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Sustainable Buildings Life Cycle Through Digitalization

edited by

Marta Maria Sesana

and

Helena Gervásio

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1689 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; LCA; building information management; digital twins; energy efficiency; low carbon

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

Coupling AI in Electricity Markets

edited by Zhifeng Qiu and

Geert Deconinck

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1683 | Submission Open

Keywords: electricity market; artificial intelligence; AI applications

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

Integrated Building Design: Balancing Comfort and Environmental Performance

edited by

Emmanuel Simeu

Mohamed Tabaa

and Badr Chegari

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1681 | Submission Open

Keywords: building design; sustainability; envelope; performance; carbon footprint; energy efficiency; thermal comfort; life cycle assessment

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

Next-Generation Fission and Fusion Reactors—Designs, Deployment, Regulation and Impacts

edited by

Akira Tokuhiro

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1454 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear energy; nuclear fission; nuclear fusion; nuclear reactors; new nuclear; new fission reactors; new fusion reactors; small modular reactors; micromodular reactor; advanced reactors; nuclear law; nuclear project management; climate change; carbon net zero; infrastructure construction; design and engineering

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

Interaction Optimization Between Integrated Energy Systems and Power Systems

edited by

Shuaijia He

, Jiamei Li and Hebin Ruan

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1289 | Submission Open

Keywords: interaction optimization between integrated energy systems and power systems; integrated energy system planning; integrated energy system operation optimization; power system planning and operation; integrated energy trading; integrated demand response; uncertainty optimization; other relevant studies

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

Heat Transfer Analysis and Optimization in Thermal Energy Storage

edited by

Tian Zhao

and Yuchao Hua

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; heat transfer optimization; heat storage materials; energy storage and system flexibility; thermal management; control strategy of thermal energy storage systems; phase change materials

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

Electrochemical Analysis and Advanced Materials for Electrodes in Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

edited by

Chanho Pak

and

Jong Gyeong Kim

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 847 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; electrolyzers; advanced materials; electrode fabrication; electrode characterization; nanostructured catalysts; electrochemical analysis; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; distribution of relaxation times

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

Advances in Power Converters and Inverters

edited by Yufei Li, Feng Guo and Yonghui Liu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 778 | 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)

Recent Trends of Smart Energy Communities

edited by

Rémy Rigo-Mariani

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: distribution systems; energy market designs within communities; energy communities; energy transition

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

Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Simulation Modeling in Shale, Tight, and Ultra-Low Permeability Gas Reservoirs

edited by Yin Feng and

Boyun Guo

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-low permeability reservoirs; hydraulic fracturing; machine learning; fracture network; fracture fluids

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

Waste to Watt: Biomass and Waste Valorization to Fuels

edited by Vasileios Diamantis

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 452 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; biogas; bioenergy; waste to energy; biomethane

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

Vehicles, Drives and Transportation Systems and Processes: Opportunities and Challenges in the Context of the Environment

edited by Andrzej Wieczorek,

Kinga Stecuła

and

Magdalena Rozmus

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport; ecological vehicles; environmental protection; sustainability; sustainable vehicles maintenance; vehicles life cycle; transportation process/system; energy and media loss

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

Advances in Geothermal Energy from Synergies with Oil and Gas Industries

edited by

Claudio Alimonti

, Davide Scrocca and

Isa Kolo

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: geothermal energy; closed loop; district heating; geothermal power plant; transfer technology; oil and gas; drilling technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section H2: Geothermal)

Design and Performance of Photovoltaic Power System as a Renewable Energy Source

edited by

Stefano Aneli

and

Antonio Gagliano

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; renewable energy; electrical energy; efficiency; self-consumption and self-sufficiency; energy storage; photovoltaic/thermal plant; energy flexibility

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

Smart Charging and Grid Integration for Sustainable Electric Transportation

edited by

Damir Jakus

and Josip Vasilj

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: charging station power supply; charging management; V2B; V2H; V2V; V2G; V2X; ancillary service provision; grid integration; charging pricing models; machine learning in EV load forecasting and charging control; RES energy management; modelling and control; mathematical programming; reinforcement learning; capacity allocation

