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Latest Studies on Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Thermal Management
edited by Zhanbin Liu
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofluid; thermal management; nanoscale heat transfer enhancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Innovations in Electric Motor Drives: Exploring the Future of High-Performance, Energy Efficiency and Reliability
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-specific-power electric machines; superconducting machines; diagnostics and reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Integrated Approaches for Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction and Exploration, 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open
Keywords: coal bed methane & coal seam gas; shale gas; oil tight gas; oil tar sands; heavy oil; deep gas; methane clathrates; natural occurrence of unconventional oil gas; spatial modeling of hydrocarbon basins geochemical and petrographic properties of source rocks (DOM); reservoir properties of rocks geomechanics aquifers; well dewatering production technologies (hydraulic fracturing); well completion; stimulation processing; resources management; environmental and social impact; spatial development of the exploitation area
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Advanced Developments and Challenges in Refrigeration and Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable refrigeration; energy efficiency; life cycle assessment; smart refrigeration; residential cooling; industrial refrigeration; environmental impact; numerical simulation; thermal energy storage; alternative refrigeration technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Novel Energy Management Approaches in Microgrid Systems, 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed generation (DG) control; energy management system interoperability; storage system control; electric vehicles to grid (V2G) and grid to electric vehicle (G2V) schemes; network operations in cases of increased DGs; microgrid management systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Floating PV Systems On and Offshore: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open
Keywords: floating PV system; offshore floating PV system; onshore floating PV system; floater technologies; dynamic tilt angle; water cooling effect; wave effect; degradation for FPV; FPV modelling; dynamic tilt angle for FPV; LCOE for FPV; FPV monitoring system; floating solar tracker; albedo; environmental impact of FPV; architecture of FPV systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Modeling and Simulation of Nuclear Power Plant and Reactor
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear reactor modeling; multiphysics and high performance simulation; data-driven modeling; nuclear energy integrated application; machine learning and AI-driven modeling; digital twin technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Grid-Connected Electric Vehicles: Charging and Management
edited by and Jingzhe Hu
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicles; smart grid; charging strategies; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Challenges and Research Trends of Exhaust Emissions: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: combustion engines; exhaust emissions; aftertreatment systems; real driving emissions; hybrid systems; sustainable aviation fuels; energy efficiency improvements; hydrogen technology; life-cycle assessment; marine powertrains; new emissions rules and standards; global warming; air quality
Advancements in Power Electronics Design: Thermal Management and Reliability
edited by Jinlong Ma
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal management; reliability; heat transport; electronic devices; design and optimization; thermal materials; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Nuclear Innovations in Integrated Energy Systems: Industrial Integration and Siting Strategies
edited by , Tyler Westover and Richard B. Vilim
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear energy; nuclear power; nuclear reactors; modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Advances of Computing, Sensing and Diagnosis in High Voltage and Energy Storage Systems
edited by , Yuan Wang and Chuanyang Li
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: high voltage equipment; energy storage system; computing and data processing; smart sensors; multi-sensor fusion; fault diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Modern Control and Diagnosis for Electrical Machines and Drives
edited by and Claudio Rossi
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control; signal processing techniques; AI techniques; multiphase machines
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Smart Cities and the Need for Green Energy: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; green energy; renewable energy; waste management
(This special issue belongs to the Section G1: Smart Cities and Urban Management)
Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Conversion and Storage
edited by Xolile Fuku, Nobuhle Ndebele and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrocatalysis; direct-ethanol/methanol fuel cells; metal– air batteries; electrochemical flow cells; solid-state batteries; photo-electrochemical conversion; electrode/electrolyte materials synthesis; metal-ion batteries
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Numerical Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Gas Hydrate Kinetics and Thermodynamics
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas hydrates; simulation; thermodynamics; kinetics; molecular dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Advanced Combustion Technologies: Challenges and Solutions for a Low-Carbon Future submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4786 | Submission Open
Keywords: low emissions; advanced combustion; fuel flexibility; MILD combustion; combustion modeling; biomass combustion; thermochemical conversion; formation mechanisms; kinetic modeling; measurement techniques; emission reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Mitigation in the Waste Sector and Bioenergy
edited by
submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3477 | Submission Open
