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CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage
edited by
submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7714
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)
Studies on Clean and Sustainable Energy Utilization
edited by , and Chen Sun
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16996 | 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)
Advanced Control Strategies for Power Converters and Microgrids
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7606 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgrids; power electronics devices; topology; theoretical analysis; modeling methods; control strategies; optimized scheduling; cybersecurity
(This special issue belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
Advanced Control for Nuclear Energy Systems: Intelligent Control and Operation Strategies
edited by Yang Liu and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7319 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced nuclear reactors; autonomous control; operation and maintenance; AI-enhanced control; strategies cyber–physical system
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
Economic and Political Determinants of Energy: 3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6878 | 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)
Advanced Application of Mathematical Methods in Energy Systems
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submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6514 | Submission Open
Keywords: mathematical methods in energy; modeling of energy systems; optimization of energy processes; reliability and safety analysis; intelligent energy management systems; energy demand forecasting; power networks; renewable energy sources (RESs); microgrids and decentralized systems; optimization algorithms; machine learning in energy; risk analysis in energy; energy management; energy system state monitoring; dynamic processes in power systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Artificial Intelligence and the Global Transition to Renewable Energy: Trends, Perceptions, and Policy Pathways submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6249 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy transition; artificial intelligence in energy; public perception; energy policy and governance; sustainable technology adoption
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles
edited by , Cheng Xu, , and Hao Qiu
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5218 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercritical CO2; Brayton cycle; energy storage cycle; flow and fluid machinery; heat transfer; modeling; design; application; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Analysis of Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency of Electric Vehicles—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5145 | 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)
Simulation and Optimisation for Operational Decision-Making in Renewable Energy Supply Chains and Systems
edited by Ammar Al-Bazi
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4319 | 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)
Advanced Thermal Management in Electric Vehicles
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3476 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicles; thermal management; energy management; integrated systems; waste heat recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
Advances in Optimized Energy Harvesting Systems and Technology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3230 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy harvesting; ambient energy; low-power generation; power electronics; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
New Trends in Wind Energy and Wind Turbines
edited by , Dachuan Feng and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3230 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind energy; wind turbines; renewable energy; offshore wind; smart grid; condition monitoring; aerodynamics; power electronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Modeling, Control and Simulation of Power Electronic Converters for the Power Gird Application
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2953 | Submission Open
Keywords: power systems; renewable energy integration; power electronic converters; grid management; power grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Wood-Based Bioenergy: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2938 | 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)
Optimized Production of Bioenergy, Biofuels, and Biogas
edited by David Bessières
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2735 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; biodiesel; biohydrogen; anaerobic digestion; biochar; biogas upgrading
(This special issue belongs to the Section A4: Bio-Energy)
Electricity Market Design and Renewable Energy Sources submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2681 | Submission Open
Keywords: electricity market design; renewable energy integration; grid stability; energy storage; renewable energy curtailment; cross-border interconnections; ancillary services; power system resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Optimization Methods for Electricity Market and Smart Grid
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2578 | Submission Open
Keywords: power markets; optimization methods; power system economics; power system dispatch; power system operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Advanced Research in Heat and Mass Transfer
edited by Yubin Wang
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2007 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer mechanisms; mass transfer phenomena; thermal management; multiphase flows; computational fluid dynamics; micro/nanoscale transport; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section J1: Heat and Mass Transfer)
Perspective Solutions for Sustainable Electric Propulsion: Novel Motors and Drive Technologies with Reduced or No Rare-Earth Materials submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1748 | 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)
Advancing the Urban Energy Transition: Opportunities, Barriers and Challenges of Positive Energy Districts and Community-Based Energy Systems Towards Carbon Neutrality submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1456 | Submission Open
Keywords: positive energy districts; renewable energy communities; district energy systems; renewable energy; energy efficiency; energy transition; carbon neutrality; energy democracy
(This special issue belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
Factor Analysis and Mathematical Modeling of Coals: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open
Keywords: mathematical modeling; multidimensional analysis; optimization; factor analysis; natural environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Advances in Control and Optimization for Engine Combustion
edited by Zhaojie Shen
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 844 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced combustion control strategies; combustion stability control; fault diagnosis; adaptive control systems; multi-objective optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Solar Cells with Optical, Electrochemical, and Photovoltaic Properties
edited by Xiaolei Liu and Ning Song
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 423 | 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)
Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) for Decarbonization of Energy-Intensive Industries submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS); industrial decarbonization; energy-intensive industries; CO2 capture and transportation life cycle assessment (LCA); techno-economic assessment (TEA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)
Advancements in Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis for Nuclear Reactors and Complex Flow
edited by Nianmei Zhang, Qian Li, and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear reactors; thermal-hydraulic research; complex flow; heat transfer; clean energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Nuclear Energy)
New Journey of Energy and Electric Vehicle Revolutions—Infinite 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 22601 | 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)
Advanced Grid Integration with Power Electronics: 2nd Edition
edited by and Yusheng Wei
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10311 | 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)
Advances in Thermal Analysis of Electrical Equipment and Power Electronics submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10064 | 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)
Energy Consumption in the EU Countries: 4th Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5897 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy consumption; energy production; energy consumers and producers; clean energy; renewable energy; energy markets; energy; energy efficiency; circular economy; environmental impact of energy consumption; social and economic aspects of energy; directions of energy development
