Energies

Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by Joy Sankar Roy

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; renewable energy; energy storage; energy conversion; solar energy; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; environmental remediation; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Advanced Energy Materials)

Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS): 3rd Edition

edited by

Dongdong Feng

,

Heming Dong

and

Yu Zhang

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 conversion and reduction; biomass thermal conversion; Oxy-fuel or chemical looping combustion; CO2 storage; CO2 mineralization; other greenhouse gas emissions control

(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)

Optimizing Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings, 2nd Edition

edited by

Christian Inard

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: design; optimization; modelling; experimentation; thermal comfort; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)

Materials and Process Design for Enhanced Performance and Novel Applications of Solar Cells

edited by

Pradeep Padhamnath

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic materials synthesis; photovoltaic materials properties and characterization; photovoltaic materials processing techniques; advanced solar cells and module design; materials for enhanced solar cell/module performance; materials or design for increased longevity of PV modules; modelling and optimization of PV systems; novel application of photovoltaics

(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)

Development of Distributed Energy Systems Based on Renewable Energy Sources—2nd Edition

edited by

Adam Mroziński

, Jakub Grela and Rafał Andrzejczyk

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; distributed energy; hybrid systems; photovoltaic; heat pump; small wind turbine; small water turbine; small biogas installation; building energy management systems; demand side management and response; IoT applications and artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)

Advances in Hydropower and Pumped Storage: Technologies and Applications

edited by Xiuli Mao and Yuchuan Wang

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid energy system; hydropower; pumped storage technique; hydraulic machinery; intelligent management and operation; multi-fields coupling and collaboration of system; condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of unit; flexibility adjustment and efficient operation strategy; advanced research methods and application

(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)

Thermal Energy Management to Increase the Reliability and the Lifetime of Power Devices

edited by

Cristina Morel

and Nassim Rizoug

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy management; reliability of power devices; lifetime of power devices; power converters; circuit overheating; power cycling tests

(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)

Advances in Hydrogen Storage: Strategies, Technologies, Safety and Future Directions

edited by

Seungho Jung

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; storage; liquified; pressurized; safety; risk assessment; fire; explosion; siting; layout

(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)

Advances in Geothermal and Subsurface Energy Storage Systems

edited by Mukhtar A. Kassem

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: geothermal energy; subsurface energy storage; enhanced geothermal systems (EGS); underground thermal energy storage (UTES); renewable energy integration; deep geothermal resources; sustainability and environmental impact; reservoir engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)

Optimization and Control of Smart Energy Systems

edited by Adib Allahham

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy systems; multi-vector energy systems; optimisation and control; renewable integration; microgrids and virtual power plants; demand-side management; energy storage optimisation; AI and data-driven control; game theory and coordination mechanisms; decarbonisation and energy resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)

Green Separation and Recovery Technologies for Sustainable Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Systems

edited by

Jeongdong Kim

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: solvent recovery; green solvent; modelling; TEA; LCA

(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)

Designing Effective Energy Policy: Integrating Behavioral Economics and System Optimization

edited by

Mohamed Albaity

submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy policy optimization; behavioral energy economics; demand-side management; energy system efficiency; market uptake of energy technologies; energy innovation; policy evaluation; energy consumption behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)

Advancements in Sustainable Energy Technologies: Innovations, Integration, and Impact—2nd Edition

edited by

Sunel Kumar

,

Dingkun Yuan

and Xinlu Han

submission deadline 8 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; CO2 capture and storage; gasification and pyrolysis; coal and biomass; ammonia conversion; bunsen reaction; life cycle assessment; air pollutant; ansys and aspen plus simulation; tube furnace and drop tube furnace; waste to energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)

Solar Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies

edited by

Rosa Pilar Merchán Corral

and

Julián González Ayala

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy conversion; thermal energy storage; photovoltaic systems; concentrated solar thermal; hybrid renewable energy systems; energy optimization and sustainability; multiple energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)

Advancements in Smart Electric Mobility Systems: Integration of Renewable Energy and Energy Storage—2nd Edition

edited by

Nicoletta Matera

,

Sonia Leva

and

Michela Longo

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric mobility systems; renewable energy sources (RESs); battery electric storage systems (BESSs); infrastructure; sustainable materials; grid

(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)

New Advances in Heat and Mass Transfer and Thermal Management in Energy Systems—2nd Edition

edited by Qianghui Xu, Zhilong Cheng and Junyu Yang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5294 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; mass transfer; energy conversion; thermal management; numerical and computational techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)

