Co-Optima initiative focused on combining biofuels and combustion R&D

May 26, 2016

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), eight other national laboratories and the industry on the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) initiative. This first-of-its-kind effort is focused on combining biofuels and combustion R&D, building on decades of advances in both fuels and engines. The Co-Optima goal is to simultaneously transform both transportation fuels and vehicles to maximize performance and energy efficiency, minimize environmental impact and accelerate widespread adoption.

The Co-Optima initiative takes a three-pronged, integrated approach to identifying and developing:

  • Engines to run more efficiently on affordable, scalable, and sustainable fuels.
  • Fuels to work in high-efficiency, low-emissions engines.
  • Marketplace strategies to make new fuels and vehicle technologies attractive to industry and consumers.

Project partners include:

  • DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
    • Vehicle Technologies Office.
    • Bioenergy Technologies Office.
  • National Laboratories
    • Argonne National Laboratory.
    • Idaho National Laboratory.
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory.
    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
    • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
    • Sandia National Laboratories.

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