Energies

Enhancing Performance and Stability in Perovskite Solar Cells: Materials Design and Engineering Approaches

edited by

Muhammad Azam

and Junsheng Luo

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1325 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cells; additive engineering; stability; interface engineering; ion migration

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

Advanced Forecasting Methods for Sustainable Power Grid: 2nd Edition

edited by

Cristina Ventura

and

Santi Agatino Rizzo

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable forecasting; renewable energy sources; solar radiation forecasting; wind speed forecasting; fault detection; power forecasting; MPPT forecasting; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in Energy, Industry, and Low-Carbon Systems: Science, Technology, and Policy

edited by

Chao-Lung Chiang

and

You-Sheng Lin

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture and storage; CCUS; direct air capture; CO2 utilization; circular economy; resource recycling; energy efficiency; carbon policy; net-zero emissions; industrial decarbonization

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

Alternative Fuel and Clean Combustion

edited by

Yuqiang Li

and

Yong Chen

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced combustion; emissions control; zero-carbon fuels; biofuels

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

New Trends in Wind Energy and Wind Turbines

edited by

Guowei Qian

, Dachuan Feng and

Ruiyang He

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 963 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; wind turbines; renewable energy; offshore wind; smart grid; condition monitoring; aerodynamics; power electronics

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

Artificial Intelligence and the Global Transition to Renewable Energy: Trends, Perceptions, and Policy Pathways

edited by

András Szeberényi

and

Norbert Bozsik

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 945 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy transition; artificial intelligence in energy; public perception; energy policy and governance; sustainable technology adoption

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

Advances in High-Voltage Engineering and Insulation Technologies

edited by

Chunyan Zang

,

Xilin Wang

and

Chen Cao

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 926 | Submission Open

Keywords: HVAC; HVDC; insulation material; intelligent switch; advanced communication; power robot; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section F6: High Voltage)

Intelligent Phase Change Control and Thermal Management for Energy Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wenxiao Chu

and Chi-Chuan Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 769 | Submission Open

Keywords: cooling systems; refrigeration and air conditioning; dynamic cooling; phase change control; thermal management

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

Trends and Innovations in Wind Power Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mircea Neagoe

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind power system; horizontal axis wind turbine; vertical axis wind turbine; counter-rotating wind turbine; wind rotor speed increaser; gearbox; electrical generator; wind energy; potential; forecasting; onshore; offshore; hybrid energy systems; integration in the built environment; design; optimization; innovation; dynamics; efficiency; grid integration; emerging technology; operation; control; stability; artificial intelligence; fault detection; power quality; modeling; conomics; numerical simulations; experimental testing; reliability; maintainance; condition monitoring; recycling

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

Innovative Catalytic Approaches for Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by Xiao Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution control; environmental catalysis; catalytic strategies; energy conversion; environmental sustainability; catalytic materials; clean energy technologies; photothermal catalysis

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

Intelligent Energy Management Systems: Challenges, Development and Prospects

edited by

Anastasios Dounis

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: transactive energy management system; multi-agent and distributed IEMS; embedded system for energy management demand; fault detection and diagnosis in energy management systems; decentralized microgrid control; IoT and machine learning in IEMS; intelligent control algorithms in IEMS; dynamic optimization and optimal control theory in EMS; adaptive control in EMS; optimizing charging schedules and IEMS; IEMS and data analysis; IEMS and renewable energy sources; uncertainty optimization in IEMS; EMS cybersecurity; HVAC systems; extensions fuzzy sets and LLM in EMS; knowledge-based expert systems and fuzzy logic systems in EMS; reinforcement learning; machine learning control; energy forecasting; electricity price prediction; field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in EMS; decision support systems managing uncertainty in IEMS; fuzzy logic

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

Performance Optimization of Engine Combustion and Emissions

edited by Dan Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: engine; combustion; emission; modelling; design; control

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

Energy Policies and Energy Transition: Strategies and Outlook

edited by Guotian Cai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy policies; energy transition; renewable energy sources; energy regulatory; energy storage; grid modernization; energy economic

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

Solar Cells on Optical, Electrochemical, and Photovoltaic Properties

edited by Xiaolei Liu and Ning Song

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon; CdTe; perovskite; organic; dye-sensitized and Sb2S3 solar cell

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

Smart Grids and Electric Vehicle Integration: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Antonio Comi

, Francesco Sergi and Davide Aloisio

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; electric vehicles; electric mobility; energy flexibility; renewable energy sources; microgrids; electric vehicle fleet management

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

Advances in Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics for Sustainable Energy and Propulsion Systems

edited by

Paolo Tamburrano

and

Francesco Sciatti

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; sustainable mobility and propulsion; heat transfer multiphase flows; hydrogen; nanofluids; bio-combustion; carbon capture and storage; thermal management

