Thank you for your interest in submitting full papers for the IHDC 2026

Please read all the information below before starting a submission.

Theme for 2026:

“Hydropower and New Energies: Scaling Long-Duration Storage”

Highlighted Conference Topics:

※Theme 1: Innovation and Optimization of Pumped Storage Hydropower

❶Variable Speed Pumped Storage Units: Unsteady Flow Characteristics and Hydraulic Vibration Control

❷Multi-Timescale Scheduling and Frequency Support Strategies for Pumped Storage Systems

❸Energy Efficiency Improvement and Stability Assessment for Capacity Expansion and Retrofit of Existing Pumped Storage Plants

❹ Structural Safety and System Optimization of Closed-Loop and Underground Pumped Storage

❺ Intelligent Monitoring and Control Technologies for Pumped Storage Plants based on AI and Digital Twins

※Theme 2: Novel Long-Duration Energy Storage Technologies

❶Cycle Life, Degradation Mechanisms, and Safety Assessment of Flow Batteries, Sodium-Ion Batteries, and Solid-State Batteries

❷Thermodynamic Cycles and Energy Efficiency Optimization of Compressed Air, Liquid Air, Gravity, and Thermal Energy Storage Systems

❸Cross-Seasonal Energy Balancing and Multi-Timescale Performance Degradation Modeling for Long-Duration Storage

❹Synergistic Optimization of Efficiency, Cost, and Carbon Emissions in Multi-Technology Integrated Storage Systems

❺Engineering Applications and Demonstration Project Analysis of Novel Energy Storage Systems

※Theme 3: Coordinated Operation and System Optimization of Wind-Solar-Hydro-Storage

❶Modeling and Algorithm Research for Multi-Timescale Joint Scheduling of Integrated Wind-PV-Hydro-Storage Systems

❷Flexibility Metrics and Capacity Market Mechanism Design for Multi-Energy Systems

❸Collaborative Optimization and Revenue Stacking Analysis of Pumped Storage and Electrochemical Storage

❹Stability and Supply Resilience Assessment under Extreme Climate Conditions

❺Intelligent Scheduling and Predictive Optimization based on AI and Reinforcement Learning

※Theme 4: Environmental Impact, Ecological Synergy, and Nature-based Solutions for Energy Storage

❶Comprehensive Life Cycle Carbon Emission and Environmental Impact Assessment of Energy Storage Facilities

❷Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Researching Emission Reduction Pathways in Pumped Storage Reservoir Areas

❸Practice and Evaluation of Nature-based Solutions in Ecological Restoration and Watershed Management

❹Site Compliance and Environmental, Social, and Governance Frameworks for Energy Storage Projects

❺Development of Digital Monitoring and MRV Systems based on Remote Sensing, IoT, and eDNA

Submission Guidelines:

※Full papers will be reviewed and selected based on scientific/engineering merit, relevance, and overall quality. You are reminded that, due to time and space constraints for the event, that not all submissions will be selected for the conference.

※The paper must be original and should not have been published in other conferences or journals.

※Authors are required to upload a complete full-length paper in English, with the total number of pages not exceeding 10.Please click here to download the template. 

※After the main text of the paper, an author's brief introduction of about 100 English words, along with the personal communication address and telephone number, should be attached.Papers shall be submitted online at www.ihdc2026.com

Important Dates:

※Submission Deadline: April 30th, 2026

※Notification of Acceptance: Jun 30th, 2026

※Conference Dates: October 2026