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ALTERNATIVE FUEL * Sweden - DME trial on the road
Volvo to trial 13-litre DME-fuelled trucks in 2009/2010Gothenburg,Sweden -Biglorryblog (UK) -13 July 2008: -- As part of a project run by Volvo Powertrain, Volvo are to run a prolonged trial fuelling trucks with DiMethyl Ether (DME) evaluating it performance as a more environmentally responsible alternative to diesel... The field tests will see the DME-fuelled trucks leased out to regular haulage companies and put through their paces under normal operating conditions...
The tests are part of a wider € 28.5m (£ 22.67m) European project which covers the entire technology chain from biomass to fuel and also includes distribution and fuel stations for DME, which is produced through the gasification of biomass (such as cellulose from the timber industry) or raw fossil materials. The gas that's formed is then catalysed to produce DME... Although you can run a normal truck engine on it with favourable results it's not without its drawbacks as Per Salomonsson of Volvo Powertrain, admits... The field tests will take place in Gothenburg, Stockholm, Piteå and Växjö in Sweden and are planned to continue until early 2012...
Volvo Powertrain's facility in Malmö, which has previously done development work on natural gas and LPG engines, has been chosen to test the 13-litre DME engines, which are the third generation of DME technology. The Swedish truck maker has already been involved with extensive tests of alternative fuels and DME is one of those believed to have the best potential, with high energy efficiency, low emissions and relatively low costs... Its second-generation 9-litre DME engine attracted a lot of attention last year as part of Volvo's 'seven trucks powered by seven different alternative fuels' CO2-neutral demonstrated in Stockholm, Brussels and Washington DC as well as the RAI Show... Labels: alternative fuels
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