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Latest Advances In and Prospects of Multiphase Flow and Heat and Mass Transfer: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sihui Hong

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1127 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; flow boiling; flow condensation; porous media; liquid film evaporation

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

Future Economic Scenarios for Renewable Energy and Climate Policy

edited by

Cristiana Doina Tudor

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1040 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy economics; energy transition policies; climate policy and economics; green finance and investment; carbon pricing and market stability; economic modeling of renewable energy; net-zero emissions strategies; smart grids and blockchain in energy; energy market forecasting; sustainable energy investment; geopolitical aspects of energy transition; technological innovations in renewable energy; policy frameworks for decarbonization; economic impacts of climate risk; financial viability of renewable technologies

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

Biomass Conversion Technologies: 4th Edition

edited by

Prasad Kaparaju

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 952 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; biofuel; bioenergy; biorefinery; chemicals; physical conversion; thermochemical conversion; chemical conversion; biological conversion; process optimization; process design; thermodynamic analysis; gasification process; process modeling

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

Integration Technology of Energy Distribution Systems, Their Resilience and Final Uses

edited by

Massimo Pompili

and Luigi Calcara

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical distribution; dc networks; energy system resilience; energy regulation; renewable energy systems

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

Challenges and Research Trends of Carbon Dioxide Capture

edited by

Yu Zhang

, Ximei Li and

Heming Dong

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO₂ capture; CO₂ conversion and reduction; oxy-fuel or chemical looping combustion; CO₂ storage; other technologies on greenhouse gas emission control

(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)

Unconventional Energy Exploration Technology

edited by Dongyu Wu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 802 | 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)

Solar Energy Utilization Toward Sustainable Urban Futures

edited by Chuyao Wang,

Xin Li

and

Zhe Song

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 684 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic; solar heat utilization; solar energy storage and operation strategies; building energy saving; resource assessment and planning; energy economics and policy

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

The Sustainable Approaches of Energy Management and Intelligent Load Forecasting of HVAC Systems in Buildings

edited by

Ali Razban

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management; energy efficiency; energy building; HVAC system; load forecasting; thermal comfort; artificial neural networks (ANNs); fuzzy theory

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

Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer During Boiling and Evaporation Processes: From Principles to Applications

edited by Chang Cai and Yuchuan Lei

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow dynamics; heat transfer mechanisms; heat transfer enhancement; experimental measurements; computational fluid dynamics; boiling and evaporation; visualization

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

Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Conversion

edited by

Wajiha Shireen

and

Preetham Goli

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; power converters; energy management; optimization; resiliency; service restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)

Energy and Matter Recovery from Organic Waste Processing and Reuse: 3rd Edition

edited by

Anna Grobelak

and

Aneta Kowalska

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic waste valorization; circular economy and resource recovery; sewage sludge and organic waste treatment; waste-to-bioenergy technologies; sustainable environmental engineering; decarbonized energy production

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

Hybrid Systems Energy Flow Prediction, Optimization and Real Time Management

edited by

Stefano Leonori

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management system; prediction systems for distributed energy generation; prediction systems for load scheduling and control; smart homes; smart buildings; hybrid systems; hybrid vehicles; smart charging; energy communities; agribot systems; battery state of charge; battery state of health

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

Highly Efficient Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Technologies—2nd Edition

edited by

Saeed Tiari

and Hamid Torab

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage ; latent heat ; sensible heat ; thermochemical ; design ; phase-change materials

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

Renewable Energy Systems for Energy Communities, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandro Burgio

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy communities; energy policies; energy markets; energy economics; electricity markets; innovative models and technologies; ancillary services; best practices; business models; consumer engagement; flexsumers

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

Novel Technologies in Thermal Management and Thermal Energy Storage Systems

edited by Qiye Zheng

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; phase change materials (PCMs); thermochemical storage; renewable energy systems; composite materials

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

Next-Generation Wide Band Gap Device Architectures for Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Applications

edited by

Julien Buckley

Matthew Charles

and

René Escoffier

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: gallium nitride; silicon carbide; transistors; diodes; power electronics; spice model; circuits and drivers

(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)

