Energies

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Technology Trends, Challenges and Opportunities—3rd Edition

edited by

Christos-Spyridon Karavas

,

Konstantinos G. Arvanitis

,

Athanasios Karlis

and

Dimitrios Piromalis

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; charging stations; smart grids; renewable energy; energy efficiency and demand response; energy storage systems; power quality; vehicle dynamics; motion control; vehicle stability control; environmental issues; life-cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)

Geothermal Energy Resource and High-Effective Utilization

edited by Gang Liu, Weiwu Ma and

Song Fang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: geothermal energy; modelling; design; forecasting; control; minoring; optimization; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)

Urban Building Energy Modelling Addressing Climate Change

edited by

Rui Jing

, Meng Wang and Jingfeng Zhou

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-vector energy modelling; urban building energy modelling; sustainable urban energy; climate resilient cities; net-zero cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)

Power Electronics Applications for Energy Systems

edited by

Amador Pérez Tomás

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converter topologies and control for renewables; grid integration and interfacing technologies; efficiency; reliability; energy storage systems; electric vehicles; charging infrastructure; emerging semiconductor materials; wide- and ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductors; WBG; UWBG; SiC; GaN; Ga2O3; AlGaN; AlN; diamond

(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)

Applied Circular Economy for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management

edited by

Cezar-Petre Simion

and

Andreea-Ileana Zamfir

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; energy management; environmental management; cross-sectoral integration and innovative technologies; circular business models; metrics and indicators; societal impacts; green jobs; finance and investment; resilience and risk reduction; urban metabolism and smart circular cities; ESG and SDG contribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)

New Technologies in the Design and Application of Electrical Machines

edited by

Paweł Prajzendanc

and

Marcin Wardach

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machines; standard and new designs; hybrid excited machines; new applications; modelling and optimization; control; numerical field calculations; electrical vehicles; permanent magnet machines; wind power energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)

Sustainable Development: From Energy Efficiency and Energy Economic Perspectives

edited by

Beata Szetela

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; sustainable development; energy economics; energy policy; low-carbon transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)

Advances in Energy Harvesting Systems

edited by

Deepak Mishra

and MohammadAli Mohammadi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14674 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting technologies; self-powered systems; energy transducers; electric nanogenerators; sustainable electronics; battery-less devices; green communication networks; ambient energy harvesting materials; energy neutral operation; passive communications and sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)

Current Advances in Fuel Cell and Batteries

edited by

Carla Menale

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6707 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; batteries; lithium-ion technology; fuel cells; advanced technologies; abuse tests; safety issues; modeling; experimental tests; fuel cell balance of plant; electrode materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)

Recent Advances in Energy Combustion and Flame

edited by Xianchang Li and Pritam Dey

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6434 | Submission Open

Keywords: flame; engines; renewable fuel; combustion modeling; emissions control

(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)

Energy Management and Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Energy

edited by

Simon Muhič

and Ante Čikić

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4980 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy system; energy management; life cycle assessment; energy efficiency; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)

Advancements in Energy Storage Technologies

edited by Qiyao Yu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4451 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage devices; new applications; energy transformation; design; energy storage efficiency; high energy density; environmentally friendly equipment; power system; energy storage technology trends

(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)

Recent Developments in Offshore Renewable Energies: Wind, Wave, Tidal, and Ocean Energy

edited by

Dimitri V. Val

and Daniil Yurchenko

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4372 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore wind turbines; wave energy converters; tidal energy converters; floating solar energy; integrated offshore renewable energy systems; installation; operation and maintenance; reliability; availability; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)

New Challenges and Prospects of Smart Energy Systems for Sustainable Communities

edited by

Roberta Roberto

and Viviana Negro

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3874 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy systems; sustainable communities; renewables

(This special issue belongs to the Section G1: Smart Cities and Urban Management)

Studies in Renewable Energy Production and Distribution

edited by

Ahmed Chiheb Ammari

and Ahmed S. A. Awad

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3781 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced renewable energy technologies; smart grids and grid optimization; energy storage and system flexibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)

Energy Saving, Efficiency, and Conversion in Renewable and Sustainable Energy

edited by

Giacomo Bruni

and

Antonio D'angola

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3563 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; energy efficiency; renewable energy systems; energy transition technologies; energy policies and incentives

(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)

Hybrid Intelligent Modeling Technology and Optimization Strategy for Industrial Energy Consumption Processes: 2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3464 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven modeling; industrial energy consumption processes; machine learning; optimization; hybrid intelligent

(This special issue belongs to the Section K: State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies)

