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Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Power Distribution System
edited by , Xueneng Su and Shu Zhang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1624 | Submission Open
Keywords: distribution system; fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault anticipation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Advances in Control Strategies of Permanent Magnet Motor Drive
edited by , Jiang Long, , Binxing Li and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open
Keywords: permanent magnet motor drives; advanced control strategies; efficiency improvement; wide speed range; reliability; intelligent operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advanced Dielectric Materials, Sensing, Monitoring, and Diagnostic Technologies for High-Voltage Equipment in New Power Systems
edited by Jiefeng Liu and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1461 | Submission Open
Keywords: dielectric; insulation; measurement; fault diagnosis; state evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Vehicles, Drives and Transportation Systems and Processes: Opportunities and Challenges in the Context of the Environment
edited by Andrzej Wieczorek, and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open
Keywords: transport; ecological vehicles; environmental protection; sustainability; sustainable vehicles maintenance; vehicles life cycle; transportation process/system; energy and media loss
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Planning, Operation, and Control of New Power Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by Hui Hou, Siyang Liao, Yunqi Wang and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1345 | 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)
Policy and Economic Analysis of Energy Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; ML; energy transformation; decarbonization; smart grids; energy forecasting; energy modeling; energy geopolitics; energy security; energy efficiency; energy theft; intelligent energy management; energy generation; big data; social aspects; energy robotics; virtual reality; human factors; renewable energy; economic analysis; cost– benefit analysis; financial models
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Broad-Spectrum Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable energy; energy conversion; energy storage; fuel cells; batteries; electrochemical reactions; functional materials; materials synthesis; materials characterizations
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Advanced Energy Materials)
Integration of Power Generation and Wind Energy
edited by , Yibao Jiang and Peng Wang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind energy; grid stability and control; high-fidelity modeling; optimization methodologies; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Green Technologies for Energy Transitions
edited by and Antonella Cornelio
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal recovery; sustainability; circular economy; green technologies; precious resource
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advances in Urban Sustainability and Positive Energy Districts: Energy Transition and Carbon Footprint Reduction submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: positive; energy; districts; assessment; replication potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Advanced Research on Heat Exchanger Networks and Heat Recovery: 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat exchanger networks; design and retrofit of recovery systems; network modelling and optimization; energy savings; operation; maintenance; prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Achievements and Trends in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Clean Energy
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid oxide fuel cell; material design; electrode microstructure; fabrication process; cell performance; stack design; system integration; flexible fuels
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Heat Transfer in Nuclear Reactor Steam Generators and Heat Exchangers
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat exchanger; steam generator; small modular reactor; optimization; thermal– hydraulic analysis; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Power Quality in Renewable Energy Microgrids
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: power quality; renewable energy; microgrid; voltage stability; frequency regulation; converter control; energy storage; distributed generation; smart monitoring; fault detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Balancing Energy and Environmental Sustainability: Innovations, Impacts, and Pathways
edited by , Nick Holden, and Mateus Guimarães da Silva
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; carbon footprint; climate change; resource efficiency; circular economy; case studies; modeling approaches; cleaner production
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Conservation for Sustainable Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: building energy efficiency; uncertainty causes in building energy efficiency; integration of front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter in building design; integration of passive and active strategies for building design and operation; interaction between users and building energy systems; integration of material and energy systems in building design; energy efficient buildings for climate transition; interplay between indoor environmental quality and building energy performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Advances in Power Distribution Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by , Wei Liu, Wei Sun and Zhenghang Hao
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 125 | 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)
Cutting-Edge Research in Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics: Modeling, Design and Innovation
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; fluid mechanics; computational modelling; thermal management; renewable energy; phase-change materials; turbulence optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Shipping Trade and Management: Energy, Carbon Emissions and Investment submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: shipping decarbonization; IMO Net Zero Framework; emission monitoring system; sustainable investments and finance; ship energy performance; sustainable maritime trade flows; emissions trading systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Advanced DC–DC Converters for Renewable Energy Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: DC– DC converters; DC-UPS capability; energy efficiency; EMC control; renewable energy; converter design; converter modelling; energy storage systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Multi-Energy Systems Operation, Economics and Policy to Facilitate Low-Carbon Energy Transition, 2nd Edition
edited by , , Liang Du, Xiangjing Su and Yumin Zhang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: net-zero emissions; multi-energy systems; energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Sustainable Energy, Environment and Low-Carbon Development
edited by and
submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11100 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental problems; environment pollution; green energy technologies; sustainable development; bioenergy; energy conversion and management; water– energy– food nexus; recycling technologies; low-carbon development
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Advanced Technologies for Electric Machine Optimization and Energy Efficiency Enhancement
edited by , and Muhammad Usman Naseer
submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI integration; control strategies; digital twin; electric drives; electric machines; energy efficiency; HVAC systems; high-efficiency design; industrial automation; induction machines; loss minimization; model-based control; multi-objective optimization; novel materials; permanent magnet machines; power electronics; real-time monitoring; reluctance machines; robotics; thermal management
