On June 3, 2024, Professor Xiaobei Cheng from Huazhong University of Science and Technology was invited to deliver an academic lecture titled "Exploring the Main Technical Routes for Achieving Efficient and Clean Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines Using Zero-Carbon/Low-Carbon Fuels" at the Lecture Hall 1517 of the Institute for Energy Research. The event was chaired by Professor Zhixia He. Teachers and students from the Institute for Energy Research and the School of Energy and Power Engineering attended this lecture.