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

Renewable Energy Generation Forecasting and Electric Power Distribution Planning

edited by

José-Luis Casteleiro-Roca

, Francisco Zayas-Gato,

Esteban Jove Pérez

and

Álvaro Michelena Grandío

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric power distribution; energy forecasting; redistributable generation; renewable energy

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

Toward Energy Transition: New Paths, Tools and Technologies Applied to Buildings and Urban Context

edited by

Giovanni Barone

, Giovanni Francesco Giuzio,

Laura Pompei

and

Roberto Stasi

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; smart cities; energy communities; building cluster; key performance indicators; renewable energy technologies; building energy retrofit

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

Towards Cleaner and More Efficient Combustion

edited by Ahmed Elwardany

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 343 | 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)

Catalysis, Photocatalysis, and Photovoltaic Electrolysis for Solar Hydrogen Production

edited by

Daniel H. Chen

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic; photoelectrochemical; photovoltaic− electrochemical; solar thermochemical; photothermal catalytic; solar hydrogen production; hydrogen evolution reaction

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

Advances in Low-Carbon Building Technologies

edited by

Jingyu Cao

Xuan Zhang

and Binfei Zhan

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon building; building-integrated energy technology; eco-friendly building material; advancing building envelope; intelligent building; building flexibility; building energy storage; healthy building; energy-efficient lighting; waste heat in buildings

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

Advances in Fluid Dynamics and Thermal Transport in Geothermal Energy Systems

edited by

Mohammadali Ahmadi

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: geothermal energy; fluid dynamics; heat transfer; reservoir characterization; enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs); sustainable energy; renewable energy; environmental impact; economic analysis; thermal transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section H2: Geothermal)

Hydraulic Machinery and Systems

edited by

Enrique Rosales Asensio

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

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

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

Wood-Based Bioenergy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ahmed Koubaa

and

Flavia Lega Braghiroli

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood biomass; wood valorization; bioenergy; biofuel and biofuel applications; advanced bioenergy applications; wood thermochemical modification; calorific/energetic value; sustainability of wood bioenergy; bioenergy and climate change and greenhouse gas emissions

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

Thermal-Related Issues of Li-Ion Batteries and Solutions

edited by Rui Zhao

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: Li-ion battery; thermal management; thermal characterization; battery safety and testing; battery performance evaluation and improvement

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

Research on Energy Conversion Application by Low-Temperature Plasma Discharge

edited by Xingqian Mao and Hongtao Zhong

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 228 | 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 Thermal Management Systems for E-mobility

edited by

Abdullah Aljanabi

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric mobility; thermal management; BTMS; in-cabin climate; battery cooling techniques; Simulink; battery thermal efficiency

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

Advancements in Building Energy Efficiency and Flexibility: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Peter Riederer

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy flexibility; occupant thermal comfort; greenhouse gas emissions

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

Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion: Materials, System, and Performance

edited by Fujun Niu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; energy conversion; sustainable energy future; catalysis and electrocatalysis; renewable energy systems

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

Emerging Trends in Energy Harvesting Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Energy

edited by

Jiyu Wang

and Liuxia Li

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 114 | 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)

Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials

edited by

Yongliang Xiong

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials for lithium-ion batteries; redox flow batteries; all-vanadium redox flow batteries

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

Advances in Hydrogen Production in Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Arkadiusz Małek

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage systems; hydrogen production; renewable energy; hydrogen economy

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

Heat Transfer and Cooling Technology of Gas Turbines

edited by Dehai Kong and Gang Xie

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas turbine; vanes; blades; and discs; cooling technology; heat transfer; film cooling; turbulent flow; measurement technology; modelling; design; multifield coupling; stress

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

Grid-Connected Electric Vehicles: Charging and Management

edited by

Xu Wang

and Jingzhe Hu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; smart grid; charging strategies; renewable energy

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

Solar Thermal Energy Storage and Heating Systems

edited by Xingchao Wang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 96 | 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)

Energy Efficiency and Thermal Performance in Buildings

edited by

Wuxing Zheng

Seigen Cho

, Honglian Li and

Wen Yang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: building thermal engineering; outdoor meteorological parameters; indoor thermal environment; thermal comfort; thermo-hygro-physical parameters of building materials

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

Modeling, Scheduling, Optimising, and Control of Power Grids and Integrated Energy Systems

edited by

Ehsan Pashajavid

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization; renewable energy integration; integrated energy system; modeling; scheduling; and optimization; digital twins and machine learning; virtual power systems and microgrids; energy storage systems; power to hydrogen; power quality and reliability; grid compatibility; multi-energy systems

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

Advancing Circular Energy Systems: Integrating Energy Management and Circular Economy Principles

edited by

German Arana-Landin

Beñat Landeta-Manzano

and

Iker Laskurain-Iturbe

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; ISO 59004; circular business models; industrial symbiosis; energy management; ISO 50001; energy efficiency; energy performance; energy impact assessment; energy footprint; renewable energy; energy recovery; sustainable product design; sustainable manufacturing; circularity indicators; digitalisation in energy management; artificial intelligence for energy optimisation

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

Hydrocarbon Recovery Technologies for Fractured Unconventional and Tight Reservoirs—Second Edition

edited by

Lu Jin

and

Xincheng Wan

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional/tight reservoirs; fractured reservoir modeling and simulation; fractured reservoir development; improved oil/gas recovery; enhanced oil/gas recovery; seepage mechanisms; machine learning and artificial intelligence; production analysis

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

Advances in Bioenergy and Biofuel Conversion: Designs and Optimization

edited by Xiuzheng Zhuang and Xinghua Zhang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

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

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

Solar Cells on Optical, Electrochemical, and Photovoltaic Properties

edited by Xiaolei Liu and Ning Song

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon; CdTe; perovskite; organic; dye-sensitized and Sb2S3 solar cell

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

Advanced Technologies for Energy and Resource Recovery from Water and Wastewater

edited by

Iwona Skoczko

submission deadline 27 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy recovery; resource recovery; circular economy; bioelectrochemical systems; nutrient recovery; membrane technologies; advanced treatment systems; renewable energy integration; life cycle assessment (LCA); techno-economic analysis; sustainable water treatment; climate resilience; artificial intelligence in water management; bio-based products; hybrid treatment systems; water reuse

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

Recent Advances in Bioenergy Conversion and Waste Treatment

edited by

Benedikt Hülsemann

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioeconomy; waste; pretreatment; anaerobic digestion

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

Enhancing Industrial Energy Efficiency and Energy Transition

edited by

Gökan May

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial energy efficiency; energy transition; decarbonization; renewable energy integration; electrification of processes; sustainable manufacturing; energy management systems; industrial heat recovery; smart energy systems; AI and machine learning in energy optimization; energy storage solutions; green technologies; circular economy; sustainable industrial processes; digitalization in energy systems

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

Advances in Hydrogen Energy IV

edited by

Samuel Simon Araya

and

Vincenzo Liso

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 21428 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell materials and systems; electrolysis materials and systems; catalysis; hydrogen storage and transportation; hydrogen based electro-fuels (e.g.; methanol; ammonia; enriched methane); control and diagnostics

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

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

edited by Jiaxue Li and Pengfei Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7602 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic fracturing; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); drilling technologies; reservoir management; environmental impact

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

Towards a Smart and Sustainable Energy Infrastructure: Green Innovations

edited by

Domicián Máté

and

Hora Cristina

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7270 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart technologies; sustainable energy infrastructure; green innovations

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

Advances in Thermal Analysis of Electrical Equipment and Power Electronics

edited by

Alhussein Albarbar

and

Xiang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6506 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronic devices thermal characteristics; thermal analysis of static and rotating machines; transformers thermal based fault diagnosis methods; thermal performance of energy storage technologies; hydrogen fuel cells thermal behavior; thermal characterization of renewable energy systems; thermal efficiency of industrial heating process

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

Advanced Battery Materials for Energy Storage

edited by

Mohd Asyadi Azam

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4964 | Submission Open

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

Electrical Equipment State Measurement and Intelligent Calculation

edited by

Jingang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4198 | Submission Open

Keywords: modelling; design; measurement; fault diagnosis; electrical equipment; engineering electromagnetic field application; electromagnetic calculation; condition monitoring; intelligent calculation; clean energy; power fluctuation; smoothing control; non-contact measurement; integrated energy; carbon trading

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

Reliability of Power Electronics Devices and Converter Systems

edited by Wang Jun, Jun Zhang, Kun Tan,