Energies

Energy Efficiency and Thermal Performance in Buildings

edited by

Wuxing Zheng

,

Seigen Cho

, Honglian Li and

Wen Yang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3546 | 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)

Power Electronics Technologies for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Vítor Monteiro

and

Joao L. Afonso

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3473 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; power converters; control; monitoring; power management; wide-bandgap (WBG) devices; energy storage technologies

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

Fault Detection and Diagnosis Applications for Electric Vehicles and Power Electronics

edited by

Maciej Skowron

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3150 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection and diagnosis; initial fault detection; neural network-based classification systems; data and signal processing; deep neural networks; transfer learning; mathematical modeling; fault-tolerant control; estimation theory

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

Energy Modeling and Efficiency Optimization for Sustainable Building Systems

edited by Liang Zhang and Jianli Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2991 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building systems; AI in energy modeling; smart building controls; renewable energy integration; urban-scale energy modeling; HVAC optimization; digital twins in buildings; climate adaptation in buildings

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

Financial Development and Energy Consumption Nexus—Third Edition

edited by

Yuriy Bilan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2913 | Submission Open

Keywords: financing of sustainable energy sector development; responsible financing of energy sector; financing of renewables; financing of energy transition; risks; returns; and investment across energy sectors; climate change mitigation and energy investments; financial measures to promote renewables and energy efficiency; financial measures to promote energy security; financial measures to promote energy affordability; modelling and forecasting of energy consumption

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

Advances in Computational Intelligence for Control, Estimation, and Optimization in Power Systems, Electrical Machines, and Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2539 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational intelligence; artificial neural networks; fuzzy logic systems; genetic algorithms; swarm intelligence; intelligent control; state estimation; system identification; electrical drives and motor control; power electronics and converters; renewable energy systems (wind; solar; hybrid); smart grid technologies; energy storage optimization; electric vehicles and transportation electrification; microgrids and distributed generation; power system stability and forecasting; model predictive control; fault detection and diagnostics; data-driven energy management

Advances in Stability Analysis and Control of Power Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Li

,

Weiyu Wang

and

Junjie Ma

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2403 | Submission Open

Keywords: stability analysis; nonlinear system theory; interaction mechanism; multi-time scale interaction; wide-band oscillation; stability control; damping control; distributed cooperative control; inertia support; frequency and voltage stability control; data-driven control

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

Solar Energy Applications: Thermal and Photovoltaic Opportunities and Challenges

edited by Olivier Deblecker and

Khalil Kassmi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2227 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; solar photovoltaic and thermal systems; energy storage systems; maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques; hybrid renewable energy systems; sustainable energy technologies; clean and sustainable energy solutions; applications: solar desalination technologies; solar cooking and food preservation; solar thermal refrigeration and drying; solar irrigation systems; off-grid and rural energy solutions; agriculture and solar energy; transportation and solar energy; solar power integration

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

Advances in Power System and Green Energy

edited by

Zhaoyang Dong

,

Fushuan Wen

and

Chunhua Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2193 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; renewable energy integration; energy storage; sustainable grids; power system resilience

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

Assessment of Energy and Electricity Market: Trends and Future Perspectives

edited by Jaroslav Petráš

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration; smart grids; energy policy; energy and electricity market trends; future perspective in energy and electricity market

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

Bio-Waste to Energy and Added Value Products—Challenges and Opportunities: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marcin Dębowski

,

Marcin Zieliński

and

Joanna Kazimierowicz

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1986 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-waste characteristics and properties; bio-waste management from the municipal; agriculture; and food industry sector; fermentative methane and hydrogen production form bio-waste; biodiesel and bioethanol production; thermal transformation (gasification; pyrolysis; combustion; plasma technologies); bio-waste based multi-product biorefinery technologies; energy and material recycling form bio-waste; bio-waste recovery; circular economy in the bio-waste sector; bio-waste in fertilization and the animal feed sector; high-added value products form bio-waste; modelling and optimization in bio-waste processing; life cycle costing (LCC) and life cycle assessment (LCA) in bio-waste management

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

Energy Transition: Interaction of Gas/Hydrogen and Electricity Systems

edited by

Andreas Poullikkas

and Venizelos Venizelou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1979 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; decarbonization; hydrogen integration; power-to-gas; energy storage; gas-hydrogen-electricity interaction; policy and regulation

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

Energy Security, Transition, and Sustainable Development

edited by Zhihua Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy security; energy transition; energy supply chain; sustainable development; renewable energy; energy policy; climate change; low-carbon technologies; energy efficiency; socioeconomic impact