(This special issue belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
Emerging Trends in Enhancing Power Grid Performance submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5383 | 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)
Advanced Control and Management Techniques for Power Converters in Microgrids: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4372 | 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)
AI, Big Data, and IoT for Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3224 | 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)
Planning, Operation and Management of Grid-Connected and Islanded Microgrids
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open
Keywords: state-of-energy-based control; microgrid planning and operation; battery storage coordination; multi-microgrid coordination; reliability-oriented design; energy sharing mechanisms; interpretable energy management; planning–operation interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
Advances and Optimization of Electric Energy Systems—3rd Edition
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1289 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy management; demand response; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); integrated energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
Advances in Novel Fuels—Production, Combustion, and Application: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 916 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic sustainable fuels including e-fuels and biofuels; aviation fuels; maritime fuels; fuels for road transport; sustainable energy for power generation; production; market launch; regulations; certification and specification; techno-economic analysis; life-cycle analysis (LCA); computational fluid dynamics (CFD); combustion; engine; gas turbine; generic experiments; reduction in pollutants; emissions and their impact on the environment (e.g., global warming potential—GWP non-CO2-effects and human health); chemical kinetic modeling; generation of detailed and reduced reaction models; machine learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section I1: Fuel)
Energy Informatics and Intelligent Systems: IoT, AI, and Machine Learning Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT architectures for energy systems, including sensing strategies, edge intelligence, communications, and data acquisition; data analytics and time series analysis for energy systems, including forecasting, event detection, and pattern discovery; AI and machine learning for energy monitoring, diagnostics, anomaly detection, and fault classification; digital twins, hybrid model-based and data-driven analytics, and physics-informed learning; prognostics and health management and condition-based maintenance for energy assets; optimisation and intelligent control supported by predictive and prescriptive analytics; uncertainty-aware analytics, probabilistic methods, risk and reliability assessment; explainable, trustworthy, and auditable AI and analytics for energy applications; scalable data engineering and analytics platforms for energy systems, including clustering, information retrieval, and similarity search; generative AI for energy applications, including LLM-based analytics, knowledge retrieval, summarisation, and operator assistance; theoretical and experimental advances in spiking neural networks (SNNs) for scalable and energy-efficient analytics platforms, including edge deployment and model compression, enabling real-time energy monitoring, diagnostics, and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Advanced Monitoring and Characterization Techniques for Energy Reservoirs
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open
Keywords: reservoir characterization; machine learning; CCUS; unconventional reservoirs; geothermal energy; coupled modeling; hydraulic fracturing; subsurface stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Photovoltaic Power Systems
edited by and Xiurong Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; photovoltaic power systems; PV power forecasting; uncertainty modeling; generative models; deep learning; bifacial photovoltaic systems; weather scenario generation; grid integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Hydrogen in Geological Formations: From Natural Accumulations to Underground Storage—Progress, Challenges and Prospects submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural (geologic) hydrogen; white or gold hydrogen; orange hydrogen; underground hydrogen storage (UHS); subsurface geology and reservoirs; caprock and well integrity; geochemistry; microbial processes; multiphase flow and reactive transport; monitoring, measurement and verification (MMV); commercialization and market maturity
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
Intelligent Forecasting and Optimization in Electrical Power Systems: 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; electrical power systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section F1: Electrical Power System)
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage in Unconventional Reservoirs Development
edited by , , and Bingbing Chen
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open
Keywords: CCUS; CO2-enhance oil recovery; CO2 geological storage; CO2-brine-rock interactions; unconventional oil and gas reservoirs
(This special issue belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
Optimisation and Management of Energy Systems Through Artificial Intelligence
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; energy systems optimisation; smart grids; energy management; load forecasting; renewable energy integration; predictive maintenance; fault detection; fault diagnosis; distributed energy resources; intelligent control; energy planning; data-driven decision making; reinforcement learning; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
Ocean Energy Conversion and Magnetohydrodynamic Power Systems—2nd Edition
edited by Lingzhi Zhao and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean energy conversion; magnetohydrodynamic/MHD power generation; control; maximum power tracking; array; design; modelling; life cycle assessment; economic analysis; application; offshore deployment; power conversion; LMMHD; MHD
(This special issue belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
Modeling, Monitoring, and Evaluation for Urban Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban energy systems; monitoring and evaluation; key performance indicators (KPIs); impact assessment; digital twins; positive energy districts (PEDs); climate-neutral city strategies; energy flexibility; replication and scalability
(This special issue belongs to the Section G: Energy and Buildings)
Data-Driven Approaches to Power Grids: Planning, Control and Integration of Renewable Energy Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization; AI; machine learning; predictive algorithms; data-driven; renewable energy resources; data integrity; cybersecurity; smart grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
New Advances in Material, Performance and Design of Solar Cells submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13756 | 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)
Advances in Sustainable Power and Energy Systems: 2nd Edition submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10338 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; smart energy system; operational efficiency; energy system modeling; optimization; demand management; integration of renewable energy sources
(This special issue belongs to the Section F5: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy)
New Research in Advanced Combustion Technologies for Low-Carbon Emissions
edited by Qiongyao Qin
submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7048 | Submission Open
Keywords: new technologies; combustion; flow control; theory; numerical methods; experiments
(This special issue belongs to the Section I2: Energy and Combustion Science)
Hydrogen Production: Technical-Economic, Upscaling, and Industrialization Perspectives for Sustainable and Secure Energy Production
edited by
submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6508 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen production; green hydrogen; renewable-powered electrolysis; steam methane reforming (SMR) with CCUS; methane pyrolysis; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); process optimization; predictive analytics and maintenance in hydrogen production; hydrogen production optimization and life cycle assessments; sustainable energy transition; carbon capture, utilization, and storage; carbon management and decarbonization; infrastructure development enabling hydrogen production; techno-economic analysis; industrial scale hydrogen production; upscaling challenges; industrialization
(This special issue belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
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