Energies

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2048 | 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)

Innovation in High-Voltage Technology and Power Management

edited by

Feng Liu

and Jun Chen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1925 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-power electronics; power conversion; power management; online diagnosis for power equipment; power equipment condition monitoring; overvoltage protection; insulation materials; partial discharge; relaying protection; pulsed power; insulation state evaluation

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

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 1779 | 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)

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 1331 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1227 | 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)

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

edited by

Gang Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

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

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

Combustion and Application of Carbon Neutral Fuel in Internal Combustion Engine

edited by

Zezhou Guo

and

Cheng Shi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 893 | 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)

Solar Thermal Energy Storage and Heating Systems

edited by Xingchao Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 715 | 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)

Power Electronics in Renewable, Storage and Charging Systems

edited by

Gianluca Gatto

and

Amit Kumar

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Thermal Management in Electric Vehicles

edited by

Xiaoli Yu

and

Zhi Li

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open

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

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

Hydraulic Machinery and Systems

edited by

Enrique Rosales Asensio

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Technology in Permanent Magnet Motors

edited by

Yawei Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 378 | 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)

Research on Energy Conversion Application by Low-Temperature Plasma Discharge

edited by Xingqian Mao and Hongtao Zhong

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 335 | 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)

Advanced Cooling and Heat Transfer Strategies for Energy-Efficient Renewable Systems

edited by Suoying He, Xiang Huang and

Muzaffar Ali

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced evaporative cooling; dry/wet/hybrid cooling; low-carbon cooling technologies; heat transfer enhancement; thermal management

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

Advances in Nuclear Engineering Technologies

edited by

Dan Gabriel Cacuci

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear engineering; nuclear energy; heat transfer; advanced reactors; nuclear safety; nuclear fuel; nuclear safety

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

Next-Generation Electric Vehicles: Advances in Powertrains and Charging Systems

edited by Muhammad Talib Faiz,

Omar Hegazy

and

Mohamed El Baghdadi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicle grid integration; vehicle-to-grid (V2G) control; dynamic stability of power electronic converters; advanced control strategies for renewable energy systems; real-time simulation and digital twin for EV-grid interaction

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

Cutting-Edge Insights into Electrical Equipment Lifespan Assessment

edited by

Li Cheng

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: failure mechanisms; electrical equipment; lifespan prediction

Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes

edited by

Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen

and Zheng Grace Ma

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy industry; energy management; renewable energy systems

Advanced Energy and Electronic Materials

edited by

Habib Ahmad

and Zhiyang Jin

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy materials; electronic materials; energy storage; photovoltaics; batteries; semiconductors; nanomaterials; material engineering

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

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

edited by Shuqing Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

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

Low-Carbon Transition of Transport Energy Systems: Policy Instruments, Technological Innovations, and Market Synergies

edited by

Mingyue (Selena) Sheng

and Lingli Qi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport energy policy and regulation; low-carbon transport technologies; electric and hydrogen vehicle systems; market-based instruments for emissions reduction; infrastructure planning for sustainable mobility; energy– transport– finance system interactions; transport system modelling and simulation; socioeconomic impacts of decarbonisation strategies; urban mobility and demand-side management; digitalisation and smart mobility solutions

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

Advanced Power Converters for Electric Vehicle Charging and Medium-Voltage Applications

edited by

Mohammad Monfared

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicle charging; bidirectional converters; medium-voltage converters; wide bandgap semiconductors; renewable energy integration; smart grid interface

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

Smart Energy Solutions with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

edited by

Lefteri H. Tsoukalas

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; smart grid; intelligent energy management; AI-driven

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

Towards Smart and Flexible Distribution Grids: Enhancing Hosting Capacity and Energy Sharing in Decentralized Energy Systems

edited by

Stefano Bracco

,

Federico Delfino

and

Matteo Fresia

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; electric vehicles; vehicle-to-X; renewable energy communities; hosting capacity; flexibility services; smart distribution networks

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

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

edited by

Javier Fermoso

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 109 | 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)

Power Systems: Stability Analysis and Control

edited by

Jianyu Zhou

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system stability; frequency and voltage control; power electronic-interfaced systems; multi-time-scale dynamics; grid-forming control; nonlinear system analysis; HVDC and FACTS; coordinated control strategies; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems

