Advanced Smart Energy Management Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: smart energy management; smart grid; district heating systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The accelerating integration of distributed renewable energy sources, electric vehicles, flexible loads, and energy storage systems has introduced new challenges in the operation, control, and optimization of modern energy systems. To ensure stability, efficiency, and sustainability in this increasingly complex environment, advanced smart energy management systems (SEMSs) have become indispensable. These systems serve as the digital intelligence layer of future energy networks, enabling real-time monitoring, predictive control, coordinated optimization, and multi-vector energy interactions across electricity, heat, gas, and mobility domains.
This Special Issue, titled “Advanced Smart Energy Management Systems”, aims to gather high-quality research that advances both the theoretical foundations and practical applications of smart energy management. It will focus on innovative models, algorithms, control architectures, and digital technologies that support intelligent decision-making and enhance energy flexibility, resilience, and efficiency at various system levels—from households and microgrids to industrial clusters and smart cities.
We welcome original research articles, case studies, and review papers addressing topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- AI-driven, data-driven, and model-predictive control for energy management and optimization;
- Multi-agent systems and distributed intelligence for smart grids and energy communities;
- Integration of renewable energy sources, storage, and electric mobility in SEMSs;
- Digital twins and cyber–physical platforms for energy system monitoring and coordination;
- Demand response and flexibility management across multiple energy vectors;
- Blockchain, IoT, and edge computing applications for secure and decentralized SEMSs;
- Smart building and industrial energy management strategies;
- Resilience, cybersecurity, and reliability of digitalized energy infrastructures;
- Energy management for carbon-neutral and net-zero transition pathways.
By combining interdisciplinary perspectives from control engineering, energy informatics, and artificial intelligence, this Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of the emerging paradigms defining the future of intelligent, adaptive, and sustainable energy systems. We invite researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and public sectors to contribute their latest findings and insights to shape the next generation of advanced smart energy management solutions.
Prof. Dr. Zheng Grace Ma
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- smart energy management system (SEMS)
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- digital twin
- demand response
- energy flexibility
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