Empowering Rural Communities: Control Strategies for a Sustainable and Resilient Energy Future
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2025 | Viewed by 3118
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Interests: control and optimization; systems analysis; decision support systems; smart grids
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Interests: modelling; identification; management; control; automation; optimization; diagnosis of discrete event industrial systems; petri nets; manufacturing systems; supply chains; logistics and transportation systems; traffic networks; energy systems
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Interests: automated systems; optimal control; model predictive control (MPC)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rural communities face unique energy challenges: limited infrastructure, vulnerability to disruptions, and dependence on local sources. Yet, they hold immense potential for renewable energy generation. This Special Issue explores how innovative control strategies within smart energy systems can empower these communities towards a sustainable and resilient energy future.
Unlocking Rural Energy Potential
Smart energy systems offer a transformative opportunity. By enabling advanced monitoring, control, and optimization of energy flows, these systems can revolutionize rural energy management. We invite submissions exploring various facets of this challenge, from theoretical frameworks to real-world case studies.
Focus: Resilience and Sustainability
This Special Issue seeks control strategies that bolster resilience against disruptions, guaranteeing a stable and reliable energy supply for rural communities. We also aim to investigate approaches that minimize environmental impact and promote renewable energy sources.
Join the Conversation
By sharing innovative solutions and best practices, this issue seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice. We invite researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to contribute, driving the development of smarter, more sustainable energy systems for rural communities.
Potential Topics:
- Advanced control algorithms for distributed energy resources (DERs);
- Automation techniques for enhancing resilience in rural smart grids;
- Optimization models for energy storage systems in rural communities;
- Integrating and managing renewable energy using control and automation methods;
- Demand response strategies and tailored load management through automation for rural areas;
- Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for automated control in rural energy systems;
- Economic and policy considerations for sustainable rural energy solutions with a focus on control and automation models;
- Case studies on the implementation of smart energy systems with advanced control and automation features in rural communities.
This Special Issue seeks a diverse range of contributions that collectively advance our understanding and empower rural communities through innovative control strategies.
Dr. Roberto Sacile
Prof. Dr. Mariagrazia Dotoli
Dr. Enrico Zero
Prof. Dr. Raffaele Carli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rural energy communities
- smart grids
- advanced control systems
- automated decision-making
- data-driven models
- resilience
- sustainability
- distributed energy resources
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