The energy crisis has brought great challenges to the low-carbon and economic development of the energy system. To achieve net-zero emissions, energy systems can have an increasing penetration of renewable energy and a deep coupling of multiple energy sectors (i.e., electricity, gas, and heat). To deal with the increasing fluctuations of renewable energy in multi-energy systems, the market mechanism is an effective solution for the optimal allocation of resources. An optimal market design could stimulate different resources to actively assist the carbon reduction and reliability improvement of multi-energy systems. Therefore, research on low-carbon-oriented market design and optimal operation is expected to improve the reliability and sustainability of multi-energy systems.

The objective of this Special Session is to explore the latest advances in market design and reliability improvement technologies of multi-energy systems with a focus on low-carbon, reliability, and resilience. Original research and review articles in theoretical, methodological, or practical focuses, such as models, policies, algorithms, and applications, are all welcome.

能源危机给能源系统低碳经济发展带来巨大挑战。为了实现净零排放，能源系统可以提高可再生能源的渗透率以及多个能源部门（即电力、天然气和热力）的深度耦合。针对多能源系统中可再生能源波动加剧的问题，市场机制是资源优化配置的有效解决方案。优化的市场设计可以激发不同的资源积极协助多能源系统的碳减排和可靠性提高。因此，以低碳为导向的市场设计和优化运行研究有望提高多能源系统的可靠性和可持续性。该专栏主要面对多能源系统的低碳市场设计和可靠性提升，包括低碳市场机制设计、灵活资源优化与调控、多能源系统中灵活性资源规划、多能源系统灵活性-韧性-可靠性提升、综合需求响应等.

Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

1. Low-carbon-oriented market mechanism
2. Interaction framework designs for flexible resources
3. Modeling and optimization technologies for multi-energy systems
4. Evaluation methods for the system resilience, flexibility, and carbon emissions
5. Operation, control, and planning methods of multi-energy systems
6. Applications of artificial intelligence technology in reliability improvement
7. Renewable energy prediction and integration