Energies

Microgrids and Distributed Energy Resources: Planning, Design, Protection, and Operation

edited by Guodong Liu and Maximiliano F. Ferrari

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids and distributed energy resources (DERs); microgrid planning; operation; and control; grid resilience and reliability; market participation of microgrids; optimization for microgrids and DERs; modelling and simulation techniques for microgrids and DERs; networked microgrid interactions and controllers; regulatory and technoeconomic aspects of microgrids

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

Towards a Smart and Sustainable Energy Infrastructure: Green Innovations: 2nd Edition

edited by

Domicián Máté

and

Hora Cristina

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart technologies; sustainable energy infrastructure; green innovations

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

Advances in Wind and Solar Farm Forecasting: 4th Edition

edited by

John Boland

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: deterministic output forecasting; probabilistic forecasting; value of forecasting; minimised curtailment

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

Heat and Mass Transfer in Energy Conversion and Storage Systems

edited by Alireza M. Nejad

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer enhancement; mass transport in energy systems; phase-change materials (PCMs); thermal management; multiphysics modeling; energy storage optimization

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

Experimental and Computational Approaches for Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

edited by Tehmina Ambreen and

Arslan Saleem

submission deadline 13 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid mechanics; heat transfer; computational fluid dynamics; experimental thermofluids; phase-change materials; nanofluids; transient flows; thermal energy storage; energy systems optimisation

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

Low-Emission Combustion Techniques: Latest Advances and Prospects—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhaowen Wang

,

Yuhan Huang

and Shijun Dong

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4067 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-emission combustion; renewable/alternative fuels; combustion modes; combustion diagnostics; emission reduction technologies; ignition and combustion; carbon neutrality; transport planning and operation

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

Supercritical CO₂ Power Cycles

edited by

Jianhui Qi

, Cheng Xu,

Kan Qin

,

Tuantuan Xin

and Hao Qiu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2392 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical CO2; Brayton cycle; energy storage cycle; flow and fluid machinery; heat transfer; modeling; design; application; control

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

Advances in Solar-Driven Water Splitting

edited by

Min-Kyu Son

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar-driven water splitting; photoelectrochemical; photovoltaics; electrolysis; photocatalysts; solar energy conversion

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

Energy Economics and Policy: Towards the Bio-Economy of Sustainability

edited by

Bahareh Oryani

submission deadline 16 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 572 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics and sustainability policy; bioeconomy development strategies; renewable energy integration; bioenergy markets and trade; life cycle assessment and costing; circular economy and waste-to-energy; sustainable technology adoption; energy security; and bio-based transitions

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

Optimal Schedule of Hydropower and New Energy Power Systems

edited by Zhipeng Zhao and

Xiaoyu Jin

submission deadline 17 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3345 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydropower scheduling; pumped storage; power system optimal operation; renewable energy integration; energy storage management; stochastic and robust optimization; multi-objective decision making; electricity market operations; grid flexibility and stability; sustainable energy planning; the impacts of water pricing policies and water resource management policies on carbon emissions; renewable energy development; integrated utilization of hydropower-related water resources; decarbonization strategies; grid stability and reliability; automatic generation control

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

Advances in New Mobility for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Maciej Gis

and

Jacek Pielecha

submission deadline 19 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: new mobility; electric vehicles; hydrogen technologies; fossil fuels; hybrid systems; energy systems

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Energy and Environment Development

edited by

Wei Pan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 28969 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in sustainable development; energy; environment; sustainability; artificial intelligence (AI); big data; machine learning; deep learning

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

Research on New Energy Materials, Energy Conversion, and Energy Storage

edited by

Zbigniew Matuszak

,

Marcin Szczepanek

, Marcin Matuszak and

Sławomir Kowalski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 23810 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; hydrogen; LPG; LNG; synthetic fuels; biofuels; electricity supply; inertia flywheel energy storage; friction wear in engines powered by alternative fuels; impact of alternative fuels on internal combustion engine components; storage problems of alternative fuels; marine energy storage systems; energy and exergy efficiency of alternative fuel engines; operational specifics of internal combustion engines fuelled by alternative fuels; energy conversion; energy storage; biomass processing; energy-saving drives; energy storage; energy harvesting

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

Power Quality and Hosting Capacity in the Microgrids

edited by

Wajiha Shireen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16362 | Submission Open

Keywords: integration of DERs; energy storage; harmonic distortion; frequency deviation; voltage unbalance; microgrid control and protection

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

Advances in Machine Learning Applications in Modern Energy Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Daniel Pérez-López

and

Fernando Sánchez Lasheras

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16024 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; energy systems; applications; modeling

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

Sustainable Building Energy and Environment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Carla Balocco

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10904 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable lighting; natural and mechanical ventilation; control system and environmental monitoring; energy performance and building-plant system simulation; environmental quality for newly designed; existing; historic buildings

