Title:
Fueling Next Generation Hybrid Vehicles with Energy Cane Ethanol
Author(s):
Hernandez, P.F., Carvalho, L.C., Mayer, K.S. , Arantes, D.S.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
Anthropogenic global climate change is by far the most threatening phenomenon challenging humankind in the present days. The main contribution to the global warming of the atmosphere has been shown to come from the very high concentration of carbon dioxide, produced mainly by combustion of fossil fuels. The objective of this paper is to address the urgency of accelerating the practical use of apparently matured technologies, which have been developed by the automobile industry, to drastically reduce the use of fossil fuels in both light- and heavy-weight transportation vehicles. Some of these technologies include a family of energy-efficient engines that can be used in the next generation of hybrid vehicles powered by low carbon footprint biofuels, such as sugar cane ethanol. Among these recently developed motors, the e-bio fuel-cell powered by bioethanol, the free-piston, and the micro-turbine engines seem to be the most promising to be used in vehicles with electric powertrains. Coupled with these great achievements in engine technologies, it is emphasized here the latest developments of the so-called energy cane in Brazil, which seems to be the most efficient plant that can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, in a year-by-year production cycle.
Keywords:
biofuel, biomass, climate change, hybrid vehicles, energy cane, fossil fuel
Topic:
Biomass Sustainability, Impacts and Policies
Subtopic:
Sustainability and socio-economic impacts
Event:
27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
4AV.1.5
Pages:
1629 - 1633
ISBN:
978-88-89407-19-6
Paper DOI:
10.5071/27thEUBCE2019-4AV.1.5
Price:
FREE
