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Renewable Sources and Storage: Grid Impact, Modeling and Integration Strategies: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastijan Seme

and

Klemen Sredenšek

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 694 | 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)

Machine Learning Algorithms for Power Systems and Renewable Energy Applications

edited by

Renato Procopio

Alice La Fata

and

Rodolfo Antônio Ribeiro De Moura

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 680 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; renewable energy sources forecast; load demand forecast; market strategies; network reconfiguration; computational burden of statistical methods

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

Recent Advances in Biomass Combustion

edited by

João Pedro Vasconcelos Silva

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass combustion; renewable energy; thermal conversion; combustion modeling; CFD simulation; emissions; bioenergy systems; sustainable fuels

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

Advances in the Development of Geoenergy: 3rd Edition

edited by

Gang Lei

Weiwei Zhu

Zhenhua Wei

and Liangliang Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional reservoirs; EOR; fracturing; CCUS; geoenergy

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

Advances in Renewable Energy Systems and Smart Grid Technologies

edited by

Salwa Echalih

submission deadline 12 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; smart grids; energy storage; photovoltaic systems; power electronics; advanced control; energy management system

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

Prospects for Biomass Pyrolysis and Gasification Technologies into Bioenergy

edited by

Wojciech Jerzak

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 27434 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; gasification; pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis; biochar; bio-oil; carbon footprint; CO2 emissions; catalyst; modeling; waste-to-energy

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

Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics for Wind Energy

edited by

Yaqing Jin

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12585 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; numerical simulation; computational fluid dynamics; wind turbine design; wind farm control; atmospheric boundary layer flow

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

Ocean Energy Conversion and Magnetohydrodynamic Power Systems

edited by Lingzhi Zhao and

Ahmed F. Zobaa

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6566 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean energy conversion; magnetohydrodynamic/MHD power generation; control; maximum power tracking; array; design; modelling; life cycle assessment; economic analysis; application; offshore deployment; power conversion; LMMHD; MHD

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

Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving in Buildings

edited by José Luis Molina and Teresa Rocío Palomo Amores

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6236 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency in buildings; passives strategies; indoor comfort; sustainable technologies in buildings

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

Process Optimization of Carbon Capture Technology

edited by

Maria Margarida Mateus

, José Condeço, Luisa Marques and

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5534 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture technology; process optimization; energy efficiency; industrial decarbonization; environmental analysis

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

Challenges and Opportunities Towards Lithium-Ion Batteries

edited by

Aditya N. Singh

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5277 | Submission Open

Keywords: Li-ion batteries; disordered materials; high-entropy ceramics; density-functional theory

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

A Circular Economy Perspective: From Waste to Energy

edited by

Konstantinos Kalkanis

Constantinos S. Psomopoulos

and

Kiskira Kyriaki

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4882 | 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)

Advances in Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Safety

edited by Yuan Zhou

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4428 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear reactor; thermal hydraulics; safety analysis; control methods; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in Power Converters and Inverters

edited by Yufei Li, Feng Guo and Yonghui Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3929 | Submission Open

Keywords: converter topology; wide-bandgap power devices; grid-forming converter; machine learning; artificial intelligence; energy storage; transportation electrification; high-power multilevel converters; renewable energy

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

Advances in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Cycle

edited by

Xiang Qin

, Xu Peng and

Jiaheng Chen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3809 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical CO2 cycles; thermodynamic efficiency; system integration; control strategy; energy conversion

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

From Consumer Behavior to Business Innovation: Paths to a Sustainable Energy Future

edited by

Joanna Duda

Małgorzata Okręglicka

and

Marcin Suder

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3539 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; energy system; fossil fuel; energy policy; energy consumption behaviors; energy economics; renewable energy adoption; energy decision-making; energy forecasting; smart energy solutions; circular economy in energy; energy market transformation

