Energies

Development of Distributed Energy Systems Based on Renewable Energy Sources—Current Status and Development Prospects

edited by

, Jakub Grela and Rafał Andrzejczyk

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19568 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; distributed energy; hybrid systems; photovoltaic; heat pump; small wind turbine; small water turbine; small biogas installation; building energy management systems; demand side management and response; IoT applications and artificial intelligence

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

New Insights into Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems in Buildings

edited by

Matteo Manganelli

and

Cristina Moscatiello

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15001 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid renewable energy; electrical vehicles; energy storage; smart buildings; building management system

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

The Interplay Between Technologies and Energy Policies for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Transportation: Scenarios and Case Studies

edited by

Romeo Danielis

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10543 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy and transport; passenger and freight transport and energy consumption; transport modes: road; rail; maritime and air; regulation; fiscal and energy policies; total cost of ownership of transport vehicles; energy efficiency and transport vehicles; GHG emission reduction; renewable energy and transport; electrification and innovative fuels and powertrains

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

Recent Advances in Oil Shale Conversion Technologies

edited by

Sunhua Deng

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9092 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil shale; conversion; pyrolysis; in situ; catalytic

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

Enhanced Oil Recovery: Numerical Simulation and Deep Machine Learning

edited by Maojie Chai,

Min Yang

and

Jinze Xu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8453 | Submission Open

Keywords: enhanced oil recovery (EOR); numerical simulation; machine learning; data-driven approach

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

Power Quality and Disturbances in Modern Distribution Networks

edited by

John Licari

and

Alexander Micallef

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7540 | Submission Open

Keywords: power quality disturbance; harmonics; power system virtual/synthetic inertia; power converters control; microgrid power quality

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

Future Perspectives of Internal Combustion Engines of High Efficiency: Analysis, Modeling and Control Strategies and Application of Sustainable Fuels

edited by

Oscar Vento

and

Alessandro Ferrari

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7515 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal combustion engines; injection systems; combustion; ammonia; hydrogen; combustion control; combustion modeling; innovative control strategy

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

Towards Sustainable Energy Development: Energy Efficiency and Economic Growth

edited by

Maria Urbaniec

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5191 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; economic growth; renewable energy integration; environmental sustainability; energy policy; technological innovation; climate; sustainable development goals; energy transition; green economy

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

Advancement of Experimental and Modeling Approaches for Development of Hydrogen Energy Systems

edited by

Konstantin Matveev

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4479 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen fuel; electrolyzers; fuel cells; hydrogen liquefiers; computational fluid dynamics; cryogenics; two-phase flow; system instabilities; techno-economic analysis

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

Clean Use of Fuels: Future Trends and Challenges

edited by

Francisco Javier Gutiérrez Ortiz

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4238 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant control; renewable fuels; fossil fuels; waste-to-energy; techno-economic and life cycle assessments; process simulation and modeling; fuels for sustainable transport; decentralized use of fuels for homes; production optimization; waste reduction and valorization

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

Advanced Energy Conversion Technologies Based on Energy Physics

edited by Xiaoyang Wang, Jie Gao, Jianhua Zhou and Lei Miao

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3625 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion technologies; energy physics; solar energy; photovoltaics; thermoelectric conversion; thermionic conversion; chemical energy; fuel cells; hydrogen production; bioenergy; biomass; biofuels; advanced materials; nanomaterials; computational methods; modeling and simulation; sustainable energy; renewable energy; waste heat recovery; catalysis; reaction engineering

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

Development of Intelligent Electric Vehicles and Smart Transportation—2nd Edition

edited by

Hwa-Dong Liu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3486 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; hybrid vehicles; intelligent vehicle systems; intelligent transportation; autonomous vehicle

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

Sustainable Energy Futures: Economic Policies and Market Trends

edited by

Cody Yu-Ling Hsiao

and

Yi-Bin Chiu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2835 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; economic policies; policy contagion; connectedness; spillover; renewable energy; energy market; artificial intelligence (AI)

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

Study on Biomass Gasification and Pyrolysis Process

edited by

Jakub Mularski

and Halina Pawlak-Kruczek

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1852 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass gasification; pyrolysis; plasma; modeling; experiment

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

High Efficiency, Quality, and Stable Operation Technology for Flexible Distribution Networks

edited by

Xin Wang

,

Pingjuan Ge

and

Yuchao Hou

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open

Keywords: distribution networks; flexible regulation equipment; operation control; optimal dispatching; power quality management; emergency power support; grid-following/grid-forming converters

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

Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: Advances and Applications

edited by Giuseppe Langella, Abolfazl Nematpourkeshteli,

Nicola Bianco

and

Marcello Iasiello

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1320 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; phase changing materials; advanced materials for thermal storage; metal foams; nanoparticles; smart thermal energy storage systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section G2: Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage)

New Challenges in Power Flow Optimization for Integrated Power Systems

edited by

Sang-Yong Park

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: power flow modeling and optimization; integration of renewable and distributed energy resources; simulation of smart grids and microgrids; real-time power flow control and management; optimization through energy storage system integration; enhancing power grid stability and efficiency; design of hybrid energy systems; AI- and machine learning-based power flow optimization; innovative protection and control strategies

