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The specific objectives which need to be investigated while
developing ammonia fuelled vehicle are:
If we want to face climate crisis, we have to replace fossil fuels with carbon free energy sources. The main issue is dependence of heavy-duty vehicles on power provided by sources like oil or fossil fuels. For sectors like:
there is a need for sustainable, renewable and carbon free energy sources. A promising carbon free fuel is ammonia (NH3).
A promising carbon free fuel is ammonia (NH3). It is considered as a chemical storage medium for hydrogen that can be easily stored and transported.
Ammonia has the potential to play a key role in managing energy grids integrated with intermittent and renewable sources by providing a solution to store energy. This proposal aims at introducing ammonia as a primary fuel in agricultural vehicles.
It has been chosen due to its:
Share of the
Polish economy
Potential to contribute
to more sustainable
food production
due to the existing and extensive distribution network of ammonia being an intermediate product of the fertilizer industry
The agricultural vehicle sector is dominated by the compression ignition (CI) engine and hence, the powertrain employing a CI engine will be examined.
This project aims at demonstrating the use of ammonia with biodiesel in the agricultural sector as a technology that is:
The combined application of experimental and numerical optimization is targeted at the development of an overall methodology for retrofitting combustion engines for the use of ammonia. The approach should be applicable to other industry sectors, such as marine or heavy duty and help in making the switch to use of alternative fuels.
Research towards the use of ammonia also opens possibilities to creation of new markets and products.
We want to develop technology which can be used for retrofitting existing compression ignition engines for liquified ammonia combustion as the alternative zero CO2 emissions fuel.
Ammonia has the potential to be generated using:
The ACTIVATEngine concept will develop a new direct-injection concept for ammonia which is theorized to help improve NH3 engine operation and solve the issue of ammonia slip, bringing the technology to an application-readiness level.
The technology has a great potential to reach the market in the near future and contribute to an immediate CO2 emission reduction. Once a market for ammonia as a fuel and the distribution network is established, ammonia could also be converted to hydrogen in other technology concepts such as fuel cells for smaller vehicles.
Increased worldwide trend in ammonia as a smart energy carrier can be introduced in Polish R&D sector and potentially prepare its market for the new fuel. The current usage of ammonia as an energy carrier is limited, but its high hydrogen content and carbon free nature result in large potential to replace hydrocarbons.
The project has been divided into 5 work packages (WPs) with an
industrial research phase and an experimental development phase:
WP 1
Fuel
characterization
WP lead:
WP 2
Lab
scale experiments
WP lead:
WP 4
Sustainability
and profitability
WP lead:
WP 5
Technology
demonstration
WP lead:
WP 3
Numerical
Optimization
WP lead:
The experiments targeting the fuel and the ones targeting retrofitting the diesel engine will be accompanied by a numerical study of operating parameters.
The numerical procedure will be built using data collected in the experiments, which will then feedback numerically optimized fuel injection strategies, mixture formation and operating conditions to the experimental engines in the lab.
The knowledge and experience gained during WP1 and WP2 will be used in WP5 where developed technology will be presented in operational condition reaching TRL 7.
During the field test, the functionality of all devices will be monitored under practical relevant conditions. Ammonia sensors will be installed to monitor sensitive areas of the installation for possible ammonia leakages using the same strategy as developed in the industrial research phase.
During the technology transfer to the demonstrator, numerical models will be used to fine tune the engine performance and in the fuel lab alternative pilot fuels will be tested. This will result in a working demonstrator vehicle and highlight possible future improvements.
The developed numerical procedure will provide a new, general tool that can be applied to retrofit and optimize engines exterior to this project. All of findings of the industrial research stage will be combined and used to develop the real vehicle powered by ammonia/biodiesel mixture.
Our cooperation was possible thanks to Norway grants which funded 85% of project budget and to Polish government which supported project by funding 15% of total budget.
Thanks to them, it was possible for us to arrange our consortium which is combination of some very talented and highly specialised crews from: