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Energy Management Systems: Challenges, Techniques and Opportunities: 2nd Edition submission deadline 27 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1086 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy management; demand-side management; demand-side response; energy flexibility; energy efficiency; prosumers; microgrids; virtual plants; transactive energy; internet of energy; renewable energy sources; energy storage; distributed generation; building energy management systems; machine learning; reinforcement learning; vehicle-to-grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Modeling, Control and Optimization of Wind Power Systems
edited by
submission deadline 27 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 478 | 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)
Optimal Design and Application of High-Performance Power Converters: 2nd Edition
edited by Shengrong Zhuo, Tianhong Wang, Wenshuai Bai, and
submission deadline 29 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open
Keywords: power converter; electrified transportation; new energy power generation systems; optimal design and control; fault-tolerant converters
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Review Papers in Energy Storage and Related Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 29473 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Economic and Political Determinants of Energy—Contemporary Challenges submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 20042 | Submission Open
Keywords: changes in energy consumption trends; developments in trends in the consumption of goods in response to changes in the energy market; crises as opportunities for development and drivers of innovation; evolution of energy supply chains and industry in general; the role of energy security and energy self-sufficiency in the national economy; the crisis as an opportunity for renewable energy or a return to traditional sources; green transformation trends; developments in technologies related to the storage of green energy surpluses; geothermal energy is underestimated and should be supported in europe in the future; deglobalization as a reaction to the crisis and its consequences for the world economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Power System
edited by and Zhigang Wu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 17463 | Submission Open
Keywords: power system transient stability; model reduction; real-time simulator; nonlinear modeling; parameter identification; dynamic equivalent; data-driven
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Computational Intelligence-Based Modeling, Control, Estimation, and Optimization in Electrical Motor/Drive, Renewable Energy, and Power Systems, Volume II submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16746 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuzzy logic; neural networks; evolutionary algorithms; deep and reinforcement learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Renewable Energy Management System and Power Electronic Converters submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16263 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable resources; energy storage; power electronic converters; smart grid integration; advanced control
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Blockchain, IoT and Smart Grids Challenges for Energy II
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10926 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Advances in Wind Turbine Vibration Modelling and Control submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10313 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind turbine vibration; vibration absorbers; mass/liquid dampers; control actuators and inerters; vibration control solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Energy Transition and Sustainability: Low-Carbon Economy
edited by , Jean-Francois Mercure and Toru Morotomi
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10103 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Advances in Fuel Energy
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9141 | Submission Open
Keywords: engine; motor; ICE; boiler; fuel; propellant; biofuel; synthetic fuel; recycled fuel; fuel blends; ammonia; hydrogen; ethanol; methanol; ethylene; kerosene; gasoline; fuel oil; diesel oil; gas oil; heating oil; ice; powertrains; transportation; power plant; exhaust gas; emissions; NOx; SOx; PMs; CO2; noise; vibration; performance; wear; reliability; durability; operational risk; environment; ecology; safety; economy; functionality
(This special issue belongs to the Section I1: Fuel)
The Future of Renewable Energy: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8923 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar energy and photovoltaic systems; wind; wave and tidal energy; bioenergy; hydrogen energy; geothermal technology; hydropower; energy system integration; energy storage; renewable energy for fighting climate change; artificial intelligence and renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advances of Battery Technologies: Trends Forecasting, Measurements, Data Analysis, Diagnostics, Modelling and Control
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7946 | Submission Open
Keywords: batteries; new applications; modelling; energy and thermal management; control; battery fault diagnosis; state monitoring; material design; design; PCM materials; light lithium-ion conductors; solid electrolyte; heat generation; life cycle analysis (LCA); recycling; levelized cost of storage (LCOS); state of Charge (SoC); state of Health (SoH); state of Energy (SoE); bidirectional converters; conventional methods; learning methods; adaptive methods; hybrid methods; machine learning; Trans-European Transport Network corridors (TEN-T); electric vehicles; charging standards; distributed generation devices; smart charging (V1G); vehicle to grid (V2G); vehicle to home (V2H); vehicle to load (V2L); vehicle to building (V2B); vehicle to everything (V2X); Open Charge Point Protocol (OCCP); smart meter (SM); energy aggregator (EA); demand-side response (DSR); energy-flow management system (EMS); microgrid (MG); dynamic load management (DLM)
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Sustainable Biofuels for Carbon Neutrality
edited by Jo-Han Ng
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6667 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofuels; biodiesel; transesterification; bioethanol; biojet fuels; renewable jet fuel; syngas; combustion; sustainability; energy– water– food nexus; net zero carbon fuel; carbon neutrality
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Subsurface Energy and Environmental Protection 2024 submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6134 | Submission Open
