The Energy Department Releases the Co-Optima FY18 Year in Review

The Co-Optima initiative is accelerating the introduction of efficient, clean, affordable, and scalable high-performance fuels and engines   Bioenergy Technologies Office    June 24, 2019 The Energy Department Releases the Co-Optima FY18 Year in Review The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines (Co-Optima) initiative is accelerating the introduction of efficient, clean, affordable, and scalable high-performance fuels and engines. It focuses on fuel and engine research and development to maximize light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle fuel economy and performance, while mapping lower-cost pathways to reduce emissions, leveraging diverse domestic fuel resources, boosting U.S. economic productivity, and enhancing national energy security. To showcase the Co-Optima initiative's achievements in Fiscal Year 2018, DOE released the Co-Optima FY18 Year in Review. Some highlights include: Full-time operation of downsized turbocharged spark ignition (SI) engines and fuels for light-duty (LD) vehicles Multimode approaches that make use of a combination of SI and advanced compression ignition methods to deliver even greater efficiencies for LD vehicles Characterization of fuel properties and engine parameters capable of delivering a 10% increase in fuel economy for LD vehicles with boosted SI engines Creation of new computational tools to more rapidly identify new blendstocks and interpret data Establishment of modeling and analysis methods to characterize economic value and environmental performance across the supply chain Co-Optima brings together DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy's (EERE's) Bioenergy Technologies and Vehicle Technologies Offices, nine national laboratories, 13 universities, and numerous industry and government stakeholders to explore the potential for near-term improvements in the types of fuels and engines found in most vehicles currently on the road, as well as revolutionary new engine technologies. Read more about the Co-Optima FY18 Year in Review. Learn more about EERE on Facebook and follow Assistant Secretary Daniel Simmons on Twitter.     View in browser DOE Twitter EERE Facebook EERE LinkedIn Daniel Simmons Twitter Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE). Visit the Web site at eere.energy.gov.   This email was sent to ainchams@gmail.com on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · 1000 Independence Ave., SW · Washington DC 20585