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Advancements in the Integrated Energy System and Its Policy—2nd Edition
edited by Peng Zhang
submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated energy systems; energy policies; micro-grids; smart grids
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Advances in Hydrogen Storage Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen storage; hydrogen-induced damage; hydrogen compatibility of materials; safety assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Advanced Catalysis and Process Simulation for Sustainable Fuels and Green Chemicals from Biomass and/or CO2
edited by Chengyan Wen and
submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass valorization; CO2 conversion; energy system integration; life-cycle assessment; sustainable fuels
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Innovations in Sustainable Construction: Intelligent Facility Management and Energy-Efficient Building Systems
edited by
submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction; smart buildings; energy efficiency; building automation; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence; digital twins; building information modeling (BIM); life-cycle assessment (LCA); predictive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Future Aerospace Propulsion Systems
edited by , and Xing Sun
submission deadline 27 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); aerospace propulsion; aero-engine compatibility; thermal management; low-carbon aviation
(This special issue belongs to the Section I1: Fuel)
The Impact of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) on Supply Network and Energy Market
edited by , , and Jerzy Dzieża
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8766 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed energy resources (DERs); renewable/citizen energy communities; power quality; DER integration; energy harvesting systems; powering of autonomous IoT nodes
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
New Challenges in Clean Energy Technologies: Waste-to-Energy for Circular Economy
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7360 | Submission Open
Keywords: coal; bottom ash; fly ash; waste incinerator; biomass
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Energy Consumption at Production Stages in Mining, 2nd Edition
edited by and Krzysztof Zagórski
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6966 | 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)
Advances in Green Hydrogen Production and Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3318 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen production; renewable energy; green hydrogen; water splitting; electrolysis; electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; fuel cells; hydrogen applications; sustainable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Energy Informatics and Intelligent Systems: IoT, AI, and Machine Learning Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2368 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT architectures for energy systems, including sensing strategies, edge intelligence, communications, and data acquisition; data analytics and time series analysis for energy systems, including forecasting, event detection, and pattern discovery; AI and machine learning for energy monitoring, diagnostics, anomaly detection, and fault classification; digital twins, hybrid model-based and data-driven analytics, and physics-informed learning; prognostics and health management and condition-based maintenance for energy assets; optimisation and intelligent control supported by predictive and prescriptive analytics; uncertainty-aware analytics, probabilistic methods, risk and reliability assessment; explainable, trustworthy, and auditable AI and analytics for energy applications; scalable data engineering and analytics platforms for energy systems, including clustering, information retrieval, and similarity search; generative AI for energy applications, including LLM-based analytics, knowledge retrieval, summarisation, and operator assistance; theoretical and experimental advances in spiking neural networks (SNNs) for scalable and energy-efficient analytics platforms, including edge deployment and model compression, enabling real-time energy monitoring, diagnostics, and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Modeling and Intelligent Control for Microgrids and Smart Grids
edited by , Stevan U. Grabić and Marko Vekić
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2085 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgrids; smart grids; modeling and simulation; stability analysis; advanced control algorithms; distributed control; decentralized control; plug-in services; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); power quality, identification, and optimization; energy management; demand-side management; communication protocol characterization; communication channels modeling; power electronic converters; renewable energy integration; protection schemes; fault diagnosis; state estimation; learning-based method; neural network models
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Thermodynamics Analysis in Refrigeration Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1536 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermodynamics analysis; refrigeration cycles; exergy efficiency; alternative refrigerants; absorption refrigeration systems; waste heat recovery; thermal energy storage; sustainable refrigeration
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Combustion, Energy Systems and Propulsion
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1518 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; advanced combustion technologies; heat transfer; pollution reduction; renewable energies; artificial intelligence in energy systems; micro- and nanoenergy conversion systems; sustainable transports, infrastructures and buildings and propulsion systems; batteries, fuel cells, capacitors; hydrogen energy chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Advances in Battery Thermal Management: Materials, Systems, and EV Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1419 | Submission Open
Keywords: BTM; electric vehicles; thermal runaway prevention; fast charging; immersion cooling; phase-change materials; AI-driven optimization; solid-state batteries
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Machine Learning for Condition Monitoring of Wind Energy Systems
