Energies

Decarbonizing Smart Buildings and Energy Systems: Digital Twins, Advanced Models and Optimization Algorithms

edited by

Ferraro Marco

,

Giuseppina Ciulla

,

Tancredi Testasecca

and Manfredi Maniscalco

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy systems; smart buildings; digital twins; artificial intelligence; machine learning; optimization algorithms

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

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 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 836 | 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)

Energy Policy and Sustainable Development: Challenges to Economic Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Rafał Nagaj

and Brigita Zuromskaite

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | 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)

Emerging Trends in Closed-Loop Control Systems for Electric Machines and Drives: From Classical Techniques to Smart Solutions

edited by

Daniel Morinigo-Sotelo

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open

Keywords: closed-loop control; electric machines; control algorithms; artificial intelligence; predictive maintenance; sensorless control; power electronic converters; reliability engineering; condition monitoring; electric vehicles

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

edited by

Stefano Aneli

and

Antonio Gagliano

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 410 | 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)

Novel Materials for Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Systems

edited by

Jianmin Li

and Guilin Chen

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel materials for solar cells; Sb2(SxSe1-x)3; Sb2S3; Sb2Se3; photovoltaic systems; enhanced efficiency

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

Advancements in Building Energy Efficiency and Flexibility: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Peter Riederer

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 191 | 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 Materials for Third-Generation Photovoltaic Technologies

edited by Fátima Santos and Dzmitry K. Ivanou

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: dye-sensitized solar cells; perovskite solar cells; organic solar cells; quantum dot solar cells; novel materials; material synthesis; material engineering

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

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

edited by

Ehsan Pashajavid

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 137 | 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)

The Sustainability of Energy Systems: Policy, Economy, and Environment

edited by

Yueting Ding

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; energy policy and governance; environmental economics; energy justice; energy security; energy affordability; carbon pricing and regulation; clean energy investment; policy– economy– environment nexus; climate and energy strategy

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

Advancements in Electric Vehicle Charging for Renewable Energy Integration: Solutions and Power Electronics

edited by

Mustafa Tahir

and

Pierluigi Siano

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; hydrogen vehicles; renewable energy integration; powertrain; power converters; energy management systems; demand response; vehicle-to-grid

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

Challenges in Energy Management System for Wholesale, Retail, and Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading

edited by Yuanxing Xia, Yu Huang and Wu Chen

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management system (EMS); peer-to-peer energy trading; decentralized optimization; multi-market coordination; renewable energy integration; market mechanism design

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

Integrated Biorefinery Approaches for Sustainable Energy and High-Value Bioproducts from Lignocellulosic Biomass

edited by Swarnima Agnihotri

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic biomass; integrated biorefinery; bioenergy production; high-value bioproducts; pretreatment technologies; microbial bioconversion; circular bioeconomy

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

Performance Evaluation of Wireless Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Xiaofei Li

and

Heshou Wang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless power transfer; power electronics; electric vehicles; performance evaluation

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

Recent Progress for Smart Energy and Industrial IoT

edited by

Rajkumar Singh Rathore

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy; industrial IoT; energy management; sustainability; smart grids; renewable energy; data analytics; machine learning; cybersecurity; innovations

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

New Technologies for Enhanced Oil Recovery

edited by Azza Abbas and Marinus Izaak Jan van Dijke

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional EOR innovation; hybrid EOR; modelling; optimisation; design

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

Applications of Advanced Control and Artificial Intelligence in Smart Grids

edited by

Fabio La Foresta

and Dubravko Franković

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart- and micro-grids control; renewable energy integration; storage systems; distributed generation; monitoring and fault diagnostics; grid resilience; intelligent power systems; energy forecasting; power quality; energy market scenario

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

EGS Reservoir Simulation: Tools, Challenges and Innovations

edited by Eva Schill and

Wencheng Jin

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphysics and multiscale modeling; enhanced geothermal systems (EGS); reservoir stimulation; induced seismicity; data assimilation & integration for modeling; AI and machine learning

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

Advances of Battery Technologies: Trends Forecasting, Measurements, Data Analysis, Diagnostics, Modelling and Control—2nd Edition

edited by

Adrian Chmielewski

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: batteries; new applications; modelling; energy and thermal management; control; battery fault diagnosis; state monitoring; material design; design; PCM materials; light lithium-ion conductors; solid electrolyte; heat generation; life cycle analysis (LCA); recycling; levelized cost of storage (LCOS); state of Charge (SoC); state of Health (SoH); state of Energy (SoE); bidirectional converters; conventional methods; learning methods; adaptive methods; hybrid methods; machine learning; trans-European transport network corridors (TEN-T); electric vehicles; charging standards; distributed generation devices; smart charging (V1G); vehicle to grid (V2G); vehicle to home (V2H); vehicle to load (V2L); vehicle to building (V2B); vehicle to everything (V2X); open charge point protocol (OCCP); smart meter (SM); energy aggregator (EA); demand side response (DSR); energy-flow management system (EMS); micro grid (MG); dynamic load management (DLM)

