Engineering Fuels for the Future: Climate Neutral Fuels for 1.5°C – 60 Seconds with Agustin Valera-Medina, Cardiff University and André Casal Kulzer, Porsche AG
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Engineering Fuels for the Future: Climate Neutral Fuels for 1.5°C, Online, 7 July 2021
Ahead of our Engineering Fuels for the Future online seminar, we caught up with two of the event's speakers as they discuss their roles and involvement with regards to the seminar, industry challenges, what they are looking forward to at the event and why it is important for engineers to attend.
Ahead of our Engineering Fuels for the Future online seminar, we caught up with two of the event's speakers as they discuss their roles and involvement with regards to the seminar, industry challenges, what they are looking forward to at the event and why it is important for engineers to attend.
Q: Please can you briefly explain your current role and expertise on this topic?
Agustin Valera-Medina (AVM): I am a Reader at Cardiff University on the topic of Combustion Dynamics and Alternative Fuels. The reason for my talk is that I have been working on ammonia over the last 6 years. Ammonia is becoming a very interesting zero-carbon fuel for several applications.
André Casal Kulzer (ACK): I am Advanced Powertrain Manager at Porsche AG, responsible for powertrain concepts including electrification and eFuels. My expertise on eFuels concerns testing and analysis of eFuels’ potential and challenges on single-cylinder engines, Boxer 6-cylinder vehicles and component selection for eFuel blends.
Q: What do you think is the number one challenge for the transport industry looking to reduce vehicle emissions?
AVM: Infrastructure and active assets. Although we can now introduce new, low polluting systems, the vast infrastructure and active fleets of cars, ships and airplanes will pose a considerable challenge for the replacement of any technology.
ACK: The challenge to reduce criteria emissions concentrates more on the cold start quality of the combustion concept, together with the exhaust aftertreatment, and additionally with the fuel quality. CO2-reduction can be strongly supported by electrification (BEV, xHEV, FCEV) and CO2-reduced/neutral eFuels.
Q: What would you say is the technology to watch when it comes to alternative fuels?
AVM: Ammonia, of course. Ammonia can carry more hydrogen than liquid hydrogen, whilst it can be handled under relatively easy conditions.
ACK: All technologies have to be asserted (Methanol to Gasoline, Fischer-Tropsch etc.). Porsche focusses more on “electrified” eFuels and less on biofuels.
Q: What is your advice to organisations just starting their work towards sustainable fuels?
AVM: Evaluate all the possibilities for the system you are interested in fuelling with alternative fuels. There are crucial differences between a short distance car compared to a long distance ship container. It is likely that there will be a combination of fuels that will enable the proper reduction of emissions, but costs and impacts will be linked to particular applications.
Q: What has been your progress and/or biggest achievements when it comes to reducing emissions in transport whether that be through fuel research or implementation?
AVM: Finding that you can DeNOx ammonia combustion systems without the need of catalytic materials.
ACK: The hydrogen fuels plant project in Chile, together with Siemens and Andes Mining and Energy among others; first light-house project focussing on eFuel (50% CO2-reduction) for the Porsche SuperCup with others to follow (eFuel in Porsche Centers, Porsche Classic events, First Fill Fuel etc.) along with further CO2-reduction potential being targeted (up to >90% CO2-reduction).
Q: What breakthroughs in terms of technology do we need for fuels that are in enough supply as well as being cost-effective?
AVM: Cheaper production cost to be not only cost-effective, but also superior to fossil fuels. Further, we need novel storage systems that can be employed as part of the fuselage of transportation devices whilst improving safety and reliability, thus reducing cost (and weight).
Q: Why do you feel it is important for all engineers and professionals involved in vehicle emissions reduction to be part of the conversation about the future of fuels?
AVM: Because fossil fuels will be eventually displaced by both climate change and lack of supply, and we need to start considering all alternatives to be ready by that time.
ACK: Because fuels have a massive influence on emissions, and if these fuels can be thoroughly defined (maybe designed), then huge potential regarding reduction of carbon emissions could be achieved.
The Engineering Fuels for the Future: Climate Neutral Fuels for 1.5°C seminar will be taking place live online on 7 July 2021.
