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Economic Analysis and Policies in the Energy Sector—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1583 | Submission Open
Keywords: economic growth and the environment: eco-friendly policies; methodologies for studying the environment in all its dimensions: the visual dimension; pollution; the despoliation of resources; air and water quality; noise pollution; biodiversity and valuation; acid rain; deforestation; ozone depletion; polluted seas; global warming and climate change; population; poverty and economic growth; decoupling of environmental and resource pressures; sustainable transportation; sustainable tourism; environmental efficiency and productivity analysis; sustainable development; waste management; unexpected events
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Innovative and Efficient Technologies in Hydrogen Energy Transport and Storage submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1004 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen transport; hydrogen storage; ammonia production; boil-off management; liquid hydrogen; hydrogen liquefaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Advanced Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies
edited by Lu Xing and
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen production; hydrogen storage; fuel cells (PEMFC; SOFC); multiphysics modeling; thermal and water management; degradation mechanisms; system integration; techno-economic analysis; renewable energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Optimization of the Operation of Industrial Energy and Power Plants submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy optimization; industrial power plants; green hydrogen integration; renewable energy integration; carbon capture and storage (CCS); smart grids and microgrids; predictive maintenance; circular economy in energy; real-time energy management; digital twins for power plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Advanced in Modeling, Analysis and Control of Microgrids
edited by Gang Lin and Jiayan Liu
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: modelling and stability analysis; power electronic converters; stability control
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Optimization and Innovations in Thermal Cycles and Heat Management Systems
edited by Yiming Zhao and Haotian Ye
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: all aspects of optimization and innovation in thermal cycles and heat management systems; energy and exergy analyses of thermal cycles; highly effective heat transfer technology and equipment; optimization algorithms and multipurpose optimal methods; selection of cycled working fluids; optimal operation of renewable energy; energy storage and heat pump systems; optimization of the operation and control of power systems; fluid energy transfer and utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Application of Nanotechnology in Green Energy Evolution
edited by Zexiao Zheng
submission deadline 26 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; green hydrogen; sustainable energy future; photocatalysis; photoelectrochemical; electrolysis; water splitting; waste-to-hydrogen; decarbonization; hydrogen storage; nanomaterial
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Electric Vehicles: Simulation, Modeling and Optimization
edited by
submission deadline 27 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery modeling and state estimation; battery fault detection; high-efficiency motor drives; advanced energy management; AI-driven EV performance optimization; fast charging and smart grid integration; vehicle dynamics and stability control; novel materials and manufacturing for EVs
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
AI-Driven Sustainable Power Grids: Enhancing Cybersecurity, Operation, and Control of Conventional, Modern, and Renewable-Based Energy Systems
edited by , Pitshou N. Bokoro and
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2199 | Submission Open
Keywords: load frequency control; solar PV; wind power; distribution systems; microgrids; electric vehicles; congestion managment; smartgrids
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
The Impact of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) on Supply Network and Energy Market
edited by , , and Jerzy Dzieża
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1756 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed energy resources (DERs); renewable/citizen energy communities; power quality; DER integration; energy harvesting systems; powering of autonomous IoT nodes
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Advances in Energy Efficiency and Control Systems
edited by Xiangmin Tan
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 546 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI for energy systems; photovoltatic; linear & nonlinear control; antidisturbance control; control engineering; measurements; test and optimal in energy systems; solar energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Energy Security of the European Union in Light of Sustainable Development submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy security; energy transition; energy policy; stable energy sources; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Waste-to-Energy Biorefinery Technologies
edited by Sonil Nanda, and
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; waste valorization; biofuel; thermochemical conversion; biological conversion; mechanical conversion; waste-to-energy; biorefinery; process intensification and optimization; lifecycle analysis; techno-economic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Power Electronics Technology and Motor Drive Control
edited by Li Ding, Chao Gong, Nie Hou, , Binxing Li and
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics technology; motor drive control; advanced control strategies; high power density; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Modern High-Performance Electronic Systems for Advanced Energy Projects and Large-Scale Research Infrastructures
edited by Andrzej Wojeński
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: control systems; diagnostic systems; FPGAs; power plants; fusion energy; fission energy; tokamaks; stellarators; energy systems; high-energy physics; high-performance computations; distributed systems; protection systems; electronics; physics modelling; real-time feedback systems; protection systems; modelling; numerical analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Recent Advances in Energy Harvesting Technologies: Innovations and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy harvesting; renewable energy; vortex-induced vibration (VIV); triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs); piezoelectric energy harvesting; electromagnetic energy harvesting; hybrid energy cells; solar energy harvesting; wind energy harvesting; automotive energy recovery; airborne energy regeneration; wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things (IoT); low-power electronics; sustainable energy; smart wearables; structural health monitoring; hybrid energy harvesting systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics Technologies for Supercritical/Phase-Change CO2 Energy Cycles
