SBC-TECHNOLOGIES in Automotive Industry and Sustainable Mobility

TODAY Sep 05, 2010

Automotive, transportation and mobility are considered as one the major source of

local(gaseous and solid emissions, waste) and global (CO2 emissions) pollutions as well as the main fossil energy consumers. For the last decade, the Automotive Industry made a lot of improvement providing added customer value and sustainable solutions in:

    - reduction of the exhaust emissions close to zero
    - reduction of the average fuel consumption of vehicles
    - improvement and adaptation of comfort, safety, power, reliability and cost
    - while maintaining the customer attractiveness and acceptance

in a really challenging technical, economical and sociopolitical equation.

Adapted powertrain concepts for individual equation :
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At the core of the global sustainable mobility, internal combustion engines (IC) such as Advanced Diesel and Gasoline engines will stay the only way for the long distance and commutation services. For near to short term, IC engines will continue to extensively use fossil fuels, certainly blended with biofuels (Ethanol and Biodiesels). For the short to medium term, new synthetic and clean “XtL” fuels should represent the major energy carrier for transportation.

In parallel, new powertrain concepts and adaptation have been developed for years with commercial introduction and implementation for short distances and journey market segments: today, the hybrid concepts, combining IC engines with electricity storage devices and systems (micro-, mild-, and full-hybridization), are available on the market.

Medium and long term will see synthetic fuels from natural sources of carbon molecules and hydrogen. The today “XtL” based fuels, pure Hydrogen and electricity from renewable sources are facing many technical and economical obstacles to meet the today sociopolitical acceptance. Then, Hydrogen and water will be at the core of the stakes.

TOP 3 MOBILITY ISSUES :
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SB Consultants provides services in identification of affordable technologies and industrial partnerships for advanced green IC engines. In addition, expertise is also available to target the next challenges in the on-board energy storage such as batteries, ultra-capacitors, full- to plug-in hybridizations and integrated fuel-cells for sustainable mobility.

For tomorrow challenges in renewable energies sources and energy storage for mobile applications, SB Consultants identifies technology breakthroughs and innovation under R&D phases that our customers could integrate in their future developments and offers.