Integration of Renewable Energy

Dear Colleagues,

The energy supply chain is changing rapidly, driven by a societal and environmental push towards clean and renewable resources. However, renewable resources such as solar, wind, tide, and wave energy are inherently uncontrollable as their availability is governed by the often challenging-to-predict natural cycles. This in turn poses a great challenge for the grid system to match the supply to the constantly changing demand and maintain network stability. Without a viable solution to the plethora of underlying technical issues, we will not be able to integrate and utilize renewable energy resources and systems in an economic and environmentally affordable way.

The aim of this Topic is to collect the latest developments and applications in these interdisciplinary fields related to "Integration of Renewable Energy". Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Wind energy;
• Solar power;
• Tidal and wave energy;
• Hybrid renewable energy systems;
• Microgrids;
• Modelling, simulation, optimization, and control;
• Condition monitoring and control, including advanced control for optimized exploitation;
• Energy management and demand-side management;
• Power electronic converters and systems;
• Storage technologies and systems;
• Vehicle to grid and grid to vehicle;
• Inertia and frequency control strategies;
• HVAC and HVDC interconnection systems;
• Smart metering and data management solution;
• Energy security;
• Artificial-intelligence-enabled techniques and applications.

Dr. Xiandong Ma
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Benbouzid
Dr. Sinisa Durovic
Prof. Dr. Hao Chen
Topic Editors