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Advanced Electric Power Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7184 | Submission Open
Keywords: stability; reliability; sustainability; security; vulnerability; resiliency; smart grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Decarbonizing Smart Buildings and Energy Systems: Digital Twins, Advanced Models and Optimization Algorithms
edited by , , and Manfredi Maniscalco
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6024 | 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)
Emerging Trends in Energy Harvesting Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Energy
edited by and Liuxia Li
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3807 | 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)
Vibration Energy Harvesting
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3238 | 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)
Nuclear Engineering and Nuclear Fuel Safety
edited by Maosong Cheng
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2726 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear engineering; nuclear fuel safety; accident-tolerant fuels (ATFs); small modular reactors (SMRs); integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and computational modeling; closed fuel cycles and advanced reprocessing; passive safety systems and advanced cooling technologies; generation IV reactors
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Advanced Cooling and Heat Transfer Strategies for Energy-Efficient Renewable Systems
edited by Suoying He, Xiang Huang and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | 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)
Advancements in Electric Vehicle Charging for Renewable Energy Integration: Solutions and Power Electronics submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 334 | 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)
Electrochemical Energy Storage in Metal-Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; metal-ion battery; metal-air battery; supercapacitor; electric double-layer capacitor; pseudo-capacitor; hybrid capacitor; electrode; electrolyte; binder; structural design and optimization; performance analysis; management and control; modeling; hybrid system and integration; energy storage mechanisms; energy density; power density; energy storage systems; technoeconomic and market analyses; prognostic and health management; AI and optimization algorithms in electrochemical energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Performance Evaluation of Wireless Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicles
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless power transfer; power electronics; electric vehicles; performance evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer for 6G Sustainable IoT Networks
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids and microgrids; sustainable energy networks; energy harvesting; wireless power transfer (WPT); electric vehicles (EVs) and UAVs; 6G and IoT; machine learning and AI; spectrum sharing and cognitive radio
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
The Application of Power Electronics Technology in Power and Energy Systems
edited by Zhe Zhang and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; high-power-density converters; utility-scale renewable integration; distributed renewable energy systems; AC/DC and hybrid microgrids; solid-state transformers (SSTs); vehicle-to-grid (V2G)/vehicle-to-everything (V2X); energy storage systems (BESS; supercapacitors; flywheels); Power-to-X (PtX); electrolyzers; fuel cells; data center power conversion; industrial electrification and flexibility; converter interaction and multi-timescale dynamics; grid-support functionalities and resilience enhancement; fault ride-through; system recovery; and black start; AI- and data-driven; digital twins; coordinated control and energy management; multi-energy systems; power-electronics-dominated grids
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
From Carbon Fossil Based Energy to Alternative Energy Production Technologies submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative energy system; bio-economy; sustainability; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Efficient Building Energy Systems: Simulation, Optimization and Renewable Energy Integration
edited by and Martina Ferrando
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: building energy systems; building performance simulation; energy optimization; renewable energy integration; photovoltaic systems; heat pumps; energy storage; HVAC optimization; passive design; smart building technologies; adaptive comfort; digital twins; machine learning for energy prediction; net-zero energy buildings; nearly zero energy buildings; life-cycle assessment; district energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Advanced Research in Geoenergy Storage and Conversion
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: geothermal energy; gas storage; fracturing; phase equilibrium
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Safe Operation and Protection of Power Transformers
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: early fault protection; magnetic field measurement; transformer active protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Energy Markets and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Challenges and Prospects submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy markets; energy strategy; energy sources; renewable energy; CO2 emissions; greenhouse gases reduction; green innovation; green credit; green bonds; green transition; green economy; circular economy; green financial markets; energy sectors; electric cars; solar energy; wind energy; biogas; sustainable development goals; energy saving solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Hydrogen Transport in Nuclear Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen transport; hydrogen isotopes; nuclear energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Simulation, Stability, and Control in Inverter-Dominated Power Grids
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: inverter stability; grid-forming control; inverter-dominated power grids; inverter cluster; fault control
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Lithium-Ion Batteries: Interface Engineering, Material Innovation and Performance Enhancement
edited by Yufang He
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: interfacial electrochemistry; solid-state electrolytes; machine learning in materials science; high-throughput computational screening; battery materials design
(This special issue belongs to the Section D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors)
Research on Coalbed Methane and Coal-Measure Gas: Exploration, Exploitation, and Utilization—2nd Edition
edited by and Shuaifeng Lyu
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: coalbed methane; coal-measure gas; stimulation measures; enhanced gas recovery; methane extraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Advances in Technologies and Circuits for Renewable Energy Systems submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open
Keywords: photovoltaic; energy harvesting; maximum power point tracking; renewable energy; power electronic interfaces; energy transduction technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Next-Generation Phase Change Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change materials (PCMs); latent heat thermal energy storage; nano-enhanced PCMs; composite PCMs; encapsulation techniques; thermal conductivity enhancement; solar thermal systems; photovoltaic– thermal (PV/T) systems; concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) cooling; solar desalination; waste-derived thermal storage materials; melting/solidification modelling; heat-transfer enhancement; techno-economic assessment; sustainable energy materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Impacts of Distributed Energy Resources on Power Systems—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed energy resources; uncertainty analysis; stochastic optimization; renewables; resilience; demand-side resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Catalytic Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen Energy Utilization—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 17 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalytic hydrogen production; hydrogen energy utilization; electrolytic hydrogen; hydrogen storage; fuel cells; renewable energy integration; hydrogen combustion; materials and catalysts; hydrogen safety and environmental aspects; IoT; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Techno-Economic Evaluation of Hydrogen Energy
edited by Elvira Spatolisano, and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3857 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable H2 production; H2  fuel cells; H2  transport; H2  value chains; H2  purification; process intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Organic Photovoltaics and Photodetectors: Materials, Devices and Applications
