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SOLUTIONS FOR CLEAN, ENERGY-EFFICIENT TRANSPORTDecember 2011The Renault Midlum, an all-electric 16-ton truck, is quite simply the biggest electric truck ever put on the road for the distribution of food products in cities. A one-year trial is scheduled to begin in early 2012, with the truck supplying fresh products to Carrefour branded supermarkets throughout the Lyon area.
The vehicle boasts unmatched acoustic comfort for both the driver and local residents and is entirely eco-friendly. This non-polluting truck, which produces no local CO2 emissions and is completely silent, can carry up to 5.5 tons of goods. It has a range of 100 km and can be fully recharged in only 8 hours.
This unique vehicle is the result of close collaboration between Renault Trucks, PVI and IFP Energies nouvelles. It was developed as part of the Melodys project, with the backing of the ADEME demonstrator funds. It is part of a trial aiming to test technologies that might be incorporated into mass-produced vehicles in the future in real driving conditions.
IFPEN research primarily focused on optimization of onboard energy.
>> To find out more about the features of the electric truck, read the press release on the truck's inauguration
At the most recent Carnot events held in Lyon on 12 and 13 October, max perlès presented its new Carboperl system. The result of the company's first joint project with IFPEN, the system was developed to protect the interior of steel or concrete tanks or pipes in contact with motor fuels and bio-fuels, i.e. (bio)-gasoline and (bio)-diesel.
Bolstered by this success, the joint work begun with IFP Energies nouvelles continued, with a view to validating this system for current and future aviation fuels: jet fuel and bio-jet fuel. The IFP-Moteurs Carnot Institute performed all the tests on the coating and the stored fuels. The study demonstrated that Carboperl resin is fully compatible with the coatings of structures for the storage or transport of both current and future fuels.
A few projects have already been completed for the storage of biofuels in gas station tanks.
>> For further information
IFPEN has recently developed a numerical tool, known as the "Exergy Tool", that makes it possible to compute the available energy ("exergy") contained in the heat loss of an engine (in the exhaust gas or in the coolant, for example). This can be performed for an entire vehicle mission profile. These computations are very useful for evaluating the potential of a waste heat recovery system. More specifically, this in-house tool can be used by IFPEN for further investigations in vehicle waste heat recovery assessments.
"R&D for Cleaner and Fuel Efficient Engines and Vehicles"
New OGST issue: Vol. 66, No. 5 (September-October 2011)
For a Free Access to the whole issue
P. Gyan, RENAULT, Philippe Aubret, J. Hafsaoui F. Sellier, LMS IMAGINE : BELGIQUE, S. Bourlot, SAFT, Stephane Zinola, Francois Badin, IFP Energies nouvelles
Les rencontres scientifiques d'IFP Energies nouvelles
RHEVE International scientific conference on hybrid and electric vehicles
Rueil Malmaison, France, 6-7 December 2011
Guenael Le Solliec, Alexandre Chasse, IFP Energies nouvelles, J. Van-Franck, Renault, D. Walser, Michelin
Les rencontres scientifiques d'IFP Energies nouvelles - RHEVE International scientific conference on hybrid and electric vehicles
Rueil Malmaison, France, 6-7 December 2011
L. de Francqueville, G. Pilla, IFP Energies nouvelles
SIA – The spark ignition engine of the future
Strasbourg, France, 30 November – 1st December 2011
J. Obiols, S. Zinola, D. Soleri, IFP Energies nouvelles
SIA – The spark ignition engine of the future
Strasbourg, France, 30 November – 1st December 2011
R. Dauphin, X. Gautrot, L-M Malbec, IFP Energies nouvelles