Advancing the Urban Energy Transition: Opportunities, Barriers and Challenges of Positive Energy Districts and Community-Based Energy Systems Towards Carbon Neutrality

edited by

Carlo Roselli

Giovanna Pallotta

and

Rosaria Volpe

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: positive energy districts; renewable energy communities; district energy systems; renewable energy; energy efficiency; energy transition; carbon neutrality; energy democracy

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

Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Conversion Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Irina Temiz

, Janaína Gonçalves De Oliveira and

Cecilia Boström

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy conversion systems; hybrid and co-located power parks; control strategies and optimization; optimal planning for renewable integration; regulation strategies for renewable integration; energy storage systems and their optimization

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

Advancements in Digital Signal Processing and Power Electronics: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Krzysztof Sozański

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics circuits; digital signal processing; digital signal processors; microcontrollers; digital controller; current control; simultaneous sampling; digital filters; class D amplifier; implementation of control algorithm; hardware-in-the-loop (HIL); phase-locked loops; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)

Energy-Efficient Building Materials: Innovations, Enhancements, Testing Methods, and Predictive Modelling

edited by

Barbara Klemczak

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient building materials; thermal insulation materials; energy storage materials; durability forecasting and lifecycle assessment

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

Recent Advances on Renewable Energy Systems Toward Sustainable Development

edited by

Spiros Papaefthimiou

and

Dimitris Ipsakis

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy storage; sustainable development; solar energy; wind energy; bioenergy; hydrogen energy; smart grids; hybrid systems; energy efficiency

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

Gas Turbine Cooling and Sealing Technology: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Guoqing Li

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas turbine; aero-engine; heat transfer; cooling; sealing; flow; blade; cavity

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

Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems: Design, Analysis and Calculation Methods

edited by Qian Zhang and

Yunfei Zhang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nuclear reactors; generation IV reactors; small modular reactors (SMRs); reactor design and safety analysis; neutronics and reactor physics; thermal– hydraulics; advanced calculation methods; high-fidelity simulation; uncertainty quantification; artificial intelligence in nuclear engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)

Advanced Pumped Compressed Air Energy Storage: Systems and Key Technologies

edited by Huanran Wang, Maogang He, Yan Ren and Lile Wu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: pumped hydro compressed air energy storage; heat and mass transfer; system design; control strategies; operational strategies; monitoring; economic performance

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

Advances in Green Hydrogen Energy Production

edited by

Bin Li

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen energy; electrolysis technologies; renewable energy integration; system integration; storage and transportation; environmental impact; industrial applications; security

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

Heat and Mass Transfer Processes in the Different Scales and Fields Applications

edited by

Dezhao Huang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: interfacial transport; thermal transport; mass transfer; micro/nanofluidics; surface plasmon resonance

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

Wave Energy: Theory, Methods, and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Umesh A. Korde

and

Michael E. McCormick

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave energy; energy conversion principles; hydrodynamics; at-sea testing

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

Advances in Power System and Renewable Energy

edited by

Fushuan Wen

Lei Chen

and

Jiajia Yang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system; renewable energy; power and energy economics; electricity market; energy storage; flexible resource

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

Advanced Energy Storage and Load Forecasting Solutions in Modern Distribution Networks

edited by Sanath Alahakoon

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed energy storage (DES); frequency control ancillary services (FCAS); grid-stabilisation; power quality improvement; demand management; renewable energy integration; load forecasting; machine learning (ML); artificial intelligence (AI)

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

Efficiency, Optimization and Applications of Wireless Power Transfer Systems

edited by

Dong-Wook Seo

and Junghoon Kim

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless power transfer (WPT); simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT); integrated sensing; communication; and power transfer (ISCPT)

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

Forecasting and Optimization in Transport Energy Management Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Vaidas Lukoševičius

Robertas Keršys

Rolandas Makaras

and Sergey Goolak

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

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

Research on Offshore Wind Turbines

edited by

Lilin Wang

, Takeshi Ishihara and

Lizhong Wang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 98 | 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)

Optimal Control Strategies for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Ahmed Chaibet

Moussa Boukhnifer

and

Ahmed Maidi

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; optimal control; energy management; model predictive control; battery management

