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Home Contact FVV Press Release | 21.07.2020 Life-cycle emissions in the mobility sector | Taking stock Electric powertrains, hydrogen-powered fuel cells and the use of synthetic fuels in combustion engines: Various technologies and fuels are currently being discussed in order to significantly reduce harmful CO 2 emissions from road transport. From a scientific point of view, not only the direct emissions from operation must be taken into account, but also those greenhouse gases that are emitted during the production of the vehicles, the generation of the energy sources/fuels, their distribution and, last but not least, recycling at the end of the vehicle's life. Calculated in this way, there is a relatively narrow band of total emissions over the lifetime of the vehicle for all combinations of powertrains and energy sources or alternative fuels. The average value over all studies ranges from 25 to 35 tonnes of CO2 per vehicle, provided that fossil fuels are still used proportionately for the production of electricity, hydrogen or synthetic fuels. If, on the other hand, only regeneratively produced energy sources are used in operation, the average value is between 9 and 16 tonnes of CO2 for the entire service life of the vehicle. Learn More Interview | MTZ worldwide 07-08/2020 We have to consider the return on investment If climate neutrality is to be achieved in the mobility sector, Germany as well as the EU must switch the transportation sector almost entirely to renewable energies in the long term. The focus is often on the direct electrification of the new car fleet, especially through battery electric vehicles. However, an energy- economic analysis by FVV and Frontier Economics shows that chemical energy sources that can be produced as e-fuels from renewable electricity will also be an important component of a successful transformation. The political statement in favour of direct electric and hydrogen mobility in the recent economic stimulus packages does not seem to be far- reaching enough. Without a cradle-to-cradle approach to the entire circular economy in the mobility sector, a sustainable turnaround cannot work. "The lesson for powertrain development is to look at all technological options available and bring them to market maturity," says Dietmar Goericke, summarising the results of the study. Learn More THEMIS News Promoting research through taxation: How does the new instrument work? News from the AiF: Federal supplementary budget takes account of industrial research THEMIS Calendar: FVV Meetings in August Learn More Reducing CO2 in the mobility sector: What really matters is an intelligent mix of alternative powertrains and fuels In its second interim report, Working Group 2 of the National Platform "Future of Mobility" reviews the contribution that alternative powertrains and fuels can make to reducing CO2 emissions in the mobility sector // The analysis is primarily focused on a comprehensive evaluation of the CO2 impact of electromobility concepts, hydrogen and fuel cells, as well as biomass- and electricity-based fuels on climate protection under the current boundary conditions Learn More Fuel Cells - The Powertrain Transition II: New study published by VDMA, FVA and FVV The Mechanical Engineering Industry Association VDMA together with the Research Associations for Drive Technology (FVA) and Combustion Engines (FVV) publishes trend analysis on the role of fuel cell technology in the mobility sector // In focus: Market trends for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and mobile machinery up to 2040 // Follow-up to the 2018 study "The Powertrain Transition" Learn More Accounting for renewable fuels in EU fleet targets – One path to lower CO2 emissions The fleet targets set by EU CO2 emission legislation for new vehicles are an important element of the EU climate strategy // For the transport sector in Germany, a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 40 - 42 % compared to 1990 levels is aimed for by 2030 // BMWi and Frontier Economics now present a detailed concept for the crediting of CO2 reductions from synthetic and advanced alternative fuels (SAAF) within the framework of the EU performance standards for new fleet Learn More Green technologies create green business Joint study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and VDMA shows that green technologies enable almost 90 percent less greenhouse gas emissions in industrial applications // The market potential of decarbonisation by 2050 is more than 300 billion euros per year // The study identifies five levers to improve the ecological footprint of industry. Hydrogen offers great potential for mechanical engineering Learn More 16-17 Sept 2020 | Online 2020 E-MOTIVE Expert Forum | Online Event Industry and science are already working today on the mobility of tomorrow. Electric mobility stands for the combination of climate protection, social change and economic success. The powertrain of the future will play a central role in this. To find meaningful and successful solutions it needs orientation and expertise. E-MOTIVE offers the best opportunity for this. Exchange ideas with international experts of leading companies and research institutes – and participate through