• Five men standing next to each other look into the camera, in the background the projection of other participants of an online conference.
    Those present during the virtual signing of MoU included Mr. Ranganath, NIE president; Mr. Udayshankar, secretary; Mr. N.V. Raghavendra, Principal; Dr. Ganesh Prasad, vice-principal; and Prof. Shamsundar. Tec4Fuels was represented by Dr. Klaus Lucka, Managing Partner; while OWI was represented by Dr. Wilfred Plum, Managing Director, and Dr. Sangeetha Ramaswamy, Head of International Relations. Photo: NIE-CREST, Mysuru.

Tec4Fuels co-operates with National Institute of Engineering

12 April 2022 – Tec4Fuels GmbH and OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH in Herzogenrath will co-operate in the future with the National Institute of Engineering (NIE) in Mysore, India. The co-operation agreement, which was signed at the end of March, serves to promote research and technical innovations, academic exchange and entrepreneurial commitment on the part of ...

2022-04-12T12:03:50+02:00
  • Ein silberner Motorblock mit Metallrädern, auf denen schwarze Keilriemen laufen.
    "Premium additivation" of fuels has positive effects on engine function in long-term use and can thus positively influence emissions behavior. Photo: Noey smiley - AdobeStock

Study on fuel additives

28 February 2022 – In long-term use, "premium additives" in fuels have a positive effect on engine function and can thus have a positive effect on emission behavior. According to current knowledge, the use of additives does not pose any significant risk to the environment or health. This is the conclusion of a study ...

2022-02-28T10:37:07+01:00
  • Windräder, Wasserstofftanks und Elektrolyseure vor blauem Himmel
    The sustainable and efficient use of water in the electrolysis of hydrogen from renewably generated electricity is the subject of the FluCoM research project within the H2Giga lead project. Photo: AA+W - Adobe Stock

Fluid Condition Monitoring for Electrolysers

28 January 2022 - To ensure the performance and economic efficiency of electrolysers for the production of green hydrogen, TEC4FUELS GmbH and the DECHEMA Research Institute are developing a fluid condition monitoring system to monitor the quality of the water required in the electrolysis process.

2022-01-28T10:28:46+01:00
  • Ein langer Gang in einem beleuchteten Raum it hohen Serverschränkern links und recht und am Ende des Gangs
    In the EU research project E2P2, the partners aim to develop and operate a fuel cell demonstrator that can serve as the primary power source for a data center. Photo: 3d render - AdobeStock

Powering data centers with fuel cells

14. December 2021 – The development and demonstration of a resilient power supply for data centers with fuel cells is the goal of the current EU research project "EcoEdge PrimePower" (E2P2). The plan is to develop and operate a fuel cell demonstrator as the primary power source for a data center.

2021-12-14T09:00:20+01:00

Advanced Fuels

12. November 2021 – How climate-friendly, advanced fuels are technically feasible was the subject of the successfully completed research clusters "C3Mobility" and "REDIFUEL". The consortium partners will present the central results of the research in an online closing event on November 23 and 24, 2021.

2021-11-12T09:51:14+01:00

EU-Project IDEALFUEL

23 September 2021 – Tec4Fuels GmbH has set up a non-motor hardware-in-the-loop test rig for marine fuels in the EU research project "IDEALFUEL" and successfully performed a first test run with marine gas oil as reference fuel. Over a test run time of 100 hours at a pressure of 1,000 bar, no incompatibilities arose with the materials of the fuel-carrying components.

2021-09-23T14:14:04+02:00

Emergency power systems need a fuel check

16 August 2021 – Prolonged power outages are not as rare as they seem. In such cases, emergency power systems step in to supply the infrastructure with emergency power. To ensure that the engine of an emergency power generator runs reliably, it is therefore important to carry out a regular fuel check to check the fuel quality.

2021-08-16T10:36:45+02:00

Testing of climate-friendly fuels in the video

07 July 2021 – A video provides an insight into the testing of climate-friendly fuels. It is part of the video series "Tour de Futur" about climate-friendly and renewable fuels of the future. The video team visited Tec4Fuels and looked over the shoulders of the employees at work. Tec4Fuels employees answered the questions ...

2021-07-07T09:53:28+02:00
  • Ein Doppelendrohr am Heck eines Pkw
    It should be what comes out the back that counts: With biogenic and synthetic fuels, vehicles with internal combustion engines can ideally be greenhouse gas neutral on the road. This should also be recognized by the EU's CO2 fleet regulation in the future. Photo: Snap it – Pixabay

Reform of the EU’s CO2 fleet regulation

10 June 2021 – In a joint letter at the end of May, on the initiative of the eFuel Alliance e.V., 223 associations, companies and scientists addressed the EU Commission with a request to supplement the CO2 fleet regulation for new vehicles with a voluntary crediting system for sustainable greenhouse gas neutral fuels.

2021-06-10T11:38:11+02:00

Fit for purpose tests to ensure fuel quality

02 February 2021 – New synthetic and biogenic fuels have the potential to replace petroleum-based gasoline and diesel as well as heating oil and to make mobility and heat generation more climate-friendly in the future. In Part 2 of our short series of articles, we explained that to achieve this, they need to be operationally safe, i.e. drop-in capable, and compatible with ...

2021-02-02T12:17:26+01:00
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