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

Applications of Fuel Cell Systems

edited by

Caroline Willich

and Christiane Bauer

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6239 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell systems; fuel cells; fuel cell applications; balance of plant; upscaling of fuel cell systems

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

Recent Advances in Renewable Energy Economics and Policy

edited by

Victor Manuel Ferreira Moutinho

and Henrique Viana Espinosa De Oliveira

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6144 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy economics; sustainable energy transition; greenhouse gas emissions; energy policy; carbon pricing; renewable energy integration; energy market structures; economic impacts of renewable energy; environmental economics; socio-economic aspects of energy transition; renewable energy technologies; energy sustainability strategies; regulatory frameworks for renewable energy; climate change mitigation

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

AI-Enhanced Operation and Management of Renewable Energy-Integrated Power Systems

edited by Jiaqi Ruan,

Yujia Huang

and

Chao Yang

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5525 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced AI applications; AI-enhanced operation and management methods; large-scale renewable energy integration; multi-energy coupling and coordination; demand-side management and demand response; real-time monitoring and analytics; cyber– physical security and resilience; risk assessment and management; distributed generation and microgrid operation

(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)

Advanced Application of Mathematical Methods in Energy Systems

edited by

Marcin Rabe

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3800 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematical methods in energy; modeling of energy systems; optimization of energy processes; reliability and safety analysis; intelligent energy management systems; energy demand forecasting; power networks; renewable energy sources (RESs); microgrids and decentralized systems; optimization algorithms; machine learning in energy; risk analysis in energy; energy management; energy system state monitoring; dynamic processes in power systems

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

Emerging Trends in Superconductivity for Electric Power Technologies

edited by Yujia Zhai and Jianhua Liu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2921 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconducting power technology; emerging trends in applied superconductivity; superconducting magnet; new applications; modeling; design

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

Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Economics and Policy—2nd Edition

edited by

Katarzyna Cheba

and Agnieszka Brelik

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2272 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; policy development; innovation; research and development; competitiveness; green economy; concept of sustainable development; economics of sustainable development; management of sustainable development; financing of sustainable development; challenges and opportunities for sustainable development

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

Recent Advances in Solar Thermal Collectors: Design, Modeling, and Performance Optimization

edited by

Robert Kowalik

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1373 | Submission Open

Keywords: flat-plate solar collectors; glass-covered solar collectors; solar thermal systems; thermal performance modeling; solar tracking strategies; evacuated tube collectors; building-integrated solar technologies; energy efficiency; CFD and optical simulations; thermal energy storage

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

Energy Policy and Sustainable Energy Resources

edited by

Sung Jin Kang

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy demand; sustainable energy resources; energy policy; renewable energy

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

Advanced Control Strategies for Power Converters and Microgrids

edited by

Panbao Wang

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; power electronics devices; topology; theoretical analysis; modeling methods; control strategies; optimized scheduling; cybersecurity

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

Advanced Technologies in Marine Renewable Energy

edited by

Tongshun Yu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore wind energy; wave energy; tidal current energy; tidal energy; ocean thermal energy; salinity gradient energy; solar energy

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

Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems

edited by Na Zhu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV); novel design; advanced materials; energy efficiency; economic analysis; smart BIPV

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

Advances in Wastewater Biorefineries: Renewable Energy Production and Resource Recovery in Wastewater Treatment Plants

edited by Ewa Neczaj,

Anna Grosser

and Kamil Janiak

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment plants; biorefinery technologies; energy recovery; nutrient recovery; material recovery; circular economy

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

Trends and Challenges in Power System Stability and Control: 2nd Edition

edited by Ke Xu and

Yuan Liao

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: electricity market; market clearing; power system control; power system stability; power system operation; renewable energy resources; intelligent techniques; power system analysis; power system protection; renewable energy integration; smart grid; microgrid

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

The Future of Energy Systems: Integration of Energy Technologies in Distribution Grids

edited by

Mahmoud Ghofrani

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16582 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart electric grids; micro-grids; renewable energy; electric vehicles; power systems; energy storage systems; energy management; optimization algorithms; policy frameworks; big data analytics; cybersecurity solutions

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

Control and Optimization of Power Converters

edited by Fei Deng, Xiangke Li,

Ziheng Xiao

, Zhigang Yao and

Lei Zhang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8234 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converters; control strategies; optimization techniques; efficiency improvement; renewable energy; wide-bandgap semiconductors

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

Renewable Fuels: A Key Step Towards Global Sustainability

edited by

Manuel Bailera

and

Alexander García Mariaca

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6963 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; hydrogen; biogas; sustainability; decarbonization

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

Advances in Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Technologies

edited by

Yanbo Yang

and Dongfang Chen

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6795 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy; fuel cell; material; components; BOPs; heat and mass transfer; system integration; control algorithm; fault diagnosis; performance prediction

