THE CREO PROJECT
WHAT IS CREO?
The project includes three synergistic but independent technologies:
- The on-board generation of hydrogen to improve combustion and after-treatment efficiency.
- The use of new techniques to allow multi-objective optimisation of the total powertrain.
- A new look at catalyst formulations including changes to take advantage of the above.
There are three main innovative technologies to be addressed by this project
- On-board generation of hydrogen to improve combustion and after-treatment efficiency. The project will investigate both the reformer and the electrolysis techniques to produce on-board hydrogen generation have been published and ITM has filed UK and US Patents. This project will also conduct a very thorough study of how best to use the hydrogen.
- Catalyst development. The availability of hydrogen allows the partners to investigate a new approach to the formulation of exhaust catalysts for both diesel and gasoline applications.
- Innovative optimisation tools and techniques to allow multi-objective optimisation of the total powertrain. The academic partners involved in this project are at the forefront of their fields of multivariable optimisation and dynamic mapping.
The challenge will be the combination of these three main project elements to deliver a truly novel range of fuel economy improvement measures.
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"These projects [have] the potential to transform the way we travel in a way that will stimulate a vital and growing market."
Philip Hammond
Transport Secretary
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