edited by , and Yang Du
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercritical  CO2 energy cycles; phase-change  CO2 energy cycles; supercritical  CO2 heat transfer; gas– liquid phase-change heat transfer; heat exchanger
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Innovations in Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Generation and Thermal Energy Storage
edited by Shin Young Jeong
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: concentrating solar power; thermal energy storage; heat transfer fluid; renewable energy; industrial heat; technoeconomic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
New Challenges in Renewable Energy Integration and Net Zero Energy Future
edited by
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; electric vehicles; advanced insulation materials; vacuum insulation; solar thermal systems; AI in renewable energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advances in the Understanding of the Electrical and Thermal Ageing of Nanocomposites submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanodielectrics; modelling and simulation of long-term performance and reliability; ageing and breakdown; mechanical and electrical testing; AC and DC electrical trees; partial discharges
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Electric and Hydrogen Vehicles in Urban Transport Systems: The Current State, Plans, and Technical Requirements submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15360 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicles; hydrogen vehicles; fleet management; technical conditions of electric vehicles; technical conditions of hydrogen vehicles; electric shared mobility; hydrogen shared mobility; mobility management; urban transport systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Advances in Waste Heat Utilization Systems
edited by , Piotr Klonowicz, and Marcin Jankowski
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6408 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste heat recovery (WHR); organic Rankine cycle (ORC); high-temperature heat pumps (HTHP); energy efficiency; optimization; compressor; turbine; novel cycles; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Fault Diagnosis and Simulations for Power Transformers, Converter Transformers, and High-Frequency Transformers
edited by and Qingquan Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5340 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault diagnosis; simulation models; condition monitoring; reliability assessment; power transformers; converter transformers; high-frequency transformers; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); digital twin; Internet of Things (IoT); partial discharge; insulation aging; winding deformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
New Trends in Photovoltaic Power System
edited by Santiago Silvestre and Aissa Chouder
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3063 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging PV technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); energy storage systems (ESS); smart grids; agri-photovoltaics; floating PV
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Development of Artificial Intelligence in Green Buildings and Renewable Energy
edited by Wenping Xue and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2808 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; renewable energy forecasting; renewable energy’ s integration into grids; renewable energy in green buildings; building energy consumption prediction; building environment control and optimization; thermal comfort modelling; deep learning; reinforcement learning; intelligent optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Advances in Carbon Capture Technologies in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon capture; biomass; chemical looping; oxy-fuel; membrane; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section I3: Energy Chemistry)
Advances in Microgrid Energy Management with Integrated Renewables and Power Electronics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgrids; renewable energy sources; energy storage systems; power electronics; energy management; advanced control algorithms; real-time control; power quality; microgrid stability; demand management; load balancing; predictive control
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
New Technologies in Photovoltaic Solar Cells
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 1242 | Submission Open
Keywords: nano-structured solar cells; PV array systems modeling; multi-junction solar cells; development of solar technology; design and modeling of solar cells; material structure and layers for solar cells; light trapping capacity in PV cells; plasmonic nanostructure for solar cells; PV systems for high conversion efficiency; nanotechnology for the development of PV solar cells; semiconductors for solar cells; renewable energy technologies; high conversion efficiency solar cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
AI-Driven Advancements in Nuclear Fusion Energy
edited by Fabio Pisano and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; data-driven methods; tokamak; stellarator; real-time control; predictive modelling; data validation; diagnostics; simulation; design optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Maintenance Management Applied to Renewable Energies submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 957 | Submission Open
Keywords: maintenance management; smart maintenance; renewable energy; reliability; decision support; machine learning; neural networks; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advanced Underground Energy Storage Technologies
edited by Guangtan Huang, Youqiang Liao and Haizeng Pan
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open
Keywords: underground energy storage; compressed air energy storage (CAES); underground thermal energy storage (UTES); salt cavern storage; energy transfer efficiency; renewable energy integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Big Data Analysis and Application in Power System: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data; multimodal data fusion; energy systems; power safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Solid Oxide Cells in the Future of Clean Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC); solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC); reversible solid oxide cell (rSOC); solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cell (SOFEC); protonic ceramic fuel cell (PCFC)
