Highest Honor Bestowed Annually to Authors Whose Work Demonstrates Exceptional Technical Quality, Originality, and Impact
Two Khalifa University Scientists, along with another researcher, have received the 2025 Best Paper Award for the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (TSTE) highlighting the global significance and technical excellence of their pioneering work in advanced renewable-energy system optimization. Among one of the highest honors, the award is bestowed annually to authors whose work demonstrates exceptional technical quality, originality, and impact.
Prof. Ahmed Al-Durra, Associate Provost For Research and Professor, Electrical Engineering, and Dr. Muhammad Abdelghany, Research Scientist, Electrical Engineering, from Khalifa University and Prof. Fei Gao, Deputy Director, French (National Centre for Scientific Research) CNRS, Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique – Sciences et Technologies (FEMTO-ST), and Full Professor, School of Energy and Computer Science, University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), were acknowledged for their paper titled ‘Coordinated Optimal Operation of a Grid-Connected Wind–Solar Microgrid Incorporating Hybrid Energy Storage Management Systems. The IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy journal has an Impact Factor of 10.
The research paper offers a coordinated framework for managing hybrid hydrogen-battery energy storage, with improved lifespan modeling for storage components. It provides enhanced microgrid stability through predictive, real-time control, while demonstrating effectiveness using solar and wind data from Abu Dhabi, ensuring strong regional relevance and real-world applicability. Simulation results confirm that the proposed strategy reduces device degradation, increases efficiency, and ensures continuous fulfillment of energy demands while accommodating renewable fluctuations.
Prof. Ahmed Al-Durra said: “The 2025 Best Paper Award for this research highlights the global significance and technical excellence of the team’s pioneering work in advanced renewable-energy system optimization. This is also the first Best Paper Award of its kind received within Khalifa University’s Electrical Engineering Department, underscoring the institution’s leadership in sustainable-energy research. As global power systems face increasing challenges related to grid stability, renewable variability, and decarbonization mandates, the study’s findings offer a significant advancement for utilities, microgrid operators, and clean-energy stakeholders. This is the outcome of notable technical depth, enabled by strong international collaboration and sustained, quality-driven research.”
The IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy is a journal aimed at disseminating results of research on sustainable energy systems that can be integrated into the power transmission and/or distribution grid.
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English Editor – Specialist
