C: Energy Economics and Policy
A section of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Section Information
Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (governments, industry groups, businesses) address issues of energy development, production, distribution, and consumption. This Section also provides a forum for communicating recent advances in energy policy, economics and innovation aspects of economics and policy of energy supply, trading, delivery and consumption, combining expertise in innovation theory, energy system organisations and institutions, and the wider policy and regulatory context of energy. Topics of interest comprise, but are not limited to, the following: Download Section Flyer
- Energy finance and energy markets
- Economic models
- Costs and pricing of renewable resources (oil, natural gas, etc.)
- Power transmission
- Business models
- Carbon/electricity markets
- Energy demand and supply
- Energy demand management
- Energy supply chain management
- Energy supply security and reliability
- Analysis and forecasting of electric power/natural gas/coal/fuels/petroleum products
- Sustainable energy transition
- Decarbonization
- Innovation challenges in the energy sector and its industries
- Transition in energy systems, electricity, and energy infrastructure
- Renewable energy sources
- Energy justice and wellbeing
- Energy and environmental economics/policy
- Emissions trading (SO2, CO2)
- Carbon sequestration and storage
- Lifecycle carbon assessment
- Renewable resource assessment
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Regulatory changes and innovations
- Energy policy
- Energy policy-making (bioenergy, climate, etc.)
- Emerging policy issues
- Energy law and regulation
- Energy generation, storage, distribution and use
- Energy cost and affordability
- Energy efficiency
- Energy use in critical industries
- New and emerging technologies influencing energy production or consumption
- Relationships between energy and economic development
- Energy and national development
- Energy and urban development
- Economic growth and sustainable energy production (electricity/coal/household, etc.)
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Energy Transition to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Energy and Environmental Policy and Policy Instruments in a Disruptive Era (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Public Policies and Development of Renewable Energy 2023 (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Sustainable Resource Management for a Circular Economy (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Economic Strategies for Integrating Energy and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 11 February 2025)
- New and Future Progress for Low-Carbon Energy Policy (Deadline: 12 February 2025)
- Factors Influencing Households’ Energy Consumption: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 14 February 2025)
- Energy Supply within Sustainable Agricultural Production and Development of Rural Areas: Challenges, Policies, Mechanisms (Deadline: 19 February 2025)
- Economic, Financial, and Social Aspects of Green Energy Transformation (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Energy Transformation from the Perspectives of the Individual Citizen and the Market (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Green Economy in Sustainable Energy Development and Energy Environment (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Forecasting and Risk Management Techniques for Electricity Markets II (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Cutting-Edge Research in Energy Economics: Theories and Applications (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Energy Security and Just Transition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Coupling AI in Electricity Markets (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Advances in the Development of Electricity and Carbon Markets: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Renewable Energy Systems for Energy Communities, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Economic Growth, Energy Consumption and Carbon Emission (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Economic and Financial Transformations in the Global Energy Transition: Market Mechanisms, Systemic Risks, and Adaptive Policy Frameworks (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Economics and Management in Extractive and Energy Industry—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Energy Markets and Energy Economy (Deadline: 27 March 2025)
- Hybrid Intelligent Modeling Technology and Optimization Strategy for Industrial Energy Consumption Processes (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advances in Energy Market and Distributed Generation (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Circular Economy in Energy Infrastructure (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Industrial Chain, Supply Chain and Value Chain in the Energy Industry: Impacts and Challenges in the Green and Low-Carbon Transition (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Energy and Environmental Economics for a Sustainable Future (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Studies of Energy Economics and Environmental Policies in China (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- New Challenges in Economic Development and Energy Policy (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- New Approaches and Valuation in Electricity Markets (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Emerging Trends in Energy Economics: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Carbon Neutrality Through Green Innovations—the Role of the Renewable Energy: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Energy-Sharing Mechanisms and Renewable Energy Communities: State of Development, Technologies, Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Circular Economy in Low-Carbon Transition: Current Status and Future Prospects (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Transformation of Energy Markets: Description, Modeling of Functioning Mechanisms and Determining Development Trends—Third Edition (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- Economic Analysis and Policies in the Energy Sector (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Energy Transition and Environmental Sustainability: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Energy Poverty Alleviation, Renewable Energy Investment and High-quality Economic Development in Emerging Economies (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
- Circular Business Models and Circular Economy in Energy Production and Consumption: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
- Future Trends of Energy Economics in Sustainable Development (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
- Economic Analysis of Nuclear Energy (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Managing Energy Sector Enterprises: Challenges, Methods and Research Trends: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Energy Policies and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Energy Transition Targets in Future Energy Systems: The Role of Electric Vehicles, Storage Technologies, Smart Grids and Hydrogen Systems (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- The Interplay Between Technologies and Energy Policies for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Transportation: Scenarios and Case Studies (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Synergizing Sustainability: Smart Strategies for Enhancing Energy, Economic, Environmental, and Social Performance in Residential and Industrial Renewable Energy Communities (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Breakthroughs in Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Smart Energy Management and Sustainable Urban Communities (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment Approach for Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Dual Control of Carbon Emissions and High-Quality Economic Development (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Sustainable Development and Spatial Policy for Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 5 June 2025)
- Beyond Technocracy: Decision-Making Concepts for Energy Efficiency (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
- Analysis of Cogeneration Systems and Electricity Consumption—Second Edition (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
- Towards Sustainable Energy Development: Energy Efficiency and Economic Growth (Deadline: 12 June 2025)
- Energy Economics, Finance and Policy Towards Sustainable Energy (Deadline: 16 June 2025)
- Multi-Energy Systems Operation, Economics and Policy to Facilitate Low-Carbon Energy Transition (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Insights On and Challenges in Energy Transition During Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery: Energy Cost, Security, Wellbeing, and Other Second-Round Effects (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- International Finance and Energy Markets: Energy Supplying, Prices, Investments and Trends (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Energy Transition and Sustainability: Low-Carbon Economy (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Economic Approaches to Energy, Environment and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Smart Innovations and the Energy–Food–Water–Waste Nexus in the Context of Sustainable Urban and Rural Bioeconomies (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Energy and Environmental Economic Theory and Policy (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Energy Consumption in the EU Countries: 4th Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Economic and Political Determinants of Energy—Contemporary Challenges (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Sustainable Approaches to Energy and Environment Economics (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Energy Policies and Energy Transition: Strategies and Outlook (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Available Energy and Environmental Economics: Volume II (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
