Energies

Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by Xolile Fuku

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; direct-ethanol/methanol fuel cells; metal– air batteries; electrochemical flow cells; solid-state batteries; photo-electrochemical conversion; electrode/electrolyte materials synthesis; metal-ion batteries

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

Advances of Computing, Sensing and Diagnosis in High Voltage and Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Weiqi Qin

, Yuan Wang and Chuangyang Li

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: high voltage equipment; energy storage system; computing and data processing; smart sensors; multi-sensor fusion; fault diagnosis

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

Recent Advances in Heat Transfer Efficiency

edited by

Eugenia Rossi Di Schio

and

Paolo Valdiserri

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2227 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofluids; heat pumps; heat exchangers; heat storage systems; CFD

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

Advanced in Simulation and Applications of High-Performance Turbomachinery

edited by

Davide Marsano

and

Carlo Cravero

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1878 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbomachinery; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); numerical simulations; compressors; gas turbines; steam turbines; wind turbines; pumps; thermal dynamics; combustion; high performance; energy transition; design optimization; multi-disciplinary simulations; unsteady flow; transient operations; flow instabilities; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML)

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

Planning, Operation, and Control of New Power Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by Hui Hou, Siyang Liao, Yunqi Wang and

Ying Du

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: new power systems; carbon neutral carbon peak; optimal planning; operation; and control

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

Advances in Power Distribution Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Dazhong Ma

, Wei Liu, Wei Sun and Zhenghang Hao

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: power distribution networks; stability control; microgrid; power quality; new building energy systems

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

Advancements and Future Prospects of Heat Exchangers in Thermal and Energy Management

edited by Fabio Bozzoli and Marcelo José Colaço

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1896 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat exchangers; thermal management; efficiency; heat transfer enhancement; scale-up; optimization; heat pipes; thermal storage; designs; fouling

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

Biomass Power Generation and Gasification Technology

edited by

Eliseu Monteiro

and

Abel Rouboa

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-based combined heat and power; biomass-based combined cycles; BIGCC

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

Techno-Economic Evaluation of Hydrogen Energy

edited by Elvira Spatolisano,

Giorgio Vilardi

and

Domenico Flagiello

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable H2 production; H2 fuel cells; H2 transport; H2 value chains; H2 purification; process intensification

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

Development of Electrical Machines: Latest Studies and Future Prospects

edited by

Antonios G. Kladas

and

George J. Tsekouras

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11139 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-speed electrical machines; ceramic and electromagnetic bearings; electrical machines for renewable energy generation; electrical machines for electric vehicles; electrical machines for electric ship and aerospace applications; permanent magnet electrical machines; low-loss iron laminations for electrical machines; advanced cooling techniques in electrical machines; multi-phase electrical machines; advanced control techniques for electrical machines; fault-tolerant electrical machines

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

Advanced Studies in Energy Efficiency of Buildings and Urban Built Environment

edited by

Ludovico Danza

and

Lorenzo Belussi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2445 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-energy buildings; urban planning; GIS; digital twin; acoustics; energy efficiency; lighting; decision support system; building performance; indoor environmental comfort; outdoor environmental comfort

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

Novel Materials for Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Systems

edited by

Jianmin Li

and Guilin Chen

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel materials for solar cells; Sb2(SxSe1-x)3; Sb2S3; Sb2Se3; photovoltaic systems; enhanced efficiency

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

Experimental and Numerical Methods for the Design of Internal Combustion Engines and Turbomachines

edited by

Massimo Masi

and

Cinzia Tornatore

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13543 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal combustion engines; turbomachines; design; experimental methods; numerical methods

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

Prospects of Deep and Ultra-Deep Oil and Gas Exploration and Development

edited by

Ping Gao

,

Xiujian Ding

and Zezhang Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6233 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-ultra-deep basin; deep oil and gas; shale gas; diagenesis; porosity.

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

Advances in Waste Heat Recovery and Integrated Energy Systems

edited by

Fabrizio Reale

and

Teresa Castiglione

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5696 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste heat recovery; hybrid energy systems; integrated energy system; combined cycle gas turbine; integrated gasification combined cycle; ORC; organic rankine cycle; steam rankine cycle; supercritical CO2 gas turbine; power-to-gas; solar assisted gas turbine; combined heat and power system; closed brayton cycle; stirling engine; marine engines; kalina cycle; hybrid energy grid

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

Research on Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation: Current State and toward a Sustainable Future

edited by

Saad Odeh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4764 | Submission Open

Keywords: building sustainability; thermal performance; energy conservation; energy efficiency; energy modelling

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

Demand-Side Energy Management Optimization

edited by

Yoon-Sik Yoo

,

Seung Hyun Jeon

and

S. H. Shah Newaz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2805 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management; greening demand-side energy management; demand-aware; demand prioritization; energy scheduling; renewable energy resources management; virtual power plants management; optimization technology; energy efficiency; dynamic pricing; cost minimization; maximization of renewable energy management; welfare maximization; game theory; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Economic Strategies for Integrating Energy and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Laura Raisa Miloș