Keywords: oil and gas contamination/remediation; environmental monitoring and control; environmental friendly materials and techniques in oil and gas development; environmental issues regarding the exploitation of natural gas hydrates; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); microbial enhanced oil recovery; CO2 enhanced oil recovery; CO2 capture; utilization and storage (CCUS); underground hydrogen storage (UHS); geothermal exploitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics for Wind Energy
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5754 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind energy; numerical simulation; computational fluid dynamics; wind turbine design; wind farm control; atmospheric boundary layer flow
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
High Utilization of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Turbomachinery in Renewable Energy System submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4514 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy systems; geothermal energy; hydropower; marine energy; wave energy; wind energy; solar energy; tidal energy; energy storage; wind farm layout; turbomachinery; wind turbines; compressor; turbocharger; fans; turbine; pumps; pump-turbines; propeller; motor; generator; exciter
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Recent Advances in Thermoelectric Energy Conversion
edited by Kang Zhu, , Feng Jiang and Xinzhi Wu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4206 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermoelectric energy conversion; power generation; cooling; high-performance material; manufacturing technics; measuring methods; device integration; system design
(This special issue belongs to the Section I: Energy Fundamentals and Conversion)
International Finance and Energy Markets: Energy Supplying, Prices, Investments and Trends
edited by , and Xie He
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3436 | Submission Open
Keywords: international finance; energy prices; spillover effects; clean energy; green finance
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Economic Approaches to Energy, Environment and Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3342 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy economics; environmental economics; sustainability economics
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Energy Technologies
edited by , Jin Lin, and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3107 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen energy; hydrogen application; renewable energy; power and energy conversion; energy storage; integrated energy system; system planning and operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Smart Energy Storage and Management submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2647 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium compounds; secondary cells; frequency control; power engineering computing; power grids; battery management systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Electronic Systems and Energy Harvesting Methods for Automation, Mechatronics and Automotive: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2346 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section G1: Smart Cities and Urban Management)
Energy and Environmental Economic Theory and Policy submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; decarbonization; energy policy; energy– economy– environment nexus
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Insights On and Challenges in Energy Transition During Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery: Energy Cost, Security, Wellbeing, and Other Second-Round Effects submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2076 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; post-COVID-19 economic recovery; second-round effects of SGD; crowding-out effect; green deal policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Green Technologies for Energy Transition: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2009 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy and the environment; valorization of waste; reduction of CO2 emissions; fuel and electrolytic cells; biogas production; waste recycling; microalgae growth; gasification and pyrolysis; alternative energy; soil remediation; biosurfactants; self-healing bioconcrete; renewable energy (wind; solar and hydropower)
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Perovskite Solar Cells and Tandem Photovoltaics
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite solar cells; tandem photovoltaics; charge transporting materials; interfacial engineering; optoelectronic properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Selected Papers from the ICEUBI2024—International Congress on Engineering
edited by , and José Álvaro Nunes Pombo
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1464 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy sources; energy storage; electrical power systems; electric mobility; energy and construction; energy fundamentals and conversion; intelligent systems in energy; energy economics and policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advanced Energy Storage Technologies
edited by Chun Chang, Zhiwei Ge, and Yaxuan Xiong
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1219 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; battery technology; lithium-ion battery; sodium-ion battery; lead-acid battery; flow battery; supercapacitor; flywheel storage; pumped hydro storage; compressed air energy storage (CAES); thermal storage; phase change materials; energy management systems (EMS); battery management systems (BMS); renewable energy integration; grid storage; electric vehicle (EV) batteries; peak shaving; energy efficiency; sustainability; life cycle analysis; safety and reliability; regulatory policies; market analysis; cost effectiveness; energy density; power density
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Advanced Control Systems for Power Electronics, Smart Grids, and Renewable Energy Integration
edited by Yuying He and Tingyu Jiang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; smart grid; power conversion; integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
New Technologies in Photovoltaic Solar Cells
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 1090 | Submission Open
Keywords: nano-structured solar cells; PV array systems modeling; multi-junction solar cells; development of solar technology; design and modeling of solar cells; material structure and layers for solar cells; light trapping capacity in PV cells; plasmonic nanostructure for solar cells; PV systems for high conversion efficiency; nanotechnology for the development of PV solar cells; semiconductors for solar cells; renewable energy technologies; high conversion efficiency solar cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Experimental and Numerical Thermal Science in Porous Media
