I2: Energy and Combustion Science
A section of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Section Information
Since the first industrial revolution, combustion has played a central role in power generation, engine operation, industrial and domestic heating processes and appliances. This is not expected to change significantly in the mid-term future, in the frame of the fourth industrial revolution that sees the realization of digitalization, decarbonization and electrification.
Efficiency, environmental impact and flexibility are key challenges and drivers for the decarbonization of the energy industry. The path to decarbonization necessarily passes through combustion of “carbon-free” fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia for power generation and transportation and for low carbon footprint industrial processes, maintaining and improving efficiency and flexibility.
Responding to the above, the Energy and Combustion Science Section aims to provide a platform for cutting-edge research covering the entire spectrum of challenges towards the decarbonization of energy systems and processes that traditionally exploit combustion. These include the production, delivery and combustion of carbon-free fuels and biofuels, burner and combustion chamber design and operation, process and system design, modifications and adaptations, thermal energy production and storage and their techno-economic-environmental assessment. This Section considers full-length, short communications and review articles. Focal points of the Energy and Combustion Science include but are not limited to:
Scope
Applications:
- Fuel solutions for internal combustion engines and gas turbines;
- Power cycles for carbon neutral energy production;
- Low-carbon thermal energy for industrial processes;
- Carbon neutral domestic sector systems;
- Innovative thermo-chemical processes for e-fuels.
Energy topics:
- Hydrogen energy;
- Fuel cells;
- P-to-X systems;
- Energy sustainability;
- Energy modeling.
Combustion topics:
- Fossil and green fuels;
- Flame structure, characteristics and propagation;
- Experiments and modeling (e.g., burners, combustion chambers, furnaces, kilns, industrial processes);
- Chemical and reaction kinetics;
- Safety.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advanced Technologies in Aero-Engines (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Future Fuel Technologies and Advanced Research on Turbulent Combustion (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Advanced Combustion Technologies: Challenges and Solutions for a Low-Carbon Future (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Fluidized Bed Technologies for Bio-Based Materials Conversion: Advancing Combustion, Pyrolysis, and Gasification (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Sustainable Combustion Technologies for the Energy Transition (Deadline: 10 June 2026)
- Numerical and Experimental Study of Alternative Fuel Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines (Deadline: 25 June 2026)
- Advancements in Gas Turbine Aerothermodynamics (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Internal Combustion Engines in the Energy Transition: Efficiency, Control, and Sustainable Fuels (Deadline: 10 July 2026)
- Performance Optimization of Engine Combustion and Emissions (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Advances in Control and Optimization for Engine Combustion (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- New Research in Advanced Combustion Technologies for Low-Carbon Emissions (Deadline: 5 August 2026)
- Advances in Carbon-Neutral Fuel High-Efficiency Clean Combustion (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- Optimization of Efficient Clean Combustion Technology—3rd Edition (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Recent Advances in Low-Carbon Fuels and Combustion Strategies for Sustainable Fluid Machinery, Energy Systems and Power Generation (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Low-Temperature and MILD Combustion in Engines and Burners for Ultra-Low-Emission Energy Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Internal Combustion Engine Performance 2026 (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Advanced Combustion Technologies and Emission Control: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Future of the Internal Combustion Engine in Sustainable Road Mobility (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Computational and Data-Driven Modeling of Combustion in Reciprocating Engines or Gas Turbines, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Alternative Fuel and Clean Combustion (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Fundamental Problems in Combustion Physics Driving Renewable Energy Conversion (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Combustion Systems for Advanced Engines (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Enhancing Energy Systems: Innovations in Combustion, CO2 Capture, and Looping Technologies (Deadline: 5 October 2026)
- Advancements in Hydrogen Energy for Combustion Engine Applications (Deadline: 5 October 2026)
- Sustainable Fuel Solutions for Internal Combustion Engines and Energy Efficiency Gains (Deadline: 5 October 2026)
- Application of Machine Learning in Combustion (Deadline: 10 October 2026)
- Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Internal Combustion Engines (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Advances in Combustion Science for Sustainable Energy Systems (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: