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Planning, Operation and Control of Microgrids: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7565 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgrids; power electronics; control; renewable energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Energy Technologies
edited by , Jin Lin, and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6653 | 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)
Modern Technologies for Renewable Energy Development and Utilization: 5th Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6457 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind/solar/battery; power electronics; microgrid; estimation and utilization; integration and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Materials and Energy in Negative and Neutral Carbon Society: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6231 | 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)
Power System Voltage Stability, Modelling, Analysis and Control submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5060 | 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 Electric Power Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5031 | Submission Open
Keywords: stability; reliability; sustainability; security; vulnerability; resiliency; smart grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Advances in Fluid Dynamics and Wind Power Systems: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4772 | 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)
Distributed Energy Resources: Advances, Challenges and Future Trends submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2986 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed energy resources (DERs); smart grids; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; electric vehicles; demand response; grid stability; decentralized energy systems; energy policy and regulation; low-carbon economy; energy informatics; cybersecurity; flexible photovoltaics; floating photovoltaics; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Optimal Design and Application of High-Performance Power Converters: 2nd Edition
edited by Shengrong Zhuo, Tianhong Wang, Wenshuai Bai, and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2969 | 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)
From Waste to Energy: Towards Resource Recovery Optimization from Waste submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2647 | Submission Open
Keywords: resource recovery optimization; bioresource recovery; thermal treatments; renewable energies; biogas; bio-hydrogen; biomass; process modeling; carbon dioxide; nutrients; waste heat; life cycle assessment; energy management; resource management; hydrochar; bioenergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Energy Economics, Finance and Policy Towards Sustainable Energy: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2530 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy economics; renewable energy; non-renewable energy; carbon emissions; environmental costs and benefits; energy markets; sustainable finance; green finance; blue finance; just transition; climate-related policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Flexible and Secure Operation of Multi-Scenario Integrated Energy System Coupled with Electricity and Hydrogen
edited by Xingtang He, and Sheng Wang
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2264 | Submission Open
Keywords: modeling; operation and trading of integrated energy systems coupled with electricity and hydrogen; modeling; operation and trading of micro-energy grids on islands or island clusters; flexible potential exploitation and multi-energy management of integrated energy systems; security and resilience enhancement of integrated energy systems in extreme scenarios; advanced decision making algorithms (analytical and artificial intelligence) in integrated energy systems; carbon emission evaluation and mitigation in integrated energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advances in Simulation and Numerical Model of Nuclear Fuel Safety
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submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1801 | 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)
Bioenergy Economics: Analysis, Modeling and Application, 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1473 | 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)
Advanced Technologies for Energy and Resource Recovery from Water and Wastewater
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1170 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy recovery; resource recovery; circular economy; bioelectrochemical systems; nutrient recovery; membrane technologies; advanced treatment systems; renewable energy integration; life cycle assessment (LCA); techno-economic analysis; sustainable water treatment; climate resilience; artificial intelligence in water management; bio-based products; hybrid treatment systems; water reuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
New Advances in Heat Transfer, Energy Conversion and Storage
edited by and Renato Elpidio Plomitallo
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1144 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; latent heat storage systems; phase-change materials (PCMs); experimental and numerical studies; entropy generation minimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Energy Efficiency of the Buildings: 4th Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 973 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal isolation in buildings; heat storage systems; energy effective heating and cooling systems; thermal comfort and energy efficiency; building operation and monitoring; control systems in the buildings; energy recovery systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Control of Renewable Power Generation and Microgrids—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 787 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable power generation; microgrids; control; operation; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Sustainable Transportation: Impact on Power Systems and Future Energy Markets submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open
Keywords: power generation; renewable generation and integration; power system economics; day-ahead; intra-day; and balancing markets; local flexibility markets; retail markets; grid operation and security; smart grid technology; distributed energy resources; aggregation services; electric vehicles; energy storage systems; energy prosumers; demand response; demand-side management; modern power systems; digitalization; decarbonization; decentralization; clean energy transition; electric vehicle; vehicle to grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Latest Studies on Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Thermal Management
edited by Zhanbin Liu
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 726 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofluid; thermal management; nanoscale heat transfer enhancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Next-Generation Fuel Cells: Innovations in Materials and Performance
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; modelling; structure design; cold start; water flooding; control strategies; neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Sustainable Energy Systems: Progress, Challenges and Prospects
edited by Weisheng Zhou and You Li
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 628 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy systems; renewable energy integration; energy transition; low-carbon technologies; energy system modeling; carbon neutrality; energy policy; resilient energy systems; grid flexibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Integrated Approaches for Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction and Exploration, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open
Keywords: coal bed methane & coal seam gas; shale gas; oil tight gas; oil tar sands; heavy oil; deep gas; methane clathrates; natural occurrence of unconventional oil gas; spatial modeling of hydrocarbon basins geochemical and petrographic properties of source rocks (DOM); reservoir properties of rocks geomechanics aquifers; well dewatering production technologies (hydraulic fracturing); well completion; stimulation processing; resources management; environmental and social impact; spatial development of the exploitation area
