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Recent Advances in Low-Carbon Fuels and Combustion Strategies for Sustainable Fluid Machinery, Energy Systems and Power Generation

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "I2: Energy and Combustion Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 622

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Department of Engineering, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
Interests: fluid dynamics; turbulence; combustion; propulsion; internal combustion engines; renewable fuels; zero-carbon fuels; waste heat recovery; CFD
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Department of Engineering, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
Interests: incompressible and compressible fluid mechanics; turbulent reacting flows; sprays; combustion modeling; thermal engines; CFD
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Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, it is mandatory to promote scientific research towards efficient and low-carbon energy systems and power generation. This is related to the efforts to meet climate neutrality and a sustainable usage of resources to satisfy an increasing global energy demand. Many power generation technologies are still based on the combustion of fossil fuels; therefore, a revolutionary innovation of such technologies is needed for this epochal turning point in the industrial sector.

This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in low-carbon fuels and combustion strategies with a strong shifting from standard fuels to biofuels and e-fuels for the energy generation and transportation sectors, with the aim of decarbonizing and increasing sustainability. Indeed, recent advances in emerging technologies can potentially result in the production and use of fuels tailored to improve combustion efficiency and reduce emissions. The assessment of these benefits will be published in this Special Issue based on comprehensive studies under conditions relevant to industrial and transportation applications.

Both numerical and experimental studies with original results are very welcome, as well as the description and application of innovative methods and techniques, including artificial intelligence. In addition, researchers are invited to contribute comprehensive and critical reviews of the scientific literature in the field.

Dr. Annarita Viggiano
Prof. Dr. Vinicio Magi
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Keywords

  • e-fuels
  • biofuels
  • hydrogen
  • ammonia
  • syngas
  • methanol
  • ethanol
  • biodiesel
  • greendiesel
  • combustion
  • low temperature chemistry
  • emissions
  • efficiency
  • sustainability
  • decarbonization
  • fluid machinery
  • energy systems
  • power generation
  • automotive
  • aerospace
  • internal combustion engines
  • hybrid vehicles
  • computational fluid dynamics
  • artificial intelligence
  • experimental techniques

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Recent Advances in Ozone-Assisted Combustion for Sustainable Thermal Engines
by Annarita Viggiano, Marco D’Amato and Vinicio Magi
Energies 2026, 19(13), 2964; https://doi.org/10.3390/en19132964 - 24 Jun 2026
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Recent advances in ozone-assisted combustion for both compression ignition and spark ignition engines are discussed. Ozone, which can be produced by an electrical discharge in air or pure oxygen, decomposes at high temperature to yield highly oxidizing oxygen atoms, which enhance fuel/air reactions. [...] Read more.
Recent advances in ozone-assisted combustion for both compression ignition and spark ignition engines are discussed. Ozone, which can be produced by an electrical discharge in air or pure oxygen, decomposes at high temperature to yield highly oxidizing oxygen atoms, which enhance fuel/air reactions. As a result, flames are faster and more stable, ignition is enhanced and low-temperature chemistry is promoted. In the literature, the beneficial influence of ozone on standard and innovative fuels, including low-carbon (syngas) and zero-carbon (hydrogen and ammonia) fuels, has been assessed. In addition, the impact of ozone seeding on new combustion strategies has also been discussed. Ozone enables better control of ignition in Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engines, and improves the combustion stability in low-load Gasoline Compression Ignition (GCI) engines, as well as in lean Spark-Assisted Compression Ignition (SACI) and spark ignition (SI) engines, thus broadening the operating range of these engines. Full article
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