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Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials

edited by

Yongliang Xiong

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1976 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials for lithium-ion batteries; redox flow batteries; all-vanadium redox flow batteries

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

Numerical and Experimental Study of Alternative Fuel Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines

edited by

Diego Perrone

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal combustion engines; alternative fuels; e-fuels; biofuels; numerical simulation; experimental study; combustion modeling; pollutant emissions

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

Computation Modelling for Offshore Wind Turbines and Wind Farms

edited by Jiahao Chen

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open

Keywords: floating wind turbine; offshore wind turbine; hydrodynamics; aerodynamics; coupling dynamics; experiment

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

Future of Electrochemical Energy Storage Material and Technology

edited by

Juan Pablo Carrasco-Amador

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1212 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; electrochemical materials; new technologies; design; characterization; development; batteries

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

Application of the Superconducting Technology in Energy System

edited by

Boyang Shen

Xiaoyuan Chen

and Lin Fu

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1033 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconductivity; superconducting application; energy system; renewable energy; transportation

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

Advanced Control and Coordinated Optimization of Distributed Power Systems

edited by Guanguan Zhang and

Cheng Fu

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 722 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptative and robust control; finite time control; power quality; stability analysis; grid-forming

Organic-Based Materials for Advanced Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Saeed Mardi

and Penghui Ding

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic materials; batteries/supercapacitors; electrochemical characterizations; redox flow batteries; redox-active polymers and molecules; molecular engineering; conductive polymers; carbon-based materials; flexible and stretchable batteries; organic-inorganic composites

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

Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies for Industrial Decarbonization

edited by

Lorenzo Ferrari

and

Alessandra Ghilardi

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-temperature heat pumps; thermal energy storage; industrial decarbonization; waste heat recovery; organic rankine cycles

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

Trends and Prospects in Hybrid Renewable Energy Technologies for Power Generation

edited by

Adam Mroziński

submission deadline 6 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4509 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; hybrid energy systems; hydrogen systems; photovoltaic installations; home and industry heat pumps; wind and water turbines; storage energy storage systems; electromobility integrated with renewable energy systems

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

Toward Energy Transition: New Paths, Tools and Technologies Applied to Buildings and Urban Context

edited by

Giovanni Barone

, Giovanni Francesco Giuzio,

Laura Pompei

and

Roberto Stasi

submission deadline 9 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 579 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; smart cities; energy communities; building cluster; key performance indicators; renewable energy technologies; building energy retrofit

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

Advanced Hydrogen Technologies for Energy Production, Accumulation, Distribution and Energetic Equipment Repair

edited by

Alexander Balitskii

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17383 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable environmentally friendly energy in engines and turbines; “ green” hydrogen-containing fuel and lubricant-cooling hydrogen-containing environments; thermal protection of hydrogen turbine blades and discs; influence of hydrogen on crack resistance of new generation of energetic structural materials

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

Electricity Market Modeling Trends in Power Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhongkai Yi

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7371 | Submission Open

Keywords: electricity market; power systems; market clearing; optimization; mechanism

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

Advances in Numerical and Experimental Heat Transfer

edited by

Richard Lenhard

and Katarína Kaduchová

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2956 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; simulation; modeling; energy; experimental methods; fluid mechanics; flow

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

Recent Trends of Smart Energy Communities

edited by

Rémy Rigo-Mariani

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1727 | Submission Open

Keywords: distribution systems; energy market designs within communities; energy communities; energy transition

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

Applications of Permanent Magnet Motors for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Soo-Whang Baek

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles (EVs); permanent magnet motors (PMMs); rare-earth-free motors; axial flux motor; dual-rotor topology; magnetic gears; traction motor system; electric auxiliary motor; motor control optimization; AI-based condition monitoring; multiphysics simulation; electromagnetic– thermal– structural coupling; motor reliability

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

Machine Learning Algorithms for Power Systems and Renewable Energy Applications

edited by

Renato Procopio

Alice La Fata

and

Rodolfo Antônio Ribeiro De Moura

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1144 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; renewable energy sources forecast; load demand forecast; market strategies; network reconfiguration; computational burden of statistical methods