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

Evaluating the Impact of Energy Policies and Energy Economics: Trends, Risks and Challenges

edited by

Antonio Sánchez-Bayón

and

Frank Daumann

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1311 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; green deal; clean energies; renewable energies; green energies; blue energies; climate-neutral energies; reduction of polluting energies; wellbeing economics and energy; energy efficiency; energy markets; sustainable development goals

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

Research on Operation Optimization of Integrated Energy Systems

edited by

Maksymilian Kochanski

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 969 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-energy flow management; renewable energy integration; smart grid control strategies; decentralized energy optimization

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

Advanced Inverter Technologies: Enhancing Efficiency in Power Conversion Systems

edited by Li Zhang and

Oghenewvogaga Oghorada

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converter technologies; renewable sourced generation; smart grid; electric vehicles; wide-bandgap switching devices

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

Energy Transition Towards Climate Neutrality

edited by

Isabel Azevedo

and Mafalda Silva

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; policy; pathways; renewable energy; energy efficiency; just transitions

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

Challenges and Future Trends of Artificial Intelligence for Energy Management

edited by

Wathiq Mansoor

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); deep learning; digital twins; energy management; smart grids; energy forecasting; distributed energy; renewable resources

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

New Design and Research on Offshore Wave and Tide Energy Technologies

edited by Zhanhong Wan and Guiyu Cao

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: assessment of tidal energy resources; realistic turbulent inflows; tide and wave interactions; tidal turbine design and optimization; tidal turbine hydrodynamics; tidal turbine array and blockage effects; tidal wakes; wave power generation device design; hydrodynamic analysis; theoretical model optimization; evaluation of wave energy capture efficiency; simulation of hydraulic power output system; array parameter influence; array algorithm optimization; multi-body platform linkage simulation; coupling between floating body and platform

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

Trends and Prospects in DC–DC/DC–AC Converters and Their Control Techniques for Renewable Energy Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ramy Georgious

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: DC– DC/DC– AC converters; control strategies; modulation techniques; renewable energy; power electronics

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

Advances in Novel Fuels—Production, Combustion, and Application: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marina Braun-Unkhoff

and

Sandra Richter

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic sustainable fuels including e-fuels and biofuels; aviation fuels; maritime fuels; fuels for road transport; sustainable energy for power generation; production; market launch; regulations; certification and specification; techno-economic analysis; life-cycle analysis (LCA); computational fluid dynamics (CFD); combustion; engine; gas turbine; generic experiments; reduction in pollutants; emissions and their impact on the environment (e.g.; global warming potential— GWP non-CO2-effects and human health); chemical kinetic modeling; generation of detailed and reduced reaction models; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section I1: Fuel)

Thermal Hydraulics and Modelling for Nuclear Energy Systems

edited by

Wesley Williams

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal fluid systems; heat transfer; thermal hydraulics; nuclear reactor systems; modelling and simulation; digital twins; nuclear energy

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

Advances in Marine Energy Storage Technology

edited by

Changchun Liu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: compressed air energy storage; oil & gas storage; thermal energy storage; flexible gas storage technology; hydrogen storage; AI/ML-based control; renewable energy integration; efficient energy conversion

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

Innovative Bio-Based Construction Strategies for Near-Zero Energy Buildings with Low Carbon Footprints

edited by Xunzhi Yin and

Haibo Guo

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based building materials; straw-based building; low-cost; near-zero and zero energy building; passive low-energy design

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

Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS): 3rd Edition

edited by

Dongdong Feng

,

Heming Dong

and

Yu Zhang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 conversion and reduction; biomass thermal conversion; Oxy-fuel or chemical looping combustion; CO2 storage; CO2 mineralization; other greenhouse gas emissions control

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

Wireless Charging Technologies for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Jiantao Zhang

, Xin Gao and Ying Liu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4069 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless charging; electric vehicles; magnetic coupler; resonant compensation; converter; system control; performance improvement; applications

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

Performance and Emissions of Advanced Fuels in Combustion Engines

edited by

Changzhao Jiang

, Dai Liu and

Xiao Ma

submission deadline 19 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3230 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon technologies; combustion engines; alternative fuels; hydrogen; ammonia; ethanol; methanol; modelling; testing

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

Energy from Waste: Optimizing Recovery Processes in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Alejandro Ramos Martín

and

Federico León Zerpa

submission deadline 19 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater energy recovery; energy from wastewater; wastewater treatment energy; biogas production wastewater; direct osmosis wastewater (DO); reverse electrodialysis wastewater (RED); wastewater heat recovery; sustainable wastewater treatment; circular economy wastewater; optimizing wastewater treatment energy

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

Sustainable Energy Management for a Circular Economy

edited by

Manuela Tvaronavičienė

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 35218 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary resource consumption; barriers to renewable energy expansion; management of energy industry supply; costs of transition towards renewable energy; recycling of solar panels; energy turbines; mills; and batteries; rising demand for rare-earth elements; managerial solutions allowing the use of untapped resources contained in used batteries; transfer of knowledge and intersectional clusters for novel solutions

