Grid Integration of Renewable Energy: Latest Advances and Prospects
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026 | Viewed by 4665
Special Issue Editors
Interests: solar engineering and photovoltaics; electrical energy storage systems; electric vehicle charging systems; supervisory control and data acquisition for power systems; smart grids
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Interests: smart grids; renewable energy; power system stability and control; optimization; vehicle-to-grid
Interests: smart grids; power cable fault detection; transactive energy; energy blockchain; vehicle-to-grid; optimization in smart grids
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Interests: wind turbines; condition monitoring; fault diagnosis; non-stationary machinery; control and monitoring; vibrations; applied statistics; numerical modelling; mechanical systems dynamics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The integration of renewable energy sources into modern power grids is a highly relevant topic, not only for academic research but also for all industrial stakeholders. The energy transition towards a carbon-free generation system makes this Special Issue critical, particularly from the perspective of power grid planning and infrastructure development.
Present power grids are usually not properly designed to handle great amounts of energy from many renewable sources. Unlike conventional generation systems, renewable energy sources are not as predictable but are driven by a high degree of variability. This adds complexity to the management of energy flows, which must be handled with advanced organization and novel control strategies to ensure the stability and reliability of the grid.
In this context, this Special Issue seeks to broaden the horizon surrounding the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid. It aims to highlight the most recent methodologies and technological advancements that enable seamless integration, focusing not only on present solutions but also on the outlook for grid evolution while considering future development perspectives in light of recent national and international decarbonization plans.
The topics welcomed by the Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Technological innovations;
- Challenges of intermittency and variability;
- Role and development of energy storages;
- Static and dynamic impact of the integration;
- Advanced grid control systems;
- Policy and regulatory frameworks;
- Prosumer engagement;
- New market dynamics;
- Integration of electric vehicles;
- Access to distributed data sources from power system stakeholders;
- Long-term prospects for 100% renewable energy power systems.
Dr. Marco Pasetti
Dr. Antony Vasile
Prof. Dr. Eleonora Riva Sanseverino
Dr. Davide Astolfi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- RES integration
- energy transition
- energy storage
- distributed generation
- power systems planning
- power system dynamics and control
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