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

Exploring Energy Innovations: The Rise of Next-Generation Photovoltaic Modules

edited by

Jaehyeong Lee

and Chaehwan Jeong

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation PV modules; tandem solar cells and modules; bifacial PV modules; shingled and/or lightweight PV modules; perovskite/silicon tandem modules; module integration technologies; advanced encapsulation and packaging; angular response of PV modules; temperature and spectral effects; field performance monitoring; degradation and reliability; lifecycle assessment and recyclability; PV module modeling and simulation; sustainable solar technology

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

Smart and Energy Efficient HVAC Systems Towards Building Decarbonizations

edited by

Katarzyna Ratajczak

and

Łukasz Amanowicz

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart HVAC systems; energy efficiency; building decarbonization; indoor air quality (IAQ); indoor environmental quality (IEQ); HVAC retrofitting; net-zero energy buildings; intelligent control; renewable energy integration; building energy simulation; IoT in buildings; thermal comfort; domestic hot water (DHW); PV and HVAC integration

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

Economic and Political Determinants of Energy: 3rd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: changes in energy consumption trends; developments in trends in the consumption of goods in response to changes in the energy market; crises as opportunities for development and drivers of innovation; evolution of energy supply chains and industry in general; the role of energy security and energy self-sufficiency in the national economy; the crisis as an opportunity for renewable energy or a return to traditional sources; green transformation trends; developments in technologies related to the storage of green energy surpluses; geothermal energy is underestimated and should be supported in Europe in the future; deglobalization as a reaction to the crisis and its consequences for the world economy

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

Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Power System: 2nd Edition

edited by

Lin Zhu

and Zhigang Wu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system transient stability; model reduction; real-time simulator; nonlinear modeling; parameter identification; dynamic equivalent; data-driven

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

Flow, Combustion, and Thermal-Structure of Advanced Aerospace Propulsion

edited by Xuanfei Yu, Duo Zhang and Wenqiang Li

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace propulsion; modeling; flow; combustion; structure

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

Optimization of DC-DC Converters and Wireless Power Transfer Systems

edited by

Salvatore Musumeci

and

Luigi Solimene

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: DC-DC converters; wireless power transfer (WPT); inductive power transfer (IPT); capacitive power transfer (CPT); optimization techniques; resonant converter topologies; impedance matching; power density; wide bandgap semiconductors; electromagnetic interference (EMI)

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

Research on Power Transformers, Power Cable, High Voltage and Insulation Technology

edited by

Xuetong Zhao

submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 24 | 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

Khaled Laadjal

, Chen Liu and

Àlber Filbà-Martínez

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 37 | 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)

Experimental and Numerical Methods for the Design of Internal Combustion Engines and Turbomachines

edited by

Massimo Masi

and

Cinzia Tornatore

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14255 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal combustion engines; turbomachines; design; experimental methods; numerical methods

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

Prospects of Deep and Ultra-Deep Oil and Gas Exploration and Development

edited by

Ping Gao

,

Xiujian Ding

and Zezhang Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6440 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-ultra-deep basin; deep oil and gas; shale gas; diagenesis; porosity.

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

Advances in Waste Heat Recovery and Integrated Energy Systems

edited by

Fabrizio Reale

and

Teresa Castiglione

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6030 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste heat recovery; hybrid energy systems; integrated energy system; combined cycle gas turbine; integrated gasification combined cycle; ORC; organic rankine cycle; steam rankine cycle; supercritical CO2 gas turbine; power-to-gas; solar assisted gas turbine; combined heat and power system; closed brayton cycle; stirling engine; marine engines; kalina cycle; hybrid energy grid

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

Research on Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation: Current State and toward a Sustainable Future

edited by

Saad Odeh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5146 | Submission Open

Keywords: building sustainability; thermal performance; energy conservation; energy efficiency; energy modelling

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

High Utilization of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Turbomachinery in Renewable Energy System

edited by

Zhengwei Wang

,

Xingxing Huang

and

Xavier Escaler

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4815 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; geothermal energy; hydropower; marine energy; wave energy; wind energy; solar energy; tidal energy; energy storage; wind farm layout; turbomachinery; wind turbines; compressor; turbocharger; fans; turbine; pumps; pump-turbines; propeller; motor; generator; exciter

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

Advanced Energy Storage Technologies and Applications (AESAs), 2nd Edition

edited by

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and Jiahuan Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4684 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; power and energy systems; electrified/intelligent transportation; batteries and management; motor and control; power electronics; AI and big data applications

