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Modeling and Planning of Energy Systems
edited by Tianyu Wang and Lei Su
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy systems; energy storage; power system; modeling; control; optimization; planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section K: State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies)
Planning, Operation, and Control of Renewable-Penetrated Power System in the Context of Building-Integrated Resources
edited by , Xiaodong Yang, Juan Wei, Hanyu Yang and Ziyi Bai
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy integration and control; economic optimization strategies; distribution systems; transactive energy control; Artificial Intelligence; power/load forecasting; building microgrid
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Transforming Energy Security: Hydrogen Innovations and AI Strategies for a Resilient Energy Infrastructure submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen economy; low-carbon fuel; zero-carbon fuel; hydrogen production; hydrogen storage; hydrogen utilization; fuel cells; combustion; heating; electrolysis; solid oxide cells; PEM
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Energy Conversion Technologies for a Clean Environment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced combustion; carbon capture and utilization (CCU); clean energy systems; energy efficiency; environmental impact assessment; hydrogen energy and fuel cells; low-carbon technologies; renewable energy systems; sustainable energy systems; waste-to-energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section I: Energy Fundamentals and Conversion)
Reliability and Condition Monitoring of Electric Motors and Drives: 2nd Edition
edited by Paolo Giangrande and Marcello Minervini
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: condition monitoring; fault tolerance; dielectric breakdown; partial discharge; diagnostics; lifetime forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Scientific Advances in Nuclear Waste Management
edited by
submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | Submission Open
Keywords: used nuclear fuels; waste forms; high-level nuclear waste; source-term models; geological repository; near-field of geological repository
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials
edited by
submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 438 | 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)
Advanced Control Strategies of Grid-Connected Converters for Distributed Energy Resources
edited by Guanguan Zhang and
submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptative and robust control; finite time control; power quality; stability analysis; grid-forming
Organic-Based Materials for Advanced Energy Storage Systems
edited by and Penghui Ding
submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic materials; batteries/supercapacitors; electrochemical characterizations; redox flow batteries; redox-active polymers and molecules; molecular engineering; conductive polymers; carbon-based materials; flexible and stretchable batteries; organic-inorganic composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Smart Cities and Energy Efficiency: Spatiotemporal Big Data Analytics for Sustainable Urban Development
edited by Dorota Kamrowska-Zaluska
submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart city; sustainable urban energy systems; data-driven energy optimization; geo-big data; planning decision-support tools; artificial intelligence tools; sustainable urban development
(This special issue belongs to the Section G1: Smart Cities and Urban Management)
Application of the Superconducting Technology in Energy System
edited by , and Lin Fu
submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: superconductivity; superconducting application; energy system; renewable energy; transportation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Heat Transfer Performance and Influencing Factors of Waste Management
edited by Hongting Ma and
submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste tires; pyrolysis oil; horizontal rotary furnace; heat transfer coefficient
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Advanced Grid Integration with Power Electronics: 2nd Edition
edited by and Yusheng Wei
submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; smart grid; renewable energy systems; distributed energy resources; microgrid resilience and reliability; advanced control schemes; real time simulation; dynamic modeling; time-delay compensation; intelligent control
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Dynamic Simulation and Analysis in Modern Power Systems
edited by Yuefang Du
submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open
Keywords: modern power system; simulation; modeling; forecast; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies for Industrial Decarbonization submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-temperature heat pumps; thermal energy storage; industrial decarbonization; waste heat recovery; organic rankine cycles
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Toward Energy Transition: New Paths, Tools and Technologies Applied to Buildings and Urban Context
edited by , Giovanni Francesco Giuzio, and
submission deadline 9 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 406 | 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)
Recent Advances in Biomass Combustion submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 5 | 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 , , and Liangliang Zhang
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconventional reservoirs; EOR; fracturing; CCUS; geoenergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Machine Learning Algorithms for Power Systems and Renewable Energy Applications submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 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)
