Department of alternative fuels and drives (O25)

The issues of alternative fuels and drives in transport – in particular of biofuels, CNG, hydrogen technologies, electric and hybrid drives, support of their implementation and their impact on the environment – are currently highly topical, which is reflected, inter alia, in the requirements of the European Sustainable Development Strategy and namely in the Directive 2003/30/ES.

The activity of this department is mainly focused on the evaluation of environmental burdens due to the introduction and use of alternative fuels and drives. This department prepares analyses of the availability of fuels, infrastructure, and of rolling stock propelled by these fuels, as well as economic analyses of the introduction of alternative fuels in fleets, and evaluations of the life-cycle of products. Proposals are also prepared for distribution of alternative fuel filling stations in a given area, as well as mobility management for the support of clean vehicles in towns.

Projects:

• Measurements and Calculations of Emission Factors of Non-limited Pollutants from the Combustion of Mixed Biofuels, in Dependency on their Composition and Operating Modes

Services:

• study on the possibility of introducing alternative fuels in urban public transport and intercity buses
• study on the possibility of introducing alternative fuels in corporate vehicle fleets
• economic assessment and comparison of the introduction of alternative fuels including externalities
• proposal for the deployment of refuelling infrastructure
• proposal of measures to favour the operation of ”clean vehicles“
• consultancy in the field of alternative fuels – legislation, funding opportunities
• optimization of public transport routing with regard to the specifics of alternative fuels