Fossil free transport through electrification and renewable fuels

Electrified transport with complementary use of renewable fuels where electrification is impossible was previously considered unrealistic. Such a 100 percent renewable transport scenario is however appearing as increasingly realistic. A substantial electrification and use of biofuels for remaining transport in clean combustion engines with no air pollutants will in addition shift the environmental and climate challenges of the transport industry. The challenges will increasingly revolve around sufficient access of primary energy as well as production and distribution of clean energy carriers. At present there are many examples of coming electrification among all modes of traffic:

  • Autonomous and electric driven container ships. Read more
  • Small electric driven jet planes with vertical take-off and landing. Read more
  • Hydrogen fuel cell driven trains for non-electrified tracks. Read more

 

News and Analysis

Will hydrogen fuelled trucks eliminate the need for electric highways?

Knowing the present huge efforts from the truck manufacturers to electrify their drivelines this will probably lead to technical leap frogs towards fossil free road transport. Electricity supplied from batteries may well be the main solution in a short-term perspective. Since a couple of years hydrogen and fuel cells seems to become an optional alternative for electricity supply to the electric motor in long haul road transport....

Source: Conlogic

Electrified semi-trailers reduces fuel consumption

Since a few years’ time the opportunity and benefit of introducing a separate electric motor and batteries in semi-trailers, supporting the tractor pulling the vehicle has been discussed...

Source: Conlogic and DB Schenker

Foods for thoughts: Diesel engines matches electric motors in a climate perspective!

Diesel engines in global freight is a main pillar that still remains a valid solution...

Source: Conlogic