Modeling, Design, and Application of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) are gaining importance in modern power generation systems as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for distributed generation sources and self-consumption. As the share of renewable energy in the overall energy mix continues to increase, HRES offers a practical solution to balance power supply and demand, reduce transmission and distribution systems losses, and provide a stable grid. This Special Issue seeks to advance the field of HRES by encouraging original and novel contributions aimed at improving the sustainability, efficiency, reliability, flexibility, and profitability of HRES. Researchers working on microgrids are invited to contribute to this Special Issue, which focuses on the following topics:

• Sustainable power generation systems through renewable energy sources (PV, wind, biomass, water, among others);
• Storage systems (lead-acid batteries, Li-ion batteries, and others);
• HRES power electronics;
• HRES design;
• Off-grid and grid-tied HRES;
• Metaheuristic algorithms and methods applied to HRES (e.g., Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Nature and Bio-inspired Optimization Algorithms, and others);
• HRES economic analysis;
• Energy Prosumers;
• HRES demand response;
• Power generation in developing countries through HRES.

An environmental and economic analysis is essential to evaluate the alternatives and choose the best option. By integrating the different components of HRES, a sustainable, efficient, reliable, flexible, and profitable renewable energy system can be achieved, contributing to a greener and more sustainable future.

Prof. Dr. Carlos Vargas-Salgado
Dr. David Alfonso-Solar
Guest Editors

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• PV systems
• wind systems
• storage systems
• microgrids
• smartgrids
• biomass gasification systems
• hydropower systems
• power control
• greenhouse gas emissions
• emissions
• reliability of the grid
• lithium-ion batteries
• lead-acid batteries in microgrids
• demand response
• SCADA
• control algorithms
• energy management systems
• microgrid simulation
• power electronics
• losses in power systems
• hybrid energy systems
• virtual power plants
• prosumer
• distributed energy resources (DER)
• hybrid renewable energy System economic analysis
• hybrid renewable energy systems for developing countries
• metaheuristic algorithms
• fuzzy logic
• bio-inspired optimization
• optimization algorithms
• grey wolf optimizer (GWO) algorithm
• particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm
• genetic algorithms.