,

Adrian Costinel Tanase

,

Natalita-Mihaela Frumusanu

,

Suzana Demyen

,

Marius Cristian Miloș

and

Cornel Hatiegan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2315 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy poverty; energy investment; energy economy; energy transition

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

Optimization and Machine Learning Approaches for Power Systems

edited by

Spyros Giannelos

and

Danny Pudjianto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1812 | Submission Open

Keywords: stochastic optimization; machine learning; deep learning; smart grid technologies; power system economics

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

Solar Thermal Heat and Power Technology: Developments and Applications

edited by

Maurizio De Lucia

, Walter Gaggioli and Francesco Rovense

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1802 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar thermal technology; concentrated solar thermal (CST); concentrated solar power (CSP); industrial solar process (SHIP); solar heating and cooling

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

Advances in Control System for Power Electronics, Microgrids, and Smart Grids

edited by

Kambiz Tehrani

and Serge Pierfederici

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1542 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; smart grids; renewable energy; V2G and advanced controllers

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

Computational Intelligence in Electrical Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Massimo Panella

,

Antonello Rosato

and

Rodolfo Araneo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1219 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; microgrids; and virtual power plants; distributed energy resources; renewable energy sources; energy storage systems; electric vehicles; green computing and green networking; energy harvesting; low-power ICT systems; neural networks; fuzzy systems; evolutionary computation; deep learning; classification and clustering; data regression optimization and control; time series; forecasting

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

New Challenges in Clean Energy Technologies: Waste-to-Energy for Circular Economy

edited by

Barbara Bielowicz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal; bottom ash; fly ash; waste incinerator; biomass

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

Innovative Techniques for Distribution Grids Digitalization

edited by

Alessandro Bosisio

and

Marco Merlo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 632 | Submission Open

Keywords: distribution networks; smart grids; digitalization; artificial intelligence; sustainability

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

Advancements in Gas Turbine Aerothermodynamics

edited by

Francesco De Vanna

,

Filippo Avanzi

and

Silvia Ravelli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas turbine aerothermodynamics; high-fidelity simulations; experimental investigations; flow dynamics; heat transfer; turbine cooling; combustion optimization; emission reduction; hybrid numerical– experimental approaches; artificial intelligence in turbine design; machine learning applications; sustainable energy systems; climate change mitigation; turbulence modeling; performance optimization

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

Optimal Planning and Operation in RES-Rich Power Systems Under Electricity and Carbon Emission Market Environment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Fushuan Wen

and

Xiuli Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; electricity market; carbon emission market; power system; energy storage system; artificial intelligence

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

Factor Analysis and Mathematical Modeling of Coals: 2nd Edition

edited by

Agnieszka Surowiak

,

Tomasz Niedoba

and

Dariusz Foszcz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematical modeling; multidimensional analysis; optimization; factor analysis; natural environment

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

Vibration Energy Harvesting

edited by

Yi-Ren Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration energy harvesting (VEH); energy storage technologies; piezoelectricity; electromagnetic induction; triboelectric nanogenerators; internet of things (IoT); MEMS energy harvesters; sustainable power solutions; autonomous sensors; renewable energy systems

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

Planning, Operation, and Control of Renewable-Penetrated Power System in the Context of Building-Integrated Resources

edited by

Da Xu

, Xiaodong Yang, Juan Wei, Hanyu Yang and Ziyi Bai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration and control; economic optimization strategies; distribution systems; transactive energy control; Artificial Intelligence; power/load forecasting; building microgrid

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

Extreme Events and Power Grid Resilience: Lessons from Iberian Blackouts

edited by

José Matas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: Iberian Blackout 2025; Spain-Portugal power outage; European energy crisis; large-scale blackout; critical infrastructure failure; power grid resilience; grid stability; renewable energy integration; intermittent generation challenges; fault location analysis; system restoration; smart grid technologies; energy storage systems

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

Energy Systems Digitalization: Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Antonio Moreno-Munoz

and

Joaquín Garrido-Zafra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; digitalization; power quality; distributed energy resources; internet of things; artificial intelligence

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

Reliability and Condition Monitoring of Electric Motors and Drives: 2nd Edition

edited by Paolo Giangrande and Marcello Minervini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: condition monitoring; fault tolerance; dielectric breakdown; partial discharge; diagnostics; lifetime forecasting

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

Advances in Petroleum Engineering: AI-Driven Drilling, Well-Placement and Reservoir Management Workflows

edited by Sergey Alyaev and Kristian Fossum

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven workflows; scientific machine learning; digital twins; decision support under uncertainty; cross-domain geoenergy workflows; subsurface data integration; predictive modelling in geoenergy; drilling automation; geosteering data and decisions; reservoir monitoring and control

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

Machine Learning for Condition Monitoring of Wind Energy Systems

edited by

Mahmood Shafiee

and Demetrio Cornilios Zachariadis

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; condition monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); structural health monitoring (SHM); offshore wind

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

Digital Modeling, Operation and Control of Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by Yi Yu, Rongni Yang,

Yingping Cao

, Kuan Zhang and

Hong Tan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; microgrids; renewable energy; stability analysis; control; digital modelling; energy management

