Aims and Scope
Advances in Energy Science and Technologies (Adv. Energy Sci. Technol.), established in 2025, is a double-blind peer-reviewed quarterly journal, owned, managed & published by Amirkabir University of Technology. The journal publishes original research articles, review papers, and short communications that lead to novel knowledge, innovation, and understanding of the field of energy science and technologies. The journal scope includes, but is not restricted to, the following areas:
1. Renewable Energy Sources
· Solar energy (photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, thermal systems, floating solar, building-integrated PV)
· Wind energy (onshore and offshore turbines, aerodynamics, farm optimization, forecasting)
· Hydropower and marine energy (large to pico hydro, pumped storage, tidal, wave, OTEC)
· Geothermal energy (enhanced systems, power plants, direct use, heat pumps)
· Bioenergy and biomass (first to fourth generation biofuels, algae, anaerobic digestion, gasification, pyrolysis, biochar)
2. Energy Storage and Conversion
· Batteries: Lithium-ion, solid-state, lithium-sulfur, lithium-air, sodium-ion, potassium-ion, magnesium-ion, flow batteries (vanadium redox, zinc-bromine), lead-acid, nickel-based
· Supercapacitors: EDLCs, pseudocapacitors, hybrid capacitors, lithium-ion capacitors
· Hydrogen energy: Production (electrolysis: alkaline, PEM, SOEC; thermochemical; biological), storage (compressed, liquid, metal hydrides, MOFs), transport, refueling stations
· Fuel cells: PEMFC, SOFC, MCFC, DMFC, PAFC, AEMFC
· Thermal energy storage: Sensible (molten salt, water, rock), latent (phase change materials), thermochemical storage, cryogenic storage
· Mechanical storage: Compressed air energy storage (CAES), flywheel, pumped hydro
· Power-to-X (PtX): Power-to-hydrogen, power-to-ammonia, power-to-methane, power-to-liquids, synthetic fuels (e-fuels)
3. Smart Grids, Power Systems, and Energy Infrastructure
· Smart grids, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), IoT, demand side management and demand response
· Renewable energy integration (solar, wind, variable RES), grid codes, forecasting using AI/ML
· Microgrids (AC, DC, hybrid), energy management systems (EMS), peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading, blockchain
· Power system stability (transient, voltage, frequency), protection, wide area monitoring (WAMPAC), PMUs
· HVDC and FACTS devices (STATCOM, SVC, UPFC, TCSC)
· High voltage engineering, insulation, GIS, lightning protection
· Power electronics and drives (converters, multilevel inverters, wide bandgap SiC/GaN), applications in RES, EVs, HVDC
4. Energy Efficiency and Conservation
· Industrial energy efficiency (waste heat recovery, pinch analysis, ISO 50001, energy-intensive industries)
· Building energy efficiency (NZEB, ZEB, HVAC optimization, building automation, digital twins, smart lighting, cool roofs, insulation materials)
· Transportation energy efficiency (EV, HEV, PHEV, FCEV, charging infrastructure, V2G, V2X, eco-driving)
· Appliance and equipment efficiency (standards, labeling, high-efficiency motors)
5. Fossil Fuels, Clean Technologies, and Carbon Capture (CCUS)
· Clean coal and natural gas (supercritical, IGCC, NGCC with carbon capture, CTL, GTL)
· Carbon capture, utilization, and storage: post-combustion, pre-combustion, oxy-fuel, chemical looping, membranes, DAC, BECCS
· CO₂ transport, utilization (EOR, mineral carbonation, CO₂ to fuels/chemicals), geological storage
· Emission reduction (SOₓ, NOₓ, PM, mercury, FGD, SCR) and methane leakage mitigation
6. Nuclear Energy
· Nuclear fission (advanced reactors, SMRs, Gen IV, fuel cycle, safety, waste management)
· Nuclear fusion (magnetic confinement: tokamak, stellarator; inertial confinement; plasma physics; tritium breeding)
· Radiation protection, shielding, dosimetry, nuclear instrumentation
7. Energy Policy, Economics, Markets, and Sustainability
· Energy policy (renewable incentives, carbon pricing, subsidy reform, international agreements like Paris Agreement)
· Energy economics (LCOE, LCOS, project valuation, learning curves, demand forecasting)
· Energy markets (electricity market design, wholesale/retail, capacity markets, P2P trading)
· Energy security and geopolitics (independence, diversification, critical minerals)
· Sustainability (SDG 7, SDG 13, energy access, energy poverty, just transition, energy equity)
8. Environment, Climate Change, and Energy Nexus
· Climate change and energy (GHG accounting, carbon footprint, climate mitigation pathways, net-zero, carbon neutrality, negative emissions technologies)
· Environmental impact assessment (EIA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) of energy systems (cradle-to-grave, well-to-wheel, environmental impact categories)
· Energy-Water nexus (water consumption in power plants, desalination powered by renewables, wastewater treatment with energy recovery)
· Energy-Agriculture nexus (agrivoltaics, energy use in agriculture, bioenergy from agricultural residues, manure for biogas)
· Energy-Materials nexus (critical raw materials for energy technologies: lithium, cobalt, rare earths; circular economy; battery recycling, PV/wind turbine blade recycling; material flow analysis)
· Land use and biodiversity (land use change from bioenergy, impact of dams/wind/solar on ecosystems, environmental flows)
· Air quality and energy (emissions of PM, SO₂, NOₓ, CO, VOCs, health impacts, co-benefits of climate mitigation)
· Waste-to-energy (WtE) and circular economy (incineration with energy recovery, RDF, SRF, anaerobic digestion of organic waste, landfill gas capture, pyrolysis/gasification of plastic/e-waste/tires, design for recyclability)
9. Emerging, Interdisciplinary, and Advanced Energy Technologies
· Nanotechnology and advanced materials (graphene, CNTs, MXenes, MOFs, COFs, perovskites, quantum dots, thermoelectrics, piezoelectrics, triboelectrics)
· Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML for forecasting, smart grid control, fault detection, predictive maintenance, deep learning, reinforcement learning, digital twins, computer vision, NLP)
· Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber-physical systems (IoT sensors, wireless sensor networks, cybersecurity of energy systems, blockchain)
· Energy harvesting (vibration, thermal, RF, wearable and implantable harvesters)
· Advanced combustion and engines (HCCI, RCCI, LTC, ammonia/hydrogen ICE, synthetic fuels)
· Carbon-free and low-carbon fuels (green/blue/turquoise hydrogen, green ammonia, methanol, synthetic methane, e-fuels)
· Plasma and electrification technologies (non-thermal plasma for gas conversion, plasma-assisted combustion, electrification of industrial processes)
· Quantum technologies for energy (quantum computing for material design, quantum sensing, quantum batteries)