Energy Systems
A section of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717).
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The Energy Systems section of Processes is the ideal forum for the publication of significant high-excellence and high-impact research, as well as reviews. Emphasis is placed on contributions that focus on methodological scientific frameworks to arrive at realistic integrated solutions for complex energy problems by adopting a holistic, systems-based approach. Research papers submitted in the Energy Systems section of Processes are expected to demonstrate novel energy systems and engineering-based approaches to systematically quantify different options at different levels of complexity (technology, plant, energy supply chain, mega-system) through experimental, pilot-scale, energy modeling, simulation, control, and optimization-based frameworks and potentially using real-life applications. The aim of the Energy Systems is to mirror the importance of fundamental and applied research in energy system engineering applications, developing mechanisms for the transfer of new technology to society and industry. Download Section Flyer
The Energy Systems section will cover recent advances in an extensive range of advanced energy systems, including but not limited to the following areas:
New Trends in the Design and Operation of Advanced Energy Systems and Energy Supply Chains
- Decarbonization, carbon-neutrality, and sustainable design of energy systems;
- Hydrogen supply chains;
- Systems analysis, modeling, and optimization for the food-energy-water-waste nexus and circular economy;
- Fuel cells;
- Urban energy systems;
- Distributed multi-energy systems;
- Clean energy technologies;
- Integrated design of biorefineries;
- Bioenergy systems and technologies;
- Sustainability analysis of energy systems;
- Processes for low-carbon utilization of fossil fuels;
- Carbon capture, storage, and utilization for the production of valuable products;
- Energy savings and energy efficiency in process industries;
- Applications of AI and big data in energy systems;
- Industrial applications and real-life case studies.
Energy and Power Planning
- Energy and power planning optimization;
- Planning of multi-energy systems;
- Design and planning of energy polygeneration systems;
- Optimal integration of renewable energies;
- Energy planning and scheduling.
Energy and Power Markets
- Design, policies, and clearing mechanisms of energy, capacity, and ancillary services markets;
- Market power and optimal bidding strategies in wholesale electricity and natural gas markets;
- Impact of environmental policies such as emission trading and green certificates trading on energy markets;
- Strategic investments in energy market assets;
- Integration of financial instruments in energy markets, such as virtual bidding and futures;
- Energy finance and economics of energy markets.
Energy Storage
- Design and operation of electrochemical, chemical, mechanical, electrical, and thermal energy storage systems;
- Modeling, optimization, and control of energy storage systems;
- Optimal management of large-scale energy storage systems, including vehicle-to-grid, energy storage integration with buildings, and hybrid storage systems;
- Design, construction, validation, life cycle costs, and assessment of energy storage systems.
Demand Management
- Demand side management in households and industry;
- Demand management in large-scale low-carbon power generation integrating renewable energy sources with energy storage systems;
- Electrification in large-scale industries;
- Load modeling and forecasting;
- Load profiles of storage technologies in large-scale electrical storage systems, electric vehicle transportation, and uninterruptible power supplies;
- Combined heat and power systems.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Phase Change, Interphase Coupling, and Multiphase Transport in Porous Structures (Deadline: 20 April 2024)
- Power Interaction Control Methods among Main Grid, Charging Station and Electric Vehicles (Deadline: 25 April 2024)
- Geological and Engineering Problems in the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Distributed Energy Systems (DES) Design, Optimization and Analysis (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Low-Carbon Combustion Technology and Engineering (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Thermal and Fluid Flow Processes in Sustainable and Conventional Energy (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances in Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Oil and Gas Well Engineering Measurement and Control (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advanced Reservoir Simulation and Modelling, Thermal and Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes (Deadline: 1 May 2024)
- Advances in Power Systems Digitisation and Automation (Deadline: 8 May 2024)
- Study of Multiphase Flow and Its Application in Petroleum Engineering (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- Heat and Mass Transfer in Energy Engineering (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Advances in Enhancing Unconventional Oil/Gas Recovery (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Advances in Improving Oil Recovery in Low-Permeability Hydrocarbon Resources (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- New Challenges and Solutions to Improve Energy and Computational Efficiency in Smart Grids (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Utilization and Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Petroleum Engineering (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Modeling, Simulation and Control in Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Advances in Waste Heat Recovery Using Thermoelectric Generators (Deadline: 24 May 2024)
- Engine Combustion and Emissions (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Recent Advances in Shale Gas Exploration, Development and Production (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Latest Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Development (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Process Technologies for Heavy Oils and Residua Upgradings (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer in Energy Utilization (Deadline: 5 June 2024)
- Experimental and Numerical Study of Energy and Thermal Management Systems (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Progresses in Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage—Materials, Structures and Simulation (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Sustainable Industrial Waste to Energy Processing (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Low Carbon Management in Energy Systems: CO2 Capture Technology (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advanced Technologies and Materials for Sustainability in Energy Systems and Environmental Processes (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Process Intensification towards Sustainable Biorefineries (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Artificial Intelligent Techniques in the Optimal Operation of Oil and Gas Production Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Recent Advances in Hydrocarbon Production Processes from Geoenergy (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Transport and Energy Conversion at the Nanoscale and Molecular Scale (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Thermal Conversion: Integrating and Intensifying Waste/Biomass-to-Energy Processes (Deadline: 5 July 2024)