edited by and Demetrio Cornilios Zachariadis
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 757 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind energy; condition monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); structural health monitoring (SHM); offshore wind
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Electricity Markets, Power System Operation and Optimization Strategies for Flexible, Low-Carbon and Intelligent Grids submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open
Keywords: electricity market design; flexibility markets; ancillary services; economic dispatch; unit commitment; optimal power flow; artificial intelligence; renewable energy integration; energy storage optimization; demand-side flexibility; distributed energy resources; virtual power plants; grid resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Advanced DC–DC Converters for Renewable Energy Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 446 | 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)
Flow, Heat Transfer, and Energy Conversion and Utilization in Engine Systems
edited by Cong Wang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open
Keywords: internal combustion engine; computational fluid dynamics; combustion diagnostics; heat transfer enhancement; waste heat recovery; exergy analysis; alternative fuels; low-emission combustion; thermal management system; digital twin
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Energy Transition and Carbon Emissions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; carbon emissions; decarbonization strategy; supply-chain emissions; carbon pricing/ETS; green finance; green innovation; carbon disclosure and MRV; climate risk and resilience; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Control, Optimization, and Security Defense for Energy Interconnection Systems Under the New Power System
edited by Jianliang Zhang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: control; optimization; power system; V2G; renewable energy; security defense
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Progress in Wind Power
edited by Mingwei Ge and Xintao Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind energy; wind turbine technology; wind farm optimization; offshore wind power
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Advances in Sustainable and Efficient Geothermal Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: geothermal; sustainability; efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section H2: Geothermal)
Renewable Energy and Algorithm Applications in the Smart Grid
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; smart energy systems; machine learning; renewable energy integration; smart grids; forecasting; optimization algorithms; energy management systems; demand response; digital twins
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Policy and Economic Analysis of Energy Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8815 | 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)
Electrical Equipment State Measurement and Intelligent Calculation: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2949 | Submission Open
Keywords: modeling; design; fault diagnosis; hydrogen energy; engineering electromagnetic field application; non-contact measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
The Application of Power Electronics Technology in Power and Energy Systems
edited by Zhe Zhang and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2024 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; high-power-density converters; utility-scale renewable integration; distributed renewable energy systems; AC/DC and hybrid microgrids; solid-state transformers (SSTs); vehicle-to-grid (V2G)/vehicle-to-everything (V2X); energy storage systems (BESS, supercapacitors, flywheels); Power-to-X (PtX), electrolyzers, fuel cells; data center power conversion; industrial electrification and flexibility; converter interaction and multi-timescale dynamics; grid-support functionalities and resilience enhancement; fault ride-through, system recovery, and black start; AI- and data-driven; digital twins; coordinated control and energy management; multi-energy systems; power-electronics-dominated grids
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Advanced Research in Geoenergy Storage and Conversion
edited by
submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1727 | Submission Open
Keywords: geothermal energy; gas storage; fracturing; phase equilibrium
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Research on Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation: Current State and Pathways Toward a Sustainable Future—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1676 | Submission Open
Keywords: building sustainability; thermal performance; energy conservation; energy efficiency; energy modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advances in Unconventional Reservoirs and Enhanced Oil Recovery—2nd Edition
edited by , Jun Liu and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open
Keywords: CCUS; unconventional reservoirs; hydraulic fracturing technology for deep reservoirs; enhanced oil-recovery techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Design, Monitoring and Control of Fuel Cells in Hybrid Energy Systems
edited by , Xiaoqing Zhang and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 976 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel cells; hybrid energy system; design; monitoring; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Efficient Building Energy Systems: Simulation, Optimization and Renewable Energy Integration
edited by and Martina Ferrando
submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 787 | Submission Open
Keywords: building energy systems; building performance simulation; energy optimization; renewable energy integration; photovoltaic systems; heat pumps; energy storage; HVAC optimization; passive design; smart building technologies; adaptive comfort; digital twins; machine learning for energy prediction; net-zero energy buildings; nearly zero energy buildings; life-cycle assessment; district energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Smart Energy Systems: Dynamics, Control and Optimal Planning for Low-Carbon Energy Systems
