FP6 SUSTDEV 1.1.5 Alternative motor fuels

FP6 Demonstration Projects

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• FP6 Information Day - 22 June 2004
• Third Call for Proposals [FP6-2004-TREN-3]

The primary aim of the call is to establish European partnerships for innovative demonstration of alternative fuels and energy efficient vehicles. In particular, one in the field of biofuels (European Partnership: Biofuel-Cities) and a second one in the field of hydrogen (European Partnership: Hydrogen for transport). These Partnerships could be composed of new integrated projects financed by this call as well as on-going projects that will constitute a coherent set of European demonstration activities. The two Partnerships will be supported respectively by a Coordination Action. These two coordination actions will give shape to the partnership, provide visibility to it, as well as ensure an common monitoring and assessment framework for the projects.

Biofuel-Cities

The purpose of Biofuel Cities is to demonstrate the use of new and innovative technologies that will permit extensive use of biofuels in cities covering the complete chain from feedstock to biofuels production, distribution and utilisation in vehicle fleets. In particular the following topics should be addressed:

1. Demonstration of alternative motor fuel vehicle fleets such as: buses; post distribution; waste collection; taxis; local delivery; airport fleets; and passenger vehicles. These fleets should demonstrate new ways of using biofuels in energy efficient vehicles, with particular attention to high blends of bio-fuel (higher than 5%) and also the use of pure bio-fuels fleets. Introduction of innovative energy efficient concepts such as the combination of electric hybrid technologies with high blends of biofuels will be given priority. However, work on wholly electric vehicles will not be supported.
   

2. Innovative, energy efficient, cost-effective and safe large scale production, storage and distribution of biofuels that could supply fuel to the abovementioned demonstration fleets.
   

3. Assessment and monitoring from the perspectives of socio-economic, energy efficiency, environmental and safety perspective.
   

4. Communication and dissemination.
   

Hydrogen for transport

The Hydrogen for Transport partnership will provide a coherent European framework for hydrogen demonstration activities. It will coordinate, monitor and assess new and on going projects. This call will supplement existing efforts with new Integrated Projects (IPs) addressing the priority topics (a-b-d-e and when relevant c) of this section embracing all links in the Well to Wheel chain:

1. Demonstration of hydrogen fleets. Priority will be given to innovative captive fleets that complement, from a technology point of view, technologies currently under demonstration in Europe, for instance hybrid fuel cells buses. Appropriate fleets could be: buses; post distribution; waste collection; taxis; local delivery; airport fleets; and passenger vehicles.
   
2. Demonstration of innovative, cost-efficient and safe production, storage, distribution and fuelling systems of hydrogen.
   
3. Exploring synergies between sector and technology pathways. Demonstration of the benefits for transport and stationary applications of using hydrogen simultaneously for both cases. Demonstration of the potential benefits of linking biofuels and hydrogen technology pathways.
   
4. Assessment and monitoring from a socio-economic, energy efficiency, environmental and safety perspective.
   
5. Communication

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