Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Clean Energy Transition—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The global clean energy transition is entering a decisive phase, in which the large-scale deployment of renewable energy sources must be accompanied by advances in power electronics, intelligent control, digitalization, and system-level integration. Building on the themes introduced in https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/special_issues/9E21J9170O, this 2nd Edition of the Special Issue aims to further explore emerging technological, methodological, and systemic solutions that enable resilient, efficient, and sustainable energy systems.

2nd Edition places particular emphasis on advanced power conversion and control, grid integration of renewable and distributed energy resources, energy storage systems, and cyber–physical and data-driven approaches that support the operation of modern energy infrastructures. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, high-efficiency DC–DC and DC–AC converters, resonant and soft-switching techniques, robust and intelligent control strategies, digital twins, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in energy systems, and reliability and lifetime assessment of power electronic components.

The Special Issue also welcomes contributions addressing system-level challenges, such as flexibility, stability, interoperability, and resilience of power networks under high penetration of renewables, as well as techno-economic and sustainability-oriented analyses. By bringing together interdisciplinary research from power electronics, control engineering, energy systems, and applied mathematics, 2nd Edition seeks to provide insights and solutions that support the next stage of the global clean energy transition.

Dr. Nikolay Hinov
Prof. Dr. Georgi Todorov
Guest Editors

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