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Control Technologies for Wind and Photovoltaic Power Generation
edited by , Jian Wang and Songli Fan
submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewables energy; energy storage system; power systems; energy system; control technologies; optimization strategies; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3850 | 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 submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1418 | 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, and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2343 | 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)
Green Innovation and Sustainable Energy Transition: Opportunities and Challenges
edited by Fabio Maria Montagnino
submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3919 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy; green innovation; green business models; socio-technical transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Advanced Control Systems for Power Electronics, Smart Grids, and Renewable Energy Integration
edited by Yuying He and Tingyu Jiang
submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3206 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; smart grid; power conversion; integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Development and Technologies of Biomass Conversion Process, Biofuel Production and Biorefinery
edited by , and Cui Quan
submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; conversion process; biofuel; biorefinery; thermal conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Energy and Carbon Mitigation Policies for Sustainable Development
edited by
submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 777 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; energy storage; carbon pricing; renewable integration; climate policy; carbon footprint; green finance; carbon markets; energy security; clean technology; carbon tax; sectoral mitigation; just transition; urban energy systems; behavioral change; policy instruments
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
New Insights into Decision Making Methods for Renewable Energy Investments
edited by and Justas Štreimikis
submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy investments; decision-making methods; multi-criteria analysis; risk and uncertainty; investment appraisal; optimization; real options; artificial intelligence; sustainable energy planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Innovations in Low-Carbon Fuel Combustion: Kinetics, Emissions, and System Integration
edited by Kang Pan
submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon fuels; advanced combustion; combustion kinetics; emission reduction; sustainable energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Energy Consumption at Production Stages in Mining, 2nd Edition
edited by and Krzysztof Zagórski
submission deadline 24 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy consumption; machines with combustion and electric drives; battery powered; self-propelled mining machines; underground mining methods; driving of excavations; horizontal; inclined; and vertical transport systems; processing of mineral raw materials; drainage system; ventilation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Novel Approaches for High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells
edited by Pengchen Zhu
submission deadline 24 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite solar cells; photovoltaics; perovskite-based technologies; solar energy conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Development of Electrical Machines: Latest Studies and Future Prospects submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14483 | 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)
Recent Advances in Fluid Machinery, Energy Systems and Power Generation submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9127 | Submission Open
Keywords: experimental analysis; computational fluid dynamics; thermal management; power generation; turbomachinery; hybrid engines; turbine cooling; hydrogen combustion; optimization methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Energy Management Systems: Challenges, Techniques and Opportunities: 2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7616 | 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)
Advanced Studies in Energy Efficiency of Buildings and Urban Built Environment submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5371 | 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)
Advancements in Marine Renewable Energy and Hybridization Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5183 | 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)
Decarbonizing Smart Buildings and Energy Systems: Digital Twins, Advanced Models and Optimization Algorithms
edited by , , and Manfredi Maniscalco
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3653 | 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)
Integrated Building Design: Balancing Comfort and Environmental Performance
edited by , and Badr Chegari
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2256 | Submission Open
Keywords: building design; sustainability; envelope; performance; carbon footprint; energy efficiency; thermal comfort; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Economic and Political Determinants of Energy: 3rd Edition submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2055 | 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, Scheduling, Optimising, and Control of Power Grids and Integrated Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1936 | Submission Open
Keywords: decarbonization; renewable energy integration; integrated energy system; modeling; scheduling; and optimization; digital twins and machine learning; virtual power systems and microgrids; energy storage systems; power to hydrogen; power quality and reliability; grid compatibility; multi-energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Emerging Trends in Closed-Loop Control Systems for Electric Machines and Drives: From Classical Techniques to Smart Solutions submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1686 | Submission Open
Keywords: closed-loop control; electric machines; control algorithms; artificial intelligence; predictive maintenance; sensorless control; power electronic converters; reliability engineering; condition monitoring; electric vehicles
Smart and Energy Efficient HVAC Systems Towards Building Decarbonizations submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1536 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart HVAC systems; energy efficiency; building decarbonization; indoor air quality (IAQ); indoor environmental quality (IEQ); HVAC retrofitting; net-zero energy buildings; intelligent control; renewable energy integration; building energy simulation; IoT in buildings; thermal comfort; domestic hot water (DHW); PV and HVAC integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Simulation Modeling in Shale, Tight, and Ultra-Low Permeability Gas Reservoirs
edited by Yin Feng and
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1164 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultra-low permeability reservoirs; hydraulic fracturing; machine learning; fracture network; fracture fluids
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
The Sustainability of Energy Systems: Policy, Economy, and Environment
edited by
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy systems; energy policy and governance; environmental economics; energy justice; energy security; energy affordability; carbon pricing and regulation; clean energy investment; policy– economy– environment nexus; climate and energy strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Energy Policy and Sustainable Development: Challenges to Economic Development—2nd Edition
edited by and Brigita Zuromskaite
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 968 | 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)
Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Power Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by and Zhigang Wu
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 750 | 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)
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