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Floating PV Systems On and Offshore: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 273 | 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)
New Approaches and Valuation in Electricity Markets: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open
Keywords: local electricity markets; renewable integration; balancing markets; energy communities; cost– benefit analysis for energy projects; energy aggregators
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Modeling and Simulation of Nuclear Power Plant and Reactor
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear reactor modeling; multiphysics and high performance simulation; data-driven modeling; nuclear energy integrated application; machine learning and AI-driven modeling; digital twin technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Grid-Connected Electric Vehicles: Charging and Management
edited by and Jingzhe Hu
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicles; smart grid; charging strategies; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Challenges and Research Trends of Exhaust Emissions: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: combustion engines; exhaust emissions; aftertreatment systems; real driving emissions; hybrid systems; sustainable aviation fuels; energy efficiency improvements; hydrogen technology; life-cycle assessment; marine powertrains; new emissions rules and standards; global warming; air quality
Advancements in Power Electronics Design: Thermal Management and Reliability
edited by Jinlong Ma
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal management; reliability; heat transport; electronic devices; design and optimization; thermal materials; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Nuclear Innovations in Integrated Energy Systems: Industrial Integration and Siting Strategies
edited by , Tyler Westover and Richard B. Vilim
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear energy; nuclear power; nuclear reactors; modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Emerging Technologies and Sustainability Assessment for Waste Biomass to Energy submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste biomass conversion; biomass for bioenergy; emerging bioenergy technologies; sustainability assessment; life cycle assessment (LCA); social life cycle assessment (S-LCA); prospective LCA; techno-economic assessment (TEA); waste-to-energy systems; biorefinery integration; thermochemical and biochemical processes; circular bioeconomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Advances of Computing, Sensing and Diagnosis in High Voltage and Energy Storage Systems
edited by , Yuan Wang and Chuanyang Li
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 135 | 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)
Modern Control and Diagnosis for Electrical Machines and Drives
edited by and Claudio Rossi
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control; signal processing techniques; AI techniques; multiphase machines
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Innovations in Electric Motor Drives: Exploring the Future of High-Performance, Energy Efficiency and Reliability
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-specific-power electric machines; superconducting machines; diagnostics and reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Advanced Developments and Challenges in Refrigeration and Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable refrigeration; energy efficiency; life cycle assessment; smart refrigeration; residential cooling; industrial refrigeration; environmental impact; numerical simulation; thermal energy storage; alternative refrigeration technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Smart Cities and the Need for Green Energy: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; green energy; renewable energy; waste management
(This special issue belongs to the Section G1: Smart Cities and Urban Management)
Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Conversion and Storage
edited by Xolile Fuku, Nobuhle Ndebele and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 93 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence-Based Approaches for Power Energy System Modelling
edited by , Francisco Zayas-Gato and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: modelling; power energy systems; fault detection; diagnosis; control; intelligent systems; industrial electronics; smart grid; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Numerical Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Gas Hydrate Kinetics and Thermodynamics
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas hydrates; simulation; thermodynamics; kinetics; molecular dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Novel Energy Management Approaches in Microgrid Systems, 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed generation (DG) control; energy management system interoperability; storage system control; electric vehicles to grid (V2G) and grid to electric vehicle (G2V) schemes; network operations in cases of increased DGs; microgrid management systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Advanced Combustion Technologies: Challenges and Solutions for a Low-Carbon Future submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3873 | Submission Open
Keywords: low emissions; advanced combustion; fuel flexibility; MILD combustion; combustion modeling; biomass combustion; thermochemical conversion; formation mechanisms; kinetic modeling; measurement techniques; emission reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Mitigation in the Waste Sector and Bioenergy
edited by
submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3128 | Submission Open
Keywords: GHG mitigation; air emission control; emission factors; waste management; energy from waste; bioenergy; biofuels; air pollution; environmental benefits
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Optimizing Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: design; optimization; modelling; experimentation; thermal comfort; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Advanced Sustainable Industrial Heating: Technologies and Applications submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17157 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial decarbonisation; Low-Caron heating; industrial heating; waste heat recovery; thermal energy storage; renewable energy integration; electrification; hydrogen; alternative fuels; thermal efficiency; heat pumps; net zero
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization Technologies: Advances and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10349 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 capture and storage; CO2 utilisation; CO2 conversion; thermal chemical CO2 conversion; photocatalytic CO2 conversion; electrochemical CO2 conversion; plasma-assisted CO2 conversion; biological CO2 conversion; techno-economic assessment; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)
Advances in Research on Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6316 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal energy storage; phase change materials; renewable energy; energy efficiency; economic feasibility; energy savings; experimental analysis; numerical simulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section G2: Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage)
The Use of Renewable Energy in the Protection and Restoration of Surface Waters and Wetlands
edited by , and Anna Kozak
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6192 | 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)
Planning and Management of Buildings’ Energy and Environmental Efficiency in Urban Environment submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5750 | Submission Open
Keywords: built-environment energy efficiency; energy efficiency planning for building stocks; indoor-outdoor physical interactions; participative planning; energy behavioral shift; building automation and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Searching for Ways of Optimizing the Attainment and Use of Energy
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4674 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy engineering; clean energy; sustainable economy; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advanced in Simulation and Applications of High-Performance Turbomachinery submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4136 | 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)
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