In-situ kerogen maturation using thermochemical fluids: Impact on shale properties and implications for hydrocarbon recovery
July 2026
The increasing global demand for energy has raised interest in unconventional hydrocarbon resources such as shale gas, tight oil, and coalbed methane. A major limitation in exploiting these resources...
A new algorithm for transient simulation of well killing based on drift-flux model
July 2026
In recent years, Shallow water Christmas trees have made a significant breakthrough internationally. It fills technological gaps, alleviates energy shortages, and offers innovative solutions for global...
Russia's carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) policy in the context of hydrogen energy development: A critical review
July 2026
This study critically evaluates Russia's carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) policy within the framework of low-carbon hydrogen development, with a particular focus on the feasibility of...
AI enabled geospatial intelligence for the energy transition: A comparative CNN study on CCUS, geothermal siting, and NetZero strategies
July 2026
Practical guidance about tradeoff choices between accuracy, efficiency and deployment ability in deep convolutional neural network architectures for land use and land cover classification has been largely...
Green hydrogen transport across the Caspian Sea: geomorphological constraints and strategic maritime routing
July 2026
Transition toward a low-carbon economy has positioned green hydrogen as a key vector for sustainable energy systems. Large-scale deployment remains constrained by transportation and storage challenges,...
Adaptive LSR fusion of multi-scale 3-branch CNN-BiLSTM, LSTM and CNN-BiLSTM models for robust multi-seasonal and multi-horizon weather forecasting in renewable energy management
July 2026
Accurate and robust forecast of meteorological variables such as wind speed, solar irradiance and ambient temperature is challenging because of their nonlinear, non-stationary behavior as well as season-dependent...
Energy, economic, and environmental assessment of hybrid water-cooled photovoltaic systems with nanofluids and thermoelectric generators - Comparative and parametric analysis in contrasting climates
July 2026
Although fossil fuels remain the world's primary energy source, their widespread use contributes to increased greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Solar energy is a sustainable option, but the...
Comparative study of optimized rock-physics templates (RPTs) and machine learning (ML) approaches for sweet spot delineation in shale gas reservoir
May 2026
Accurate prospectivity assessment for unconventional reservoir requires defining sweet spots, a methodology that delineates prospective areas based on quality factors such as organic richness, fracability,...
Machine learning for forecasting production in tight oil reservoirs: Application to the Bakken formation of Williston basin
May 2026
Despite the tremendous growth of oil production from tight reservoirs in the US, characterizing and forecasting these tight formations faces significant uncertainties and risks. Machine learning (ML)...
Hybrid solar–exhaust heat recovery heat pump system: A combined experimental and numerical study for high-efficiency sustainable heating
May 2026
A significant portion of building energy consumption is attributed to space heating, while a significant amount of power generator waste heat is left unused. At the same time, solar energy's sporadic...
Assessment of risk, safety, hazard, and economic challenges of CCS pipeline and wellbore implementation: Exploring emerging achievements in 2010–2025
May 2026
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is widely regarded as a strategic mitigation option for reducing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel–based industries and the energy sector, in line with global efforts to...
Influence of adsorbed water on diffusion coefficient and permeability of coal
May 2026
Understanding the influence of water adsorption on gas transport properties is critical for optimizing coalbed methane (CBM) extraction. This study investigates the influence of adsorbed water on methane...
Enhancing thermal efficiency of Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) collectors: A systematic review and meta-analysis on fin geometry modifications and nanofluid applications
May 2026
Photovoltaic–thermal collectors enable simultaneous electricity and heat generation; however, their large-scale deployment is limited by inefficient heat management and suboptimal thermal performance....
The role of renewable energy and green hydrogen in the global energy transformations
May 2026
This study examines role of renewable energy and green hydrogen within rapid electricity expansion, providing system level assessment from resources through infrastructure and markets. The work first...
Advanced optimization approaches for demand side management in renewable energy generation system
May 2026
Demand Side Optimization (DSO) is a critical approach to enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability by actively managing and reducing energy consumption at the consumer level. This study investigates...
Communication features of projects aimed at green and low-carbon transformations of operational procedures of energy companies
May 2026
The purpose of the article is to study the process of communication between groups of managers, acting on behalf of the customer and the contractor, in the course of the implementation of projects aimed...
Estimating shear wave velocity of geologically complex reservoirs using a hybrid machine learning approach, integrating core measurements and geophysical logs
May 2026
Shear wave velocity (Vs) is a fundamental rock property for reservoir characterization, geomechanical analysis, and seismic interpretation in hydrocarbon exploration. However, direct Vs measurements...
Factors influencing porosity and permeability in coal reservoirs of western Guizhou
May 2026
Western Guizhou is rich in coalbed methane (CBM) and is the most extensive coal production base in southern China, making it a vital replacement area for CBM and even nonconventional gas exploration...
Investigation of water film thickness in tight reservoirs using an integrated experimental approach
May 2026
The current method for calculating the thickness of the water film in tight reservoirs is inaccurate due to the ambiguous definitions of dead-end pore area and water film area. This ambiguity complicates...
Modeling the causal relationships among barriers to geothermal power plant investment in Indonesia: A Fuzzy Delphi and DEMATEL approach
May 2026
Indonesia is not an exception and mostly depends on Coal Fire Power Plants (CFPPs) which use coal to generate the required energy. Due to the fact that it is still in the development stages of the efforts...
Meta-analysis of solar-thermal catalytic reforming of biomass for green hydrogen production: Evaluating kinetic synergy and carbon neutrality potential
May 2026
Solar-driven hydrogen production from biomass represents a promising pathway toward carbon-neutral energy systems by integrating concentrated solar thermal energy with catalytic biomass reforming. This...
Assessing the interdependence of exchange rates, precious metals, and energy prices in the BRICS economies: Evidence from vine copulas approach
May 2026
This paper attempts to apply the vine copulas methodology to assess the interdependence among the exchange rate market, equity indices, precious metals and energy resources within the selected BRICS...
An improved artificial neural networks approach for forecasting current-voltage curves and maximum power point of photovoltaic modules under varying outdoor conditions
May 2026
This study presents an innovative prediction method that integrates the single-diode model (SDM) and artificial neural network (ANN) to forecast the electrical characteristics and maximum power point...
Numerical modeling and performance assessment of a passive rooftop Integrated Collector–Water Storage Tank (IC-WST) solar preheater: Case study for Lebanon
May 2026
Rooftop water storage tanks (≈1000 L) are ubiquitous in Lebanon and many Mediterranean, and Middle East and North Africa regions but remain thermally inactive despite high solar availability and rising...
Differential Accumulation Mechanisms of Tight Sandstone Gas under Compressional Tectonics: A Case Study from the Xujiahe Formation in Western Chongqing Area, Eastern Sichuan Basin, SW China
Available online 30 April 2026
Current research on the differential accumulation mechanisms of tight sandstone gas across various structural positions in compressional settings remains limited, which severely constrains effective...