edited by and Xiaoling Ma
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic semiconducting materials; solar cells; photodetectors
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Photovoltaic Energy Systems
edited by and Aref Eskandari
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); deep learning; solar photovoltaics (PV); power forecasting; fault detection and diagnosis; reinforcement learning; digital twin; edge AI / IoT; PV system optimization; renewable energy analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
New Insights into Decision Making Methods for Renewable Energy Investments
edited by and Justas Štreimikis
submission deadline 22 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy investments; decision-making methods; multi-criteria analysis; risk and uncertainty; investment appraisal; optimization; real options; artificial intelligence; sustainable energy planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Energy Management Systems: Challenges, Techniques and Opportunities: 2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14110 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy management; demand-side management; demand-side response; energy flexibility; energy efficiency; prosumers; microgrids; virtual plants; transactive energy; internet of energy; renewable energy sources; energy storage; distributed generation; building energy management systems; machine learning; reinforcement learning; vehicle-to-grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Novel and Emerging Energy Systems
edited by , and Paweł Czyżewski
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11460 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy innovation; energy flexibility; hybrid energy systems; ammonia/hydrogen for power; power electronics in renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Recent Advances in Fluid Machinery, Energy Systems and Power Generation submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10940 | Submission Open
Keywords: experimental analysis; computational fluid dynamics; thermal management; power generation; turbomachinery; hybrid engines; turbine cooling; hydrogen combustion; optimization methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Advances in Optimal Control and Smart Operation of Renewable Energy Systems
edited by Zhihuai Xiao, , , Yan Ren and Jingjing Zhang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8686 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydropower; wind power; photovoltaic power generation; nonlinear modelling; stability analysis; fault diagnosis; trend prediction; state assessment; optimal control; system integration; multi-energy complementarity; multi-field coupling; system capacity allocation; joint dispatch optimization; artificial intelligence; optimization algorithm
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advancements in Marine Renewable Energy and Hybridization Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8183 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine energy; structural analysis; wave energy; wind energy; hybrid devices; offshore energy; marine engineering; coastal engineering; port engineering; hydrodynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Planning, Operation, and Control of New Power Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by Hui Hou, Siyang Liao, Yunqi Wang and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2888 | Submission Open
Keywords: new power systems; carbon neutral carbon peak; optimal planning; operation; and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Power Distribution System
edited by , Xueneng Su and Shu Zhang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2771 | Submission Open
Keywords: distribution system; fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault anticipation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Energy Efficiency of the Buildings: 4th Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2460 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal isolation in buildings; heat storage systems; energy effective heating and cooling systems; thermal comfort and energy efficiency; building operation and monitoring; control systems in the buildings; energy recovery systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Development and Validation of Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage
edited by and John Calautit
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change material; molecular dynamics; AI; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section G2: Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage)
Advanced Machine Learning and Data Analysis Technologies in Modern Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1847 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning in energy systems; fault diagnosis and resilient control; data-driven energy optimization; multi-source data fusion; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI)
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Advances in Power and Electrical Engineering
edited by Ningyi Dai, Li Liu, Ge Chen and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1427 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grid; integrated energy system; renewable energy; power electronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Reliability of Power Electronics Devices and Converter Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by Jun Wang, Jun Zhang, Kun Tan, and Hengyu Yu
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open
Keywords: power device; power converter; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Control Technologies for Wind and Photovoltaic Power Generation
edited by , Jian Wang and Songli Fan
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewables energy; energy storage system; power systems; energy system; control technologies; optimization strategies; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Research on Power Transformers, Power Cable, High Voltage and Insulation Technology
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 926 | 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 , Chen Liu and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 874 | 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)
New Challenges in Transportation Systems for Sustainable Energy Consumption and Smart Cities submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 537 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; energy saving; energy consumption; energy intensity; renewable energy; green energy; electromobility; electric vehicles; hybrid vehicles; hydrogen vehicles; smart vehicles; zero-emission vehicles; low-emission vehicles; clean transportation system; energy management in transportation system; energy management in logistics; energy management in smart cities; charging stations
(This special issue belongs to the Section G1: Smart Cities and Urban Management)
Hydraulic System Simulation and Hydro Turbines for Pumped Storage and Hydroelectricity
edited by , , Giacomo Zanetti and Francesco Nascimben
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydropower; CFD; flexibility; hybridization; optimization; design; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Advances in Power Distribution Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by , Wei Liu, Wei Sun and Zhenghang Hao
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open
Keywords: power distribution networks; stability control; microgrid; power quality; new building energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)
Advances in the Development of Geoenergy: 3rd Edition
edited by , , and Liangliang Zhang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional reservoirs; EOR; fracturing; CCUS; geoenergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Electric Power and Energy Systems
edited by and Xiaoming Liu
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: data-driven methods; power and energy systems; renewable energy integration; integrated energy systems; smart grid; microgrid; demand response; energy storage systems; economic dispatch; cyber– physical system security
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Quantum Materials for Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum materials; energy storage and conversion; carbon neutrality; two-dimensional quantum materials; perovskite quantum materials; single-atom catalysts; lithium/sodium-ion batteries; supercapacitors; solar cells; thermoelectric energy conversion; superconducting materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Global Optimization of Energy Processes
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open
Keywords: global optimization algorithms; optimization under uncertainty; data-driven optimization; process integration and synthesis; energy scheduling; energy supply chain; integrated energy system; energy conservation and management; industrial artificial intelligence; sustainable process design; CO2 capture and conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section F4: Critical Energy Infrastructure)
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