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

Advanced Control Systems in Wind Energy: Optimizing Performance from Component to Grid Integration

edited by John Hall

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind power control systems; wind turbine control; wind farm optimization; blade aerodynamics; pitch control systems; adaptive morphing blades; real-time aerodynamic tuning; fault tolerance in wind turbines; predictive maintenance systems; wake steering; power smoothing techniques; co-operative turbine control; grid compatibility solutions; voltage regulation in wind farms; frequency control in wind energy; smart grids for wind integration; AI in wind energy; machine learning for wind power; digital twins in wind turbines; IoT applications in wind energy

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

Renewable Sources and Storage: Grid Impact, Modeling and Integration Strategies: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastijan Seme

and

Klemen Sredenšek

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; electrical network; energy storage systems; modeling and analysis; optimization

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

Recent Advances in Biomass Combustion

edited by

João Pedro Vasconcelos Silva

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass combustion; renewable energy; thermal conversion; combustion modeling; CFD simulation; emissions; bioenergy systems; sustainable fuels

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

Advances in Renewable Energy Systems and Smart Grid Technologies

edited by

Salwa Echalih

submission deadline 12 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; smart grids; energy storage; photovoltaic systems; power electronics; advanced control; energy management system

(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)

Prospects for Biomass Pyrolysis and Gasification Technologies into Bioenergy

edited by

Wojciech Jerzak

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 30526 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; gasification; pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis; biochar; bio-oil; carbon footprint; CO2 emissions; catalyst; modeling; waste-to-energy

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

Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics for Wind Energy

edited by

Yaqing Jin

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14288 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; numerical simulation; computational fluid dynamics; wind turbine design; wind farm control; atmospheric boundary layer flow

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

Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving in Buildings

edited by José Luis Molina and Teresa Rocío Palomo Amores

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8772 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency in buildings; passives strategies; indoor comfort; sustainable technologies in buildings

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

Ocean Energy Conversion and Magnetohydrodynamic Power Systems

edited by Lingzhi Zhao and

Ahmed F. Zobaa

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7243 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean energy conversion; magnetohydrodynamic/MHD power generation; control; maximum power tracking; array; design; modelling; life cycle assessment; economic analysis; application; offshore deployment; power conversion; LMMHD; MHD

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

Process Optimization of Carbon Capture Technology

edited by

Maria Margarida Mateus

, José Condeço, Luisa Marques and

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6982 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture technology; process optimization; energy efficiency; industrial decarbonization; environmental analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)

A Circular Economy Perspective: From Waste to Energy

edited by

Konstantinos Kalkanis

Constantinos S. Psomopoulos

and

Kiskira Kyriaki

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6381 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste; recycling; circular economy; waste management; waste to wealth; life cycle analysis; life cycle cost analysis; impact assessment; material balances; waste-to-energy; peer review; environmental impact; biomass and biowaste; agricultural residues; biowaste valorization; bioenergy potential; energy recovery; conversion technologies; material recovery

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

From Consumer Behavior to Business Innovation: Paths to a Sustainable Energy Future

edited by

Joanna Duda

Małgorzata Okręglicka

and

Marcin Suder

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6345 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; energy system; fossil fuel; energy policy; energy consumption behaviors; energy economics; renewable energy adoption; energy decision-making; energy forecasting; smart energy solutions; circular economy in energy; energy market transformation

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

Challenges and Opportunities Towards Lithium-Ion Batteries

edited by

Aditya N. Singh

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5919 | Submission Open

Keywords: Li-ion batteries; disordered materials; high-entropy ceramics; density-functional theory

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

Advances in Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Safety

edited by Yuan Zhou

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5220 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear reactor; thermal hydraulics; safety analysis; control methods; artificial intelligence

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

New Advances in Two-Phase Heat and Mass Transfer for Efficient Energy Systems

edited by

Arianna Berto

and

Marco Tancon

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4696 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-phase flow; two-phase heat and mass transfer; heat exchangers; energy storage systems; phase change materials; enhancement techniques

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

Advances in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Cycle

edited by

Xiang Qin

, Xu Peng and

Jiaheng Chen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4555 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical CO2 cycles; thermodynamic efficiency; system integration; control strategy; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)

Advances in Power Converters and Inverters

edited by Yufei Li, Feng Guo and Yonghui Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4532 | Submission Open

Keywords: converter topology; wide-bandgap power devices; grid-forming converter; machine learning; artificial intelligence; energy storage; transportation electrification; high-power multilevel converters; renewable energy

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

Towards Cleaner and More Efficient Combustion

edited by Ahmed Elwardany

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4196 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermo-fluids; thermodynamics; cogeneration systems; fuels and combustion; internal combustion engines; diesel combustion

