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Un mundo sin gasolinaWorkshop on the pile of fuel in the car industry
A world without gasoline
Hydrogen is an inexhaustible energy source, while not available directly what has shed some "reasonable doubts" about its widespread application. Out of its viability, the industry has begun to consider - important - changes which may occur both in the automotive industry and in the auxiliary. All these issues were discussed in a seminar organized by the University of Barcelona last April in Barcelona.
A seminar organized by the Bosch Foundation and Gimpera (University of Barcelona) analyzed the real possibilities of the use of hydrogen - the stack of fuel-as a source of alternative energy in transport. The II Jornada technique of the Sector of car took place on April 23 in the Palau of les Heures (Barcelona).
The meeting was designed to provide a forum for discussion between researchers and technicians of enterprises and the public administration to discuss the opportunities offered by the generation of energy from hydrogen and infrastructure which will be necessary to ensure that this technology can flourish.
The Foundation currently coordinates the reference center of advanced materials for energy (CeRMAE), Agency newly created by the Catalan Generalitat and which brings together researchers from the University of Barcelona, the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Superior Council of scientific research (CSIC)which includes the technology of the hydrogen between their lines of research.
The most interesting presentations for the sector made reference to the implementation of the fuel cell car. Francesc Dorca, the society of automotive technicians (STA) spoke of the characteristics of an automobile equipped with this stack and compared the viability of electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles (which combine various propulsion systems). He also referred to the hydrogen vehicle Mercedes-Benz and the Canadian company Ballard who, since 1989, developed.
For its part Álvaro Luis, responsible for European projects in the area of the Rücker Iberian firm fuel, tried the problems and solutions of the introduction of this technology. The problems were, for example, in the desirability of using existing designs or redesign a type of new vehicle, with the expenditure involved.
Francesc Dorca, the society of automotive technicians (STA) spoke of the characteristics of an automobile equipped with this stack and compared the viability of electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles
Finally, Fidel Valley, Natural Gas, proposed the use of natural gas in the car (which could be used also to produce the hydrogen). Valle explained that this type of vehicle technology is fully resolved. It uses an internal combustion engine operating cycle of Otto. The storage of gas (compressed to 200 bar) can be done in gaseous at room temperature or liquid phase at low pressure. The power supply and control system would be electronic. The advantage of this system is that there is a variety of brands that sell engine conversion kits (which in practice means that any vehicle can operate with natural gas)
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