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

Advanced Load Forecasting Technologies for Power Systems

edited by

Kyung-Bin Song

and Young-Min Wi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1861 | Submission Open

Keywords: load forecasting; machine learning; renewable energy; advanced forecasting model

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

Advancing Oil and Gas Resource Exploration, Extraction, and Utilization for Sustainability

edited by Chaofan Zhu,

Sunhua Deng

and

Long Xu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1801 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas resources; exploration; extraction; utilization; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section H1: Petroleum Engineering)

Challenges and Innovations in Stability and Control of Power Systems

edited by

Md. Abdus Salam

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1759 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system modelling and simulation; power system stability and control; transient stability; voltage stability; and frequency stability; wide-area monitoring systems (WAMS); renewable energy integration; grid resilience and smart grid technologies; grid modernization and machine learning for grid stability; real-time control and monitoring; power system dynamics; microgrids and distributed generation; inverter-based resources (IBRs); FACTS and HVDC technologies

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

Advanced Structural Health Monitoring for Energy Performance and Safety in Marine Renewable Systems

edited by Mingqiang Xu,

Hongchao Lu

and

Haojie Ren

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1687 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; marine structure; renewable energy system; dynamic response analysis; damage detection; safety assessment; system identification; machine learning; energy performance monitoring; condition-based maintenance; digital twin; lifetime energy output; offshore operation optimization

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

Wind Power Generation and Wind Energy Utilization

edited by Yingying Zheng and Yongning Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1592 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy analytics; predictive maintenance; machine learning; digital twin; advanced sensor systems; SCADA data integration; structural health monitoring; grid stability

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

Advanced Thermal Energy Storage and Control Strategies for Integrated Energy Systems

edited by Zahra Hajabdollahi Ouderji

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage (TES); advanced control strategies; integrated energy systems; energy optimization; system integration; dynamic control systems; smart energy management; renewable energy integration; energy efficiency; sustainable energy systems

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

Advanced Heating and Cooling Technologies for Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Tryfon C. Roumpedakis

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open

Keywords: heating; cooling; building sector; decarbonization; novel heat pumps

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

Proton-Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis

edited by

Dongqi Zhao

, Ze Zhou and

Xiaolong Wu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1449 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; water electrolysis; electrolyzers; hydrogen

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

Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS)

edited by

Martin Ma

, Hongsheng Wang and

Tao Bai

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1433 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCUS; CO2 storage/sequestration; CO2 transport; CO2 capture; modeling; machine learning; risk assessment

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

Novel Approaches in Waste Heat Recovery for District Heating Integration

edited by

Hrvoje Dorotić

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1260 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste heat recovery; energy efficiency; district heating systems; heat pumps; thermal storage; sustainability

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

Grid-Forming Converters in Power Systems

edited by Yunhui Huang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1243 | Submission Open

Keywords: grid-forming converters; modeling; design; stability analysis; control strategy; standard; applications; optimization techniques

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

Optimized Production of Bioenergy, Biofuels, and Biogas

edited by David Bessières

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 999 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; biodiesel; biohydrogen; anaerobic digestion; biochar; biogas upgrading

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

Wood-Based Bioenergy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ahmed Koubaa

and

Flavia Lega Braghiroli

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 994 | 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)

Design, Modelling and Analysis for Wireless Power Transfer Systems

edited by

Fei Cheng

, Ce Wang and

Zhiwei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless power transfer; ambient energy harvesting; rectenna; antenna; rectifier; simultaneous wireless information and power transfer

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

Control and Fault Diagnosis of Multi-Energy Complementary Power Generation System

edited by Fengjiao Wu and Bin Wang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 797 | 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)

Numerical Study of Waste and Exhaust Heat Recovery

edited by

Hosein Kalantari

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 757 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste heat recovery; exhaust heat recovery; numerical modeling; computational fluid dynamics; optimization; thermal analysis; thermoeconomics; industrial applications

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

Perspective Solutions for Sustainable Electric Propulsion: Novel Motors and Drive Technologies with Reduced or No Rare-Earth Materials

edited by

Ehsan Farmahini Farahani

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare-earth-free electric machines; stator permanent magnet motors; rotor-PM and hybrid excitation; demagnetization; thermal robustness; integrated motor– drive systems; sustainable electric propulsion; advanced drive technologies

