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SUMMARY:Future Transportation Fuels: A Vision of a Viable Negative CO2 Ene
 rgy Economy - Jamie Turner\, Chief Engineer - Powertrain Research SI Combu
 stion and Charging Specialist\, Lotus Engineering
DTSTART:20080327T190000Z
DTEND:20080327T203000Z
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CONTACT:Ian Stevens
DESCRIPTION:The presentation takes the form of a review of CO2 output by v
 ehicle manufacturer and their likelihood of meeting upcoming CO2 targets\,
  then discusses hydrogen as a means of reducing anthropogenic CO2\, togeth
 er with the not inconsiderable challenges that this represents particularl
 y in respect of storage and distribution. It then reviews renewable alcoho
 l fuels as an alternative\, before discussing a methanol-based energy econ
 omy as a long-term alternative to the hydrogen economy. A novel means of p
 roducing methanol which reduces atmospheric levels of\nCO2 is then discuss
 ed. Finally\, what we think of as a fully joined-up approach to implementa
 tion is put forward - gasoline to flex-fuel gasoline/ethanol to the introd
 uction of methanol which can all go into a single fuel tank in the vehicle
 . This approach bypasses any massive design changes in the fuel system for
  road vehicles as well as keeping the distribution and supply side similar
  to that which is used at the moment with gasoline.\n
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 0\, University of Cambridge Engineering Departmen
 t\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge
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