Keywords: GHG mitigation; air emission control; emission factors; waste management; energy from waste; bioenergy; biofuels; air pollution; environmental benefits
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Advanced Sustainable Industrial Heating: Technologies and Applications submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 19758 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial decarbonisation; Low-Caron heating; industrial heating; waste heat recovery; thermal energy storage; renewable energy integration; electrification; hydrogen; alternative fuels; thermal efficiency; heat pumps; net zero
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization Technologies: Advances and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11724 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 capture and storage; CO2 utilisation; CO2 conversion; thermal chemical CO2 conversion; photocatalytic CO2 conversion; electrochemical CO2 conversion; plasma-assisted CO2 conversion; biological CO2 conversion; techno-economic assessment; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)
Advances in Research on Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7075 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal energy storage; phase change materials; renewable energy; energy efficiency; economic feasibility; energy savings; experimental analysis; numerical simulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section G2: Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage)
The Use of Renewable Energy in the Protection and Restoration of Surface Waters and Wetlands
edited by , and Anna Kozak
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7031 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; water restoration; solar energy; wind energy; flowing water energy; water protection; weatlands restoration; weatlands protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Planning and Management of Buildings’ Energy and Environmental Efficiency in Urban Environment submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6105 | Submission Open
Keywords: built-environment energy efficiency; energy efficiency planning for building stocks; indoor-outdoor physical interactions; participative planning; energy behavioral shift; building automation and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Searching for Ways of Optimizing the Attainment and Use of Energy
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5181 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy engineering; clean energy; sustainable economy; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advanced in Simulation and Applications of High-Performance Turbomachinery submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4549 | Submission Open
Keywords: turbomachinery; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); numerical simulations; compressors; gas turbines; steam turbines; wind turbines; pumps; thermal dynamics; combustion; high performance; energy transition; design optimization; multi-disciplinary simulations; unsteady flow; transient operations; flow instabilities; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML)
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Recent Advances in Reservoir Simulation and Carbon Utilization and Storage—2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4476 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional reservoir simulation; seepage flow mechanics; carbon dioxide; pore scale simulation; hydraulic fracturing simulation; rock mechanical; new fracturing technology; hydraulic fracture; natural fractures
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Recent Advances in Heat Transfer Efficiency submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3510 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofluids; heat pumps; heat exchangers; heat storage systems; CFD
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Computational Fluid Dynamics: Technologies and Applications for Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3119 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; fluid-structure interactions; wind energy; ocean energy; geothermal energy; solar energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Power Distribution System
edited by , Xueneng Su and Shu Zhang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2183 | Submission Open
Keywords: distribution system; fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault anticipation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Advances in Control Strategies of Permanent Magnet Motor Drive
edited by , Jiang Long, , Binxing Li and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2064 | Submission Open
Keywords: permanent magnet motor drives; advanced control strategies; efficiency improvement; wide speed range; reliability; intelligent operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Planning, Operation, and Control of New Power Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by Hui Hou, Siyang Liao, Yunqi Wang and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2030 | Submission Open
Keywords: new power systems; carbon neutral carbon peak; optimal planning; operation; and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Policy and Economic Analysis of Energy Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2008 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; ML; energy transformation; decarbonization; smart grids; energy forecasting; energy modeling; energy geopolitics; energy security; energy efficiency; energy theft; intelligent energy management; energy generation; big data; social aspects; energy robotics; virtual reality; human factors; renewable energy; economic analysis; cost– benefit analysis; financial models
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Advanced Dielectric Materials, Sensing, Monitoring, and Diagnostic Technologies for High-Voltage Equipment in New Power Systems
edited by Jiefeng Liu and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1926 | Submission Open
Keywords: dielectric; insulation; measurement; fault diagnosis; state evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Vehicles, Drives and Transportation Systems and Processes: Opportunities and Challenges in the Context of the Environment
edited by Andrzej Wieczorek, and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1587 | Submission Open
