Co-Optimizing Biofuels & Engines
Recently, we watched a presentation that the US Department of Energy’s Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) project held about biofuels. Specifically, it was looking at the environmental and economic benefits of optimizing both the fuel and engine in light duty vehicles at the same time so the end result would be better than just changing one of those two factors. The Co-Optima team set forth with two goals for this research: 1) Increase light-duty fleet efficiency and reduce emissions. 2) Determine the cost and environmental impacts of biofuels for the light-duty sector. The second goal involves asking three questions: […]