Join this seminar to:
Hear from pioneering organisations in the field of climate-neutral fuels including FuelsEurope, Rolls-Royce, Porsche, BEIS, Climate Change Committee and Shell
Learn about developments in carbon-based and carbon-free alternative fuels including biomethane, synthetic fuels, hydrogen and ammonia to take back to your organisation
Discover how alternative fuel use is shaping propulsion design across a variety of applications including aerospace, marine, heavy-duty, off-highway as well as passenger vehicles
Gain insight into the lessons learned from the pandemic regarding air pollution and how these are being taken forward to influence transport propulsion design and application
Grasp the overall scale-up challenge for sustainable fuels and how this is being managed.
To view the full programme and book your place, please visit the event website.
Agustin Valera-Medina (AVM): I am a Reader at Cardiff University on the topic of Combustion Dynamics and Alternative Fuels. The reason for my talk is that I have been working on ammonia over the last 6 years. Ammonia is becoming a very interesting zero-carbon fuel for several applications.
André Casal Kulzer (ACK): I am Advanced Powertrain Manager at Porsche AG, responsible for powertrain concepts including electrification and eFuels. My expertise on eFuels concerns testing and analysis of eFuels’ potential and challenges on single-cylinder engines, Boxer 6-cylinder vehicles and component selection for eFuel blends.
Q: What do you think is the number one challenge for the transport industry looking to reduce vehicle emissions?
AVM: Infrastructure and active assets. Although we can now introduce new, low polluting systems, the vast infrastructure and active fleets of cars, ships and airplanes will pose a considerable challenge for the replacement of any technology.
ACK: The challenge to reduce criteria emissions concentrates more on the cold start quality of the combustion concept, together with the exhaust aftertreatment, and additionally with the fuel quality. CO2-reduction can be strongly supported by electrification (BEV, xHEV, FCEV) and CO2-reduced/neutral eFuels.
Q: What would you say is the technology to watch when it comes to alternative fuels?
AVM: Ammonia, of course. Ammonia can carry more hydrogen than liquid hydrogen, whilst it can be handled under relatively easy conditions.
ACK: All technologies have to be asserted (Methanol to Gasoline, Fischer-Tropsch etc.). Porsche focusses more on “electrified” eFuels and less on biofuels.
Q: What is your advice to organisations just starting their work towards sustainable fuels?
AVM: Evaluate all the possibilities for the system you are interested in fuelling with alternative fuels. There are crucial differences between a short distance car compared to a long distance ship container. It is likely that there will be a combination of fuels that will enable the proper reduction of emissions, but costs and impacts will be linked to particular applications.
Q: What has been your progress and/or biggest achievements when it comes to reducing emissions in transport whether that be through fuel research or implementation?
AVM: Finding that you can DeNOx ammonia combustion systems without the need of catalytic materials.
ACK: The hydrogen fuels plant project in Chile, together with Siemens and Andes Mining and Energy among others; first light-house project focussing on eFuel (50% CO2-reduction) for the Porsche SuperCup with others to follow (eFuel in Porsche Centers, Porsche Classic events, First Fill Fuel etc.) along with further CO2-reduction potential being targeted (up to >90% CO2-reduction).
Q: What breakthroughs in terms of technology do we need for fuels that are in enough supply as well as being cost-effective?
AVM: Cheaper production cost to be not only cost-effective, but also superior to fossil fuels. Further, we need novel storage systems that can be employed as part of the fuselage of transportation devices whilst improving safety and reliability, thus reducing cost (and weight).
Q: Why do you feel it is important for all engineers and professionals involved in vehicle emissions reduction to be part of the conversation about the future of fuels?
AVM: Because fossil fuels will be eventually displaced by both climate change and lack of supply, and we need to start considering all alternatives to be ready by that time.
ACK: Because fuels have a massive influence on emissions, and if these fuels can be thoroughly defined (maybe designed), then huge potential regarding reduction of carbon emissions could be achieved.
The Engineering Fuels for the Future: Climate Neutral Fuels for 1.5°C seminar will be taking place live online on 7 July 2021.
Join this seminar to:
Hear from pioneering organisations in the field of climate-neutral fuels including FuelsEurope, Rolls-Royce, Porsche, BEIS, Climate Change Committee and Shell
Learn about developments in carbon-based and carbon-free alternative fuels including biomethane, synthetic fuels, hydrogen and ammonia to take back to your organisation
Discover how alternative fuel use is shaping propulsion design across a variety of applications including aerospace, marine, heavy-duty, off-highway as well as passenger vehicles
Gain insight into the lessons learned from the pandemic regarding air pollution and how these are being taken forward to influence transport propulsion design and application
Grasp the overall scale-up challenge for sustainable fuels and how this is being managed.
To view the full programme and book your place, please visit the event website.
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