- Oil and Gas Drilling Rock Mechanics and Engineering (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Advances in Solid Oxide Cells (SOCs): Performance and Reliability (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Facile and Scalable Approaches for the Improvement of Batteries (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Advances in New and Renewable Fuel for Internal Combustion Engines (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Advanced Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide to Fuel Conversion (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Vicente Gómez Serrano: Innovation in Production, Characterization and Applications of Activated Carbon, Biochar and Other Carbon-Based Materials (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Advances in Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Nanomaterials (Deadline: 19 July 2024)
- Numerical Simulations of Fracturing in Petroleum Engineering (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Coal Mining and Unconventional Oil Exploration (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Reservoir Characterization and Modeling in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development (Deadline: 21 July 2024)
- Oil and Gas Drilling Processes: Control and Optimization (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Advances of Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics in Energy Engineering (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Modeling, Design and Engineering Optimization of Energy Systems (Deadline: 26 July 2024)
- Innovations in Hydraulic Fracturing Technology for Unconventional Reservoirs (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Advances in Gas Adsorption and Porosity for Enhanced Recovery of Shale Gas (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Wind Energy Assessment Based on CFD Simulations and Analytical Techniques (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- CFD Applications in Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Experimental Investigation and Modeling of Biowaste Conversion into Renewable Energy and Resources (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Battery Management Processes, Modeling, and Optimization (Deadline: 5 August 2024)
- Electrochemically-Based Hydrogen Energy Preparation in Energy Conversion (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Combustion Process and Emission Control of Alternative Fuels (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Sustainable and Intelligent Energy Systems and Processes: Recent Advances and Challenges (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Green Fuels: Utilization, Production and Processing Technologies (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- New Insight in Enhanced Oil Recovery Process Analysis and Application (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advances in Coal Gasification Process and Technology Development (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Efficient and Sustainable Heating and Cooling Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Energy Storage Systems and Thermal Management (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advancements in Microbial Fuel Cells (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Process Safety and Monitoring of Intelligent and Green Mining Technology (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Smart Wearable Technology: Thermal Management and Energy Applications (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Process and Modelling of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Sources (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Green Manufacturing and Low-Carbon Application of the Power Batteries (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Evaluation and Optimization of Fuel Cell Performance (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- New Trends in Smart Grid and Sustainable Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- New Research on Oil and Gas Equipment and Technology (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Design and Utilization of Wind Turbines/Wave Energy Convertors (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Advanced Heat Transfer Technologies for the Design, Operation and Optimization of Steam Power Systems (Deadline: 27 September 2024)
- Development and Utilization of Biomass, Coal and Organic Solid Wastes (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Process Design and Modeling of Low-Carbon Energy Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advancements in Electrodes, Electrolytes, and Separator Engineering for Rechargeable Metal Batteries (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Recent Technologies on CO2 Capture and (Photo) Electrochemical Utilization (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Green Mineral Processing and Metallurgy: Resource Recovery, Utilization and Process Optimization (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- The Synthesis of Organic-Based Polymers for Supercapacitors and Alkali Metal-Ion Batteries (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Natural Gas Hydrate Production Technology and Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering (Volume II) (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Numerical Simulation and Application of Process in Deep Mining Engineering and Petroleum Engineering (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Advanced Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Processes (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Optimization of Turbine, Thermal System Analysis and Power Engineering (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Development and Challenges of Renewable Energy Technologies for Desalination (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Advances in Hydraulic Fracturing Technology for Unconventional Reservoirs (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Energy and Water Treatment Processes (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Dynamic Modelling and Simulation of Wind Energy Conversion Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Data-Driven Modeling and Applications for Flow, Heat Transfer, and Combustion (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Analysis and Optimization Control of Active Distribution Networks and Smart Grids (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Research on Battery Energy Storage in Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Rock Physics, Well Logging, and Formation Evaluation in Energy Exploration Systems (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane Exploration and Practice (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Modeling and Optimization of Photovoltaic Power Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes (II) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Experiments and Diagnostics in Reacting Flows (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advances in Hybrid Solar PV and Battery Power Systems: Technology Review and Sustainable Future (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- Quantitative Evaluation, Efficient Development, Seepage, and Simulation of Geo-Energy Resources (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- The Exploration and Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources, 2nd Volume (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Advances in Technology for Enhancing Oil and Gas Recovery in Shale Reservoirs (Deadline: 4 July 2025)