Project Activate

5 working packages

The project has been divided into 5 work packages (WPs) with an
industrial research phase and an experimental development phase:

Wp 1 Starting with lab-scale experimentation to gain a better understanding of the NH3 as a fuel and its characteristics.
Wp 2 Concurrent with this will be the initial development and experimentation of the engine to be used in the real vehicle.
Wp 3 The numerical procedure will be built using data collected in the experiments.
wp 4 An assessment of the technology impact using data from the other WPs will be conducted.
wp 5 Experimental development phase where the developed technology will be demonstrated using agricultural SCOUT 18T tractor.

WP 1

Fuel
characterization

WP lead:

  • Optimal fuel ratios
  • Emission characteristics

WP 2


Lab
scale experiments

WP lead:

  • Engine fueling technology
  • ACTIVATEngine technology testing
  • Safety strategy

WP 4

Sustainability
and
profitability

WP lead:

  • Life cycle inventory
  • LCA and its interpretation
  • Cumulative thermo-ecological analysis (TEC)
  • Exergo-economic analysis

WP 5


Technology
demonstration

WP lead:

  • Aplication of the fuel / technology
  • Sustainability and profits

WP 3


Numerical
Optimization

WP lead:

  • Optimal operation conditions
  • Engine geometry