Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Energy Technologies—2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A5: Hydrogen Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 August 2026 | Viewed by 215
Editors
Interests: hydrogen energy; power conversion; energy storage; wireless charging technology
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: hydrogen energy systems; electric-hydrogen coupling systems; hydrogen-electric integration; high-temperature hydrogen energy systems
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: energy storage; hydrogen; integrated energy system; renewable energy; smart grid
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: power conversion; energy storage; wireless charging technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global transition away from fossil-fuel-based energy systems and the pursuit of carbon neutrality are driving a profound clean energy revolution. Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, which emit little or no greenhouse gases, have achieved remarkable milestones in the transition towards low-carbon power systems. However, the high penetration of intermittent and variable renewable energy sources introduces significant technical challenges to electrical grids, including power quality issues and generation–demand imbalances. Hydrogen energy has emerged as one of the leading solutions for absorbing, storing, and utilising excess renewable generation. As a highly versatile energy carrier, hydrogen plays a crucial role not only in the flexibility of power systems, but also in the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors where direct electrification is limited or impractical. Renewable-based synthetic fuels such as green ammonia and green methanol are also receiving growing attention as energy-dense, transportable, and globally tradable vectors for long-term energy storage, seasonal balancing, and cross-sector decarbonisation, particularly in the shipping and aviation industries. Therefore, the integrated development of renewable energy, hydrogen, and its derivatives represents a key pathway towards deep decarbonisation across the entire energy system. Advances in related system integration, process optimisation, conversion technologies, and energy management are essential to unlock the full potential of these coupled energy pathways.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate innovative research and advanced technologies covering all relevant aspects of renewable energy, hydrogen energy, and renewable-based synthetic fuels, with an emphasis on their production, integration, and application within future low-carbon energy systems. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Hydrogen production;
- Hydrogen storage;
- Hydrogen transportation;
- Hydrogen application;
- Hydrogen fuel cell materials and their preparation;
- Green ammonia production, storage, and utilisation;
- Green methanol production, storage, and utilisation;
- Power system integration;
- Power system modelling, planning, and coordination;
- Renewable energy forecasting;
- Integrated energy systems;
- Power and energy conversion;
- Energy storage and conversion for grid and transportation applications;
- Energy management for energy storage systems.
Prof. Dr. Kai Song
Dr. Jin Lin
Dr. Fulin Fan
Dr. Jinhai Jiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogen energy
- hydrogen application
- renewable energy
- power and energy conversion
- energy storage
- integrated energy system
- system planning and operation
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