edited by , , Chunrong Zhao, and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9413 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grid; microgrids; grid automation; VRE integration; energy management systems; multi-energy systems; advanced energy storage; demand response
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Clean and Efficient Use of Energy: 3rd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7009 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; alternative fuels; CO2 utilization; elimination of pollutants; energy storage and release; electrocatalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Sustainable Transportation: Impact on Power Systems and Future Energy Markets submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6768 | 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)
Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Photovoltaic Energy Systems
edited by and Aref Eskandari
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5262 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); deep learning; solar photovoltaics (PV); power forecasting; fault detection and diagnosis; reinforcement learning; digital twin; edge AI / IoT; PV system optimization; renewable energy analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Conservation for Sustainable Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4677 | 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)
Advanced Developments and Challenges in Refrigeration and Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4369 | 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)
Advanced Power Converters for Electric Vehicle Charging and Medium-Voltage Applications
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4343 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicle charging; bidirectional converters; medium-voltage converters; wide bandgap semiconductors; renewable energy integration; smart grid interface
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Socio-Economic and Environmental Aspects of the Energy Transition—Development Towards a Secure Future submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3527 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; sustainable economics; sustainable society; green energy; green innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Sustainable Maritime Energy: Ship Propulsion Electrification and Port Decarbonization submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2814 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship propulsion electrification; hybrid propulsion; microgrids
(This special issue belongs to the Section I: Energy Fundamentals and Conversion)
Advanced Cooling and Heat Transfer Strategies for Energy-Efficient Renewable Systems
edited by , Xiang Huang and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2216 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced evaporative cooling; dry/wet/hybrid cooling; low-carbon cooling technologies; heat transfer enhancement; thermal management
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Artificial Intelligence-Based Approaches for Power Energy System Modelling
edited by , Francisco Zayas-Gato and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2199 | 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)
Optimizing Energy Consumption in a Global Information Technology World
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy economics; environmental costs and benefits; energy markets; sustainable finance; green finance; blue finance; just transition; climate-related policies; IT energy practices; ESG (environmental, social, governance); principles of responsible and sustainable development; optimization of energy consumption; digital transformation; artificial intelligence in resource allocation; economic efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section K: State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies)
Advanced Energy Technologies and Energy Savings: Low Emissions and High Efficiency—2nd Edition
edited by Shujun Zhu, Shuai Guo, and Lianfei Xu
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1115 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; traditional energy; energy saving; high efficiency; low emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Advances in Water Electrolysis for Sustainable Hydrogen Production and Integration
edited by Song Hu and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1032 | Submission Open
Keywords: water electrolysis for hydrogen production; hydrogen–electricity coupling; multi-energy complementary system; system integration and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Safe Operation and Protection of Power Transformers
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open
Keywords: early fault protection; magnetic field measurement; transformer active protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advanced Control and Optimization of Power Electronic Converters
edited by Zhen Zhang and Zhiyong Dai
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open
Keywords: power system; converters; advanced control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
New Technologies for Enhanced Oil Recovery
edited by and Marinus Izaak Jan van Dijke
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 455 | Submission Open
Keywords: conventional EOR innovation; hybrid EOR; modelling; optimisation; design
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Quantum Materials for Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum materials; energy storage and conversion; carbon neutrality; two-dimensional quantum materials; perovskite quantum materials; single-atom catalysts; lithium/sodium-ion batteries; supercapacitors; solar cells; thermoelectric energy conversion; superconducting materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Geomechanics and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Unconventional Reservoirs
edited by Roberto Suarez-Rivera
submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: EOR in unconventional reservoirs; geomechanics and EOR; mudstone reservoir characterization; hydraulic fracturing for EOR; refracturing and restimulation; huff-n-puff injection; chemical EOR; fracture networks; pore networks; coupled chemo-mechanical processes; surface forces in mudstones; wettability and nanoscale surface chemistry; fracture face flow; propped fracture conductivity; organic matter properties; organic pores; chemical potential gradients and matrix flow
(This special issue belongs to the Section H1: Petroleum Engineering)
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