Energy Economics: Global Trends in Technology and Policy—2nd Edition

edited by

Joseph D. Smith

, Greg Gelles and

Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient energy; climate change; nuclear fusion; bio-energy; biofuels; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)

Advanced Technologies in Aero-Engines

edited by Yang Du and

Run Zou

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: aero-engine; structural design; combustion; heat transfer; materials; alternative fuel; environmental performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)

Solid Oxide Cells in the Future of Clean Energy Systems

edited by

Yevgeniy Naumovich

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC); solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC); reversible solid oxide cell (rSOC); solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cell (SOFEC); protonic ceramic fuel cell (PCFC)

(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)

Advances in Modelling, Design and Control Optimizations of High-Performance Permanent Magnet Machines

edited by

Wei Liu

,

Shuheng Qiu

and

Jinhua Chen

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet machines; multi-physics modeling; design optimization; control co-design; high-performance drives; thermal management; loss modeling; fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)

Flexibility Regulation and Operational Optimization of New-Type Power Systems

edited by

Honggang Fan

and

Tao Zhang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: operational optimization; integrated energy system; virtual power plant; new-type energy planning; flexibility regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)

Data Augmentation Methods in Energy Development and Applications

edited by Hao Chen and Hadi Taghavifar

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: data augmentation; energy systems; synthetic data; load forecasting; renewable energy; smart grid; anomaly detection; energy efficiency; interdisciplinary approaches; model robustness

(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)

Current State and Opportunities in Marine Energy Converters

edited by

Yaqun Zhang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean energy; multi-energy complementarity; new energy; power generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)

Advanced Smart Energy Management Systems

edited by Zheng Grace Ma

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy management system (SEMS); artificial intelligence (AI); digital twin; demand response; energy flexibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)

Sustainable Development and Circular Economy for Energy Transition

edited by

Alexandra Alexandropoulou

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable development; energy transition; renewable energy; resource efficiency; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular business model; energy efficiency; decarbonization; energy policy; energy systems; sustainable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)

Latest Challenges in Wind Turbine Maintenance, Operation, and Safety

edited by

Estefania Artigao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open

Keywords: O& M; condition monitoring; predictive techniques; artificial intelligence; risk assessment; operational safety; autonomous operation; end-of-life issues

(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)

Advances in Green Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Applications

edited by

Mostafa Rezaei

submission deadline 24 May 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; hydrogen storage; hydrogen transport; hydrogen derivatives; water electrolysis; fuel cell; renewable integration; techno-economic analysis; green hydrogen production optimisation; electrolyser stack degradation; optimal operation; hydrogen export

(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Energy Management and Smart Energy Systems

edited by

Panagiotis Michailidis

,

Iakovos T. Michailidis

and Elias B. Kosmatopoulos

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4357 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; energy management optimization; smart grids; smart homes; microgrids; smart energy systems; building optimization and control; building energy management systems; renewable energy systems; energy storage systems; electric vehicles; demand response; adaptive control; reinforcement learning; model predictive control; internet of things; decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)

Advances in AI Applications to Electric Power Systems

edited by Wenlei Bai and

Kwang Y. Lee

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; intelligent control; deep learning; electric power systems; smart grid; renewable energy forecasting; virtual power plant; grid optimization; demand response; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)

Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics Technologies for Supercritical/Phase-Change CO₂ Energy Cycles

edited by

Bo Xu

,

Yue Cao

and Yang Du

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 539 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical CO2 energy cycles; phase-change CO2 energy cycles; supercritical CO2 heat transfer; gas– liquid phase-change heat transfer; heat exchanger

(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)

New Trends in Photovoltaic Power System

edited by Santiago Silvestre and Aissa Chouder

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3742 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging PV technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); energy storage systems (ESS); smart grids; agri-photovoltaics; floating PV

(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)

Sustainable and Intelligent Energy Systems and Processes: Recent Advances and Challenges (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mateo Bašić

, Marko Vekić and

Ivan Grgić

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; intelligent control; renewable energy; reliability and resilience; smart grid; energy storage; edge computing; FACTS; power quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)

CO₂ Emissions from Vehicles (Volume III)

edited by

Maksymilian Mądziel

,

Artur Jaworski

and

Paweł Woś

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1218 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport; autonomous vehicles; CO2 emission; emission modelling; fuel consumption; exhaust emission; global warming; greenhouse gases; combustion engines; electromobility; hybrid and electric vehicles; fuel cell vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)

Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Advances in Performance and Stability

edited by Nabonswendé Aïda Nadege Ouedraogo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cells; organic-inorganic perovskite; optimization techniques; high performance; long-term stability; efficiency enhancement; device engineering; interface engineering; degradation mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)