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

Trends and Prospects in Fuel Cell Towards Industrialization

edited by

Yuehua Li

and Peng Ren

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3653 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; material optimization; mass transfer; system control

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

Condition Monitoring of Electrical Machines Based on Models

edited by

Daniel Morinigo-Sotelo

Tomas Garcia-Calva

and Karen Julieth Uribe Murcia

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3529 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical machine; state estimators; condition monitoring; data-driven models; physics-based models; digital twins; residual signals; hybrid models

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

State-of-the-Art Research in Advanced Materials for Energy Storage Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by Ding Chen,

Zeyan Zhou

Shuaiming He

and

Guozhi Ma

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2877 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; energy storage; mechanical manufacturing supercapacitors; batteries; high-entropy alloy; electrocatalysts; flexible electron; biomass-based energy storage; nanocellulose or lignin; nanotechnology

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

Advanced Methods for the Design and Optimization of Turbomachinery

edited by Jiang Chen, Hang Xiang and Jinxin Cheng

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2548 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbomachinery; aerodynamic design and optimization; multidisciplinary optimization; integrated design and manufacturing; artificial intelligence; digital twin; renewable energy; low-altitude economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)

Combustion and Application of Carbon Neutral Fuel in Internal Combustion Engine

edited by

Zezhou Guo

and

Cheng Shi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2233 | Submission Open

Keywords: ammonia; hydrogen; alcohol fuel; e-fuel; combustion; emissions; numerical simulation; engine design; engine control

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

Advances in Bioenergy and Biofuel Conversion: Designs and Optimization

edited by Xiuzheng Zhuang and Xinghua Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2153 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; biofuels; bio-based materials or chemicals

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

Advances in Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

edited by

Farshid Torabi

and Ali Cheperli

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2153 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2-EOR techniques and optimization; CO2 capture technologies and innovations; energy transition and integrated CO2 solutions; materials and processes for CO2 utilization; carbon footprint and life cycle assessment; CO2 storage in geological formations; CO2 transport in porous media

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

Advanced Thermal Management in Electric Vehicles

edited by

Xiaoli Yu

and

Zhi Li

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1419 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; thermal management; energy management; integrated systems; waste heat recovery

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

Advanced Technology in Permanent Magnet Motors

edited by

Yawei Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1372 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet motors; new energy vehicles; high-performance permanent magnet materials; motor design; drive control strategies; demagnetization risk; vibration and noise reduction; efficient cooling; design and optimization

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

Electrical Engineering, High-Voltage, and Insulation Technologies: Second Edition

edited by

Gang Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1371 | Submission Open

Keywords: power cable; overhead conductor; cable accessory; EMI; defect detecting; lightning

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

Power Electronics in Renewable, Storage and Charging Systems

edited by

Gianluca Gatto

and

Amit Kumar

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open

Keywords: wide bandgap; inductors; power electronics; renewable energy systems; energy storage

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

Solar Thermal Energy Storage and Heating Systems

edited by Xingchao Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 949 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar thermal energy; thermal storage system; solar heating; integrated energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)

Advances and Applications in Hybrid Simulation for Future Power and Energy Systems

edited by Shuqing Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid simulation; hardware-in-the-loop (HIL); power system dynamics; multi-energy systems (MES); inverter-based resources (IBRs)

Cutting-Edge Insights into Electrical Equipment Lifespan Assessment

edited by

Li Cheng

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 573 | Submission Open

Keywords: failure mechanisms; electrical equipment; lifespan prediction

Hydraulic Machinery and Systems

edited by

Enrique Rosales Asensio

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbines; hydropower plants; thermal power station; energy effeciency

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

Advances in Biomass Conversion and Valorization: From Conventional to Emerging Technologies

edited by

Javier Fermoso

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; biomass energy utilization; sustainable energy systems; biorefinery concepts; sustainable bioeconomy; catalysis and process engineering; thermochemical and biochemical processes; life cycle and techno-economic assessment; hybrid and emerging conversion technologies

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

Research on Energy Conversion Application by Low-Temperature Plasma Discharge

edited by Xingqian Mao and Hongtao Zhong

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-temperature plasma; energy conversion; renewable energy; plasma– catalytic synthesis; combustion; propulsion; plasma– material interactions; emission control

(This special issue belongs to the Section I: Energy Fundamentals and Conversion)

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