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<\/p>\nBe it hydrogen, electricity, biofuels or synthetically produced fuels \u2013 the new \u2018Energy 4 Mobility\u2019 expert talk series being launched by the organisers of Automechanika focuses on the topic of which alternative fuels will be powering our vehicles in future. <\/p>\n
It all kicked off with an expert talk on last month featuring \u2018E-fuels\u2019. Some 30 participants got together at N\u00fcrburgring to share the latest findings and discuss the advantages and advantages of various synthetic fuels.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWith our new format \u2018Energy 4 Mobility\u2019, we are offering experts from the fields of industry and science a platform where they can promote advances in the field of alternative fuels. Fostering dialogue amongst stakeholders is extremely important now, and this was confirmed not only by the participants themselves, but also by the intensive discussions that took place during the event,\u201d said Michael Johannes, VP mobility & logistics, Automechanika. <\/p>\n
\u201cHow we decide to transform our transport and logistics to reduce CO2 emissions is one of the biggest issues facing the future of mobility. That is why we are aiming to give the full range of alternative fuels an even stronger presence at our trade fairs, including Automechanika, Hypermotion and the Festival of Motoring, and to offer participants international platforms with extensive reach.\u201d<\/p>\n
Participants at the very first \u2018Energy 4 Mobility\u2019 event at the N\u00fcrburgring included representatives of the automotive, energy and oil industries, as well as figures from the fields of chemical plant engineering, trade and science. <\/p>\n
One of those present was Philipp Engelkamp, managing director of Ineratec GmbH, a builder of innovative chemical plants whose uses include the production of e-fuels: \u201cSustainable mobility requires a mix of various alternative fuels and innovative mobility solutions. I believe that tomorrow\u2019s mobility will have at least three key components: electromobility, hydrogen mobility, and e\u2011fuels,\u201d said Engelkamp. <\/p>\n
Alain Mathuren, communication director at FuelsEurope, is of a similar mind: \u201cThe EU Refining Industry is transforming. We are moving into different types of products and want to enable the transport sector to become climate neutral. We believe that e-fuels have a very important role to play together with biofuels, electrification and other low carbon alternatives.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Bj\u00f6rn Noack, director sustainable mobility strategy at Robert Bosch GmbH, the primary advantage of e-fuels lies in the fact that \u201cso-called \u2018drop-in\u2019 fuels can be used directly, even in older vehicles, making it possible to reduce CO2 emissions over every kilometre covered by the vehicle. That is because making changes with new vehicles is not enough \u2013 we also need to have a solution for vehicles that are already on the road, and e-fuels can be that solution.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Bastian Lehrheuer, MD of the \u2018The Fuel Science Center\u2019 cluster of excellence at RWTH Aachen University, explains, e-fuels are already suitable for across-the-board use from a technical point of view: \u201cIf the fuel is produced in North Africa, for example, where the energy yield is three times what we have here in Germany, the cost of a litre of e-fuel is less than a euro. Naturally you still have to add the taxes to that, but if the level of taxation on these fuels is set accordingly, consumers would pay no more for e\u2011fuel than they do for conventional diesel or petrol.\u201d<\/p>\n
The participants were in agreement that there is still a great deal to be done in order to reach Europe\u2019s climate targets. <\/p>\n
Dietmar Schwarzenthal, who works as a specialist in advanced engine development at Porsche AG, put it like this: \u201cThere is clearly a great deal of pressure on everyone to drive development in the field of alternative fuels, and to do that successfully, we need events like this one where we can network and share ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next event in the \u2018Energy 4 Mobility\u2019 series will be taking place in Brussels next March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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