Energies

Advanced Control and Operation of Microgrids and Power Distribution Systems

edited by

and

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13658 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; power distribution systems; renewable energy resources; control methods; optimization techniques; energy management systems

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

Advances and Optimization of Electric Energy System—2nd Edition

edited by

Yuqing Bao

,

Zhenya Ji

and

Zhenyu Lv

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13582 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management; demand response; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); integrated energy systems

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

Smart Grid Integration of Zero Energy Buildings: Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Anastassios Stamatelos

and

Aphrodite Ktena

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8472 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; energy communities; zero-emission neighborhoods; positive energy districts; nZEB; building energy systems; electric vehicles; renewable energy systems; photovoltaics in buildings; chp at building/neighborhood level; battery technologies; green hydrogen in buildings; electrical and thermal storage co-optimization

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

Advanced Optimization Strategy of Electric Vehicle and Smart Grids

edited by

Sorin Deleanu

,

Emil Cazacu

and

Marilena Stanculescu

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5689 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; smart grids; optimization algorithms; charging and discharging; power flow; energy storage; renewable energy; data analytics; machine learning

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

Analysis of Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency of Electric Vehicles

edited by

Emilia Szumska

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3384 | 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)

Renewable Fuels: A Key Step Towards Global Sustainability

edited by

Manuel Bailera

and

Alexander García Mariaca

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2374 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; hydrogen; biogas; sustainability; decarbonization

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

Advanced Clean Coal Technology

edited by

Guoqiang Cao

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2359 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal; clean coal technologies; gasification; combustion; pyrolysis; hydrogenation; carbon dioxide capture and storage; life cycle analysis

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

Terawatt-Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems

edited by

Mohammadreza Aghaei

and Aref Eskandari

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1976 | Submission Open

Keywords: PV systems; photovoltaic; power control; grid integration; reliability; stability; converters (DC/DC or DC/AC); MPPT; monitoring; energy policies; energy storage

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

Numerical Investigation of Heat & Mass Transfer in Reacting Hydrocarbon Flows for Aerospace Energy Conversion

edited by

Nicolas Gascoin

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1271 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace applications; regenerative cooling; energy conversion; fuel pyrolysis; coking; channel design

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

Recent Advances in Renewable Energy Economics and Policy

edited by

Victor Manuel Ferreira Moutinho

and Henrique Viana Espinosa De Oliveira

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy economics; sustainable energy transition; greenhouse gas emissions; energy policy; carbon pricing; renewable energy integration; energy market structures; economic impacts of renewable energy; environmental economics; socio-economic aspects of energy transition; renewable energy technologies; energy sustainability strategies; regulatory frameworks for renewable energy; climate change mitigation

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

Process Optimization of Carbon Capture Technology

edited by

Maria Margarida Mateus

, José Condeço, Luisa Marques and

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture technology; process optimization; energy efficiency; industrial decarbonization; environmental analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)

Advances in Numerical and Experimental Heat Transfer

edited by

Richard Lenhard

and Katarína Kaduchová

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; simulation; modeling; energy; experimental methods; fluid mechanics; flow

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

Advanced Wireless Sensor Networks in Power Systems

edited by Yayu Gao

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of things in smart grid; intelligent operation and maintenance related to power system; wireless sensor networks related to power grid; digital twin; design; implementation in smart grid; power systems

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

Advanced Technologies in Gas Hydrate: Challenges and Prospects

edited by Jihoon Kim

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrate; geomechanics; methane release; subsidence; marine methane hydrate; permafrost area

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

Advanced Thermal Energy Storage and Control Strategies for Integrated Energy Systems

edited by Zahra Hajabdollahi Ouderji

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 137 | 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 Control and Management Techniques for Power Converters in Microgrids: 2nd Edition

edited by

Giacomo Canciello

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: DC microgrids; hybrid microgrids (DC and AC microgrids); switched systems; current sharing; voltage regulation; uncertain systems; advanced and robust control of converters; sliding mode control of converters; high-gain control of converters; distributed control; supervisory control; model predictive control; consensus control; fuzzy control

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

Hydraulic System Simulation and Hydro Turbines for Pumped Storage and Hydroelectricity

edited by

Giovanna Cavazzini

,

Alberto Benato

, Giacomo Zanetti and Francesco Nascimben

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydropower; CFD; flexibility; hybridization; optimization; design; reliability

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

Optimized Production of Bioenergy, Biofuels, and Biogas

edited by David Bessières

submission deadline 5 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

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

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

Simulation and Optimization of Processes in Clean Combustion Systems

edited by

Olawole Kuti

submission deadline 8 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Heat Transfer Studies on Cryogenic Flow and Its Systems

edited by Yong Chen,

Chenzhen Ji

and Yongchao Sun

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1432 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-phase flow; fluid– heat transfer; cryogenic fluids; fluid management technology; thermal management; green propulsion

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

Green and Low-Carbon Advanced Technologies in Thermal Environment for Building

edited by

Li Yang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1298 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; ecological low-carbon planning; green building; low-carbon; Energy-saving; energy efficiency; building thermal environment; energy consumption analysis; innovative technique

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

Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Economics and Policy—2nd Edition

edited by

Katarzyna Cheba

and Agnieszka Brelik

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 568 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; policy development; innovation; research and development; competitiveness; green economy; concept of sustainable development; economics of sustainable development; management of sustainable development; financing of sustainable development; challenges and opportunities for sustainable development

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

Development and Validation of Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage

edited by

Jo Darkwa

and John Calautit

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 563 | 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)

Application of Advanced Control Theories to Power Electronics and Power Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Isabel Jesus

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced power semiconductor devices; medium voltage power electronics for applications in renewable energy; energy storage and smart grid systems; high-frequency-power-electronic conversion systems; DC power grids; power system analyses; modeling and simulation of power systems; energy system optimization; electricity markets; distributed generation; artificially intelligent algorithms for power systems

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

Design and Experimental Study of Organic Rankine Cycle System

edited by

Piotr Kolasiński

and

Sindu Daniarta

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic Rankine cycle; polygeneration systems; power generation; two phases; phase equilibria; energy systems; waste heat recovery and valorisation; energy conversion; carnot battery; energy storage; clean and sustainable energy

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

Zero Waste Technology from Biofuel Development

edited by

Juan Cubero Cardoso

and

Ángeles Trujillo-Reyes

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural and forestry waste biomass; anaerobic digestion; bioenergy; bioprocesses; circular economy; composting; energy recovery; environmental microbiology; fermentation; green solvents; hydrolysis; pre-treatment; waste management

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

Cleaner Technologies for Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by

Michael R. Horn

and David N. Miller

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; energy storage; energy conversion; recycling; waste reduction; circular economy; green synthesis

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

Advances in Wind Turbine Optimization and Control

edited by Dayong Zhang,

Jun Xu

and

Benrui Zhu

submission deadline 11 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind turbine; foundation; environmental loads; dynamic analysis; vibration control technologies; optimization

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

Innovations in Biomass Conversion, Biorefinery, and Energy Utilization: Modeling, Optimization, and Industrial Applications

edited by Frederico G Fonseca and

Ana Paula Soares Dias

submission deadline 11 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; biorefinery; energy utilization; modeling and optimization; sustainable energy systems

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

Advanced Control Strategies for Photovoltaic Energy Systems

edited by

Ana Cabrera-Tobar

and

Alberto Dolara

submission deadline 11 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic energy systems; advanced control strategies; resilience; photovoltaic grid integration; artificial intelligence; energy storage optimization; fault detection and mitigation; hybrid energy systems

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

Novel Approaches in Waste Heat Recovery for District Heating Integration

edited by

Hrvoje Dorotić

submission deadline 12 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 103 | 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)

Towards Sustainable Hydrogen Production: Integrating Technologies and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage for Industrial and Energy Applications

edited by

Cristian Dincă

submission deadline 14 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2701 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen generation; electrolyzer technology; biomass gasification; membrane technology; CCUS technology; clean energy; energy security; hydrogen life cycle assessment; negative emissions

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

Machine Learning for Energy Load Forecasting

edited by

Behnam Askarian

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9519 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; energy load forecasting; renewable energy integration; deep learning applications; smart grids; energy management; real-time energy demand prediction; energy efficiency

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

Decarbonization and Sustainability in Industrial and Tertiary Sectors

edited by

Claudia Toro

and

Chiara Martini

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7856 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization; sustainability; renewables; energy efficiency

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

Thermal Comfort and Energy Performance in Building

edited by

Carlos Rubio-Bellido

and Marta Torres González

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5578 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; nearly zero-energy buildings; climate change; buildings’ consumption; positive-energy buildings

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

Studies on Clean and Sustainable Energy Utilization

edited by

Xiaoqing Lin

,

Zongliang Zuo

and Chen Sun

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4026 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-to-energy (WtE); pollution control; smart system for energy utilization; resource recovery from waste; sustainable and clean energy; CO2 capture; utilization; and storage

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

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

edited by

Piero Bevilacqua

, Cynthia Cruickshank and

Miroslav Čekon

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3482 | 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)

Approaches and Experiences of Monitoring and Control of Electrical Distribution Grids

edited by

Ferdinanda Ponci

and

Marco Pau

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3480 | Submission Open

Keywords: distribution grids; monitoring; control; distributed monitoring; distributed control; operation; automation; digitalization; data; data spaces; AI; flexibility; testing; standards

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

Optimal Planning, Integration and Control of Smart Microgrid Systems with Renewable Energy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Manuel Soares Moura

and

Ana Soares

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2810 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; renewable energy resources; prediction and optimization of microgrids; control and implementation of microgrids; transactive energy systems; electric vehicles; energy storage; demand response

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

Applications of Fuel Cell Systems

edited by

Caroline Willich

and Christiane Bauer

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2536 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell systems; fuel cells; fuel cell applications; balance of plant; upscaling of fuel cell systems

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

Low-Emission Combustion Techniques: Latest Advances and Prospects—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhaowen Wang

,

Yuhan Huang

and Shijun Dong

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2237 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-emission combustion; renewable/alternative fuels; combustion modes; combustion diagnostics; emission reduction technologies; ignition and combustion; carbon neutrality; transport planning and operation

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

Economic and Financial Transformations in the Global Energy Transition: Market Mechanisms, Systemic Risks, and Adaptive Policy Frameworks

edited by Noureddine Ben Lagha and Jalal Qanas

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1991 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; renewable energy; market mechanisms and dynamics; economic policy frameworks; systemic risks; financial transformation and technology; green economics; sustainable finance

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

CO₂ Capture, Utilization and Storage

edited by

Shijian Lu

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1932 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture technology; CO2 utilization technology; CO2 storage technology; Combined CO2 capture and conversion technology; CCUS chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)

Distributed Energy Resources in Transactive Energy Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Young Gyu Jin

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed generation; renewable energy resources; smart grids; and microgrids; energy market designs; energy market mechanisms; energy pricing; and market regulation; transactive energy; peer-to-peer energy trading; virtual power plants; demand-side management; and incentive mechanisms; optimal market strategies and agent-based models; blockchains; power routing; and cybersecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section L: Energy Sources)

Power Electronics Technology and Application

edited by

Kalina Detka

and Damian Bisewski

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1482 | Submission Open

Keywords: power semiconductor devices; SiC; GaN; magnetic materials; power electronics; power converters

Current Research and Future Development in Hydraulic Fracturing in Geo-Energy

edited by

Zhengwen Zeng

,

Pengju Xing

and Olga Kresse

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1168 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic fracturing; unconventional resources; tight oil; shale gas; hot-dry-rock; geothermal energy; universal energy independence

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

Energy-Sharing Mechanisms and Renewable Energy Communities: State of Development, Technologies, Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Barbara Marchetti

, Alice Mugnini and

Andrea Tortorelli

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open

Keywords: RECs; energy sharing; energy transition; smart grid; energy democratization

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

Advances in Electrocatalysis, Electrosynthesis, and Electrochemical Applications

edited by Jing Li and Ruixiang Ge

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; electrocatalysis; electrochemical applications; water splitting; CO2 electroreduction; fuel cell; energy storage and conversion technologies; water treatment; electrochemical sensors; mechanism studies

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

AI-Enhanced Operation and Management of Renewable Energy-Integrated Power Systems

edited by Jiaqi Ruan,

Yujia Huang

and

Chao Yang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced AI applications; AI-enhanced operation and management methods; large-scale renewable energy integration; multi-energy coupling and coordination; demand-side management and demand response; real-time monitoring and analytics; cyber– physical security and resilience; risk assessment and management; distributed generation and microgrid operation

(This special issue belongs to the Section F2: Distributed Energy System)

Advances in Modeling Methods for Battery Life Prediction and Performance Evaluation: 3rd Edition

edited by

Md Sazzad Hosen

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery characterization; lifetime modeling; aging prediction; battery state estimation; remaining useful life prediction; degradation study; data-driven battery modeling; second life battery modeling; edge and cloud estimation; diagnosis and prognosis; embedded models

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

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