[Terrapreta] FUELS AND VEHICLES: AN INTEGRATED SOLUTION

[lou gold]

Right on, Mary !!!


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On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Mary Lehmann <mlehmann3 at austin.rr.com>
wrote:

> This effort is sad to see, however well intentioned it is, because in the
> first place the need to use less energy has been confused with energy
> efficiency.  If my car gets extra miles to the gallon, what is to keep me
> from driving more miles? This is like that phoney drive to add wider, faster
> roads to shorten commuter time.  People just moved farther out.
> In the second place, no account has been taken of the fact that there will
> not be the available energy to make the passenger cars, compared with the
> energy economy of mass transit vehicles.  As the energy shortage gets worse
> (yes, before it gets better, if you like), manufacturers and finally the
> public will be unwilling to forego mass transit vehicles.  We will be like
> the Easter Islanders opposing burning the last trees which should be saved
> for making boats in which to move away.
>
> Mary Lehmann
> ====================================================================
> On May 16, 2008, at 5:09 PM, Benjamin Domingo Bof wrote:
>
>
> Fuels and vehicles: an integrated solution
> The use of fossil fuels in transport creates enormous greenhouse gas
> emissions.  In Canada, in fact, cars and trucks produce more than 30% of all
> GHG emissions.  To make meaningful progress in reducing GHGs, we must
> address the transport sector.  Individually, advanced new transport fuels
> and vehicle technologies contribute to GHG emission reductions.  However,
> the most effective way to reduce CO2 in transport is through an approach
> which integrates both vehicles and fuels.
> To achieve this, both vehicles and fuel manufacturers are spending billions
> of dollars to develop and deliver cleaner, more efficient systems that use
> less gasoline.  But typically, vehicle and fuel solutions are looked at in
> separate silos.
> *Historical Agreement Made in 2006:  Volkswagen, Shell and Iogen are
> Combining Fuel and Vehicle Technologies for an Integrated Solution*
> On January 8, 2006, Volkswagen <http://www.vw.com/>, Shell<http://www.shell.com/biofuels>and Iogen signed a letter of intent to conduct a study into the economic
> feasibility of producing cellulose ethanol in Germany.
>  *Left to right:  Rob Routs, Executive Director Downstream (Oil Products
> and Chemicals) Royal Dutch Shell; Brian Foody, President, Iogen Corporation;
> Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen
> AG.*
> This marks the first time that an automotive manufacturer has partnered
> with an oil company and a technology company to explore the
> commercialization opportunity of clean transport fuel such as cellulose
> ethanol.  Volkswagen, Shell and Iogen face a common challenge to deliver
> mobility to people through the cars they drive and the fuels they use, and
> to do it in a sustainable way.  And the biggest challenge for sustainability
> is dealing with CO2 emissions.  By working together, the three
> organizations are committed to meeting our sustainability challenges through
> an integrated approach that uses the most cost effective solutions first.
> Cellulose ethanol is one of the fuel options that:
>
>    - reduces overall CO2 emissions from vehicles
>    - runs in today's cars without any need for automobile modifications or
>    changes to the fuel distribution system and
>    - is economical in comparison with all alternatives including many
>    vehicle technology solutions
>
> Running any of the many available flexible fuel vehicles on cellulose
> ethanol E85 is one of the most cost effective ways to reduce GHG emissions
> in transport.  Currently, there are more than 4 million FFVs on the road in
> the United States.  Even running today's regular vehicles on a blend of 10%
> cellulose ethanol will reduce GHGs by close to 10 grams of CO2 for every
> kilometre driven.
>  * *
>
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