Driving Electric Power Solutions for a Sustainable Energy Transition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editors
Interests: resilient power systems; microgrids; active distribution network; renewable energy integration; planning of networked microgrids and wind power plants; distributed control and optimization
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Interests: whole-energy system modelling; energy market design; integration of renewable energy sources; distributed energy resources; security and resilience of future energy infrastructure; energy planning under uncertainties
Interests: microgrids; distributed generation systems; paralleled inverters; control strategy; internet of things (IoT); PV converters; small signal stability; energy management system
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Interests: microgrid clusters; energy management; hierarchical control; distributed generation; digital twin; IoT
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Driving Electric Power Solutions for a Sustainable Energy Transition”, aims to explore cutting-edge research and practical developments that address the challenges and opportunities arising from the global transition to low-carbon, sustainable energy systems. As highlighted by recent events such as the April 2025 Iberian blackout, high penetration of renewable energy sources introduces significant complexity to power system stability, reliability, flexibility, and control. This issue invites original contributions that advance intelligent system design, data-driven grid management, flexible operation strategies, and resilience-enhancing technologies. Topics of interest include—but are not limited to—smart grid coordination, AI-based forecasting and control, inverter-dominated system dynamics, adaptive protection, and energy storage integration.
Through this collection, we seek to promote interdisciplinary insights and innovative solutions that will shape the future of reliable, intelligent, and sustainable power systems. Topics of interest include, but not limited to, the following:
- Multi-vector and sector coupling energy systems;
- Large-scale renewable energy integration;
- Hybrid energy storage technologies for energy systems;
- System dynamics for inverter-dominated electric power systems;
- Grid resilience analysis and enhancement;
- Grid balancing, including frequency/voltage control and regulation;
- Intelligent coordination of distribution and transmission networks;
- Flexible resource management (V2G, demand response programs, and EMS);
- Siting, sizing and planning of power systems under uncertainties;
- Data-driven grid control;
- AI-enabled power systems.
Dr. Wenfa Kang
Prof. Dr. Goran Strbac
Dr. Yajuan Guan
Prof. Dr. Juan C. Vasquez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable energy transition
- energy systems
- renewable energy integration
- energy storage
- power systems
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