Advances in Renewable Energy Systems and Smart Grid Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 12 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 16 | 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)
Low-Carbon Transition of Transport Energy Systems: Policy Instruments, Technological Innovations, and Market Synergies
edited by and Lingli Qi
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 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)
Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency; energy industry; energy management; renewable energy systems
Next-Generation Electric Vehicles: Advances in Powertrains and Charging Systems
edited by Muhammad Talib Faiz, and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 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)
Control and Fault Diagnosis of Multi-Energy Complementary Power Generation System
edited by Fengjiao Wu and Bin Wang
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: water– wind– solar complementary power generation system; renewable power systems; optimization scheduling and operation of cascade hydropower stations; condition monitoring; vibration trend prediction; fault diagnosis; joint optimization; control strategy; full lifecycle assessment; deep learning; transfer learning; AI applications; big data
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Advanced Load Forecasting Technologies for Power Systems
edited by and Young-Min Wi
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: load forecasting; machine learning; renewable energy; advanced forecasting model
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
edited by Ken Marsden
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear fuel cycle; fuel cycle; uranium mining; uranium milling; uranium conversion; fluorination; deconversion; uranium enrichment; fuel fabrication; spent fuel storage; nuclear fuel recycling; spent fuel repository
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Energy Policies and Energy Transition: Strategies and Outlook
edited by Guotian Cai
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy policies; energy transition; renewable energy sources; energy regulatory; energy storage; grid modernization; energy economic
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Solar Cells on Optical, Electrochemical, and Photovoltaic Properties
edited by Xiaolei Liu and Ning Song
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 94 | 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)
Distributed Renewables for Climate-Responsive Buildings and Cities submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 12 | 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)
Advances in Petroleum Engineering: AI-Driven Drilling, Well-Placement and Reservoir Management Workflows
edited by Sergey Alyaev and Kristian Fossum
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven workflows; scientific machine learning; digital twins; decision support under uncertainty; cross-domain geoenergy workflows; subsurface data integration; predictive modelling in geoenergy; drilling automation; geosteering data and decisions; reservoir monitoring and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Machine Learning for Condition Monitoring of Wind Energy Systems
edited by and Demetrio Cornilios Zachariadis
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind energy; condition monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); structural health monitoring (SHM); offshore wind
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Digital Modeling, Operation and Control of Sustainable Energy Systems
edited by Yi Yu, Rongni Yang, , Kuan Zhang and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy systems; microgrids; renewable energy; stability analysis; control; digital modelling; energy management
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Advanced Thermal Simulation of Energy Systems: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal systems; multi-phase flows; boiling; evaporation; condensation; cavitation; liquid interfaces; sprays; porous media; heat pipes; heat exchangers; microfluidics; nanofluids; nucleation; compressible flows; VOF method; level-set method; phase field simulation; molecular dynamics; lattice Boltzmann
(This special issue belongs to the Section J: Thermal Management)
Self-Organized Operation and Control of Power Electronic-Based Renewable Energy Systems
edited by Feng Zhou
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgrids; power distribution systems; renewable energy resources; distributed control methods; smart optimization techniques; intelligent energy management systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Transitioning to Green Energy: The Role of Hydrogen submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen; green hydrogen; green energy; renewable energy; fuel cells; decarbonization; electrolysis; hydrogen economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Recent Developments in Offshore Renewable Energies: Wind, Wave, Tidal, and Ocean Energy
edited by and Daniil Yurchenko
submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2358 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore wind turbines; wave energy converters; tidal energy converters; floating solar energy; integrated offshore renewable energy systems; installation; operation and maintenance; reliability; availability; digital technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Advances in Thermal Management and Reliability of Electronic Systems submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 939 | Submission Open
Keywords: electronic components and systems; multiphysics simulation and modeling; thermal characterization; ther-mo-mechanical and reliability-tested measurements; thermal resistance; thermally-induced reliability degradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Intelligent Energy Technical Studies About Automobiles, New Energy Vehicles and Key Systems in the Energy Field