The Role of Cyber–Physical Systems in Critical Network Infrastructure (CNI)

edited by

Tawfik Al-Hadhrami

and Fuad A. Ghaleb

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems; CPS security and resilience; renewable energy security; IT– OT convergence; cyber threats; industrial control systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)

Hydrothermal Carbonization for Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery from Organic Waste

edited by

Klaudia Szkadłubowicz

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrothermal carbonization; organic waste valorization; sustainable energy; circular economy; resource recovery; waste-to-energy; hydrochar; post- processing liquid; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)

Research Trends of Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Buildings

edited by

Roberto de Lieto Vollaro

,

Luca Evangelisti

and

Edoardo De Cristo

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14071 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; energy efficiency; renewables; energy communities; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)

Optimized Thermal Energy Storage Technology Based on Phase Change Material

edited by

Sarvenaz Sobhansarbandi

and Tugba Turnaoglu

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3705 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal-energy storage (TES); phase change materials (PCMs); latent-heat storage; energy efficiency; heat-transfer enhancement; thermal conductivity; PCM characterization; TES-system design; modeling and simulation; renewable-energy integration; sustainable buildings; solar thermal energy; waste heat recovery; thermal management; heat exchangers

(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)

Integration Technology Optimization of Power Systems and Smart Grids

edited by

Behdad Faridpak

,

Saeed Peyghami

and

Seyed Amir Hosseini

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system; integration modeling and optimization; renewable energy sources; energy storage systems; smart grids; power electronics; grid stability; artificial intelligence (AI); advanced control strategies; fault tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)

Novel and Emerging Energy Systems

edited by

Hao Shi

,

Mohammad Alnajideen

and Paweł Czyżewski

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7785 | 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)

Advances in Power and Electrical Engineering

edited by Ningyi Dai, Li Liu, Ge Chen and

Tek-Tjing Lie

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; integrated energy system; renewable energy; power electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)

New Challenges in Transportation Systems for Sustainable Energy Consumption and Smart Cities

edited by

,

,

,

,

and Piotr Durajczyk

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; energy saving; energy consumption; energy intensity; renewable energy; green energy; electromobility; electric vehicles; hybrid vehicles; hydrogen vehicles; smart vehicles; zero-emission vehicles; low-emission vehicles; clean transportation system; energy management in transportation system; energy management in logistics; energy management in smart cities; charging stations

(This special issue belongs to the Section G1: Smart Cities and Urban Management)

Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems: Prospect Development and Challenges

edited by

Georgios E. Arnaoutakis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17756 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cells and PV systems; concentrated solar power (CSP); optical materials and photonics; solar energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)

Design, Analysis and Operation of Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Maciej Żołądek

and Luca Cimmino

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5784 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; hybrid energy systems; energy storage; wind turbine; photovoltaics; polygeneration; hydrogen energy storage; energy policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)

Development of Energy Harvesting Systems and Methods from Uncommon Sources: 2nd Edition

edited by

Paweł Ligęza

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 893 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; energy sources; unconventional sources and methods; smart methods; artificial intelligence methods; distributed systems; waste utilizing; post-mining energy; post-industry energy; biological energy systems; metrological problems; personal devices; micro and nano devices; energy storage systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)

Next-Generation Electric Machines: Design, Control, and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Yannis L. Karnavas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 768 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machines; electromagnetic/thermal design; new materials and magnetic composites; multiphysics modeling approaches; electrical machine control; electric propulsion; electric machines in transportation electrification; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)

Threats and Protection of Energy Systems

edited by

Tomasz Kisielewicz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety and security power systems; dual-use innovative power energy solutions; intrusion detection/prevention systems; software multi-agent solutions for power systems; energy infrastructure security; risk assessment and management; energy transition by design; contemporary threats of power energy systems; technological aspects of energy security

(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)

Recent Advances in Biomass Energy Utilization and Conversion

edited by

Aristide Giuliano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; waste; upgrading; variable renewable sources; bioenergy; biohydrogen; biofuels; sustainable aviation fuels; process integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)

Operation and Planning of Distribution Systems Under High Renewable Penetration

edited by

Yunyang Zou

, Chao Deng,

Yang Li

, Chengfu Wang, Haijun Liao and Bo Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: distribution systems; renewable energy integration; transactive energy; distributed operation; voltage and frequency regulation; system resilience; multi-energy coordination

(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)

Comprehensive Design and Optimization of Electrode Materials for Lithium- and Sodium-Ion Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Rui Wang

, Jun Wang and Ziwei Chen

submission deadline 3 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 247 | 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)

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