DOE launches revamped Co-Optima website on fuel economy and performance

In Washington, D.C., the relaunch of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines (Co-Optima) website features revamped and expanded content on research designed to boost vehicle fuel economy and performance. The website has details on scientific discoveries that will lead to efficient, clean, affordable, and scalable high-performance fuels and engines, as well as potentially increase U.S. economic productivity, national energy security, and the use of domestic fuel resources, according to the DOE press release.

New website features include:

• Updated information about light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle research activities
• Links to a wealth of online tools and data
• A searchable and sortable publications database

Co-Optima brings together DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE’s) Bioenergy Technologies and Vehicle Technologies Offices, nine National Laboratories, 13 universities, and numerous industry and government stakeholders to explore the potential for near-term improvements in the types of fuels and engines found in most vehicles currently on the road, as well as innovative new engine technologies.