edited by Mingzhang Pan, Shiqing Huang, and Wenhua Zhang
submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3751 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent energy technical studies; smart grid technologies and electric transport systems; renewable energy integration systems; intelligent energy solutions for future industrial applications; energy systems for safety-critical applications; novel applications of intelligent energy systems; diversified energy systems and management; systemic energy solutions; high-resilience energy systems; real-time and predictive system monitoring techniques; efficient energy-optimizing design methods; advanced system modeling approaches; analyses of energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Advancements in Sustainable Energy Technologies: Innovations, Integration, and Impact—2nd Edition
edited by , and Xinlu Han
submission deadline 8 May 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen; CO2 capture and storage; gasification and pyrolysis; coal and biomass; ammonia conversion; bunsen reaction; life cycle assessment; air pollutant; ansys and aspen plus simulation; tube furnace and drop tube furnace; waste to energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Advances in Performance and Stability
edited by Nabonswendé Aïda Nadege Ouedraogo
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite solar cells; organic-inorganic perovskite; optimization techniques; high performance; long-term stability; efficiency enhancement; device engineering; interface engineering; degradation mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
The Role of Cyber–Physical Systems in Critical Network Infrastructure (CNI)
edited by and Fuad A. Ghaleb
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber– physical systems; CPS security and resilience; renewable energy security; IT– OT convergence; cyber threats; industrial control systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Research Trends of Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Buildings submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8697 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal comfort; energy efficiency; renewables; energy communities; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Optimized Thermal Energy Storage Technology Based on Phase Change Material
edited by and Tugba Turnaoglu
submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2076 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal-energy storage (TES); phase change materials (PCMs); latent-heat storage; energy efficiency; heat-transfer enhancement; thermal conductivity; PCM characterization; TES-system design; modeling and simulation; renewable-energy integration; sustainable buildings; solar thermal energy; waste heat recovery; thermal management; heat exchangers
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems: Prospect Development and Challenges submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7953 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar cells and PV systems; concentrated solar power (CSP); optical materials and photonics; solar energy conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
Design, Analysis and Operation of Renewable Energy Systems
edited by and Luca Cimmino
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy systems; hybrid energy systems; energy storage; wind turbine; photovoltaics; polygeneration; hydrogen energy storage; energy policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section A: Sustainable Energy)
Threats and Protection of Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: safety and security power systems; dual-use innovative power energy solutions; intrusion detection/prevention systems; software multi-agent solutions for power systems; energy infrastructure security; risk assessment and management; energy transition by design; contemporary threats of power energy systems; technological aspects of energy security
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Development of Energy Harvesting Systems and Methods from Uncommon Sources: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy harvesting; energy sources; unconventional sources and methods; smart methods; artificial intelligence methods; distributed systems; waste utilizing; post-mining energy; post-industry energy; biological energy systems; metrological problems; personal devices; micro and nano devices; energy storage systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
Optimization Design of Electromagnetic Mechanism
edited by and Koichi Matsuda
submission deadline 12 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric machine; linear motor; planar motor; electromagnetic mechanism design; electromagnetic mechanism optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advances in Thermal Analysis of Electrical Equipment and Power Electronics submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6933 | 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)
New Journey of Energy and Electric Vehicle Revolutions-Infinities Possibilities in the Science World: In Honor of Prof. Dr. C.C. Chan’s 90th Birthday
edited by , Fred Eastham, , Kwok Tong Chau, , Zhengming Zhao, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6275 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence engine; battery; battery charging; direct torque control; electric drives; electric vehicles; electrical machines; field oriented control; induction machines; information technology; integration of energy; intelligent connected vehicles; micro grid; model reference control; modern control theory; optimization; permanent magnet; permanent magnet machines; powertrains; renewable energy; sensorless control; smart energy; switched reluctance machines; synchronous machines; traction control; transportation and humanity; vector control
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
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