Global low-carbon fuel research project
- August 8, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Mazda announced the start of a joint research project with Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) aimed at making internal combustion engines more efficient and reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
The research topic focuses on developing a low-carbon fuel alongside research into internal combustion engines that use the fuel.
84% of vehicles globally will still make use of combustion engines in 2035. With the research project the three companies investigating on an effective carbon dioxide reduction and the technologies behind from a well-to-wheel perspective, considering every step in the fuel life cycle from oil well to wheels on the road.
Within this project, Saudi Aramco will develop a fuel based on a refinery process that results in lower carbon dioxide emissions, and Mazda and AIST will research and develop a high-efficiency engine that runs on the fuel.