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

Smart Grid and Energy Storage

edited by

Adel Merabet

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17548 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; energy storage; renewable energy integration; demand response

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

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning New Concepts in SMART Energy Systems

edited by

Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka

and

Radosław Wolniak

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12727 | Submission Open

Keywords: application of AI and ML for the effective use of energy storage; using the Internet of Things to minimize energy consumption; costs and emissions; optimization of energy flow; smart energy optimization; smart energy systems: smart power system control; smart thermal system control; smart cross-sector control; the utilization of clean or renewable energy; the reliability and resilience of energy systems; system integration among multiple energy sectors

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

Economic Approaches to Energy, Environment and Sustainability

edited by

Monica Roman

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9439 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; environmental economics; sustainability economics

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

Energy Poverty Alleviation, Renewable Energy Investment and High-quality Economic Development in Emerging Economies

edited by

Fang Yang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8420 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy poverty alleviation; renewable energy investment; energy policies; renewable energy projects; technological innovation; energy transition; energy transformation partnership

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

Advances in Optimal Control and Smart Operation of Renewable Energy Systems

edited by Zhihuai Xiao, Dong Liu,

Yang Zheng

, Yan Ren and Jingjing Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7776 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydropower; wind power; photovoltaic power generation; nonlinear modelling; stability analysis; fault diagnosis; trend prediction; state assessment; optimal control; system integration; multi-energy complementarity; multi-field coupling; system capacity allocation; joint dispatch optimization; artificial intelligence; optimization algorithm

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

Recent Studies on Flow, Atomization, and Combustion in Swirl Combustors

edited by Cunxi Liu and Qiang An

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7705 | Submission Open

Keywords: swirling flows; spray combustion; atomization; optical diagnostics; alternative fuels; flame dynamics

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

Advanced Energy Technologies and Energy Savings: Low Emissions and High Efficiency

edited by Shujun Zhu, Shuai Guo,

Zhuozhi Wang

and Lianfei Xu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7154 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; traditional energy; energy saving; high efficiency; low emissions

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

Advanced Structures, Fault Diagnosis and Tolerant Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors: 2nd Edition

edited by

Gan Zhang

and

Hao Hua

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6749 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel PMSM structures; air gap filed modulation theory; advanced PMSM control strategies; electric machine theory and analysis methods; servo motor; high-precision control; magnetic field modulation; winding theory; system-level optimization on drive systems; innovative design methodology; fault diagnosis; tolerance algorithm; linear PMSM technology

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

Novel Research on Renewable Power and Hydrogen Generation

edited by

Chukwuma Ogbonnaya

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4921 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy technologies; solar energy; wind energy; bioenergy; hydrogen energy; hydrogen generation; fuel cells

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

Smart Optimization and Renewable Integrated Energy System

edited by

Dario Javier Benavides Padilla

and

Wilian Paul Arevalo Cordero

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4502 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed renewable energies; energy storage systems; energy management system; smart grids; microgrids; nanogrids; off-grid electrical systems; frequency control and stabilization; resilience in modern electrical systems; energy control and optimization systems

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

Energy Policies and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ramona Simut

and

Alina Badulescu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4099 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; energy strategies; energy economy; energy efficiency; renewable energy sources; energy supply and demand; energy policy

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

Emerging Trends and Challenges in Zero-Energy Districts

edited by

Massimiliano Scarpa

and

Elena Mazzola

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4028 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; energy efficiency; urban sustainability; renewable energy communities; positive energy districts; sustainability certifications

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

Future Fuel Technologies and Advanced Research on Turbulent Combustion

edited by Jian Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2813 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion technology; alternative green fuels; turbulent combustion; theoretical analysis; numerical simulation; experimental study

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

Clean and Efficient Use of Energy: 3rd Edition

edited by

Gangli Zhu

,

Kegong Fang

and

Shenghua Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2328 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; alternative fuels; CO2 utilization; elimination of pollutants; energy storage and release; electrocatalysis

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

Modeling, Control and Optimization of Wind Power Systems

edited by

Ciprian Sorandaru

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1968 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind power systems; system modeling; control strategies; optimization; fault tolerance; grid integration; hybrid renewable systems; AI applications; advanced materials

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

Qualitative Analysis and Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Energy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marcin Olkiewicz

and

Norbert Chamier-Gliszczyński

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1910 | Submission Open

Keywords: green energy; innovation and production; energy and climate; sustainable energy; quality management; quality of life; energy efficiency; energy and environmental security; energy economics; responsible management; quality and environmental systems in energy transformation; production management role in energy transformation; recycling management; energy markets; energy transformation; sustainable mobility; electromobility; environmental policies; environmental sustainability; corporate social responsibility; economy 4.0; Industry 4.0

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

Waste to Energy: Low-Carbon Resource and Energy Utilization from Solid Wastes with Pollution Control

edited by

Fawei Lin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1745 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste to energy; low carbon; resource recycling; pollution control

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

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