10.09.2008

Volvo group to co-ordinate broad co-operation on sustainable biofuels

The Volvo Group is the co-ordinating a innovative project, involving fuel producers and vehicle manufacturers, which could lead to a new fuel being used in the haulage industry. BioDME is a unique Dimethylether (DME) co-operative fuel project and involves the automotive industry as well as fuel producers and distributors.

The project will demonstrate the entire technology chain - from biomass to trucks powered by DME fuel - including fuel distribution and filling stations. The project partners represent all industrial sectors necessary to introduce a new fuel. In addition to Volvo, Chemrec, Delphi, ETC, Haldor Topsøe and the oil companies Preem and Total are partners in the project.

Chemrec and Haldor Topsøe will construct the world's first plant for producing DME from biosource. Preem will implement the DME distribution and build filling stations. Volvo will demonstrate DME technology for heavy vehicles in a field test. ETC will evaluate performance characteristics in the pilot plant, Delphi delivers fuel injection equipment for the truck engines and Total will work on fuel and lube oil specifications.

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