edited by and Mohammad Mansur Rahman
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1089 | Submission Open
Keywords: triply periodic minimal surfaces; porous media; heat enhancement; heat exchangers; additive manufacturing porous media; energy storage; phase change material; nanofluids
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Advanced Coal, Petroleum, and Natural Gas Exploration Technology, 3rd Edition
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1052 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional resources; reservoir characterization; enhanced oil recovery; multiphase flow; numerical simulation; energy efficiency; petroleum geology; hydraulic fracturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Low-Carbon Energy Economy Transformation and Integrated Assessment of Energy
edited by Tessaleno Campos Devezas and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; integrated assessment models; critical materials; material flow; energy scenarios; hydrogen economy; nuclear energy; energy consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Advances in Microgrid Energy Management with Integrated Renewables and Power Electronics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 874 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgrids; renewable energy sources; energy storage systems; power electronics; energy management; advanced control algorithms; real-time control; power quality; microgrid stability; demand management; load balancing; predictive control
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Artificial Intelligence in Energy Sector
edited by Yongli Zhu, Qianzhi Zhang, Yishen Wang and Chaoxian Wu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); large language model (LLM); graph machine learning; federated learning; energy system; microgrid
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Advanced Energy Systems in Energy Resilient and Flexible Zero/Positive Energy Buildings, Communities and Districts
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open
Keywords: nearly/net/zero and positive energy buildings/communities/districts; advanced energy systems; energy resiliency; energy flexibility; experience from demo sites; economic; social and policy aspects; user’ s acceptance and engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Condition Monitoring of Electrical Machines Based on Models
edited by , and Karen Julieth Uribe Murcia
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 750 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrical machine; state estimators; condition monitoring; data-driven models; physics-based models; digital twins; residual signals; hybrid models
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Bioenergy Economics: Analysis, Modeling and Application, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; wood and wood residues; agricultural crops as well as animal and plant waste and residues; pellets; biogas; biofuels; economics of bioenergy; bioenergy production; economic efficiency; econometrics analyses; bioenergy markets; time series analysis; forecasts on the bioenergy market
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Interface Engineering and Stability Investigation for Organic, Perovskite, and Thin Film Solar Cells
edited by and Guangbao Wu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic solar cells; perovskite solar cells; thin-film solar cells; interface engineering; stability; device efficiency; device optimization; photoactive layer materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Future Multi-Energy Smart-Grids: Advances in Operation, Control, and Monitoring
edited by Gibran David Agundis Tinajero, and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids; renewable energy integration; time- and frequenc- domain analysis; stability analysis; electric vehicle; hierarchical control strategies; AI and machine learning; energy storage systems; power quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Control of Renewable Power Generation and Microgrids—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable power generation; microgrids; control; operation; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Smart Innovations and the Energy–Food–Water–Waste Nexus in the Context of Sustainable Urban and Rural Bioeconomies submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy– food– water– waste (EFWW) nexus; effective and efficient EFWW use; biofuels and bioenergy; smart innovations; AI; big data; IoT; machine learning; EFWW nexus in urban and rural areas; EFWW nexus policy; EFWW nexus economics
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
New Trends in Biofuels and Bioenergy for Sustainable Development: 3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioenergy; biomass; biofuels; biogas
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Floating PV Systems On and Offshore: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: floating PV system; offshore floating PV system; onshore floating PV system; floater technologies; dynamic tilt angle; water cooling effect; wave effect; degradation for FPV; FPV modelling; dynamic tilt angle for FPV; LCOE for FPV; FPV monitoring system; floating solar tracker; albedo; environmental impact of FPV; architecture of FPV systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Energy Consumption in the EU Countries: 4th Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 149 | 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)
High-Efficiency Power Converters: Design and Optimization
edited by Hyunjun Choi
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: power optimization; thermal management; switching dynamics; adaptive control; power flow regulation; converter reliability; efficiency enhancement; voltage regulation; advanced control techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Hybrid Modeling, Stability Analysis, and Control Design of Future Microgrids with Distributed Renewable Energy Sources Integration
edited by , Renjie Ma and
submission deadline 4 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6147 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed renewable energy source (DRES); microgrid; smart grid; wind turbine; solar photovoltaic; hybrid modeling; stability analysis; control design                                                                                                      
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Utilization of Biomass Fuels and Combustion Emission Control in Low Carbon Energy System
edited by Zhongfa Hu, , and
submission deadline 5 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass fuels; thermochemical conversion; life cycle assessment for the utilization of biomass fuels; techno-economic analysis for the utilization of biomass fuels; combustion emission; case study; low-carbon energy system
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
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