SIA – The spark ignition engine of the future
Strasbourg, France, 30 November – 1st December 2011
Jérome Obiols, Vivien Delpech, Dominique Soleri, IFP Energies nouvelles
GFV Conference on gas powered vehicles
Stuttgart, Germany, 26-27 October 2011
Ludivine Pidol, Laurie Starck, Nicolas Jeuland, IFP Energies nouvelles Y. Allouche, AIRBUS
SAE Aero tech congress & exhibition
Toulouse, France, 18-21 October 2011 - SAE 2011-01-2791
Loic de Francqueville, IFP Energies nouvelles
10th ICE International conference on engine for automobile
Capri, Italy, 11-15 September 2011 - SAE 2011-24-0055
Julien Bohbot , Yohan Blacodon , IFP Energies nouvelles, Bruno Scheurer, CEA
10th ICE International conference on engine for automobile
Capri, Italy, 11-15 September 2011 - SAE 2011-24-0029
Florence Duffour, Cyprien Ternel, Alexandre Pagot , IFP Energies nouvelles
10th ICE International conference on engine for automobile
Capri, Italy, 11-15 September 2011 - SAE 2011-24-0065
Aurelie Piperel , Ludivine Pidol , Ludovic Noel, Nicolas Jeuland, IFP Energies nouvelles
10th ICE International conference on engine for automobile
Capri, Italy, 11-15 September 2011 - SAE 2011-24-0114
E. Prada, D. Di Domenico,Y. Creff, J. Bernard, V. Sauvant-Moynot -IFP Energies nouvelles,
VPPC Vehicle power and propulsion conference
Chicago, USA, 6-9 September 2011
Eric Prada, Julien Bernard, Rémy Mingant, Valérie Sauvant-Moynot, IFP Energies nouvelles
Vehicle power propulsion conference
Chicago, USA, 5-9 September 2011
D Kah Laboratoire EM2C, Stephane Jay, Stephane De Chaisemartin ,Tran Quang Huy, IFP Energies nouvelles, F. Laurent, Laboratoire EM2C, M. Massot, Ecole Centrale Paris
24th ILASS European conference on liquid atomization and spray systems
Estoril, Portugal, 5-7 September 2011
Jerome Obiols, Dominique Soleri - IFP Energies nouvelles, Nathalie Dioc, Marc Moreau - PSA Peugeot Citroen
JSAE/SAE International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting
Kyoto, Japan, 30 August-2 September 2011 - SAE 2011-01-1995
"Through its high level skills in simulation, model-based development and model-based control, IFPEN has greatly helped Renault in the air system control of this innovative engine. We would not have succeeded without the quality of the dialogue we had and IFPEN's understanding of Renault's constraints and needs".
Pascal BARRILLON
Advanced EMS Project Leader
Renault
First evaluation by a major car manufacturer of the ICE2 calibration tool developed by IFPEN. This tool summarizes the main results and development methodologies in this field.
R&D/IFPEN ranks among the Top 100 most innovative companies in the world.
According to Thomson Reuters's 2011 list of the Top 100 Global Innovators, IFPEN is one of the world's 100 most innovative organizations. IFPEN was awarded alongside eight major industrial groups and two other French research bodies, making France the 3rd ranked country in terms of innovation.
Election of François Badin, Expert Director, Hybrid vehicles and vehicle electrification, IFPEN, to the Board of Avere-France, a professional association designed to promote the development of electric transport and mobility. This appointment is recognition of IFPEN's commitment to the development of the innovative vehicles of tomorrow.
May 6-9, 2012 : EVS 26 ELECTRIC VEHICLE SYMPOSIUM
Los Angeles, California
Booth # 1342
www.evs26.org
October 10-12, 2011 : 20TH AACHEN COLLOQUIUM AUTOMOBILE AND ENGINE TECHNOLOGY
Aachen, Germany
www.aachen-colloquium.com
November 30 & December 1, 2011 : INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE : THE SPARK IGNITION ENGINE OF THE FUTURE
Strasbourg, France
www.sia.fr
December 6-7, 2011 : HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES (RHEVE 2011)
IFPEN/Rueil-Malmaison, France
www.rs-rheve.com
