Sustainable Progress and Investigation of Alternative Fuels in Hard-to-Electrify Transportation Sectors
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (6 July 2024) | Viewed by 247
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Interests: alternative fuels for heavy-duty and maritime sectors
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Interests: sustainable aviation fuel
Interests: combustion; engine emissions; alternative fuel; particulate emissions; sustainable energy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
To address the issue of climate change and achieve a carbon neutral economy, we must eliminate the majority of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from all sectors. The transportation sector accounts for a major share of global GHG emissions as it depends heavily on petroleum fuels. In particular, emissions from hard-to-electrify contributors, including heavy-duty vehicles, aviation, and maritime, make decarbonization more challenging. The utilization of sustainable fuels in order to replace petroleum fuels could facilitate the decarbonization of these contributors during the transition toward net zero emissions.
Currently, alternative fuels including hydrogen, ammonia, and e-fuels are likely to be practical for heavy-duty and maritime transportations, while sustainable aviation fuel is appropriate for the aviation sector. However, with the introduction of alternative fuels into these sectors, the associated combustion and emissions characteristics should be understood to co-optimize the fuel and engine technologies. In addition, the life cycle assessment and techno-economic assessment of alternative fuels for heavy-duty vehicles, aviation, and maritime applications should be conducted to evaluate their potential ability to reduce emissions.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers and scholars to share their latest studies on the applications of alternative fuels in heavy-duty vehicles, aviation, and maritime vessels. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Fundamental combustion characteristics of alternative fuels;
- Combustion and emissions of engines fueling with alternative fuels;
- Life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic assessment (TEA) of alternative fuels for heavy-duty vehicles, aviation, and maritime applications.
I/We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Xiaochen Wang
Dr. Hongliang Xiao
Prof. Dr. Zhenbin Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- alternative fuels
- transportation sector
- combustion and emissions
- life cycle assessment (LCA)
- techno-economic assessment (TEA)
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