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Call for papers

CALL FOR PAPERS

Take your work to the heart of the energy transition

After the success of 2025, KEY launched the 2026 Call for Papers dedicated to the most innovative ideas to drive the energy transition.

 

Submissions closed on 15 September 2025: thank you to everyone who submitted their proposal and contributed to the growth of the leading event for the energy transition.

 

Be part of the change. See you at KEY 2026.

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Qualenergia Science 

QualEnergia Science is the new scientific journal launched on the occasion of KEY: a space where research, innovation and business meet. 

Download the complete issue now with all the contributions selected from the Call for Papers 2025 and delve into the topics at the centre of the energy debate of tomorrow

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THEMES OF THE CALL 2025

CLIMATE

Climate strategies, opportunities and challenges for decarbonisation

OFFSHORE WIND

Enlargement of the supply chain for offshore wind development in the Mediterranean

PORTS

Ports as new hubs for energy transition

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Digital technologies and BACS (Building Automation and Control systems) for energy efficiency in buildings

STORAGE SYSTEM

Storage systems, grid infrastructure, and interfaces between storage and grids require advanced management and optimization, supported by data collection and analysis systems for energy management

ELECTRIC MOBILITY

Vehicle electrification and new power train solutions

PHOTOVOLTAIC

"Advanced” agrivoltaic systems

FINANCE

Finance for the energy transition and new organisational models

SUSTAINABLE CITY

Artificial intelligence serving smart cities and utility management

HYDROGEN

Green hydrogen for hard-to-abate industry decarbonisation