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Energy-Saving Control and Intelligent Technologies for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: new energy intelligent connected vehicles; humanized energy-saving control strategy; zero-carbon power system; lithium-ion battery; battery aging prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Research on Security and Data Protection for Energy Systems submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10979 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity of energy systems; smart grids; machine learning for cybersecurity; cyberattacks and intrusion detection methods; Internet of Things; unmanned vehicles; cryptography; blockchain; threat intelligence; cybersecurity challenges and opportunities
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Advances in Bioenergy and Waste-to-Energy Technologies submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7246 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste biomass; waste-to-energy; renewable energy; thermochemical process; biochemical conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Catalytic Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen Energy Utilization
edited by
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6517 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalytic hydrogen production; hydrogen energy utilization; electrolytic hydrogen; hydrogen storage; fuel cells; renewable energy integration; hydrogen combustion; materials and catalysts; hydrogen safety and environmental aspects; IoT; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Heat Pumps for the New Generation of Sustainable Buildings: Future Trends and Aspects
edited by Matteo Dongellini and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4471 | Submission Open
Keywords: air-source heat pumps; ground-source heat pumps; dual-source heat pumps; hybrid heat pumps; thermodynamic cycle; heat pump components; environmentally friendly refrigerants; heat pump-based systems; integration of heat pumps in existing and newly built buildings; heat pump simulations; control logics
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Oil and Gas Reservoirs: Phase Behavior, Seepage Mechanisms, Productivity Prediction, and Novel Modelling Methods—3rd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3431 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase behavior; multiphase seepage mechanism; tight oil/gas; shale oil/gas; gas condensate reservoirs; fractured oil/gas reservoirs; coalbed methane; production prediction; stimulation measures; data science
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Environmental Sustainability and Energy Economy: 2nd Edition
edited by and Erika Laranjeira
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3270 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy; environment; renewable energy; economy; energy transition; sustainability; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Optimization and Control of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3021 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization and control; chassis control; vehicle dynamics; HVAC; electrical machines; battery management; state of health; fleet optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Advancing Sustainable Development with Joint Effort of Bioenergy and Geo-Energy
edited by , Yu Peng and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2365 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioenergy; geo-energy; sustainable development goals; waste management; synergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Future Multi-Energy Smart-Grids: Advances in Operation, Control, and Monitoring
edited by Gibran David Agundis Tinajero, and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2233 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids; renewable energy integration; time- and frequenc- domain analysis; stability analysis; electric vehicle; hierarchical control strategies; AI and machine learning; energy storage systems; power quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Challenges and Research Trends of Energy Conservation and Efficient Utilization for Thermal Energy
edited by
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2092 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer enhancement; energy harvesting; energy conversion; energy storage; thermal management
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Advances in Heat and Mass Transfer
edited by , Sylwia Hożejowska, Beata Maciejewska and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1822 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat and mass transfer; heat exchangers; thermal power engineering; thermal energy systems; multiphase flows
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Electrical Power Systems
edited by and Yingqi Yi
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; electrical power systems; large language models; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Advanced Techniques for Optimization and Energy Management in Smart Grids
edited by Hualiang Fang
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1577 | Submission Open
Keywords: reliability; flexibility; resiliency; schedule; AI; multi-energy complementation; low carbon; energy storage; electricity market
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Modeling, Stability Analysis and Control of Microgrids
edited by Zhikang Shuai, Meng Huang, Jin Zhao, , Zhen Tian and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber– physical microgrids; system- and converter-level modeling; advanced stability analysis; data-driven stability assessment; model-driven; data-driven and jointly model– data-driven stability control
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Technology for Design and Optimization of Gas Turbines
edited by Jinglun Fu, Chao Zhou and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1322 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas turbine; instability and unsteady coupling phenomenon simulation; multi-scale simulation; neural networks; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Grid Integration of Renewable Energy: Latest Advances and Prospects submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open
Keywords: RES integration; energy transition; energy storage; distributed generation; power systems planning; power system dynamics and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
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