Papers published in May 2025
In May 2025, the following articles were published: Development of an ammonia–biodiesel fueled agricultural tractor: Aspects of retrofitting a compression ignition engine for direct ammonia injection, published in Energy. Simulations of the SCR catalyst in an ammonia–biodiesel fueled CI engine using a virtual test bench with detailed chemistry, published in Renewable Energy. Life cycle assessment […]
Paper published in Energy & Fuels
In October 2023 a paper titled “Ammonia in Dual-Fueled Internal Combustion Engines: Impact on NOx, N2O, and Soot Formation” was published in Energy & Fuels journal.
Paper published in the International Journal of Energy Research
In August 2023 a paper titled “Energy and Exergy Assessments of a Diesel-, Biodiesel-, and Ammonia-Fueled Compression Ignition Engine” was published in the International Journal of Energy Research.
Paper published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
In June 2023, the progress of our research was published in an article titled “Simulations of ammonia spray evaporation, cooling, mixture formation and combustion in a direct injection compression ignition engine” in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
Special Session on ACTIVATE project during CPOTE2022 conference
Special Session on ACTIVATE project promoting ammonia as a promising energy carrier took place during the 7th International Conference on Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering CPOTE2022, on Thursday, 22 September 2022, 15:00-17:20 (Warsaw time zone). We presented the latest progress and key findings in respective work packages. More details about this event can be found […]
ACTIVATE on 1st Symposium on Ammonia Energy
ACTIVATE team had the pleasure to participate in the 1st Symposium on Ammonia Energy organized on 1-2 September 2022 at Cardiff University.Our research was presented in parallel sessions during the 2 days of this vibrant event. It was a great experience, including learning, sharing, and meeting other ammonia enthusiasts! Progress within the project was discussed in […]
WP1 update
The single-cylinder engine in the Motorlab at NTNU is now operational with direct injection of ammonia and biodiesel. The diesel fuel system has been upgraded, improving the reliability and stability of the injection pressure. The GDI injection has been synchronized to the engine encoder, offering full control of injection timing with high precision. Initial tests […]
ACTIVATE after 18 months
The fourth ACTIVATE project consortium meeting took place online on 28th April 2022. Here is a short summary of the meeting and its conclusions. ACTIVATE project is currently in its most intensive phase related to construction, experimental and modeling works. All work package leaders reported achievements after the first halftime of the project. The attention […]
ACTIVATE project on the PIS-PAN Scientific Seminar
The objectives of our project were presented during the Scientific Seminar of the Polish Institute of Combustion and the Combustion Section of the Committee on Thermodynamics and Combustion of the Polish Academy of Sciences.The seminar was held remotely on the MS Teams on April 20, 2022. This event was devoted to the presentation of selected […]
ACTIVATE Seminar 2021
The first promotional Seminar on ACTIVATE took place on 1 December 2021. 88 participants from all over the world met virtually on Ms Teams webinar platform to get familiar with the project concepts, progress, challenges, future plans, but also to listen to Keynote speeches given by the Invited Experts. The keynote presentations: Terese Løvås, NTNU, Overview […]