a fertile ground for multidisciplinary research and innovation.
This Special Issue is dedicated to showcasing the latest advances in understanding, modeling, and optimizing the complex interplay between gas, hydrogen, and electricity systems during the energy transition. We invite contributions that address practical methods, challenges, and opportunities for enhanced integration, system security, and efficiency, thereby enabling a resilient, sustainable energy future.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Coupling strategies for gas, hydrogen, and electricity systems;
- Hydrogen production technologies (electrolysis, pyrolysis, etc.) and their grid impacts;
- Cross-vector energy storage and sector integration methods;
- Modeling and simulation of integrated energy networks;
- Flexible operation, market mechanisms, and ancillary services involving gas, hydrogen, and electricity;
- Infrastructure planning, investment, and retrofitting for hybrid energy systems;
- Regulatory frameworks and policy challenges;
- Decentralized solutions and digitalization for multi-vector energy management;
- Scaling up hydrogen production and storage, testing and deploying large-scale electrolyzers, storage facilities, and hydrogen transportation networks;
- Real-world demonstration projects and case studies;
- Large-scale hydrogen production and storage and integration with gas/electricity systems pilot and demonstration plants.
Through this Special Issue, we aim to foster the exchange of cutting-edge ideas and practical insights that advance the energy transition. We welcome your contributions to this timely and impactful topic.
Prof. Dr. Andreas Poullikkas
Dr. Venizelos Venizelou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy transition
- decarbonization
- hydrogen integration
- power-to-gas
- energy storage
- gas-hydrogen-electricity interaction
- policy and regulation
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