Special Issues

AI for Next Generation Flexible, Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Energy Systems

Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026 View: 1048 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editor(s)

Dr. LI Shuangqi

Email: shuangqi.li@polyu.edu.hk

Affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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Research Interests: battery modeling & health management, transportation electrification, vehicle-grid integration, cyber-physical systems, smart charging, EV flexibility markets, integrated energy systems, cyber-resilience & blockchain

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Prof. XIANG Yue

Email: xiang@scu.edu.cn

Affiliation: College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

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Research Interests: power system planning & optimal operation,  electric vehicles & smart grid, energy modeling & market economics, data analytics in smart cities

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Senior Engineer WANG Xinying

Email: wangxinying@epri.sgcc.com.cn

Affiliation: China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing, 100192, China

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Research Interests: artificial intelligence, smart grid, energy internet, microgrids, integrated energy systems, renewable energy, power system stability, emergency control

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Prof. LIU Youbo

Email: liuyoubo@scu.edu.cn

Affiliation: College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

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Research Interests: power system planning & optimal operation, active distribution networks, microgrids, electric vehicles, renewable energy, energy storage, machine learning, energy markets, p2p trading, demand response, integrated energy systems, energy internet

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Summary

The increasing complexity of modern energy systems, driven by high shares of renewable energy, distributed resources, and electrified demand, requires new tools for reliable and efficient operation. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers powerful methods for forecasting, optimization, and control that can improve the flexibility, reliability, and resilience of the energy systems. By enabling data-driven decision-making, AI also supports the integration of variable renewables and storage, reduces operational risks, and enhances sustainability.


This special issue focuses on advanced studies in AI-enabled energy systems, aiming to enhance flexibility, reliability, resilience, and sustainability of smart energy systems. Researchers are encouraged to contribute innovative methods in modelling, prediction, planning, scheduling, and intelligent control to overcome technical bottlenecks and accelerate next-generation energy solutions.


Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
· AI for forecasting, scheduling, and optimization
· Data-driven modeling and control
· Reliability and resilience enhancement with AI
· Integration of renewables and distributed energy resources using AI
· AI in demand response, storage, and EV interaction
· Demonstrations, simulations, and techno-economic studies with AI
· AI-enabled energy policy, regulation, and market design


Keywords

artificial intelligence, forecasting, optimization, energy flow control, renewable integration, distributed energy resources, energy storage system, demand response, vehicle-grid integration, resilience, policy and market

Published Papers


  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Towards Reliable Detection of False Data Injection Attacks in Energy Storage Systems: A GAT-BiGRU-GAMNE Approach

    Jinyan Pan, Jianhua Zhang, Pengfei Cheng, Xinyu Wang
    Energy Engineering, DOI:10.32604/ee.2026.082419
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: AI for Next Generation Flexible, Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Energy Systems)
    Abstract To address the increasing security concerns associated with battery energy storage systems (BESS) in distribution networks, this paper proposes a hybrid detection model based on a Graph Attention Network–Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit–Graph Attention Memory Network Enhanced mechanism (GAT-BiGRU-GAMNE) for effectively identifying False Data Injection Attacks (FDIAs). By leveraging the structural dependencies among grid nodes and the temporal evolution of BESS operations, the proposed spatio-temporal feature fusion framework integrates topological spatial feature extraction, bidirectional temporal dependency modeling, and memory-enhanced prototype matching. First, GAT layers are applied to capture dynamic interaction patterns from multi-node BESS operational data;… More >

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    Towards Reliable Detection of False Data Injection Attacks in Energy Storage Systems: A GAT-BiGRU-GAMNE Approach

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Agent-Based Distributed Economic Dispatch for Multi-Microgrid Networks

    Xiaowen Liang, Xiaomin Sun, Zilun Kuang, Hongyao Wu, Chunfang Liu, Zhidan Wu, Weixin Zhao, Xiaojing Wang
    Energy Engineering, DOI:10.32604/ee.2026.080116
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: AI for Next Generation Flexible, Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Energy Systems)
    Abstract For the economic dispatch problem of distributed microgrid clusters, traditional centralized methods heavily rely on continuous and reliable remote communication. However, in practical systems, communication links may face interruption risks due to natural disasters or human factors, leading to data loss and power imbalance. To enhance system robustness, this paper proposes an agent-based decentralized economic dispatch mechanism. This mechanism employs autonomous agents deployed in each sub-region to locally aggregate distributed energy resources and achieves collaborative optimization through peer-to-peer communication. A dual-layer consensus algorithm is adopted to coordinate power allocation, local agents use the method of… More >

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    A Physico-Data Hybrid Driven Approach to Digital Twin Modeling and Coordinated Optimization of Generation-Grid-Load-Storage Systems

    Xiaowen Liang, Xiaomin Sun, Chunfang Liu, Hongyao Wu, Haonan Xie, Fengming Zhang, Linpo Zhong, Xiaojing Wang
    Energy Engineering, DOI:10.32604/ee.2026.079361
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: AI for Next Generation Flexible, Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Energy Systems)
    Abstract As the penetration of renewable energy in power systems continues to increase, traditional simulation and modeling methods encounter challenges, including low accuracy and high computational costs, when addressing multi-timescale dynamics and complex control. To overcome these challenges, a hybrid physics- and data-driven digital twin modeling approach for source-grid-load-storage systems is proposed. The method introduces a two-stage correction model for the digital twin: first, an initial mechanistic model is established based on factory data of the equipment; second, the control system structure and parameters are refined by comparing actual operational data. Additionally, an adaptive long short-term… More >

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