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Renewable Energy Integration into Agricultural and Food Engineering
edited by and Alaika Kassim
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20824 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; food processing; cooling; drying; supply chain decarbonization; renewable-powered machinery; solar energy; wind energy; biomass energy; bioenergy; hydrogen energy; energy-efficient equipment; cold chain management; solar drying; sustainable agriculture; climate-smart farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Insulation Challenges in High-Voltage Transformers: Overcoming Barriers
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14351 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrical insulation; discharge and plasma; pulsed power; high-field effects; high-voltage engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section F6: High Voltage)
Designing for Both Efficiency and Resilience: Harmonizing Energy, Comfort, and Climate Adaptation
edited by Ahmed Saleem and Essam Abo-Zahhad
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9365 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal resilience; building Performance Simulation (BPS); passive and active thermal strategies; overheating risk mitigation; thermal energy storage; urban heat island (UHI) adaptation; climate-responsive building design
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Integration of Energy Storage Technologies into Smart Grids and Modern Power Systems
edited by Ahmed Awad
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8756 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage systems; smart grids; sustainable energy; grid stability and resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Advances in Power System and Green Energy submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8237 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grid; renewable energy integration; energy storage; sustainable grids; power system resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advances in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Cycle
edited by , Xu Peng and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7618 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercritical CO2 cycles; thermodynamic efficiency; system integration; control strategy; energy conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Computation Modelling for Offshore Wind Turbines and Wind Farms
edited by Jiahao Chen
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7239 | Submission Open
Keywords: floating wind turbine; offshore wind turbine; hydrodynamics; aerodynamics; coupling dynamics; experiment
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Advancing Oil and Gas Resource Exploration, Extraction, and Utilization for Sustainability
edited by Chaofan Zhu, and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6789 | Submission Open
Keywords: oil and gas resources; exploration; extraction; utilization; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section H1: Petroleum Engineering)
Advanced Load Forecasting Technologies for Power Systems
edited by and Young-Min Wi
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6647 | Submission Open
Keywords: load forecasting; machine learning; renewable energy; advanced forecasting model
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Energy Efficiency and Thermal Performance in Buildings
edited by , , Honglian Li and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6553 | Submission Open
Keywords: building thermal engineering; outdoor meteorological parameters; indoor thermal environment; thermal comfort; thermo-hygro-physical parameters of building materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Development of Artificial Intelligence in Green Buildings and Renewable Energy
edited by Wenping Xue and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6406 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; renewable energy forecasting; renewable energy’s integration into grids; renewable energy in green buildings; building energy consumption prediction; building environment control and optimization; thermal comfort modelling; deep learning; reinforcement learning; intelligent optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Advances in Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
edited by and Ali Cheperli
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5163 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2-EOR techniques and optimization; CO2 capture technologies and innovations; energy transition and integrated CO2 solutions; materials and processes for CO2 utilization; carbon footprint and life cycle assessment; CO2 storage in geological formations; CO2 transport in porous media
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Computational Fluid Dynamics: Technologies and Applications for Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4758 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; fluid-structure interactions; wind energy; ocean energy; geothermal energy; solar energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Resilient Control Strategies for Cybersecurity and Safety in Smart Grid
edited by and Manuela Minetti
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3564 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilient control; cybersecurity; smart grid; safety; fault tolerance; cyber–physical systems; distributed energy resources; secure communication; anomaly detection; intrusion prevention; adaptive control; energy system resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Design and Experimental Study of Organic Rankine Cycle System submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2669 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic Rankine cycle; polygeneration systems; power generation; two phases; phase equilibria; energy systems; waste heat recovery and valorisation; energy conversion; carnot battery; energy storage; clean and sustainable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Electrical Engineering, High-Voltage, and Insulation Technologies: Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2419 | Submission Open
Keywords: power cable; overhead conductor; cable accessory; EMI; defect detecting; lightning