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

Energy Transition and Economic Growth

edited by

Thanh Nguyen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 537 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; economic development; renewable energy; fossil fuels energy; technological innovation; green investments; carbon emission; energy efficiency; productivity; employment; income inequality; energy policy

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

Power Electronic System Control and Energy Power Conversion Technology

edited by

Yu Wang

, Xiaoqiang Li and Zhan Shen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy power system; power electronic equipment; stability; modeling and simulation; intelligent control strategy

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

Novel Research in Hydrogen System Optimization and Supply Chain Model

edited by

Hany Essa Zidan Farag

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen production and storage; alkaline and PEM technologies; hydrogen refueling stations; hard-to-abate sectors; supply chain; integrated power and hydrogen systems; modeling; control; and optimization; infrastructure planning; AI and machine learning

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

Thermal-Related Issues of Li-Ion Batteries and Solutions

edited by Rui Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 370 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence in Modern Power and Energy Systems

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; reinforcement learning; LLM; generative AI; smart grid; energy system; power system

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

Advanced Thermal Management Systems for E-mobility

edited by

Abdullah Aljanabi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 317 | 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)

Seawater Hydrogen Production: A Blue Ocean Strategy for Green Energy Guided by Intelligent Technology and Predictive Modeling

edited by Horng-Jinh Chang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: seawater electrolysis; hydrogen production; green hydrogen; artificial intelligence; big data; predictive modeling; machine learning; electrocatalysis; process optimization; predictive maintenance

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

Simulation and Optimization of Processes in Clean Combustion Systems

edited by

Olawole Kuti

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; machine language; chemical kinetics; clean combustion systems

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

Economic and Policy Tools for Sustainable Energy Transitions

edited by

Ofira Ayalon

and Ruslana Rachel Palatnik

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; decarbonization; energy policy; energy– economy– environment nexus

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

Intelligent Forecasting and Optimization in Electrical Power Systems: 3rd Edition

edited by

Grzegorz Dudek

,

Dariusz Baczyński

and

Pawel Piotrowski

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; electrical power systems

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

Sustainable Development of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies: 2nd Edition

edited by

Petros G. Savva

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; chemical engineering; hydrogen; green hydrogen technologies

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

AI, Big Data, and IoT for Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

edited by

Joao Ferreira

submission deadline 22 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1697 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); big data analytics; the internet of things (IoT); energy demand; smart grid; electric vehicle; distributed energy systems; energy storage systems; load management

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

Simulation and Optimisation for Operational Decision-Making in Renewable Energy Supply Chains and Systems

edited by Ammar Al-Bazi

submission deadline 22 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy system optimisation ; renewable energy supply chains ; energy policy evaluation ; operational decision-making in energy systems ; AI-driven energy analytics ; sustainable energy operations ; internet of things (IoT) in energy systems ; mathematical optimisation in energy markets ; digital twins and Industry 4.0 for energy systems

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

Control, Operation and Stability of PMSM for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Suyeon Cho

submission deadline 23 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machines; motor; inverter; drive; electric vehicle; xEV; control; design

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

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

edited by Ken Marsden

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 339 | 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)

New Advances in Material, Performance and Design of Solar Cells

edited by

Elisabetta Achilli

and

Mario V. Imperatore

submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7412 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cells; synthesis; materials; post processing; simulations; characterization; application

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

Analysis of Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency of Electric Vehicles

edited by

Emilia Szumska

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 26238 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; energy efficiency; energy management; regenerative braking; battery; powertrain optimization; vehicle-to-grid (V2G)

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

Sustainable Built Environment: Energy Efficiency Technologies, Performance Evaluation and Indoor Environment Quality

edited by

Piero Bevilacqua

, Cynthia Cruickshank and

Miroslav Čekon

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17120 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency in buildings; innovative materials; active faç ades; HVAC systems; high-performance building envelopes; green systems; Trombe walls; NZEB and ZEB; smart buildings; IoT in buildings; policies and strategies for the built environment

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

Progress and Challenges in Solar Photovoltaic Materials and Intelligent Control

edited by

Mingxuan Mao

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12193 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar PV materials; artificial intelligence for solar energy systems; renewable energy; impacts of Solar PV on power systems; dynamical modeling and simulation; control of Solar PV arrays; economic dispatch; power quality enhancement; new concept of "PV+"

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

Perovskite Solar Cells and Tandem Photovoltaics

edited by

Jongchul Lim

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6379 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cells; tandem photovoltaics; charge transporting materials; interfacial engineering; optoelectronic properties

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

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