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

Power Electronics Technology and Application

edited by

Kalina Detka

and Damian Bisewski

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6013 | Submission Open

Keywords: power semiconductor devices; SiC; GaN; magnetic materials; power electronics; power converters

Energy Management, Energy Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in Buildings

edited by Karthik Panchabikesan,

Ursula Eicker

and

Fuzhan Nasiri

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4539 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy management; energy-efficient buildings; data science advancement in buildings; net-zero-energy buildings; decarbonization; energy storage systems; energy flexibility

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

Advances and Challenges in the Development of Energy Efficiency in Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems

edited by

Ryszard Dindorf

, Jakub Takosglu and

Piotr Wos

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4398 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic systems; pneumatic systems; applications; advances; challenges; development; modeling; design; control; energy efficient; energy storage; energy regeneration; energy recycling; energy harvesting; hybrid systems

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

Recent Advances in Renewable Energy Generation Technologies and Power Demand Response: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marek Pavlík

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4029 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic system; battery system; operation of photovoltaic systems; power system control; renewable energy sources; electricity price; prediction of electricity price; wind energy

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

Advances in Combustion Strategies and Fuels for Sustainable Energy and Propulsion

edited by

Annarita Viggiano

and

Vinicio Magi

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3852 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-fuels; biofuels; combustion; emissions; efficiency; sustainability; decarbonization; energy systems; propulsion systems; numerical methods; experimental techniques

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

The Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Energy Internet and Smart Grid Digitization

edited by Yingshu Liu, Xi Chen and

Haibo Pen

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2910 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); energy internet; smart grid digitization; integrated energy system; intelligent prediction; optimal scheduling; energy market; digital twins; big model

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

Advances in Optimized Energy Harvesting Systems and Technology

edited by

Chris Gould

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2537 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; ambient energy; low-power generation; power electronics; energy storage

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

Technology for Analysis and Control of Power Quality

edited by Wenxi Hu

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2307 | Submission Open

Keywords: power quality; harmonics; voltage fluctuations; voltage sags; data analytics; control strategy

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

Artificial Neural Network Applications in the Simulation Modeling, Control, and Fault Diagnosis of Energy Systems

edited by

Ali Alouani

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1844 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy systems; modeling; control; fault diagnosis; efficiency; artificial intelligence (AI)

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

Design and Experimental Study of Organic Rankine Cycle System

edited by

Piotr Kolasiński

and

Sindu Daniarta

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1623 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic Rankine cycle; polygeneration systems; power generation; two phases; phase equilibria; energy systems; waste heat recovery and valorisation; energy conversion; carnot battery; energy storage; clean and sustainable energy

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

Zero Waste Technology from Biofuel Development

edited by

Juan Cubero Cardoso

and

Ángeles Trujillo-Reyes

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1482 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural and forestry waste biomass; anaerobic digestion; bioenergy; bioprocesses; circular economy; composting; energy recovery; environmental microbiology; fermentation; green solvents; hydrolysis; pre-treatment; waste management

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

Nutrient and Energy Recovery from Municipal and Industrial Wastewater

edited by

Przemyslaw Kowal

and Sławomir Kasiński

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1386 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogas production; circular economy; nutrient recovery; energy recovery; environmental assessment; industrial wastewater; municipal wastewater; nitrogen recovery and phosphorus recovery; resource recovery; wastewater treatment

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

Adaptive Optimal Control Strategy for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles

edited by

Pierpaolo Polverino

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1377 | Submission Open

Keywords: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; fuel cells; energy management strategies; automotive system identification and modeling; optimal control; optimal design; battery management strategies; sustainable mobility; ADAS; V2X

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

Challenges, Trends and Achievements in Electric Vehicle Research

edited by

Ka Wai Eric Cheng

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicle technology; battery energy storage; supercapacitor; second life batteries; in-wheel motor; motor and drives; power train; charger; wireless power transfer; ultrafast charging system; active suspension; vehicle to grid; hydrogen-powered vehicle; ammonia-powered vehicle; fuel cell; four-wheel drive; steering system; braking system; flying vehicle; solar vehicles; autonomous vehicle; amphibious vehicle; vehicle policy; vehicle infrastructure; smart city

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

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by Jiaxue Li and Pengfei Zhao

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic fracturing; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); drilling technologies; reservoir management; environmental impact

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

Energy Economics and Management, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy

edited by Alina Yakymchuk

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1035 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; energy policy and governance; energy efficiency; renewable energy economics; sustainable energy systems

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

Design and Analysis of Fuel Cell Propulsion System

edited by

Zhiguang Hua

,

Dongdong Zhao

,

Meiling Yue

and Tianhong Wang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 710 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; lithium; degradation; energy management; converter; motor

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

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