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Innovative and Efficient Technologies in Hydrogen Energy Transport and Storage submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2082 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen transport; hydrogen storage; ammonia production; boil-off management; liquid hydrogen; hydrogen liquefaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Adaptive Optimal Control Strategy for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1986 | Submission Open
Keywords: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; fuel cells; energy management strategies; automotive system identification and modeling; optimal control; optimal design; battery management strategies; sustainable mobility; ADAS; V2X
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Unconventional Energy Exploration Technology
edited by Dongyu Wu
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1960 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional reservoir; renewable energy; low-carbon energy technologies; machine learning; reservoir stimulation techniques; shale gas; methane hydrates; geothermal reservoirs
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Advanced Inverter Technologies: Enhancing Efficiency in Power Conversion Systems
edited by Li Zhang and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1779 | Submission Open
Keywords: power converter technologies; renewable sourced generation; smart grid; electric vehicles; wide-bandgap switching devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Green Technologies for Energy Transitions
edited by and Antonella Cornelio
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal recovery; sustainability; circular economy; green technologies; precious resource
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Innovations in Hydropower and Energy Storage: Bridging Renewable Energy Solutions
edited by Baoshan Zhu, Haoru Zhao and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydropower technology; pumped storage hydropower (PSH); fluid machinery; hybrid renewable systems; grid flexibility; hydraulic system design; condition monitoring; environmental sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advanced Energy Systems Towards Energy Resilient and Flexible Zero/Positive Energy Buildings, Communities and Districts
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1217 | 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)
Energy Storage Devices: New Advances in Material Design and Electrochemical Performance of Supercapacitors
edited by Niraj Kumar
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercapacitors; energy storage materials; electrochemical performance; sustainable energy solutions; advanced nanostructures
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Research on Offshore Wind Turbines
edited by , Takeshi Ishihara and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind turbines; standard and new topologies; new applications; modeling; design; control; optimization; fault diagnosis; fault tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Performance Optimization of Engine Combustion and Emissions
edited by Dan Wang
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
Keywords: engine; combustion; emission; modelling; design; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Smart Grids Integration with Distributed Generation, Energy Storage and Electric Vehicles
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids; dispersed generation; energy storage; electric vehicles; electricity markets; flexibility services
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Innovations in Cybersecurity and Internet of Things for Sustainable Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity; Internet of Things (IoT); sustainable energy systems; smart grids; renewable energy integration; anomaly detection; artificial intelligence for energy security; privacy-preserving energy data analytics; electric vehicle charging infrastructure; microgrids; blockchain for energy security; critical energy infrastructure protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Life Cycle Assessment of Batteries for Energy Applications
edited by Maeva Lavigne Philippot and Daniele Costa
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: life cycle assessment; life cycle sustainability assessment; social life cycle assessment; prospective LCA; battery energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Dielectric Insulation in Medium- and High-Voltage Power Equipment—Degradation and Failure Mechanism, Diagnostics, and Electrical Parameters Improvement—3rd Edition submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: medium- and high-voltage power equipment; diagnostics of power equipment; degradation and failure mechanisms; diagnostics; insulation condition diagnostics; new diagnostic methods; electrical parameter improvements; failure prevention; environmental pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section F6: High Voltage)
Advancing Energy System Reliability, Cost Reduction, and Resource Resilience in the AI Era submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy resiliency; grid reliability; energy sovereignty; onsite generation; techno-economics
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Multi-Scale Energy Management Strategies Toward High-Efficiency and Low-Carbon Aero Engines
edited by , Han Yan and Fei Zeng
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-scale energy management; integrated cooling and aerodynamics; energy-efficient cooling technologies; aerodynamic energy loss control; low-carbon aero engine systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Transforming Power Systems and Smart Grids with Deep Learning submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5909 | Submission Open
Keywords: power systems; smart grids; intelligent technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); data-driven technologies; renewable energy integration; grid optimization; predictive maintenance; fault detection; cyber–physical security; dynamic load forecasting; real-time grid optimization; microgrid control; distributed energy resources (DERs); edge computing; digital twins; federated learning; explainable AI (XAI); autonomous energy systems; optimization algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Economical and Scalable Approaches in Perovskite Solar Cell Technology
