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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 6146 | 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 1052 | 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)
Performance Optimization and Structural Regulation of Cathode Energy Materials for Lithium/Sodium-Ion Batteries
edited by , Jun Wang and Ziwei Chen
submission deadline 5 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-/sodium-ion batteries; cathode materials; structural regulation; electrochemical performance; defect engineering; advanced characterization techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Power System Voltage Stability, Modelling, Analysis and Control submission deadline 8 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3251 | Submission Open
Keywords: blackout; distributed generation; FACTS controller; microgrids; power system outages; power system stability; reactive power control; smart inverters; voltage collapse; voltage control; voltage stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advanced Research in Combustion Energy: Optimization, Applications, and Analysis
edited by Zekai Hong
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19533 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced fuels; carbon-neutral combustion; co-optimization; fuel flexibility; electrification; hybridization
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Advances in the Development of Geoenergy: 2nd Edition
edited by , , and Liangliang Zhang
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9300 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional reservoirs; EOR; fracturing; CCUS; geoenergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Advanced Hydrogen Technologies for Energy Production, Accumulation, Distribution and Energetic Equipment Repair submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7888 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable environmentally friendly energy in engines and turbines; “ green” hydrogen-containing fuel and lubricant-cooling hydrogen-containing environments; thermal protection of hydrogen turbine blades and discs; influence of hydrogen on crack resistance of new generation of energetic structural materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Smart Energy Systems submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6169 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart energy systems; modeling; energy market; smart homes; renewable energy sources; smart modeling; machine learning; optimization; artificial intelligence; forecasting; load management; renewable energy integration; energy efficiency optimization; demand response; power system stability; fault detection and diagnosis; cybersecurity in energy systems; big data analytics; Internet of Things (IoT); distributed energy resources; energy storage systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Technological Horizons in High Voltage Engineering: Towards the Power Systems of the Future
edited by and Angelo L’Abbate
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4916 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-voltage engineering; power systems; high-voltage energy transmission; high-voltage conversion; high-voltage relays; innovative transmission technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section F6: High Voltage)
Materials and Energy in Negative and Neutral Carbon Society: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3595 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-energy; materials science; green energy and energy saving; renewable energy; carbon-neutral society; carbon-negative society; and sustainability; interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Advanced Energy Materials)
Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in Smart Cities
edited by , , Radoslaw Miskiewicz and Milena Bera
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3294 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart city; energy efficiency; energy costs; smart grid; smart environment; smart mobility; electromobility; vehicle to home; vehicle to grid; urban living labs; innovative solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section G1: Smart Cities and Urban Management)
Energy from Coal Mining: Technology, Simulations and Experiments
edited by Susana Torno Lougedo
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2811 | Submission Open
Keywords: coal mining; coal and energy; efficiency of energy utilization; energy resource policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Artificial Intelligence for Motor Drive Systems and Its Applications
edited by Hang Zhao and Kwok Tong Chau
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2791 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric machine; motor control; condition monitoring; sensor fusion; neural network; gaussian process; reinforcement learning; surrogate model
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Sustainable Approaches to Energy and Environment Economics submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2655 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy economic; energy; economic crisis; energy transition; innovation; climate change; carbon emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Advances in Fluid Dynamics and Wind Power Systems: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2352 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; wind energy; fluid dynamics; fluid– structure interaction; aerodynamics; aeroelasticity
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Power Electronics for Smart Grids: Present and Future Perspectives II submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2210 | Submission Open
Keywords: active conditioners; electric mobility; energy storage systems; power electronics; renewable energy sources; smart grids
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Low-Energy Technologies in Heavy Industries
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2209 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy industries; industrial process technologies; energy-intensive manufacturing; low-energy technologies; energy intensity; energy consumption; renewable energy; sustainable energy; energy efficiency; energy saving; energy management; operational optimization; computer energy systems; green transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section K: State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies)
Heat Pumps for the New Generation of Sustainable Buildings: Future Trends and Aspects
edited by Matteo Dongellini and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2142 | Submission Open
Keywords: air-source heat pumps; ground-source heat pumps; dual-source heat pumps; hybrid heat pumps; thermodynamic cycle; heat pump components; environmentally friendly refrigerants; heat pump-based systems; integration of heat pumps in existing and newly built buildings; heat pump simulations; control logics
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Advancements in Marine Renewable Energy and Hybridization Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1858 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine energy; structural analysis; wave energy; wind energy; hybrid devices; offshore energy; marine engineering; coastal engineering; port engineering; hydrodynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Advances in Simulation and Numerical Model of Nuclear Fuel Safety
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1341 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear energy; nuclear fuel cycle; nuclear physics; thermal hydraulics; nuclear waste management; nuclear safety calculation code; micro-nuclear reactor; modular nuclear reactor; GEN-IV reactor; machine learning; nuclear safety; radiation shielding; nuclear control; nuclear materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Decarbonizing Smart Buildings and Energy Systems: Digital Twins, Advanced Models and Optimization Algorithms
edited by , , and Manfredi Maniscalco
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart energy systems; smart buildings; digital twins; artificial intelligence; machine learning; optimization algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Energy Policy and Sustainable Development: Challenges to Economic Development—2nd Edition
edited by and Brigita Zuromskaite
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 539 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy policy; energy economics; energy efficiency; climate policy; sustainable development; energy poverty; policy instruments; regulation policy; environmental impact; renewable energy; economics of energy systems; integration of energy markets; energy security; post-COVID economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Power Electronic System Control and Energy Power Conversion Technology
edited by , Xiaoqiang Li and Zhan Shen