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

Smart Control Strategies for Modern Electric Drives and Power Converters

edited by

Tomasz Tarczewski

and

Marcin Kaminski

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical drives; power converters; new control algorithms; artificial intelligence; optimization and estimation; diagnostics; monitoring; and maintenance; innovative hardware solutions

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

The Role of Battery Energy Storage in Electricity Markets

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery energy storage; electricity markets; grid integration; renewable energy; energy storage systems; system services; market regulation

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

Intelligent Control and Energy Management in Smart Grids for the Energy Transition

edited by Abdellatif Elmouatamid

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and ML-based forecasting; control; and decision-making; energy management in microgrids and virtual power plants; demand-side management and dynamic pricing mechanisms; cyber-physical security and resilience in intelligent grids; real-time optimization and control of energy resources; multi-agent and distributed control architectures; edge/fog/cloud computing for energy data analytics; integration of electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage; grid-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-grid; decision support systems for grid operators

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

Electrocatalysis and Hydrogen Technologies: Innovative Pathways for Sustainable Energy

edited by

Meysam Tayebi

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalyst; hydrogen production; water electrolysis; fuel cells; electrochemical energy storage; renewable energy conversion; catalyst stability and durability

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

Advances in Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen Storage, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fushou Xie

submission deadline 17 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; liquid hydrogen; hydrogen production; hydrogen liquefication; hydrogen storage; thermal management; liquid hydrogen heat and mass transfer

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

Advances and Optimization of Electric Energy System—2nd Edition

edited by

Yuqing Bao

,

Zhenya Ji

and

Zhenyu Lv

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 20178 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management; demand response; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); integrated energy systems

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

Studies on Clean and Sustainable Energy Utilization

edited by

Xiaoqing Lin

,

Zongliang Zuo

and Chen Sun

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8210 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-to-energy (WtE); pollution control; smart system for energy utilization; resource recovery from waste; sustainable and clean energy; CO2 capture; utilization; and storage

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

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Study for Heat Transfer

edited by

Jingying Wang

, Kuang C. Lin and

Jiaao Hao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7124 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; fluid flow; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); numerical heat transfer; convection; power engineering; heat exchanger; boilers; aerodynamic heating; combustion; cooling; multi-physics; multi-scales; machine learning; artificial intelligence (AI)

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

Machine Learning in Renewable Energy Resource Assessment

edited by

Jin-Young Kim

,

Jong-Min Yeom

and

Sung Goon Park

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6255 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning applications in renewable energy resource assessment; advanced ML techniques for renewable energy forecasting; data-driven models for wind; solar; hydrogen; bioenergy; geothermal; hydropower; and marine energy production as well as optimization; machine learning for integrating renewable resources into energy grids; policy; strategy; and low-carbon technology through AI/ML

(This special issue belongs to the Section L: Energy Sources)

Advanced Clean Coal Technology

edited by

Guoqiang Cao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4409 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal; clean coal technologies; gasification; combustion; pyrolysis; hydrogenation; carbon dioxide capture and storage; life cycle analysis

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

Renewable Energy Integration into Agricultural and Food Engineering

edited by

Tilahun Seyoum Workneh

and Alaika Kassim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3210 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; food processing; cooling; drying; supply chain decarbonization; renewable-powered machinery; solar energy; wind energy; biomass energy; bioenergy; hydrogen energy; energy-efficient equipment; cold chain management; solar drying; sustainable agriculture; climate-smart farming

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

Power Electronics Technologies for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Vítor Monteiro

and

Joao L. Afonso

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3197 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; power converters; control; monitoring; power management; wide-bandgap (WBG) devices; energy storage technologies

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

Innovations in Biomass Conversion, Biorefinery, and Energy Utilization: Modeling, Optimization, and Industrial Applications

edited by Frederico G Fonseca and

Ana Paula Soares Dias

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3031 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; biorefinery; energy utilization; modeling and optimization; sustainable energy systems

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

Advances in Hydrogen Production in Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Arkadiusz Małek