Latest Advances and Prospects in Net Zero Energy Buildings and Positive Energy Districts

edited by

Francesco Guarino

and

Paolo Civiero

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3447 | Submission Open

Keywords: positive energy districts (PEDs); net-zero energy buildings (NZEBs); urban energy efficiency; sustainable urban development; renewable energy integration; smart cities; energy monitoring and simulation; climate-neutral cities; energy resilience; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)

Improving Hydrogen Safety for Energy Applications

edited by Jianjun Ye

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3407 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen storage and transportation; hydrogen safety; risk assessment and control; leakage and diffusion; compression and evaporation; flow and heat transfer; hydrogen equipment design and test

(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)

Biomass and Waste Valorization for Biofuel and Bioproducts Production

edited by

Przemysław Seruga

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2647 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-to-energy strategies; conversion technologies; pretreatment technologies; biotransformation of biofuels; energy recovery; waste management; sustainability; biogas; biomethane; biohydrogen; bioethanol; biodiesel; bio-oil

(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)

Fuel and Energy: Unlocking the Potential of Combustion Research Techniques

edited by

Yingtao Wu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2504 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion technology; alternative fuels; including biofuels (e.g.; ethanol; biodiesel); e-fuels (e.g.; methanol; dimethyl ether); chemical kinetics; experimental methods; theoretical modeling; uncertainty analysis; sustainable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)

Energy Efficiency and Comfort for Net-Zero-Energy Buildings

edited by

Macedon Moldovan

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2289 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy savings; energy efficiency; renewable energy systems; net-zero energy buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)

New Technologies and Materials in the Energy Transformation

edited by

Jacek Kusznier

,

Zbigniew Skibko

and

Marek Suproniuk

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2099 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transformation; energy efficiency; storage systems; modelling; yield measurements; forecast; and predictions of energy generation and consumption; renewable energy sources; power quality; energy flexibility; smart grid; low-energy buildings; thermal engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section K: State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies)

Advanced Materials and Technologies for Hydrogen Production and Storage

edited by

Cristina Italiano

and

Antonio Vita

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2043 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; blue hydrogen; hydrogen production; hydrogen storage and transportation; energy storage; reforming process; CO/CO2 methanation; ammonia synthesis and decomposition; catalyst development; reactor design; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)

The Role of Energy Systems and AI in Energy Transition, Economic Resilience, and Sustainable Development

edited by

Mohga Bassim

and Mohamed M. Elheddad

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy systems; renewable energy; AI; energy transition; energy economics; energy security; energy poverty; sustainable development; technological innovation; decarbonisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)

Innovations in Low-Carbon Building Energy Systems

edited by

Jun Wang

,

Rongpeng Zhang

and Zhiang Zhang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1724 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; low-carbon energy system; renewable energy utilization; multi-energy complementation; energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)

Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer Technologies for Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by Chenglong Zhou and

Dilin Chen

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1551 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat and mass transfer; heat exchangers; thermal storage; thermal transport; sustainable energy systems; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)

Insulating Materials for Future Power Systems: Performance Analysis, Defect Detection and Condition Assessment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xianhao Fan

, Chuanyang Li,

Fangwei Liang

and Jiefeng Liu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1246 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-voltage engineering; insulation materials; performance characterization and analysis; defect detection; condition assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)

Advanced Technologies for the Integration of Marine Energies

edited by

Marcos Lafoz

and

Milad Shadman

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1235 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore wind generator; wave energy converter; power take-off; grid integration; frequency regulation; voltage support; energy storage; off-grid green hydrogen; modelling; control strategy; social acceptance; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)

Novel Applications of Power Converters for Energy Storage and Grid Integration: Second Edition

edited by

Marino Coppola

,

Adolfo Dannier

and

Pasquale Franzese

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converters; energy storage systems; control techniques; electric vehicles; renewables; grid integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)

New Advances in Low-Energy Processes for Geo-Energy Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Daoyi Zhu

, Yibo Li and

Qingyuan Chen

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-energy processes; intelligent well technologies; cold production; cold-enhanced geo-energy recovery; thermal-enhanced geo-energy recovery; enhanced gas injection; enhanced steam injection; reservoir simulation of geo-energy; shale oil; tight oil

(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)

Highly Efficient Technologies for the Energy Transition

edited by

Alessandro Cannavale

and

Ubaldo Ayr

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting and saving; heat pumps; heat transfer; thermal storage; cooling; HVAC systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)

Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems: Design and Engineering Innovations

edited by Jerzy Cetnar

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 749 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nuclear reactor design; small modular reactors (SMRs); high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs); molten salt reactors (MSRs); fast neutron reactors; nuclear core and fuel design; advanced nuclear fuel cycles; passive safety in nuclear reactors; reactor thermal hydraulics; multi-physics simulation; digital twins for nuclear systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)