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

AI Facilitated Cyber–Physical Energy Systems—Planning, Operation, and Markets

edited by Stefanie Kuenzel and

Xiaoyu Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9790 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems; deep learning; generative AI; reinforcement learning; security and privacy; case studies in planning; operations; and markets

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

Hydrogen Storage and Transportation: Materials, Technologies, and Infrastructure Development

edited by

Andrzej Rusin

,

Katarzyna Stolecka

and Wojciech Kosman

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9542 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; storage; transportation; safety

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

Energizing the Future: Interplay of Technology, Economics, and Policy for Transitioning to Electric Vehicles

edited by Michael CW Kintner-Meyer

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8550 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean transportation; electric vehicles; technology barrier; institutional barrier; regulatory barrier; human behavior; market inertia; policy; policy design; electric infrastructure; charging infrastructure; planning processes; acceleration of market adoption; decarbonization strategies; electric rates for EVs

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

Insulation Challenges in High-Voltage Transformers: Overcoming Barriers

edited by

Hongshun Liu

and

Haoxi Cong

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7954 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical insulation; discharge and plasma; pulsed power; high-field effects; high-voltage engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section F6: High Voltage)

Optimal Planning, Integration and Control of Smart Microgrid Systems with Renewable Energy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Manuel Soares Moura

and

Ana Soares

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6858 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; renewable energy resources; prediction and optimization of microgrids; control and implementation of microgrids; transactive energy systems; electric vehicles; energy storage; demand response

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

Environmentally Friendly Biofuel Production: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wojciech Czekała

and

Jakub Frankowski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5720 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocess engineering; biomass; biofuels; biogas; agriculture; renewable energy; waste management; bioeconomy; circular economy; sustainable development

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

New Research in Advanced Combustion Technologies for Low-Carbon Emissions

edited by Qiongyao Qin

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4046 | Submission Open

Keywords: new technologies; combustion; flow control; theory; numerical methods; experiments

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

Advanced Developments of Photovoltaic Devices and Perovskite Solar Cells: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jingjing Dong

and

Zhenjun Fan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3964 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite; solar cells; PCE; crystal quality; stability

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

DC/DC Converters Optimized for Energy Storage in Smart Grids

edited by Chuyang Wang and Jia Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3121 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; energy storage; DC/DC converters; control optimization

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

Research on Biomass Resource Utilization and Management

edited by

Hammadi El Farissi

, Achraf El Kasmi and Fouad Dimane

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1809 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass characterization and pretreatment; thermochemical conversion; biochemical and microbial conversion; catalytic processes in biomass valorization; waste biomass utilization; biorefinery and circular economy; environmental and life cycle assessment; policy; economics; and supply chain management; innovative biomass-based materials; hybrid and emerging technologies

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

Current Research and Future Development in Hydraulic Fracturing in Geo-Energy

edited by

Zhengwen Zeng

,

Pengju Xing

and Olga Kresse

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic fracturing; unconventional resources; tight oil; shale gas; hot-dry-rock; geothermal energy; universal energy independence

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

Storage, Transportation and Use of Hydrogen-Rich Fuel

edited by Haoran Zhao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1450 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen-enriched fuels; hydrogen energy safety; combustion; leakage; explosion

Transportation Energy and Emissions Modeling

edited by Minghung Shu and

Jui-Chan Huang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1030 | Submission Open

Keywords: green transportation; emissions; decarbonization; smart grid; efficiency; sustainability; renewable energy

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

The Role of Sustainable Transport Development in Urban Areas: Energy Efficiency and Infrastructure Optimization

edited by

Marcin Kłos

and

Grzegorz Sierpiński

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban mobility plans; public transport optimization; introduction of electro-mobility infrastructure; spatial planning of electro-mobility infrastructure; transport development; sustainable mobility shaping and planning; information technologies in public transport systems; planning intelligent transport systems; transit-oriented development strategies in urban areas; energy networks in smart cities; conventional; hybrid; and electric drive systems; various communication environments and new innovative mobility services; safety in transport systems; autonomous vehicles and their impact on transport systems; implementation of MaaS (Mobility as a Service)-integrating public transport systems

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

Modeling, Control and Simulation of Power Electronic Converters for the Power Gird Application

edited by

Can Wang

and

Xuewei Pan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: power systems; renewable energy integration; power electronic converters; grid management; power grid

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

Social Dimensions of Sustainable Household Energy Consumption

edited by

Imre Kovách

and

Boldizsár Megyesi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: household energy behaviour and its social; cultural; and demographic determinants; socially informed feedback mechanisms and behavioural interventions; equity; affordability; and energy justice in household energy transitions; governance; policy instruments; and their social acceptance; community energy systems; prosumerism; and local engagement; social acceptance; trust; and privacy in smart metering and dynamic pricing; decision-making and social impacts in building retrofits and appliance adoption; lifestyle and adoption barriers in the electrification of transport and heating; digitalisation; IoT; and automated control from a social usability perspective; the rebound effect and its behavioural underpinnings; intersections of household energy with food; diet; and broader consumption footprints; social participation in demand response and flexibility schemes