edited by , Hong Zhang and
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite solar cells; scalable fabrication; large-area devices; solution processing; green solvents; low-cost materials; device stability; tandem solar cells; industrial upscaling
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Technological and Economical Aspects of Geothermal Power Plants and Heat Pumps submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: geothermal energy; drilling; geothermal heating and cooling; geothermal power generation; enhanced geothermal systems; geothermal heat pumps; direct geothermal heating; subsurface thermal energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section H2: Geothermal)
Battery Safety and Reliability: Strategies for Long-Term Performance
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery safety; thermal runaway; smart monitoring; machine learning; reliability assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Porous Functional Structures for Hydrogen Energy and Carbon Capture and Conversion
edited by and Ignacio Campello Gómez
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: porosity; adsorption; hydrogen; catalysis; zeolites; MOF; activated carbon; nanoparticles; Power-to-X; CO2 capture
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Advanced Energy Materials)
Advances in Electrocatalysis for Carbon Reduction and Clean Energy
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 reduction; clean energy; mechanistic studies; reactor engineering; carbon capture
(This special issue belongs to the Section I3: Energy Chemistry)
CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage
edited by
submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7551 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 capture technology; CO2 utilization technology; CO2 storage technology; Combined CO2 capture and conversion technology; CCUS chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)
Studies on Clean and Sustainable Energy Utilization
edited by , and Chen Sun
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16790 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste-to-energy (WtE); pollution control; smart system for energy utilization; resource recovery from waste; sustainable and clean energy; CO2 capture, utilization, and storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advanced Control Strategies for Power Converters and Microgrids
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7253 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgrids; power electronics devices; topology; theoretical analysis; modeling methods; control strategies; optimized scheduling; cybersecurity
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Advanced Control for Nuclear Energy Systems: Intelligent Control and Operation Strategies
edited by Yang Liu and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7067 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced nuclear reactors; autonomous control; operation and maintenance; AI-enhanced control; strategies cyber–physical system
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Economic and Political Determinants of Energy: 3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6756 | 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)
Advanced Application of Mathematical Methods in Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6418 | Submission Open
Keywords: mathematical methods in energy; modeling of energy systems; optimization of energy processes; reliability and safety analysis; intelligent energy management systems; energy demand forecasting; power networks; renewable energy sources (RESs); microgrids and decentralized systems; optimization algorithms; machine learning in energy; risk analysis in energy; energy management; energy system state monitoring; dynamic processes in power systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Artificial Intelligence and the Global Transition to Renewable Energy: Trends, Perceptions, and Policy Pathways submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6023 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy transition; artificial intelligence in energy; public perception; energy policy and governance; sustainable technology adoption
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles
edited by , Cheng Xu, , and Hao Qiu
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5135 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercritical CO2; Brayton cycle; energy storage cycle; flow and fluid machinery; heat transfer; modeling; design; application; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Analysis of Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency of Electric Vehicles—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4731 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicles; energy efficiency; energy management; regenerative braking; battery; powertrain optimization; vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Simulation and Optimisation for Operational Decision-Making in Renewable Energy Supply Chains and Systems
edited by Ammar Al-Bazi
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4175 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy system optimisation ; renewable energy supply chains ; energy policy evaluation ; operational decision-making in energy systems ; AI-driven energy analytics ; sustainable energy operations ; internet of things (IoT) in energy systems ; mathematical optimisation in energy markets ; digital twins and Industry 4.0 for energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advanced Thermal Management in Electric Vehicles
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3384 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicles; thermal management; energy management; integrated systems; waste heat recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Advances in Optimized Energy Harvesting Systems and Technology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3203 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy harvesting; ambient energy; low-power generation; power electronics; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
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