Combustion Systems for Advanced Engines

edited by

Grigore Cican

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 503 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion systems; advanced engines; low emissions; alternative fuels; ignition strategies; internal combustion engines; numerical modeling; hybrid propulsion; gas turbines; fuel injection

(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)

Advances in Waste Heat Recovery and Thermal Management

edited by

Pablo Fernández-Yáñez

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste energy recovery; thermoelectrics; organic rankine cycle; thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)

Applications of Novel Materials for Energy Harvesting, Storage and Conversion

edited by

Zenghui Liu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: application of functional materials; energy storage; energy conversion; energy harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)

Advances in Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution and Fuel Cells

edited by Yaqi Cheng and Qilun Wang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalyst; hydrogen evolution reaction; hydrogen oxidation reaction; oxygen reduction reaction; fuel cells; activity and stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)

Next-Generation Thermo-Electro-Hydrogen Solutions: Hybrid Intelligence for Integrated Energy Systems

edited by

Diana Enescu

and

Hai-Wen Li

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy systems; green hydrogen; thermal– electrical– hydrogen coupling; hybrid renewable systems; artificial intelligence in energy; integrated energy systems; thermoelectric generators; energy harvesting; smart control; resilience; system integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)

Recent Progress in Virtual Power Plants

edited by Ting-Chia Ou

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual power plant (VPP); renewable energy forecasting; solar power prediction; wind power prediction; artificial intelligence; machine learning; energy storage integration; distributed energy resources (DERs); energy management system (EMS); optimization algorithms; microgrid; smart grid; demand response; real-time control; energy market participation

(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)

Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Energy Technologies: Life Cycle Assessment, Circular Economy, and Energy Transition

edited by Natalia Cano

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; renewable energy; non-renewable energy; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); energy transition; life cycle assessment (LCA); social life cycle assessment (S-LCA); circular economy; energy efficiency; power systems integration; energy storage; critical raw materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)

EGS Reservoir Simulation: Tools, Challenges and Innovations

edited by

Eva Schill

and

Wencheng Jin

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphysics and multiscale modeling; enhanced geothermal systems (EGS); reservoir stimulation; induced seismicity; data assimilation & integration for modeling; AI and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)

Efficient Applications of Cooling Towers in Industry and Technological Innovations

edited by

Huan Ma

and Yijian He

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: cooling tower; efficient cooling technology; heat transfer; modeling; optimization; energy conservation; water saving; system integration; performance evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)

Advances in Low Carbon and Artificial Intelligence in Power Energy System: 2nd Edition

edited by

Lingling Zhao

,

Yue Cao

and

Rui Guo

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; artificial intelligence; power energy systems; pollution control; energy saving; renewable energy; optimization operation; fault diagnosis and intelligent operation and maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)

High-Current Discharge and Its Applications

edited by Yan Mi and Yan Zhou

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic pulse welding; electromagnetic forming; electromagnetic acceleration; wire electroexplosion; pulsed power source; high-current discharge

(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)

Advanced Modeling, Control, and System Design for Next-Generation Electrical Drives

edited by

Ping Liu

,

Jiangtao Yang

and

Chao Du

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machines; modeling; optimization; fault diagnosis; electrical drives; motor control; power electronics; artificial intelligence (AI); digital twin; model predictive control (MPC); electric vehicles (EVs); renewable energy systems; more electric aircraft (MEA); wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors; system integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)

Advances in Gas Turbine Technology: Efficiency, Performance, and Sustainability

edited by

Xiao He

,

Dong Yang

and

Shaopeng Lu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas turbine; turbomachinery; compressor aerodynamics; turbine cooling; combustor; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); data-driven methods; energy conversion; heat transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)

New Challenges of Anaerobic Digestion for Bioproducts and Bioenergy Production

edited by

Xiaojun Liu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; biogas production; biomethane; bio-CO2; bioproducts; bioenergy; digestate; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Energy Modeling and Management

edited by

Xiaocai Shan

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); oil and gas exploration; reservoir characterization and simulation; production optimization; knowledge graphs and digital twins; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); carbon capture; utilization and storage (CCUS); intelligent oilfield AI for safety; reliability; and risk management in petroleum operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)

Advances in Geological Reservoir for CCUS

edited by

Catalin Teodoriu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; utilization; and storage (CCUS); energy transition; low-carbon technologies; geological storage; CCUS geothermal integration; carbon management systems; energy efficiency; techno-economic analysis; well integrity; monitoring and verification

(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)

Recent Advances in Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow

edited by

Magda Joachimiak

and

Łukasz Semkło

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; fluid flow; energy efficiency; optimization; sustainable technologies; machines and devices; thermal and hydraulic efficiency; energy losses

(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)

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