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3015 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage systems; hydrogen production; renewable energy; hydrogen economy

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

Fault Detection and Diagnosis Applications for Electric Vehicles and Power Electronics

edited by

Maciej Skowron

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2438 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection and diagnosis; initial fault detection; neural network-based classification systems; data and signal processing; deep neural networks; transfer learning; mathematical modeling; fault-tolerant control; estimation theory

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

Hydrogen Production: Technical-Economic, Upscaling, and Industrialization Perspectives for Sustainable and Secure Energy Production

edited by

Mofazzal Hossain

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2244 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; green hydrogen; renewable-powered electrolysis; steam methane reforming (SMR) with CCUS; methane pyrolysis; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); process optimization; predictive analytics and maintenance in hydrogen production; hydrogen production optimization and life cycle assessments; sustainable energy transition; carbon capture; utilization; and storage; carbon management and decarbonization; infrastructure development enabling hydrogen production; techno-economic analysis; industrial scale hydrogen production; upscaling challenges; industrialization

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

Financial Development and Energy Consumption Nexus—Third Edition

edited by

Yuriy Bilan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: financing of sustainable energy sector development; responsible financing of energy sector; financing of renewables; financing of energy transition; risks; returns; and investment across energy sectors; climate change mitigation and energy investments; financial measures to promote renewables and energy efficiency; financial measures to promote energy security; financial measures to promote energy affordability; modelling and forecasting of energy consumption

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

Energy Efficiency and Thermal Performance in Buildings

edited by

Wuxing Zheng

,

Seigen Cho

, Honglian Li and

Wen Yang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1926 | Submission Open

Keywords: building thermal engineering; outdoor meteorological parameters; indoor thermal environment; thermal comfort; thermo-hygro-physical parameters of building materials

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

Nuclear Engineering and Nuclear Fuel Safety

edited by Maosong Cheng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1868 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear engineering; nuclear fuel safety; accident-tolerant fuels (ATFs); small modular reactors (SMRs); integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and computational modeling; closed fuel cycles and advanced reprocessing; passive safety systems and advanced cooling technologies; generation IV reactors

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

Energy Modeling and Efficiency Optimization for Sustainable Building Systems

edited by Liang Zhang and Jianli Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1814 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building systems; AI in energy modeling; smart building controls; renewable energy integration; urban-scale energy modeling; HVAC optimization; digital twins in buildings; climate adaptation in buildings

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

Advances in Stability Analysis and Control of Power Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Li

,

Weiyu Wang

and

Junjie Ma

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open

Keywords: stability analysis; nonlinear system theory; interaction mechanism; multi-time scale interaction; wide-band oscillation; stability control; damping control; distributed cooperative control; inertia support; frequency and voltage stability control; data-driven control

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

Solar Energy Applications: Thermal and Photovoltaic Opportunities and Challenges

edited by Olivier Deblecker and Khalil Kassmi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1339 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; solar photovoltaic and thermal systems; energy storage systems; maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques; hybrid renewable energy systems; sustainable energy technologies; clean and sustainable energy solutions; applications: solar desalination technologies; solar cooking and food preservation; solar thermal refrigeration and drying; solar irrigation systems; off-grid and rural energy solutions; agriculture and solar energy; transportation and solar energy; solar power integration

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

Development and Validation of Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage

edited by

Jo Darkwa

and John Calautit

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change material; molecular dynamics; AI; energy storage

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

Bio-Waste to Energy and Added Value Products—Challenges and Opportunities: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marcin Dębowski

,

Marcin Zieliński

and

Joanna Kazimierowicz

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-waste characteristics and properties; bio-waste management from the municipal; agriculture; and food industry sector; fermentative methane and hydrogen production form bio-waste; biodiesel and bioethanol production; thermal transformation (gasification; pyrolysis; combustion; plasma technologies); bio-waste based multi-product biorefinery technologies; energy and material recycling form bio-waste; bio-waste recovery; circular economy in the bio-waste sector; bio-waste in fertilization and the animal feed sector; high-added value products form bio-waste; modelling and optimization in bio-waste processing; life cycle costing (LCC) and life cycle assessment (LCA) in bio-waste management

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

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