Energies

Advancing Circular Energy Systems: Integrating Energy Management and Circular Economy Principles

edited by

German Arana-Landin

,

Beñat Landeta-Manzano

and

Iker Laskurain-Iturbe

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; ISO 59004; circular business models; industrial symbiosis; energy management; ISO 50001; energy efficiency; energy performance; energy impact assessment; energy footprint; renewable energy; energy recovery; sustainable product design; sustainable manufacturing; circularity indicators; digitalisation in energy management; artificial intelligence for energy optimisation

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

Advances in Solar Thermal Energy Harvesting, Storage and Conversion—2nd Edition

edited by

Yu Qiu

,

Qiliang Wang

and

Chao Xu

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar thermal technology; concentrating solar power; parabolic trough collector; solar power tower; parabolic dish collector; linear fresnel reflector; flat-plate collector; solar concentrator; optical analysis of solar collectors; advancements in solar receiver; solar selective absorbing coating; thermal energy storage; molten salt; phase change material; S-CO2 power cycle; new power cycles; solar-driven desalination; solar heating; solar water heater; solar cooling; solar-driven absorption/adsorption chillers; radiative cooling; solar industrial process heat; heat transfer fluid; heat exchanger; solar reactor; solar thermochemical energy storage

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

Biomass and Bio-Energy—3rd Edition

edited by

Carmen Otilia Rusǎnescu

and

Nicoleta Ungureanu

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open

Keywords: residual biomass; agricultural residues; energy crops; biowaste; bioenergy potential; biofuels; biomass pretreatment technologies; biomass and biowaste valorization; conversion technologies; energy recovery; biorefinery; circular bioeconomy; biomass policies

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

Advanced Techniques for Power Transmission, Distribution and Transformation Equipment

edited by Yong Liu

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: dielectric aging mechanisms; partial discharge detection; insulation condition assessment; aging life prediction; surface discharge and tracking; external insulation degradation; ice accretion monitoring; galloping of overhead conductors; intelligent monitoring systems; high voltage equipment diagnostics

Advanced Control and Management Techniques for Power Converters in Microgrids: 2nd Edition

edited by

Giacomo Canciello

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 457 | Submission Open

Keywords: DC microgrids; hybrid microgrids (DC and AC microgrids); switched systems; current sharing; voltage regulation; uncertain systems; advanced and robust control of converters; sliding mode control of converters; high-gain control of converters; distributed control; supervisory control; model predictive control; consensus control; fuzzy control

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

Advanced Machine Learning and Data Analysis Technologies in Modern Energy Systems

edited by

Yongjian Wang

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning in energy systems; fault diagnosis and resilient control; data-driven energy optimization; multi-source data fusion; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI)

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

Advances in Nuclear Thermal and Electric Propulsion

edited by

Justin Watson

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP); nuclear electric propulsion (NEP); high-temperature propellant; electric thrusters; thermal management; space exploration; deep space missions; ion thrusters; plasma thrusters; propulsion efficiency; advanced materials

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

Advanced Power Electronics for Renewable Integration

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial Intelligence (AI) applications; battery energy storage technologies; control systems; converters (AC/DC; DC/DC); electrified transportation; grid-following; grid-forming; microgrids; modeling and stability of power systems; multilevel power electronic converters; optimization; power electronics; power electronics control; power quality; power systems; renewable energy sources (RES); RES integration

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

Electricity Market Design and Renewable Energy Sources

edited by

Dimitrios Apostolou

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: electricity market design; renewable energy integration; grid stability; energy storage; renewable energy curtailment; cross-border interconnections; ancillary services; power system resilience

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

Energy Transition and Economic Policy: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future

edited by

Yu Song

and

Tao Shen

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon pricing; economic policies; energy transition; energy and environment; linkages; modelling; pollution management; waste management; water resource transition

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

Smart Energy Management and Sustainable Urban Communities, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Cruz

and

Manuel Aleixandre

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy demand scheduling; demand profiling; smart systems management; energy optimization; green energy; social aspects for smart energy integration

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

Advancements in Power Transformers

edited by

Maciej Zdanowski

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: power transformers; transformer insulation; thermal management; insulating materials; insulation oil; high voltage technology; transformer diagnostics; fault detection; advanced monitoring systems; transformer lifetime extension

