2000 Annual Progress Report for Fuels for Advanced CIDI Engines and Fuel Cells

2000PDFTech ReportChalk, S.United States. Department of Energy. Office of Transportation TechnologiesUnited States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Transportation TechnologiesUnited StatesCompression ignition enginesFuel injectionFuel cellsCompatibilityEconomicsEnginesFuel cellsLubricantsPerformancePower systemsProgress reportSafetyDOE/GO-102000-1150NREL/SR-540-29189On behalf of the Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Transportation Technologies (OTT), we are pleased to introduce the Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Annual Progress Report for the Fuels for Advanced CIDI Engines and Fuel Cells Program. Together with DOE National Laboratories and in partnership with private industry and universities across the United States, OTT engages in high risk R&D that provides enabling technology for fuel efficient and environment-friendly vehicles. The Program is currently focused on advanced fuels for the compression-ignition, direct injection (CIDI) engine, an advanced version of the commonly known diesel engine, which is used in both light- and heavy-duty vehicles. Because OTT conducts fuels R&D for CIDI engines in both the Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies (OAAT) and the Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies (OHVT), they have developed a joint multiyear program plan1 , called the Advanced Petroleum-Based Fuels (APBF) RD&T for CIDI Engines and Emission Control Systems. This year\u2019s progress report includes all the projects conducted in support of the APBF Program. Fuels R&D is also coordinated with the Combustion and Emission Control R&D for Advanced CIDI Engines and Transportation Fuel Cell Power Systems Programs (which have their own separate reports), which rely on this Program for fuels that will enable them to meet their out-year objectives. The Fuels for Advanced CIDI Engines and Fuel Cells Program supports the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV), an industry-government partnership that aims to develop, by 2004, a mid-sized passenger vehicle capable of achieving 80 miles per gallon while adhering to future emissions standards and maintaining such attributes as affordability, performance, safety, and comfort. In order for PNGV-selected powertrains and energy conversion technologies to maximize their potential in energy efficiency while maintaining low emissions, advanced fuels are needed and serve as key technology enablers. The work in advanced petroleum-based fuels is conducted through joint programs with the energy and automotive industries. Advanced petroleum-based fuels will also be an asset to the 21st Century Truck Initiative that proposes to triple medium-duty truck fuel economy and double heavy-duty truck fuel economy on a ton-mile per gallon basis. In FY 2000, the APBF Program was focused on developing and testing advanced fuels for use in CIDI engines and transportation fuel cell power systems.95