Future of Energy Systems and Smart Energy Management Strategies
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2026 | Viewed by 4174
Special Issue Editor
Interests: renewable energy systems; hybrid energy; hydrogen production; PV system performance; techno-economic assessments; materials durability under energy-system stresses; techno-economic optimisation of renewables-hydrogen systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is difficult to envision a sustainable future without advanced energy systems and intelligent management strategies. The rapid growth of renewable energy integration—solar, wind, hydrogen, and hybrid systems—together with the increasing digitalization of energy infrastructure, has transformed the way energy is produced, stored, distributed, and consumed. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, and digital twins are driving innovation in energy forecasting, demand-side management, predictive maintenance, and real-time optimization of energy flows.
At the same time, global climate change targets, the energy transition, and decarbonization efforts demand that energy systems not only become more efficient and resilient but also environmentally sustainable and economically viable. Smart energy management strategies, therefore, play a pivotal role in achieving carbon neutrality, ensuring energy security, and fostering sustainable urban development.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the design, modelling, optimization, and management of future energy systems. We invite contributions that address technological, economic, environmental, and social dimensions of energy systems, highlighting both experimental and theoretical approaches.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Renewable energy systems (solar, wind, hydrogen, bioenergy, hybrid systems);
- Smart grids, microgrids, and distributed generation;
- Energy storage technologies and integration strategies;
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning for energy forecasting and management;
- IoT and digital twins in smart energy systems;
- Predictive maintenance and fault diagnosis in renewable energy applications;
- Energy efficiency strategies for sustainable smart cities;
- Techno-economic and environmental assessments of future energy systems;
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and electrification of transport in the energy transition;
- Policies, regulatory frameworks, and pathways toward sustainable energy futures.
Dr. Paul C. Okonkwo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- renewable energy systems
- hybrid energy systems
- smart grids and microgrids
- energy storage technologies
- artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in energy
- internet of things (IoT) and digital twins
- predictive maintenance and fault diagnosis
- energy efficiency and smart cities
- vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and electrification of transport
- techno-economic and environmental assessment
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