Keywords: transport; ecological vehicles; environmental protection; sustainability; sustainable vehicles maintenance; vehicles life cycle; transportation process/system; energy and media loss
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Broad-Spectrum Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable energy; energy conversion; energy storage; fuel cells; batteries; electrochemical reactions; functional materials; materials synthesis; materials characterizations
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Advanced Energy Materials)
Green Technologies for Energy Transitions
edited by and Antonella Cornelio
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal recovery; sustainability; circular economy; green technologies; precious resource
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advances in Urban Sustainability and Positive Energy Districts: Energy Transition and Carbon Footprint Reduction submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: positive; energy; districts; assessment; replication potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Advanced Research on Heat Exchanger Networks and Heat Recovery: 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat exchanger networks; design and retrofit of recovery systems; network modelling and optimization; energy savings; operation; maintenance; prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Achievements and Trends in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Clean Energy
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid oxide fuel cell; material design; electrode microstructure; fabrication process; cell performance; stack design; system integration; flexible fuels
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Conservation for Sustainable Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: building energy efficiency; uncertainty causes in building energy efficiency; integration of front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter in building design; integration of passive and active strategies for building design and operation; interaction between users and building energy systems; integration of material and energy systems in building design; energy efficient buildings for climate transition; interplay between indoor environmental quality and building energy performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Advances in Power Distribution Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by , Wei Liu, Wei Sun and Zhenghang Hao
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: power distribution networks; stability control; microgrid; power quality; new building energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Balancing Energy and Environmental Sustainability: Innovations, Impacts, and Pathways
edited by , Nick Holden, and Mateus Guimarães da Silva
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; carbon footprint; climate change; resource efficiency; circular economy; case studies; modeling approaches; cleaner production
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Cutting-Edge Research in Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics: Modeling, Design and Innovation
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; fluid mechanics; computational modelling; thermal management; renewable energy; phase-change materials; turbulence optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Shipping Trade and Management: Energy, Carbon Emissions and Investment submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: shipping decarbonization; IMO Net Zero Framework; emission monitoring system; sustainable investments and finance; ship energy performance; sustainable maritime trade flows; emissions trading systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Advanced DC–DC Converters for Renewable Energy Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: DC– DC converters; DC-UPS capability; energy efficiency; EMC control; renewable energy; converter design; converter modelling; energy storage systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Multi-Energy Systems Operation, Economics and Policy to Facilitate Low-Carbon Energy Transition, 2nd Edition
edited by , , Liang Du, Xiangjing Su and Yumin Zhang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: net-zero emissions; multi-energy systems; energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Sustainable Energy, Environment and Low-Carbon Development
edited by and
submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13711 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental problems; environment pollution; green energy technologies; sustainable development; bioenergy; energy conversion and management; water– energy– food nexus; recycling technologies; low-carbon development
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Advanced Technologies for Electric Machine Optimization and Energy Efficiency Enhancement
edited by , and Muhammad Usman Naseer
submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 936 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI integration; control strategies; digital twin; electric drives; electric machines; energy efficiency; HVAC systems; high-efficiency design; industrial automation; induction machines; loss minimization; model-based control; multi-objective optimization; novel materials; permanent magnet machines; power electronics; real-time monitoring; reluctance machines; robotics; thermal management
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Control Technologies for Wind and Photovoltaic Power Generation
edited by , Jian Wang and Songli Fan
submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 597 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewables energy; energy storage system; power systems; energy system; control technologies; optimization strategies; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advancements and Future Prospects of Heat Exchangers in Thermal and Energy Management
edited by Fabio Bozzoli and Marcelo José Colaço
submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4428 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat exchangers; thermal management; efficiency; heat transfer enhancement; scale-up; optimization; heat pipes; thermal storage; designs; fouling
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
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