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

New Advances in Two-Phase Heat and Mass Transfer for Efficient Energy Systems

edited by

Arianna Berto

and

Marco Tancon

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3515 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-phase flow; two-phase heat and mass transfer; heat exchangers; energy storage systems; phase change materials; enhancement techniques

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

Towards Cleaner and More Efficient Combustion

edited by Ahmed Elwardany

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3400 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermo-fluids; thermodynamics; cogeneration systems; fuels and combustion; internal combustion engines; diesel combustion

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

Trends and Prospects in Fuel Cell Towards Industrialization

edited by

Yuehua Li

and Peng Ren

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3253 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; material optimization; mass transfer; system control

(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

Jiyu Wang

and Liuxia Li

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3118 | 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)

Condition Monitoring of Electrical Machines Based on Models

edited by

Daniel Morinigo-Sotelo

Tomas Garcia-Calva

and Karen Julieth Uribe Murcia

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2996 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical machine; state estimators; condition monitoring; data-driven models; physics-based models; digital twins; residual signals; hybrid models

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

State-of-the-Art Research in Advanced Materials for Energy Storage Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by Ding Chen,

Zeyan Zhou

Shuaiming He

and

Guozhi Ma

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2494 | 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)

Advanced Methods for the Design and Optimization of Turbomachinery

edited by Jiang Chen, Hang Xiang and Jinxin Cheng

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2094 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbomachinery; aerodynamic design and optimization; multidisciplinary optimization; integrated design and manufacturing; artificial intelligence; digital twin; renewable energy; low-altitude economy

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

Innovation in High-Voltage Technology and Power Management

edited by

Feng Liu

and Jun Chen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2068 | 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)

Advances in Bioenergy and Biofuel Conversion: Designs and Optimization

edited by Xiuzheng Zhuang and Xinghua Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1756 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; biofuels; bio-based materials or chemicals

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

Advances in Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

edited by

Farshid Torabi

and Ali Cheperli

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1542 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2-EOR techniques and optimization; CO2 capture technologies and innovations; energy transition and integrated CO2 solutions; materials and processes for CO2 utilization; carbon footprint and life cycle assessment; CO2 storage in geological formations; CO2 transport in porous media

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

Combustion and Application of Carbon Neutral Fuel in Internal Combustion Engine

edited by

Zezhou Guo

and

Cheng Shi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open

Keywords: ammonia; hydrogen; alcohol fuel; e-fuel; combustion; emissions; numerical simulation; engine design; engine control

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

Electrical Engineering, High-Voltage, and Insulation Technologies: Second Edition

edited by

Gang Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1234 | Submission Open

Keywords: power cable; overhead conductor; cable accessory; EMI; defect detecting; lightning

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

Advanced Thermal Management in Electric Vehicles

edited by

Xiaoli Yu

and

Zhi Li

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1045 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; thermal management; energy management; integrated systems; waste heat recovery

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

Solar Thermal Energy Storage and Heating Systems

edited by Xingchao Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 800 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar thermal energy; thermal storage system; solar heating; integrated energy systems

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

Power Electronics in Renewable, Storage and Charging Systems

edited by

Gianluca Gatto

and

Amit Kumar

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: wide bandgap; inductors; power electronics; renewable energy systems; energy storage

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

Advanced Power Converters for Electric Vehicle Charging and Medium-Voltage Applications

edited by

Mohammad Monfared

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | 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)

Advanced Technology in Permanent Magnet Motors

edited by

Yawei Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnet motors; new energy vehicles; high-performance permanent magnet materials; motor design; drive control strategies; demagnetization risk; vibration and noise reduction; efficient cooling; design and optimization

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

Hydraulic Machinery and Systems

edited by

Enrique Rosales Asensio

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbines; hydropower plants; thermal power station; energy effeciency

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

Research on Energy Conversion Application by Low-Temperature Plasma Discharge

edited by Xingqian Mao and Hongtao Zhong

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-temperature plasma; energy conversion; renewable energy; plasma– catalytic synthesis; combustion; propulsion; plasma– material interactions; emission control

