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The Future of Energy Management and Economics: Innovation, Technology, Sustainability, and New Business Models

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 September 2026 | Viewed by 1795

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Prof. Dr. Daniel Pérez González

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Department of Business Administration, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Interests: innovation; management information systems; IT; foresight; economic energies
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Continuous technological innovations, such as artificial intelligence, offer significant opportunities that must be explored, including their application to the efficiency of energy management and economics. However, they also pose threats due to the energy consumption of these technologies and data centers. All of this makes foresight research more necessary than ever in order to improve the future of energy management and economics. In light of this, this Special Issue welcomes theoretical and empirical papers that analyze the future of energy management and economics. This includes, but is not limited to, papers on the opportunities and threats of technological advancements and innovations, new business models for energy management, and sustainability.

We look forward to your submissions.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Pérez González
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • management and economic energies
  • innovation
  • technology
  • sustainability
  • new business models

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Novel Financing Model for Renewable Cooling, Heating and Electricity: The Initial-Aid Cashback Model
by Benjamin Hueber, Uli Jakob and Michael Strobel
Energies 2026, 19(4), 868; https://doi.org/10.3390/en19040868 - 7 Feb 2026
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The accelerating global demand for renewable heating, cooling and electricity, driven by climate change and rising living standards, presents both a challenge and an opportunity for sustainable energy transitions. This paper introduces the Initial-Aid Cashback (IAC) model, an innovative business model designed to [...] Read more.
The accelerating global demand for renewable heating, cooling and electricity, driven by climate change and rising living standards, presents both a challenge and an opportunity for sustainable energy transitions. This paper introduces the Initial-Aid Cashback (IAC) model, an innovative business model designed to finance renewable energy solutions, with a focus on space cooling, by leveraging citizen participation and collaborative financing mechanisms. The model incentivizes private investors through discounted energy prices, while system operators benefit from reduced upfront capital requirements and minimised financial risk. Through two case studies, an office building in Romania (small-scale case) and the application of the REGEN-BY-2 technology in a mixed housing–office area (large-scale case), the paper demonstrates the model’s potential to accelerate the adoption of renewable cooling technologies, enhance profitability for operators, and provide attractive returns for investors. The findings highlight the model’s adaptability to diverse stakeholder needs, its scalability, and its role in fostering the clean energy transition (CET). However, challenges such as the need for a minimum number of investors, legal complexities, and trust-building among stakeholders are identified as critical barriers to implementation. The paper concludes that the IAC model offers a promising pathway to integrate citizens and small investors into the CET, while emphasising the importance of supportive policies, clear governance structures, and practical testing to ensure its success. Full article
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Dynamic Cost Management Throughout the Entire Process of Power Transmission and Transformation Projects Based on System Dynamics
by Xiaomei Zhang, Wenqin Ning, Xue Wei, Zinan Cao, Yaning Huang and Jian Zhang
Energies 2026, 19(2), 299; https://doi.org/10.3390/en19020299 - 7 Jan 2026
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With the advancement of the “dual carbon” goals, power transmission and transformation projects face complex challenges arising from the construction of new power systems. Traditional cost management models struggle to meet dynamic management demands, necessitating the establishment of analytical methods that systematically reflect [...] Read more.
With the advancement of the “dual carbon” goals, power transmission and transformation projects face complex challenges arising from the construction of new power systems. Traditional cost management models struggle to meet dynamic management demands, necessitating the establishment of analytical methods that systematically reflect the relationship between cost management levels and cost dynamics. This paper introduces system dynamics theory and methodology to construct a cost management model applicable to all phases of transmission and transformation projects. It aims to deeply analyze the relationship between project cost levels and expenses from the perspectives of system structure, feedback mechanisms, and dynamic behavior. Research indicates that pathways such as controlling cost deviations and optimizing resource allocation significantly impact total project costs. Specifically, enhancing design accuracy can effectively mitigate cost shocks caused by carbon price fluctuations, while timely implementation of cost control measures can significantly improve cost management levels. The system dynamics approach effectively reveals the dynamic interaction mechanism between cost management levels and costs in power transmission and transformation projects, providing theoretical foundations and methodological support for enhancing project cost control efficiency. Full article
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