Special Issues

Towards Net-Zero: Low-Carbon Optimization, Market Strategy, and Electricity-Carbon Coupling for New Power Systems under Dual-Carbon Goals

Submission Deadline: 10 December 2026 View: 56 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editor(s)

Dr. De Gejirifu

Email: dove2021@126.com

Affiliation: Energy Policy and Market Research Institute of the Electric Power Planning and Design Institute, Beijing, China

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Research Interests: power system dispatch optimization, electricity-car coordination optimization, power market trading, etc.

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Dr. Songrui Li

Email: 20240078@upc.edu.cn

Affiliation: China University of Petroleum (East China), School of Economics and Management, Qingdao, China

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Research Interests: complex energy system modeling and optimization, distributed energy cluster regulation and benefit equilibrium, etc.

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Prof. Yaxian Wang

Email: yaxiangogo@163.com.com

Affiliation: Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality, Department of Finance, Beijing Wuzi University, Beijing, China

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Research Interests: energy economy, power system dispatch optimization, etc.

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Summary

This Special Issue focuses on the critical challenge of achieving carbon neutrality in new-type power systems through integrated energy-carbon optimization and innovative market mechanisms. As China advances its "dual carbon" goals, the deep coupling between electricity and carbon markets has become essential for system decarbonization.


This issue aims to: (1) explore advanced optimization methodologies for zero-carbon dispatch considering high penetration of renewables and distributed resources; (2) investigate market design innovations that internalize carbon costs into electricity pricing; (3) analyze the synergistic mechanisms between electricity, carbon, and green certificate markets; (4) develop pricing strategies that reflect both energy value and environmental externality.


Suggested topics include: multi-timescale coordinated dispatch with carbon constraints, electricity-carbon joint market clearing mechanisms, carbon-inclusive pricing models, game-theoretic analysis of market participant behaviors, and AI-driven optimization for net-zero power system operation. This issue seeks to bridge the gap between technical optimization and economic mechanisms, providing actionable insights for policy-makers and market operators in the transition towards carbon-neutral energy systems.


Keywords

carbon neutrality, new-type power system, electricity-carbon coupling, zero-carbon dispatch, market mechanism design, carbon-inclusive pricing, integrated energy-carbon optimization, peer-to-peer trading, demand-side carbon response, game theory

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