The use of renewable energy sources in microgrids is broad and fragmented owing to the contributions of various approaches and disciplines. A bibliometric review contributes to a critical and comprehensive understanding of this field. The SciMAT software was used to determine the evolution of this important field of research. To achieve this, 842 research articles were collected from the Scopus database for 2001-2021. Recently, the thematic interest of researchers has focused on the concepts of life-cycle analyses of solar and wind energy systems and the efficiency of photovoltaic systems as a method of evaluating renewable energy sources. The results illustrate the relevance of renewable energy sources with a gradual increase in the number of studies published in international journals since 2010. The period overlay plots present several new and transient topics between sub-periods; it is a research field that undergoes constant evolution and has not yet reached a stage of scientific maturity.

This review aimed to establish a scientific map to identify future trends for the application of building energy management systems (BEMSs) in energy control. The Scopus database was used to collect data that were used for analyzing the bibliometric reviews, whereas SciMAT was used to conduct the complete bibliometric process, from data processing to analysis. The results indicate that the most challenging issue of using BEMSs is to maximize energy efficiency while minimizing losses and energy consumption. This has been adequately addressed with the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT). However, the trend points to the thematic concept of the Internet of Energy (IoE) in energy monitoring and control in buildings via two-way communication between the smart grid and BEMSs. Therefore, this review highlights IoT-and IoE-based energy management as key technologies to support the advanced implementation of BEMSs in the future.

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