Challenges and Future Trends in Renewable Energy and Grid-Connected Generation Technologies: Towards the Energy Transition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 7060
Special Issue Editors
Interests: operations management; supply chain; knowledge; sustainability
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue examines the challenges and emerging trends in renewable energy and grid integration technologies by focusing on their role in the global energy transition. The scope covers technical, economic, and policy aspects of renewable energy adoption and grid modernization. Its purpose is to identify barriers, explore solutions, and analyze future trends shaping the shift towards sustainable energy systems.
The topic relates to a wide range of literature, including renewable energy technology development, smart grids, energy storage, grid stability, market design, and energy policy. It builds upon THE existing research in these areas while emphasizing their interconnections and collective impact on the energy transition.
This exploration is crucial given the urgency of climate action and rapid technological advancements. By synthesizing insights from various fields, it aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities in transitioning to a renewable-dominated energy system, offering valuable insights for policymakers, industry stakeholders, and researchers.
- Focus: The intersection of renewable energy technologies, grid integration challenges, and the energy transition process.
- Scope:
- Environmental impacts;
- Integration of various renewable sources into existing grids;
- Energy storage and smart grid solutions;
- Future projections for energy systems.
- Purpose:
- It synthesizes current research across multiple disciplines, providing a comprehensive overview of the renewable energy landscape.
- It highlights interconnections between technological advancements, policy frameworks, and market dynamics.
- It identifies gaps in current knowledge and proposing areas for future research.
- It offers updated insights on rapidly evolving technologies and their integration challenges.
- It provides a forward-looking perspective on the energy transition, considering emerging trends and potential disruptive innovations.
Dr. Reza Eslamipoor
Prof. Dr. Manoj Dora
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- renewable energy
- grid integration
- energy transition
- smart grids
- energy storage
- distributed generation
- power system flexibility
- decarbonization
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