knowledge transfer, current research results and insights into industrial practice: 16 to 17 September 2020 | Online event. Learn More 20-21 Oct 2020 | Hanau, Germany 2020 Powertrain Expert Forum | Face- to-face Event In 2019 ATZlive has brought together the three established conferences "Charge Cycle and Emission Control", "Friction in the Powertrain and Vehicle" and "Simulation and Testing" under one roof in the Powertrain Expert Forum, thus creating a new event format. The independent character of these well- known conferences with technical depth is retained. Participants now also have the opportunity to switch to the parallel conference sessions and thus broaden their perspective. With connecting elements such as joint keynote speeches and a joint panel discussion, the conference format promotes the increasingly important system thinking: 20 to 21 October 2020 | Hanau, Germany. Learn More E-mail not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. FVV Newsletter | June/July 2020 Federal policy has set the agenda over the past few weeks by launching a national hydrogen strategy and economic stimulus programme and welcoming a European Green Deal and Covid-19 reconstruction package. The aim is to create future opportunities for the economy by strengthening the domestic markets. In this context the VDMA has published two studies on the market potential of decarbonisation - green technologies in general and fuel cell technology in particular. This is combined with a call to politicians to strengthen investment in industry-related research and to quickly create a market framework for the scaling of new technologies. And a reminder to market participants to exploit the potential that is available here and now. Against this background, in our last newsletter before the summer break, we would like to present the latest orientation study from the FVV, which looks at the role of CO2 life-cycle emissions of alternative powertrains in a global energy and carbon system not only from an energy and climate policy viewpoint, but also from a market economy perspective. It comes to the conclusion that only a fully fledged life-cycle analysis allows an objective assessment of technological alternatives and that all technology options that deliver comparable benefits should be regulated and promoted on an equal footing. However, our LCA study also shows that quite a few questions are still open. Anyone who would like to, is welcome to experience and question the author of the study, Dr David Bothe of Frontier Economics, at our digital autumn conference in September. Until then we wish you a pleasant summer. Stay well! FVV META ANALYSIS OF LCA STUDIES ON ALTERNATIVE POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES | ICEV - BEV - FCEV Life cycle analyses (LCA) provide information on how climate-friendly new powertrain technologies really are. A new meta-analysis, commissioned by FVV and conducted by Frontier Economics, analyses existing life cycle studies from the last 15 years. A supplementary briefing paper derives central recommendations for drafting future climate protection regulations and guidelines: they should be economically efficient, cross-sectoral, open to technologies, global and long term in nature. The study shows that in a global energy and carbon system, various technology options are available from a climate perspective. There is not one single solution for CO2 neutrality in the mobility sector. The key to sustainable mobility lies in fair technology competition and the defossilisation of energy production. Dr. David Bothe (Frontier Economics), who carried out the study together with his colleague Theresa Steinfort, will present the results at the FVV Digital Autumn Conference on 25 September 2020. Our special thanks go to the FVV Board, in particular its chairman Prof. Dr. Peter Gutzmer, and the editorial team headed by Wolfgang Maus (WMC), who provided important impetus to the discussions in the run-up to publication. Learn More NEWS ON ELECTRICITY-BASED FUELS | MARKET RESEARCH PROJECT NEWS A race against time It will not work without transitional technologies. Until the direct electrification of fleets is implemented worldwide in those application areas where it can assert itself on the market, we need other alternatives to fossil fuels. And it will also take some time before indirect electrification by hydrogen becomes widely available, so that fuel cell vehicles or hydrogen combustion engines can be driven at affordable cost. Electricity-based fuels, which can be used to power both new vehicles with combustion engines and existing fleets, are an interesting alternative to direct electric transport from an overall ecological and economic perspective. An FVV working group ("XME Diesel") has investigated whether synthetic fuels based on methyl ether can replace diesel. The collaborative research project was funded with 3.5 million euros as part of the BMWi's specialist programme "New Vehicle and System Technologies". If the right molecule is found, CO2 emissions and pollutants will decrease significantly. We met the coordinator of the research project, Dr Werner Willems, fuel specialist at the Ford Research and Innovation Center Aachen, for a one-on-one interview. 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