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy power system; power electronic equipment; stability; modeling and simulation; intelligent control strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Exploring Renewable Energy: Innovations in Wind and Tidal Energy Turbines submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind energy; offshore wind energy; ocean energy; tidal turbines; hydrokinetic turbines; river hydrokinetic
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Innovations in Low-Carbon Building Energy Systems
edited by Jun Wang, and Zhiang Zhang
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: building energy efficiency; low-carbon energy system; renewable energy utilization; multi-energy complementation; energy management
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Innovative Catalytic Approaches for Energy Conversion and Storage
edited by Xiao Zhu
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 126 | 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)
Thermal Environment and Energy Saving in Buildings: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: building performance; building energy saving; thermal comfort; occupant behavior; building ventilation
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Condition Monitoring of HVDC Power Network Equipment
edited by
submission deadline 12 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 9502 | Submission Open
Keywords: HVDC; condition monitoring; power quality; power cables; transformers; filters; converters; asset management
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
The Use of Renewable Energy in the Protection and Restoration of Surface Waters and Wetlands
edited by , and Anna Kozak
submission deadline 12 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3254 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; water restoration; solar energy; wind energy; flowing water energy; water protection; weatlands restoration; weatlands protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Power Electronics Technologies for Aerospace Applications submission deadline 12 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2778 | 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)
Operation Optimization and Security Analysis of Energy Cyber Physical Systems
edited by , Xiaoguang Wei and Buxiang Zhou
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9470 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrical power systems; integrated energy systems; cyber physical systems; operation optimization; coordination control; security analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Advances in Efficient Thermal Conversion of Carbon-Based Fuels
edited by Xiaobin Qi and Mingxin Xu
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8351 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; coal; solid waste; combustion; gasification; pyrolysis; pollution control
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Wireless Power Transfer Systems submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6728 | Submission Open
Keywords: power semiconductor devices; air core transformers; wireless power transfer; WPT systems; power supply; power converters; pulse transformers; inductors; thermal parameters; modeling; measurements; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Planning, Operation and Control of Microgrids: 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4947 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgrids; power electronics; control; renewable energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Hydrogen Safety for Energy Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4643 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk; hydrogen refueling station (HRS); safety; cryogenic hazards; fire; explosion; jetfire; VCE; hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (HFCV); code; standard; regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Thermal Behaviour, Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Sustainable Construction: 4th Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4237 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Wind Turbine Aeromechanics: Theory, Methods and Applications
edited by Amir Zanj
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2858 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind turbines; hybrid renewables; VAWTs; HAWTs; tidal
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Innovations and Applications in Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
edited by Bin Zhang, Rujun Song and Hui Shen
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2467 | Submission Open
Keywords: piezoelectric energy harvesting; material innovation; structural design and optimization; self-powering; high-efficiency energy conversion circuits
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Recent Advances in Reservoir Simulation and Carbon Utilization and Storage—2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2410 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional reservoir simulation; seepage flow mechanics; carbon dioxide; pore scale simulation; hydraulic fracturing simulation; rock mechanical; new fracturing technology; hydraulic fracture; natural fractures
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Low-Carbon Energy System Management in Sustainable Cities
edited by Zuming Liu, and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2349 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban energy systems; energy storage systems; low-carbon energy technologies; optimization and control techniques; big data; smart energy; and smart cities; energy efficiency and flexibility in buildings; urban energy resilience; policy; and economics; urban energy-water nexus; district heating and CCHP in urban cities; reliability; robustness; fault-tolerance; and self-healing
(This special issue belongs to the Section G1: Smart Cities and Urban Management)
Novel and Emerging Energy Systems
edited by , and Paweł Czyżewski
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1580 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy innovation; energy flexibility; hybrid energy systems; ammonia/hydrogen for power; power electronics in renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Trends and Prospects in Fuel Cell Towards Industrialization
edited by and Peng Ren
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1531 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel cell; material optimization; mass transfer; system control
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Optimization of DC Power Converter and the Applications
edited by Jianjun Ma, Jiangfeng Wang and Fan Xiao
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1350 | Submission Open
Keywords: DC-DC converter; distributed DC system; hybrid AC/DC distribution systems; double active bridge energy router; converter topology and control; fault detection; analysis; and ride-through; renewable energy integration; flexible AC/DC transmission and distribution; wide bandgap power device application
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Operation and Optimization of Renewable Energy Power System: 2nd Edition
edited by , , and Antun Pfeifer
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 943 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy sources; power system operation and control; optimal power flow; ancillary services; flexibility sources; demand response; energy storage systems; grid expansion planning; smart grids; FACTS devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Latest Studies on Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Thermal Management
edited by Zhanbin Liu
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofluid; thermal management; nanoscale heat transfer enhancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Numerical and Experimental Study of Alternative Fuel Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open
Keywords: internal combustion engines; alternative fuels; e-fuels; biofuels; numerical simulation; experimental study; combustion modeling; pollutant emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Intelligent Fault Detection of Photovoltaic Plants Using Multimodal Approaches submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; fault detection; photovoltaic plants; signal processing; image processing; machine learning; deep learning; anomaly detection; remote sensing; monitoring; diagnostics; solar energy; intelligent systems; automation; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Low Carbon Technologies: Fundamental Research, Industrial Applications, and Evaluation
edited by Hao Bai and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: source carbon reduction; new energy; energy efficiency; waste heat; CCUS; energy conversion; carbon accounting
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Grid Integration of Renewable Energy: Latest Advances and Prospects submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: RES integration; energy transition; energy storage; distributed generation; power systems planning; power system dynamics and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
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