Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2009
A study by engineers from Mahle Powertrain Ltd and BP found strong synergy between spark ignition (SI) engine downsizing and fuel containing low-to-moderate amounts of alcohol, including ethanol and butanol. The team presented a paper on their work at the recent SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit. Cairns et al. SAE 2009-01-0138).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2013
Results of a study led by a team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on the impact of butanol-gasoline blends on light-duty vehicle emissions suggest that widespread deployment of n-butanol or i-butanol in the gasoline pool could result in changes to the estimated emissions of alcohols and carbonyls in the emissions inventory.
Green Car Congress
JULY 18, 2014
million ( DE-FOA-0000951 ) to create and implement high impact and highly innovative approaches to increase the acceptance and deployment of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs). The alternative fuel types to be addressed under this FOA are specified by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and are: Methanol, ethanol, and other alcohols.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 26, 2014
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0001097 ) entitled “Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Deployment Initiatives”. Blends of 85% or more of alcohol with gasoline.
Green Car Congress
JULY 8, 2015
Geely Group and CRI intend to collaborate on the deployment of renewable methanol fuel production technology in China and explore the development and deployment of 100% methanol-fueled vehicles in China, Iceland and other countries. The company is proactively working with partners across China to expand the use of methanol-fueled vehicles.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2020
For the past four years, the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) National Laboratory consortium has focused research efforts primarily on turbocharged (boosted) spark-ignition (SI) engines for light-duty vehicles. What Will Work in the Real World? —Co-Optima capstone report.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 28, 2019
The report spotlights significant FY18 Co-Optima accomplishments including: Characterization of fuel properties and engine parameters capable of delivering a 10% increase in fuel economy for LD vehicles with boosted SI engines. —NREL Vehicle Technologies Program Manager John Farrell.
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