(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 Suoying He, Xiang Huang and

Muzaffar Ali

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 289 | 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)

Advances in Nuclear Engineering Technologies

edited by

Dan Gabriel Cacuci

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear engineering; nuclear energy; heat transfer; advanced reactors; nuclear safety; nuclear fuel; nuclear safety

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

Next-Generation Electric Vehicles: Advances in Powertrains and Charging Systems

edited by

Muhammad Talib Faiz

Omar Hegazy

and

Mohamed El Baghdadi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicle grid integration; vehicle-to-grid (V2G) control; dynamic stability of power electronic converters; advanced control strategies for renewable energy systems; real-time simulation and digital twin for EV-grid interaction

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

Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes

edited by

Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen

and Zheng Grace Ma

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy industry; energy management; renewable energy systems

Cutting-Edge Insights into Electrical Equipment Lifespan Assessment

edited by

Li Cheng

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: failure mechanisms; electrical equipment; lifespan prediction

Advances and Applications in Hybrid Simulation for Future Power and Energy Systems

edited by Shuqing Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid simulation; hardware-in-the-loop (HIL); power system dynamics; multi-energy systems (MES); inverter-based resources (IBRs)

Low-Carbon Transition of Transport Energy Systems: Policy Instruments, Technological Innovations, and Market Synergies

edited by

Mingyue (Selena) Sheng

and Lingli Qi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport energy policy and regulation; low-carbon transport technologies; electric and hydrogen vehicle systems; market-based instruments for emissions reduction; infrastructure planning for sustainable mobility; energy– transport– finance system interactions; transport system modelling and simulation; socioeconomic impacts of decarbonisation strategies; urban mobility and demand-side management; digitalisation and smart mobility solutions

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

Smart Energy Solutions with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

edited by

Lefteri H. Tsoukalas

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; smart grid; intelligent energy management; AI-driven

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

Advanced Energy and Electronic Materials

edited by

Habib Ahmad

and Zhiyang Jin

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy materials; electronic materials; energy storage; photovoltaics; batteries; semiconductors; nanomaterials; material engineering

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

Advances in Biomass Conversion and Valorization: From Conventional to Emerging Technologies

edited by

Javier Fermoso

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; biomass energy utilization; sustainable energy systems; biorefinery concepts; sustainable bioeconomy; catalysis and process engineering; thermochemical and biochemical processes; life cycle and techno-economic assessment; hybrid and emerging conversion technologies

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

Power Systems: Stability Analysis and Control

edited by

Jianyu Zhou

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system stability; frequency and voltage control; power electronic-interfaced systems; multi-time-scale dynamics; grid-forming control; nonlinear system analysis; HVDC and FACTS; coordinated control strategies; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems

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

Towards Smart and Flexible Distribution Grids: Enhancing Hosting Capacity and Energy Sharing in Decentralized Energy Systems

edited by

Stefano Bracco

Federico Delfino

and

Matteo Fresia

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; electric vehicles; vehicle-to-X; renewable energy communities; hosting capacity; flexibility services; smart distribution networks

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

Smart Control Strategies for Modern Electric Drives and Power Converters

edited by

Tomasz Tarczewski

and

Marcin Kaminski

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 119 | 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)

The Role of Battery Energy Storage in Electricity Markets

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery energy storage; electricity markets; grid integration; renewable energy; energy storage systems; system services; market regulation

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

Intelligent Control and Energy Management in Smart Grids for the Energy Transition

edited by Abdellatif Elmouatamid

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and ML-based forecasting; control; and decision-making; energy management in microgrids and virtual power plants; demand-side management and dynamic pricing mechanisms; cyber-physical security and resilience in intelligent grids; real-time optimization and control of energy resources; multi-agent and distributed control architectures; edge/fog/cloud computing for energy data analytics; integration of electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage; grid-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-grid; decision support systems for grid operators

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

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