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

Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy

edited by

Grzegorz Wałowski

and

Adam Koniuszy

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; water management; biofuels; organic waste management

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

Advances in the Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems

edited by

Soon-Ryul Nam

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive protection; AI in Power Systems; digital substations; fault detection; hybrid AC/DC grids; inverter-based resources; microgrid control; modern power systems; protection and control; resilient operation; synchrophasor measurements

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

Advances in Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Management of Polymer Materials

edited by

Guangxin Lv

and Meng An

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal conductivity; polymer; heat transport; thermal management

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

Optimization of Renewable Energy Systems in Competitive Electricity Markets

edited by Venizelos Venizelou and

Andreas Poullikkas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: competitive electricity market; flexibility; optimization; policy and regulation; renewable energy systems

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

Energy Transfer Management in Personal Transport Vehicles

edited by

Wojciech Cieslik

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid powertrains; electric vehicles; fuel cell vehicles; energy transfer; energy storage; energy management; life cycle assessment

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

Advances in Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Conversion

edited by Rosalynn Nankya and

Peng Zhu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); oxygen evolution reaction (OER); nanostructured catalysts; MXenes and carbon-based materials; water splitting and fuel cells

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

Research of Energy Storage and Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Cities, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marta Skiba

and

Małgorzata Sztubecka

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency in buildings; energy storage; bioclimatic architecture; sustainability; urban development; land-use planning; environmental protection policy; urban policy; monitoring and issues of sustainable development in energy; social and economic effects of energy efficiency

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

Distributed Renewables for Climate-Responsive Buildings and Cities

edited by

Pengyuan Shen

,

Yuekuan Zhou

and

Yi Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed renewable energy; climate-responsive buildings; urban energy systems; building-to-grid integration; energy resilience; climate change; demand response; peer-to-peer energy trading; urban microclimate; climate resilience

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

Developments in Underground Hydrogen Storage Technologies

edited by Nilesh Kumar Jha

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS); decarbonisation; geological formations; hydrogen– rock interactions; energy security

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

Latest Advances in Heat Transfer and Energy Storage for Sustainable Technologies

edited by Tehmina Ambreen and

Arslan Saleem

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal management; energy storage; phase change materials (PCM); heat transfer enhancement; nanocomposites; electric vehicles (EVs); waste heat recovery; latent and sensible heat storage; smart cooling systems; renewable energy integration

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

Advanced Anaerobic Digestion-Based Biorefinery Integrated with Hydrothermal Pretreatment

edited by

Liang Yu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; hydrothermal pretreatment; biorefinery; hydrothermal carbonization; hydrothermal liquefaction; digestate valorization; waste-to-energy; bioenergy; process integration; circular bioeconomy

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

Achieving Sustainable Energy Recovery and Environmental Protection Through Anaerobic Process Optimization

edited by

Riccardo Boiocchi

and

Marco Ragazzi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomethane; anaerobic process; mathematical modelling; process control; carbon footprint; optimisation

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

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable and Efficient Energy Systems

edited by

Zhao Wen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion and storage; electrochemistry; sustainable energy technologies; kinetics; batteries; supercapacitors; fuel cells; advanced materials for energy

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

Numerical Methods of Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Energy Field

edited by Ming Zhao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFDs); energy systems; turbulence modeling; renewable energy; multiphase flows; numerical optimization; artificial intelligence; high-performance computing; multiphysics simulation; sustainable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section K: State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies)

Transformation of Energy Markets: Description, Modeling of Functioning Mechanisms and Determining Development Trends—Fourth Edition

edited by

Michał Pietrzak

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transformation; sustainable development of the energy markets; renewable energy sector; primary fuels market; electricity market; energy regulation; energy forecasting

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

Novel Reactors Design, Characterization and Analysis for Catalytic Processes for Energy Applications

edited by

Anna Gancarczyk

and

Katarzyna Sindera

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage and conversion; transport phenomena; catalytic reactors for energy applications; novel materials for energy applications; computational modeling and simulation processes for energy applications; new technologies for fossil production

(This special issue belongs to the Section I3: Energy Chemistry)

Advances in Fuel Energy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Leszek Chybowski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: engine; motor; fuel; propellant; biofuel; synthetic fuel; recycled fuel; fuel blends; hydrogen fuel; gasoline; fuel oil; diesel oil; gas oil; heating oil; powertrains; transportation; power plant; exhaust gas; gas emissions; environment; energy safety; energy economy; functionality

(This special issue belongs to the Section I1: Fuel)

Advances in Recovery, Regeneration, and Valorization of Waste Lithium Batteries

edited by

Xingchen He

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery recycling; lithium battery materials; battery repair; hydrometallurgy; urban mines

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

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