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

Advances in Control and Optimization for Engine Combustion

edited by Zhaojie Shen

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced combustion control strategies; combustion stability control; fault diagnosis; adaptive control systems; multi-objective optimization

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

Research on Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by Xiaobin Gu and Teng Xiong

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; solar thermal; phase change materials; thermal energy storage; electrochemical energy storage; energy saving technology; solid waste recycling; soil remediation; microbial remediation; environmental remediation; sustainability

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

Technological and Economical Aspects of Geothermal Power Plants and Heat Pumps

edited by

Xiaobing Liu

and

Sajjan Pokhrel

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: geothermal energy; drilling; geothermal heating and cooling; geothermal power generation; enhanced geothermal systems; geothermal heat pumps; direct geothermal heating; subsurface thermal energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section H2: Geothermal)

Battery Safety and Reliability: Strategies for Long-Term Performance

edited by

Yao Lu

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery safety; thermal runaway; smart monitoring; machine learning; reliability assessment

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

Advanced Research in Heat and Mass Transfer

edited by Yubin Wang

submission deadline 29 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer mechanisms; mass transfer phenomena; thermal management; multiphase flows; computational fluid dynamics; micro/nanoscale transport; energy efficiency

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

Energy, Engineering and Materials 2024

edited by

Ray Tahir Mushtaq

,

Muhammad Jamil

and

Aqib Mashood Khan

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4225 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; clean energy; advanced manufacturing; material optimization; energy efficiency; smart technologies; sustainable engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Advanced Energy Materials)

CO₂ Capture, Utilization and Storage

edited by

Shijian Lu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3144 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture technology; CO2 utilization technology; CO2 storage technology; Combined CO2 capture and conversion technology; CCUS chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)

Advances in Wind Turbine Optimization and Control

edited by Dayong Zhang,

Jun Xu

and

Benrui Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2422 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind turbine; foundation; environmental loads; dynamic analysis; vibration control technologies; optimization

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

Energy Consumption in the EU Countries: 4th Edition

edited by

Tomasz Rokicki

,

Bogdan Klepacki

and

Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1628 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption; energy production; energy consumers and producers; clean energy; renewable energy; energy markets; energy; energy efficiency; circular economy; environmental impact of energy consumption; social and economic aspects of energy; directions of energy development

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

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 835 | 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)

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 725 | 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)

Alternative Fuel and Clean Combustion

edited by

Yuqiang Li

and

Yong Chen

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open

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

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

Integration of Energy Storage Technologies into Smart Grids and Modern Power Systems

edited by Ahmed Awad

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage systems; smart grids; sustainable energy; grid stability and resilience

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

Development of Ultra-Low-Energy-Consumption and Zero-Energy Buildings in Response to Climate Change: 2nd Edition

edited by

Fei Guo

,

Stephen Siu Yu Lau

and

Andreas Matzarakis

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 494 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-low-energy buildings; zero-energy buildings; climate change; zero carbon; whole lifecycle

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

Advances in High-Voltage Engineering and Insulation Technologies

edited by

Chunyan Zang

,

Xilin Wang

and

Chen Cao

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open

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

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

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 462 | 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)

Advances in Net-Zero Carbon Emission and Environmental Sustainability: Science, Technology and Policy

edited by

Chao-Lung Chiang

and

You-Sheng Lin

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 457 | 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)

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 420 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 259 | 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)

Innovative Catalytic Approaches for Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by Xiao Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 243 | 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)

Trends and Innovations in Wind Power Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mircea Neagoe

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 113 | 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)

Intelligent Energy Management Systems: Challenges, Development and Prospects

edited by

Anastasios Dounis

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 106 | 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 49 | 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 | Viewed by 299 | 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 139 | 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 71 | 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 67 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4146 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3099 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2969 | 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)

Emerging Trends in Superconductivity for Electric Power Technologies

edited by Yujia Zhai and Jianhua Liu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2558 | 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)

Advanced Application of Mathematical Methods in Energy Systems

edited by

Marcin Rabe

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1649 | 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)

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 1549 | 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)

Energy Policy and Sustainable Energy Resources

edited by

Sung Jin Kang

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1004 | Submission Open

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

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

Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems

edited by Na Zhu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 261 | 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 230 | 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 88 | 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)

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

edited by

Robert Kowalik

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 79 | 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)

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