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Advanced Hydrogen Technologies for Energy Production, Accumulation, Distribution and Energetic Equipment Repair submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17762 | 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)
Energy Management Systems: Challenges, Techniques and Opportunities: 2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14313 | 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)
Novel and Emerging Energy Systems
edited by , and Paweł Czyżewski
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11702 | 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)
Recent Advances in Fluid Machinery, Energy Systems and Power Generation submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10999 | 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)
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 8730 | 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)
Advancements in Marine Renewable Energy and Hybridization Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8273 | 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)
Economic Strategies for Integrating Energy and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5094 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy poverty; energy investment; energy economy; energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
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 2953 | 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)
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 2944 | 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)
Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Power Distribution System
edited by , Xueneng Su and Shu Zhang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2800 | Submission Open
Keywords: distribution system; fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault anticipation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Energy Efficiency of the Buildings: 4th Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2593 | 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)
Numerical and Experimental Study of Alternative Fuel Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2094 | 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)
Development and Validation of Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage
edited by and John Calautit
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1927 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change material; molecular dynamics; AI; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section G2: Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage)
Advanced Machine Learning and Data Analysis Technologies in Modern Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1897 | 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)
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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1443 | Submission Open
Keywords: power device; power converter; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Advances in Power and Electrical Engineering
edited by Ningyi Dai, Li Liu, Ge Chen and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1441 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grid; integrated energy system; renewable energy; power electronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Energy Policy and Sustainable Development: Challenges to Economic Development—2nd Edition
edited by and Brigita Zuromskaite
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1160 | 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)
Control Technologies for Wind and Photovoltaic Power Generation
edited by , Jian Wang and Songli Fan
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1130 | 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)
Novel Energy Management Approaches in Microgrid Systems, 2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1057 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed generation (DG) control; energy management system interoperability; storage system control; electric vehicles to grid (V2G) and grid to electric vehicle (G2V) schemes; network operations in cases of increased DGs; microgrid management systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Control of Renewable Power Generation and Microgrids—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1037 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable power generation; microgrids; control; operation; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Research on Power Transformers, Power Cable, High Voltage and Insulation Technology
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 942 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault diagnostics; power transformers; power cable; oil-paper insulation; simulation; detection technology and methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis in Power Electronics and Energy Storage Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by , Chen Liu and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open
Keywords: condition monitoring; fault diagnosis; power electronics; energy storage systems (ESSs); multilevel converters; physics-of-failure analysis; battery management systems (BMS); state-of-health (SoH) estimation; remaining useful life (RUL) estimation; artificial intelligence and machine learning in diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
New Challenges in Transportation Systems for Sustainable Energy Consumption and Smart Cities submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 545 | 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)
Hydraulic System Simulation and Hydro Turbines for Pumped Storage and Hydroelectricity
edited by , , Giacomo Zanetti and Francesco Nascimben
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydropower; CFD; flexibility; hybridization; optimization; design; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Modeling and Planning of Energy Systems
edited by Tianyu Wang and Lei Su
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy systems; energy storage; power system; modeling; control; optimization; planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section K: State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies)
Advances in Power Distribution Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by , Wei Liu, Wei Sun and Zhenghang Hao
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 196 | 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)
Smart Control Strategies for Modern Electric Drives and Power Converters submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrical drives; power converters; new control algorithms; artificial intelligence; optimization and estimation; diagnostics; monitoring; and maintenance; innovative hardware solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advances in the Development of Geoenergy: 3rd Edition
edited by , , and Liangliang Zhang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional reservoirs; EOR; fracturing; CCUS; geoenergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Advances in Thermal Management for Power Electronics
edited by Zhi Huang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal management; heat transfer; power electronics; advanced materials; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Electric Power and Energy Systems
edited by and Xiaoming Liu
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: data-driven methods; power and energy systems; renewable energy integration; integrated energy systems; smart grid; microgrid; demand response; energy storage systems; economic dispatch; cyber– physical system security
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Quantum Materials for Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 30 | 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)
Modular Multilevel Converters: Technologies, Control and Applications
edited by Jinyu Wang, Tan Li and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open
Keywords: modular multilevel converters; modulation techniques; capacitor voltage balancing; circulating current control; fault protection and fault-tolerant control; HVDC transmission; medium- and high-voltage electric drives; power quality improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Global Optimization of Energy Processes
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: global optimization algorithms; optimization under uncertainty; data-driven optimization; process integration and synthesis; energy scheduling; energy supply chain; integrated energy system; energy conservation and management; industrial artificial intelligence; sustainable process design; CO2 capture and conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section F4: Critical Energy Infrastructure)
Emission Control and Sustainable Energy
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; sustainable energy; emission reduction; waste-to-energy; renewable energy; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Wireless Power Transfer Systems—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open
Keywords: power semiconductor devices; air core transformers; wireless power transfer; WPT systems; power supply; power converters; pulse transformers; inductors; thermal parameters; modeling; measurements; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Innovations in Fuel Cell Technologies: Advancements and Future Directions submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1483 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel cells; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs); proton exchange; direct methanol; solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs); molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs); alkaline fuel cells (AFCs); phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFCs); hybrid fuel cells; fuel flexibility; fuel cell electric vehicles; portable power; stationary power generation
(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 29 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3005 | 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)
Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems: Prospect Development and Challenges submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21718 | 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 and Luca Cimmino
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7853 | 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)
Green Innovation and Sustainable Energy Transition: Opportunities and Challenges
edited by Fabio Maria Montagnino
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6396 | 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)
Advancements in Gas Turbine Aerothermodynamics submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5221 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas turbine aerothermodynamics; high-fidelity simulations; experimental investigations; flow dynamics; heat transfer; turbine cooling; combustion optimization; emission reduction; hybrid numerical– experimental approaches; artificial intelligence in turbine design; machine learning applications; sustainable energy systems; climate change mitigation; turbulence modeling; performance optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Biomass Power Generation and Gasification Technology submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2456 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass-based combined heat and power; biomass-based combined cycles; BIGCC
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Innovation in High-Voltage Technology and Power Management
edited by and Jun Chen
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2300 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-power electronics; power conversion; power management; online diagnosis for power equipment; power equipment condition monitoring; overvoltage protection; insulation materials; partial discharge; relaying protection; pulsed power; insulation state evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advanced Technologies in Waste-to-Bioenergy
edited by Loukia P. Chrysikou and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1613 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioenergy and biofuels production from waste; waste valorization; circular economy; techno-economic analysis (TEA); life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable waste management
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Next-Generation Electric Machines: Design, Control, and Fault Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1370 | 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)
Development of Energy Harvesting Systems and Methods from Uncommon Sources: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1056 | 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)
Threats and Protection of Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 492 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 408 | 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 , Chao Deng, , Chengfu Wang, Haijun Liao and Bo Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 383 | 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)
Waste-to-Energy Biorefinery Technologies
edited by Sonil Nanda, and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; waste valorization; biofuel; thermochemical conversion; biological conversion; mechanical conversion; waste-to-energy; biorefinery; process intensification and optimization; lifecycle analysis; techno-economic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
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