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Advanced Electric Power Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13232 | Submission Open
Keywords: stability; reliability; sustainability; security; vulnerability; resiliency; smart grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Decarbonizing Smart Buildings and Energy Systems: Digital Twins, Advanced Models and Optimization Algorithms
edited by , , and Manfredi Maniscalco
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11286 | 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)
A Circular Economy Perspective: From Waste to Energy submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10952 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste; recycling; circular economy; waste management; waste to wealth; life cycle analysis; life cycle cost analysis; impact assessment; material balances; waste-to-energy; peer review; environmental impact; biomass and biowaste; agricultural residues; biowaste valorization; bioenergy potential; energy recovery; conversion technologies; material recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Vibration Energy Harvesting
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6547 | Submission Open
Keywords: vibration energy harvesting (VEH); energy storage technologies; piezoelectricity; electromagnetic induction; triboelectric nanogenerators; internet of things (IoT); MEMS energy harvesters; sustainable power solutions; autonomous sensors; renewable energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Emerging Trends in Energy Harvesting Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Energy
edited by and Liuxia Li
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6464 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy harvesting technologies; self-powered IoT systems; triboelectric nanogenerators; sustainable energy; ambient energy conversion; low-power embedded sensors; piezoelectric generators; thermoelectric generators; micro-electromagnetic generators
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Energy Security, Transition, and Sustainable Development
edited by Zhihua Chen
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5935 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy security; energy transition; energy supply chain; sustainable development; renewable energy; energy policy; climate change; low-carbon technologies; energy efficiency; socioeconomic impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Advances in Numerical and Experimental Heat Transfer
edited by and Katarína Kaduchová
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5553 | Submission Open
Keywords: CFD; simulation; modeling; energy; experimental methods; fluid mechanics; flow
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Nuclear Engineering and Nuclear Fuel Safety
edited by Maosong Cheng
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4408 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear engineering; nuclear fuel safety; accident-tolerant fuels (ATFs); small modular reactors (SMRs); integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and computational modeling; closed fuel cycles and advanced reprocessing; passive safety systems and advanced cooling technologies; generation IV reactors
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Renewable Sources and Storage: Grid Impact, Modeling and Integration Strategies: 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3900 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy sources; electrical network; energy storage systems; modeling and analysis; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Waste to Watt: Biomass and Waste Valorization to Fuels
edited by Vasileios Diamantis
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2803 | Submission Open
Keywords: anaerobic digestion; biogas; bioenergy; waste to energy; biomethane
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Application of the Superconducting Technology in Energy System
edited by , and Lin Fu
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2787 | Submission Open
Keywords: superconductivity; superconducting application; energy system; renewable energy; transportation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Research on Coalbed Methane and Coal-Measure Gas: Exploration, Exploitation, and Utilization—2nd Edition
edited by and Shuaifeng Lyu
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1973 | Submission Open
Keywords: coalbed methane; coal-measure gas; stimulation measures; enhanced gas recovery; methane extraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Advanced Cooling and Heat Transfer Strategies for Energy-Efficient Renewable Systems
edited by , Xiang Huang and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1309 | 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)
Electrocatalysis and Hydrogen Technologies: Innovative Pathways for Sustainable Energy
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrocatalyst; hydrogen production; water electrolysis; fuel cells; electrochemical energy storage; renewable energy conversion; catalyst stability and durability
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Advancements in Electric Vehicle Charging for Renewable Energy Integration: Solutions and Power Electronics submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 660 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicles; hydrogen vehicles; renewable energy integration; powertrain; power converters; energy management systems; demand response; vehicle-to-grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Electrochemical Energy Storage in Metal-Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; metal-ion battery; metal-air battery; supercapacitor; electric double-layer capacitor; pseudo-capacitor; hybrid capacitor; electrode; electrolyte; binder; structural design and optimization; performance analysis; management and control; modeling; hybrid system and integration; energy storage mechanisms; energy density; power density; energy storage systems; technoeconomic and market analyses; prognostic and health management; AI and optimization algorithms in electrochemical energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Advances in Technologies and Circuits for Renewable Energy Systems submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open
Keywords: photovoltaic; energy harvesting; maximum power point tracking; renewable energy; power electronic interfaces; energy transduction technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
From Carbon Fossil Based Energy to Alternative Energy Production Technologies submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative energy system; bio-economy; sustainability; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Safe Operation and Protection of Power Transformers
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
Keywords: early fault protection; magnetic field measurement; transformer active protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Next-Generation Phase Change Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change materials (PCMs); latent heat thermal energy storage; nano-enhanced PCMs; composite PCMs; encapsulation techniques; thermal conductivity enhancement; solar thermal systems; photovoltaic– thermal (PV/T) systems; concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) cooling; solar desalination; waste-derived thermal storage materials; melting/solidification modelling; heat-transfer enhancement; techno-economic assessment; sustainable energy materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Impacts of Distributed Energy Resources on Power Systems—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed energy resources; uncertainty analysis; stochastic optimization; renewables; resilience; demand-side resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Thermochemical Upgrading of Woody Biomass: Torrefaction, Material Valorization, and Energy Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; torrefaction; material valorization; energy utilization; densification; energy balance; sustainable utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Catalytic Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen Energy Utilization—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 17 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalytic hydrogen production; hydrogen energy utilization; electrolytic hydrogen; hydrogen storage; fuel cells; renewable energy integration; hydrogen combustion; materials and catalysts; hydrogen safety and environmental aspects; IoT; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Techno-Economic Evaluation of Hydrogen Energy
edited by Elvira Spatolisano, and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7050 | 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)
Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Photovoltaic Energy Systems
edited by and Aref Eskandari
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3278 | 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)
Organic Photovoltaics and Photodetectors: Materials, Devices and Applications
edited by and Xiaoling Ma
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic semiconducting materials; solar cells; photodetectors
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
New Insights into Decision Making Methods for Renewable Energy Investments submission deadline 22 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2203 | 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)
Advanced Sustainable Industrial Heating: Technologies and Applications submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 27178 | 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)
Sustainable Energy, Environment and Low-Carbon Development
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23762 | 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 Hydrogen Technologies for Energy Production, Accumulation, Distribution and Energetic Equipment Repair submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 23760 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable environmentally friendly energy in engines and turbines; “ green” hydrogen-containing fuel and lubricant-cooling hydrogen-containing environments; thermal protection of hydrogen turbine blades and discs; influence of hydrogen on crack resistance of new generation of energetic structural materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Novel and Emerging Energy Systems
edited by , and Paweł Czyżewski
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20687 | 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)
Energy Management Systems: Challenges, Techniques and Opportunities: 2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19989 | 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)
Recent Advances in Fluid Machinery, Energy Systems and Power Generation submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14060 | 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)
Advancements in Marine Renewable Energy and Hybridization Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12044 | 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)
Advances in Optimal Control and Smart Operation of Renewable Energy Systems
edited by Zhihuai Xiao, , , Yan Ren and Jingjing Zhang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10820 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydropower; wind power; photovoltaic power generation; nonlinear modelling; stability analysis; fault diagnosis; trend prediction; state assessment; optimal control; system integration; multi-energy complementarity; multi-field coupling; system capacity allocation; joint dispatch optimization; artificial intelligence; optimization algorithm
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advanced Clean Coal Technology
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8730 | Submission Open
Keywords: coal; clean coal technologies; gasification; combustion; pyrolysis; hydrogenation; carbon dioxide capture and storage; life cycle analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Numerical and Experimental Study of Alternative Fuel Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7232 | Submission Open
Keywords: internal combustion engines; alternative fuels; e-fuels; biofuels; numerical simulation; experimental study; combustion modeling; pollutant emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Economic Strategies for Integrating Energy and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6613 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy poverty; energy investment; energy economy; energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Advanced Heating and Cooling Technologies for Sustainable Buildings submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5735 | Submission Open
Keywords: heating; cooling; building sector; decarbonization; novel heat pumps
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Reliability of Power Electronics Devices and Converter Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by Jun Wang, Jun Zhang, Kun Tan, and Hengyu Yu
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5415 | Submission Open
Keywords: power device; power converter; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Energy Efficiency of the Buildings: 4th Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5280 | 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)
Planning, Operation, and Control of New Power Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by Hui Hou, Siyang Liao, Yunqi Wang and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4863 | 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)
Energy Modeling and Efficiency Optimization for Sustainable Building Systems
edited by Liang Zhang and Jianli Chen
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4625 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building systems; AI in energy modeling; smart building controls; renewable energy integration; urban-scale energy modeling; HVAC optimization; digital twins in buildings; climate adaptation in buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advances in Energy, Industry, and Low-Carbon Systems: Science, Technology, and Policy submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4546 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon capture and storage; CCUS; direct air capture; CO2 utilization; circular economy; resource recycling; energy efficiency; carbon policy; net-zero emissions; industrial decarbonization
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
State-of-the-Art Research in Advanced Materials for Energy Storage Applications: 2nd Edition
edited by Ding Chen, , and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4341 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; energy storage; mechanical manufacturing supercapacitors; batteries; high-entropy alloy; electrocatalysts; flexible electron; biomass-based energy storage; nanocellulose or lignin; nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Power Distribution System
edited by , Xueneng Su and Shu Zhang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4096 | Submission Open
Keywords: distribution system; fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault anticipation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Advanced Machine Learning and Data Analysis Technologies in Modern Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3454 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning in energy systems; fault diagnosis and resilient control; data-driven energy optimization; multi-source data fusion; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI)
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Advances in Bioenergy and Biofuel Conversion: Designs and Optimization
edited by Xiuzheng Zhuang and Xinghua Zhang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3412 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass conversion; biofuels; bio-based materials or chemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Advanced in Modeling, Analysis and Control of Microgrids
edited by Gang Lin and Jiayan Liu
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3284 | Submission Open
Keywords: modelling and stability analysis; power electronic converters; stability control
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Assessment of Energy and Electricity Market: Trends and Future Perspectives
edited by Jaroslav Petráš
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3276 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy integration; smart grids; energy policy; energy and electricity market trends; future perspective in energy and electricity market
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
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