BEAUTY project aimed at developing engines, combustion technology, and fuels

December 24, 2010 |

In Brussels, the BEAUTY project, the (‘Bio-Ethanol engine for Advanced Urban Transport by light commercial and heavy-duty captive fleets’), aimed at developing new engines, combustion technologies and fuels that will allow a substantial increase in the use of biofuels.  Andrea Gerini of Centro Ricerche Fiat and coordinator of the EU-funded project announced that while experimentation is not complete, progress is being made, “confirming the possibility of developing advanced internal combustion engines dedicated to bioethanol. With a spark ignited approach and also with a Diesel approach we have succeeded in using a high percentage of ethanol, with a high conversion efficiency and lower fuel consumption, resulting in fewer CO2 emissions.”  Gerini explains that because gasoline, pure or with low bioethanol content doesn’t allow for increasing engine compression ratios, research is being conducted to find ways to achieve a 10% efficiency increase in powertrains while achieving the lowest possible emissions.  Gerini commented that he is concerned about the availability of biofuels, and called on both the EU and automanufacturers to work to scale up 2nd generation facilities for the production of biofuels.

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