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

Modeling and Optimization of Battery Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Lixia Kang

Le Wu

and Yinghua Jiang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery energy storage systems; applications; modeling; monitoring; design; control; optimization; energy management; simulation

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

Artificial Intelligence for Renewable Energy: Applications in Prediction, Optimization, and Management

edited by Xin Liu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; forecasting; optimization; deep learning; reinforcement learning; prognostics and health management; large language model

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

Optimization Methods for Electricity Market and Smart Grid

edited by

Tao Ding

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: power markets; optimization methods; power system economics; power system dispatch; power system operation

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

Advances in DC-DC Converters

edited by

Yu-En Wu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: DC– DC converters; power electronics; energy storage systems

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

Management and Optimization for Renewable Energy and Power Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mario Gomes

and

Paulo Coelho

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources/technologies; high penetration of renewables; power system; microgeneration; zero-energy buildings; electricity markets; microgrids; integration; management; optimization; maintenance

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

Optimal Control of Wind and Wave Energy Converters: 2nd Edition

edited by

Cristian Paul Chioncel

and

Gelu Ovidiu Tirian

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric generators; wave energy converters; transmission and distribution grid; smart grid; wind measurement techniques; onshore and offshore wind turbines

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

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass and Organic Solid Wastes

edited by

Zefeng Ge

, Chong He and Xi Cao

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; organic solid waste; thermochemical conversion; pyrolysis; gasification; catalytic upgrading; ash behavior; renewable energy waste recycling

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

Development and Application of rGO-Based Composites for Next-Generation Electrode Materials in Supercapacitors

edited by

Sriram Ganesan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: reduced graphene oxide; transition-metal-based compounds; conducting polymers; binary composites; ternary composites; devices; electrochemical performance; mechanism; supercapacitors

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

Subsurface Intelligence: Numerical and Data-Driven Methods for Geoenergy Systems

edited by Alireza Rangriz Shokri

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: geothermal energy systems; carbon capture and storage (CCS); hydrogen storage; unconventional hydrocarbon systems; artificial Intelligence in geoenergy applications; data-driven subsurface characterization; intelligent geoenergy monitoring; subsurface geomechanics; risk-informed subsurface assurance

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

Recent Advances in Offshore Wind Turbines and Wave Energy

edited by

Zhuxiao Shao

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic load and response; optimization and design; artificial intelligence; simulation and assessment; multi-energy complementarity

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

Emerging Topics in Future Energy Materials—2nd Edition

edited by Rosa Rego

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization; energy materials; critical raw materials; circular economy; renewable electrification; sustainable solutions

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

Bridging the Gap Between Field Studies and Laboratory Experiments on Gas Hydrates

edited by

Jinan Guan

Gang Lei

and

Ang Li

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural gas hydrates (NGHs); gas hydrate exploration and production; thermodynamics and kinetics of hydrates; gas hydrate geohazards and climate change; gas hydrate-bearing sediments; gas– oil– hydrate system; CO2-CH4 hydrate replacement

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

Advancements in Thermal-Hydraulic Design and Qualification of In-Vessel Components for Fusion Power Plants

edited by

Francisco A. Hernandez

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding blanket; divertor; in-vessel components; reactor integration; tritium self-sufficiency; technology readiness; thermal hydraulics; cooling systems; high-heat flux testing; power conversion; balance of plant; heat extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)

Technologies for Battery Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Jeonghyeon Yang

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

Keywords: renewable energy; energy storage; energy economics modeling; sustainable transitions

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

Advances in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator

edited by

Yanfei Cao

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4517 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machines; renewable energy; energy efficiency; thermal management; fault diagnosis; fault tolerance; control strategies; simulation and modeling; vibration and noise reduction; power electronics; advanced manufacturing

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

Advances in District Heating and Cooling

edited by Mattia Ricci,

Federico Gianaroli

and

Paolo Sdringola

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: district heating; district cooling; prosumer; bidirectional substation; thermal grids; numerical modelling; experimental tests; waste heat; excess heat; self-consumption improvement; thermal energy community

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

Advances in Materials for Electrochemical Energy Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by