Under the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality strategy, the demand for diversified, clean and low-carbon energy utilization is increasingly urgent. The low-carbon development and energy security are facing major challenges. It is therefore necessary to build new ways of low-carbon use for high-carbon energy and promote the innovation of low-carbon heat conversion technology.
Clean and efficient utilization of coal plays a decisive role in the energy revolution and has faced big challenges. Circulating fluidized bed (CFB) combustion technology, as an advanced energy utilization technology, has been developed rapidly in the last 30 years. It has the advantages of wide fuel adaptability, good environmental performance and wide range of load regulation. CFB technology will play an important role in the clean and efficient utilization of coal for carbon neutrality.
This special issue covers six subjects and focuses on the experiments, simulations and applications of Circulating fluidized bed technologies and relevant fields. Through rigorous peer review, nineteen original research papers have been accepted, which are broadly categorized into Power generation technology, Boiler deep peak regulation technology, Solid waste firing and co-firing technology, Industrial low-carbon technology, Ultra-low pollutant emission technology, Oxy-fuel combustion technology and Energy storage technology.
We would like to express our gratitude to all the contributors, reviewers and the journal office team for their great support in ensuring the high quality of this special issue.