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

Demand-Side Energy Management Optimization

edited by

Yoon-Sik Yoo

,

Seung Hyun Jeon

and

S. H. Shah Newaz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2965 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management; greening demand-side energy management; demand-aware; demand prioritization; energy scheduling; renewable energy resources management; virtual power plants management; optimization technology; energy efficiency; dynamic pricing; cost minimization; maximization of renewable energy management; welfare maximization; game theory; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Economic Strategies for Integrating Energy and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Laura Raisa Miloș

,

Adrian Costinel Tanase

,

Natalita-Mihaela Frumusanu

,

Suzana Demyen

,

Marius Cristian Miloș

and

Cornel Hatiegan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2680 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy poverty; energy investment; energy economy; energy transition

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

Solar Thermal Heat and Power Technology: Developments and Applications

edited by

Maurizio De Lucia

, Walter Gaggioli and

Francesco Rovense

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2379 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar thermal technology; concentrated solar thermal (CST); concentrated solar power (CSP); industrial solar process (SHIP); solar heating and cooling

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

Optimization and Machine Learning Approaches for Power Systems

edited by

Spyros Giannelos

and

Danny Pudjianto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2314 | Submission Open

Keywords: stochastic optimization; machine learning; deep learning; smart grid technologies; power system economics

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

Advances in Control System for Power Electronics, Microgrids, and Smart Grids

edited by

Kambiz Tehrani

and Serge Pierfederici

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2163 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; smart grids; renewable energy; V2G and advanced controllers

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

Emerging Trends in Enhancing Power Grid Performance

edited by

Issouf Fofana

, Stephan Brettschneider and

Fethi Meghnefi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1852 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging power infrastructure; power grid climate-related challenges; challenges to energy transition; emerging trends in grid digitalization; advanced diagnostic; monitoring; and protection technologies; new or advanced insulating materials

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

Computational Intelligence in Electrical Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Massimo Panella

,

Antonello Rosato

and

Rodolfo Araneo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1707 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; microgrids; and virtual power plants; distributed energy resources; renewable energy sources; energy storage systems; electric vehicles; green computing and green networking; energy harvesting; low-power ICT systems; neural networks; fuzzy systems; evolutionary computation; deep learning; classification and clustering; data regression optimization and control; time series; forecasting

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

New Challenges in Clean Energy Technologies: Waste-to-Energy for Circular Economy

edited by

Barbara Bielowicz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 893 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal; bottom ash; fly ash; waste incinerator; biomass

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

Innovative Techniques for Distribution Grids Digitalization

edited by

Alessandro Bosisio

and

Marco Merlo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 640 | Submission Open

Keywords: distribution networks; smart grids; digitalization; artificial intelligence; sustainability

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

Advancements in Gas Turbine Aerothermodynamics

edited by

Francesco De Vanna

,

Filippo Avanzi

and

Silvia Ravelli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 586 | 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)

Sustainable Biomass Conversion: Innovations and Environmental Impacts

edited by

Tomasz Kalak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass waste; biomass conversion; biomass valorization; biomass digestion; waste-to-energy technologies; biofuels; thermal treatment; torrefaction; pyrolysis; gasification; bioenergy; renewable energy; biological conversion; hydrothermal conversion; biomass digestion; biomass to liquid (BtL); biomass to gas (BtG); biomass to hydrogen (BtH); environmental impact; environmental sustainability; life cycle analysis; economic analysis; conversion simulation and optimization; zero biomass waste strategy

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

Advances in Diagnostics and Prognostics of Green Hydrogen Production Technologies

edited by Ivan Pivac and Ankica Kovač

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen production; electrolyzers; in situ diagnostics; prognostics; state of performance; remaining useful lifetime; durability; degradation mechanisms

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

Optimal Planning and Operation in RES-Rich Power Systems Under Electricity and Carbon Emission Market Environment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Fushuan Wen

and

Xiuli Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; electricity market; carbon emission market; power system; energy storage system; artificial intelligence

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

Factor Analysis and Mathematical Modeling of Coals: 2nd Edition

edited by

Agnieszka Surowiak

,

Tomasz Niedoba

and

Dariusz Foszcz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematical modeling; multidimensional analysis; optimization; factor analysis; natural environment

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

Vibration Energy Harvesting

edited by

Yi-Ren Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration energy harvesting (VEH); energy storage technologies; piezoelectricity; electromagnetic induction; triboelectric nanogenerators; internet of things (IoT); MEMS energy harvesters; sustainable power solutions; autonomous sensors; renewable energy systems

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

Extreme Events and Power Grid Resilience: Lessons from Iberian Blackouts

edited by

José Matas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: Iberian Blackout 2025; Spain-Portugal power outage; European energy crisis; large-scale blackout; critical infrastructure failure; power grid resilience; grid stability; renewable energy integration; intermittent generation challenges; fault location analysis; system restoration; smart grid technologies; energy storage systems

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

Energy Systems Digitalization: Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future

edited by