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

Advanced Thermal Simulation of Energy Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marco Marengo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal systems; multi-phase flows; boiling; evaporation; condensation; cavitation; liquid interfaces; sprays; porous media; heat pipes; heat exchangers; microfluidics; nanofluids; nucleation; compressible flows; VOF method; level-set method; phase field simulation; molecular dynamics; lattice Boltzmann

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

Self-Organized Operation and Control of Power Electronic-Based Renewable Energy Systems

edited by Feng Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; power distribution systems; renewable energy resources; distributed control methods; smart optimization techniques; intelligent energy management systems

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

Recent Developments in Offshore Renewable Energies: Wind, Wave, Tidal, and Ocean Energy

edited by

Dimitri V. Val

and Daniil Yurchenko

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2147 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore wind turbines; wave energy converters; tidal energy converters; floating solar energy; integrated offshore renewable energy systems; installation; operation and maintenance; reliability; availability; digital technologies

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

Advances in Thermal Management and Reliability of Electronic Systems

edited by

Vincenzo d'Alessandro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic components and systems; multiphysics simulation and modeling; thermal characterization; ther-mo-mechanical and reliability-tested measurements; thermal resistance; thermally-induced reliability degradation

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

Intelligent Energy Technical Studies About Automobiles, New Energy Vehicles and Key Systems in the Energy Field

edited by Mingzhang Pan, Shiqing Huang,

Xiaohuan Zhao

and Wenhua Zhang

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3278 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent energy technical studies; smart grid technologies and electric transport systems; renewable energy integration systems; intelligent energy solutions for future industrial applications; energy systems for safety-critical applications; novel applications of intelligent energy systems; diversified energy systems and management; systemic energy solutions; high-resilience energy systems; real-time and predictive system monitoring techniques; efficient energy-optimizing design methods; advanced system modeling approaches; analyses of energy systems

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

Advancements in Sustainable Energy Technologies: Innovations, Integration, and Impact—2nd Edition

edited by

Sunel Kumar

,

Dingkun Yuan

and Xinlu Han

submission deadline 8 May 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; CO2 capture and storage; gasification and pyrolysis; coal and biomass; ammonia conversion; bunsen reaction; life cycle assessment; air pollutant; ansys and aspen plus simulation; tube furnace and drop tube furnace; waste to energy

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

Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Advances in Performance and Stability

edited by Nabonswendé Aïda Nadege Ouedraogo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cells; organic-inorganic perovskite; optimization techniques; high performance; long-term stability; efficiency enhancement; device engineering; interface engineering; degradation mechanisms

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

The Role of Cyber–Physical Systems in Critical Network Infrastructure (CNI)

edited by

Tawfik Al-Hadhrami

and Fuad A. Ghaleb

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems; CPS security and resilience; renewable energy security; IT– OT convergence; cyber threats; industrial control systems

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

Research Trends of Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Buildings

edited by

Roberto de Lieto Vollaro

,

Luca Evangelisti

and

Edoardo De Cristo

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7913 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; energy efficiency; renewables; energy communities; case studies

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

Optimized Thermal Energy Storage Technology Based on Phase Change Material

edited by

Sarvenaz Sobhansarbandi

and Tugba Turnaoglu

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal-energy storage (TES); phase change materials (PCMs); latent-heat storage; energy efficiency; heat-transfer enhancement; thermal conductivity; PCM characterization; TES-system design; modeling and simulation; renewable-energy integration; sustainable buildings; solar thermal energy; waste heat recovery; thermal management; heat exchangers

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

Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems: Prospect Development and Challenges

edited by

Georgios E. Arnaoutakis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6845 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cells and PV systems; concentrated solar power (CSP); optical materials and photonics; solar energy conversion

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

Design, Analysis and Operation of Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Maciej Żołądek

and Luca Cimmino

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1196 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; hybrid energy systems; energy storage; wind turbine; photovoltaics; polygeneration; hydrogen energy storage; energy policy

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

Optimization Design of Electromagnetic Mechanism

edited by

Zijiao Zhang

and Koichi Matsuda

submission deadline 12 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 803 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machine; linear motor; planar motor; electromagnetic mechanism design; electromagnetic mechanism optimization

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

New Journey of Energy and Electric Vehicle Revolutions-Infinities Possibilities in the Science World: In Honor of Prof. Dr. C.C. Chan’s 90th Birthday

edited by

Ziqiang Zhu

, Fred Eastham,

James L. Kirtley

, Kwok Tong Chau,

Dianguo Xu

, Zhengming Zhao,

Ming Cheng

and

Dawei Liang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5130 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence engine; battery; battery charging; direct torque control; electric drives; electric vehicles; electrical machines; field oriented control; induction machines; information technology; integration of energy; intelligent connected vehicles; micro grid; model reference control; modern control theory; optimization; permanent magnet; permanent magnet machines; powertrains; renewable energy; sensorless control; smart energy; switched reluctance machines; synchronous machines; traction control; transportation and humanity; vector control

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

Development and Modeling of Energy Storage Systems for Future Power Grids

edited by

Dario Pelosi

and Lorenzo Trombetti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage systems; renewables; grid services; power and energy management; control strategies; electric vehicles; microgrids

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

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